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In a nutshell: About as cool as cancer in certain aloof circles, Frankie Valli is actually a soul legend of the blue-eyed old school, effortlessly straddling two decades of music. Since French tweakmeister Pilooski added his touch to Frankie’s golddust (including three re-edits here), the man’s profile has gone river deep, Valli high. Make no sense? Nor does an Italian-American who walked like a man, sang like a girl and had every ‘60s street kid hanging on his every word.

Imagine if you will: Watching Mean Streets with a fistful of pills, a headful of grease and a voice of pure heaven in your heart.