The Twist was a dance craze and a musical phenomenon around the world. This 10-CD BOX documents its exciting, short-lived success story. In 1959, "The Twist" made its first appearance on the B-side of a single by Hank Ballard & The Midnighters. Even though this version climbed up to #28 on the American pop charts, it wasn’t until Chubby Checker re-recorded the song the following year that it became a worldwide hit. Checker established himself as the “King of the Twist” and helped establish this successor to the dwindling Rock & Roll hysteria alongside Joey Dee & The Starliters – soon everybody did the Twist, in New York to Berlin. And they still do, from John Travolta and Uma Thurman in "Pulp Fiction" on to Lady Gaga.
A fair number of newcomers tried their luck on the Twist scene in the early sixties and even established musicians like Fats Domino, Bill Haley, Connie Francis, Bobby Darin, Duane Eddy, Louis Prima and James Brown wanted to take part in its commercial triumph. Johnny Hallyday, Chat Les Sauvages, Les Chausettes Noires and Dalida (!) are the most successful twisting French pop stars of their time on this box-set – and Adriano Celentano gives a prime example of how the craze hit the Italian pop scene. Over time, ever new dances were created with names like Madison, Locomotion, Watussi, Shake, Shimmy, Limbo, Slop and many more, but most of them were still danceable as a twist. This set is a treasure trove for music-fans of the revolutionary Twist, a short and lively phase before the subsequent Beat Mania made its entry into the dance halls and jukeboxes.
P.S.: We are working on box-sets with original LPs by Chubby Checker and Joey Dee.
Tracklist
CD 1
■ JAMES BROWN – GOOD GOOD TWISTIN´ (1962) – 780
1. I Don´t Mind (Brown) 2.44
2. Shout and Shimmy (Brown) 2.48
3. Tell Me What You´re Gonna Do (Brown) 2.10
4. Good Good Lovin (Brown / Shubert) 2.15
5. Have Mercy Baby (Ward) 2.13
6. Begging, Begging (Toombs / Dixon) 2.40
7. Love Don´t Love Nobody (R. Brown) 2.04
8. Dancing Little Thing (Brown) 2.17
9. Come over Here (Brown) 2.43
10. You Don´t Have to Go (Brown) 2.47
11. Just Won´t Do Right (I Stay in the Chapel Every Night) (Brown) 2.41
12. It Was You (Brown) 2.45
■ TWIST WITH BOBBY DARIN (1961) – 33-138
13. Bullmoose (Darin) 2.23
14. Early in the Morning (Darin / Harris) 2.12
15. Mighty Mighty Man (Darin) 1.37
16. You Know How (Darin) 1.59
17. Somebody to Love (Darin) 2.09
18. Multiplication (Darin) 2.13
19. Irresistible You (Kasha / Dixon) 2.31
20. Queen of the Hop (Harris) 2.03
21. You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby (Warren / Mercer) 2.08
22. Keep a Walkin´ (Sedaka / Greenfield) 1.46
23. Pity Miss Kitty (Harris) 2.00
24. I Ain´t Sharin´ Sharon (Pomus / Shuman) 2.09
Total Time 56.05
CD 2
■ JOHNNY HALLYDAY – VIENS DANSER LE TWIST (1961) - (FRANCE) B 76.534
1. Nous, Quand On S´embrasse (High School Confidential) (Lewis / Hargrave) 2.38
2. Toi Qui Regrettes (Hallyday / Jil&Jan) 3.08
3. Avec Une Poignee De Terre (A Hundred Pounds of Clay) 2.10
(Elgin / Buxon / Rogers / Revi / Roblin)
4. Tu Peux La Prendre (You Can Have Her) (Cook / Solvet / Marisser) 2.37
5. Viens Danser Le Twist (Let´s Twist Again) Part 1 (French) (Appel / Gosset / Mann) 2.04
6. Viens Danser Le Twist (Let´s Twist Again) Part 2 (English) (Appell / Mann) 2.03
7. Douce Violence (Nicolas / Gavarentz) 2.22
8. Il Faut Saisir Sa Chance (Aznavour / Gavarentz) 2.42
■ JOHNNY HALLYDAY – RETIENS LA NUIT (1962) - (FRANCE) B 76.547
9. Retiens La Nuit (Aznavour / Garvarentz) 2.51
10. Sam´Di Soir (Aznavour / Garvarentz) 3.00
11. Wap Dou Wap (Tu Aimes Le Twist) (Hallyday / Jill&Jan) 2.09
12. Si Tu Me Telephones (Garvarentz / Nicolas) 2.37
13. Ya Ya Twist (Ya Ya) (Dorsey / Lewis / Robinson / Aber) 2.22
14. La Faute a Twist (Hallyday / Jill&Jan) 1.50
15. Twistin´ U. S. A. (Mann / Bertret / Desbois) 2.17
16. Danse Le Twist Avec Moi (Dance the Mess Around) (Mann / Appel / Dambrois) 2.16
Total Time 39.39
CD 3
■ THE EXPLOSIVE FREDDY CANNON (1960) - LP 502
1. Boston (My Home Town) (Slay / Crewe) 2.03
2. Kansas City (Leiber / Stoller) 2.12
3. Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie / Pinkard / Casey) 2.15
4. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (Creamer / Layton) 2.29
5. St. Louis Blues (Handy) 2.38
6. Indiana (MacDonald / Hanley) 1.48
7. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy (Stone / Stapp) 2.15
8. Deep in the Heart of Texas (Hershey / Swander) 1.43
9. California, Here I Come (Jolson / DeSylva / Meyer) 2.03
10. Ofefenokee (Slay / Crewe) 2.34
11. Carolina in the Morning (Kahn / Donaldson) 2.32
12. Tallahassee Lassie (Slay / Crewe / Picariello) 2.39
■ FREDDY CANNON STEPS OUT (1962) - SL 10062
13. That´s the Way Girls Are (Gamble / Ross / Cannon) 2.40
14. Patty Baby (Feldman / Goldstein / Gottherer / Kaplan) 1.57
15. If You Were a Rock & Roll Record (Goodis) 1.53
16. Broadway (Feldman / Goldstein / Gottherer) 1.54
17. Intro: Stars & Stripes Forever (Sousa) All I Wanna Be Is Your Boom Forever 2.11
(Gamble / Ross)
18. Do What the Hippies Do (Gates / Foster / Mammarella / Binnick / Cannon) 2.09
19. The Slide (Rizzo) 2.04
20. Betty Jean (Feldman / Goldstein / Gottherer / Kaplan) 2.19
21. What a Party (Kaplan) 2.17
22. What´s Gonna Happen When Summer´s Gone (Feldman / Goldstein / Gottherer) 2.02
23. Come On and Love Me (Davidson Jr. / Slay Jr.) 2.21
24. Everybody Monkey (Ross / Gamble) 2.50
Total Time 54.36
CD 4
■ CONNIE FRANCIS – DO THE TWIST (1962) - E 4022 4
1. Mister Twister (Barry / Covay / Lewis) 2.19
2. Teach Me How to Twist (Curtis) 2.22
3. Johnny Darlin´ (Curtis) 2.09
4. Telephone Lover (Curtis) 2.36
5. Mommy, Your Daughter´s Fallin´ in Love (Curtis) 2.37
6. Drop It Joe (Curtis) 2.44
7. Kiss `N` Twist (Tarantella) (Canosa) 1.59
8. I Won´t Be Home to You (Curtis) 2.27
9. My Real Happiness (Curtis) 2.24
10. Ain´t That Better Baby (Lynn / Medley) 2.30
11. Hey Ring-A-Ding (Curtis) 2.33
12. Does Ol´ Broadway Ever Sleep (Curtis) 2.47
■ FATS DOMINO – TWISTIN´ THE STOMP (1962) - LP-9170
13. Twistin´ the Spots (Domino / Batholomew) 1.40
14. The Twist Set Me Free (Domino) 2.00
15. I Know (Domino / Bartholomew) 2.33
16. Every Night (Domino / Bartholomew) 2.34
17. Town Talk (Domino / Bartholomew) 2.14
18. Wait and See (Domino / Bartholomew) 1.55
19. Twistin´ the Stomp (Domino) 1.57
20. Don´t Deceive Me (Domino / Bartholomew) 1.51
21. A Long Way from Home (Domino / Bartholomew) 2.07
22. The Girl I Love (Domino / Bartholomew) 2.05
23. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans (DeLange / Alter) 2.28
24. South of the Border (Kennedy) 2.38
Total Time 56.18
CD 5
■ ADRIANO CELENTANO
– PEPPERMINT TWIST (1962)
- (ITALIA) LPJ 5021
1. Peppermint Twist 2.21
(Dee / Glover / Pinchi / Del Prete)
2. La Gatta Che Scotta 2.10
(Kramer / Giacobetti)
3. Blue Jeans Rock 2.21
(Leoni / Fulci / Vivarelli)
4. Pitagora (Beretta / Soffici) 1.43
5. Desidero Te (Leoni / Beretta) 1.53
6. Rock Matto (Liban / Fulci / Vivarelli) 1.47
7. Imprazzivo Per Te 1.57
(Celentano / Del Prete)
8. Cosi´ No (Nicoli / Pallavicini) 2.04
9. Il Ribelle (Celentano / Testoni) 2.17
10. Che Dritta! (Libano / Cotto) 2.09
11. Teddy Girl (Leoni / Pallavicini) 2.14
12. Movimento Di Rock 1.49
(Colombini / De Filippi)
13. Pronto, Pronto (Leoni / Beretta) 1.55
14. Nikita Rock (Libano / Fulci / Vivarelli) 2.05
■ ADRIANO CELENTANO – FURORE
(1961) - (ITALIA) LPJ 5017
15. A Cosa Serve Soffrire 2.21
(Celentano / Testoni)
16. Giarrettiera Rossa (Pisano / Migliacci) 2.31
17. Serafino Campararo (De Ponti / Nisa) 2.02
18. Hei Stella (Reverberi / Calabrese) 2.21
19. Nessuno Credera 2.19
(Testoni / Mazzocchi)
20. Furore (Adriacer) 2.22
21. Il Ragazzi Del Juke Box 1.53
(Bonagura / Sciorilli / Pirro)
n ADRIANO CELENTANO – IL TUO
BACIO E`COME UN ROCK (1960)
- (ITALIA) LPJ 5008
22. Il Tuo Bacio E´ Come Un Rock 1.58
(Celentano / Vivarelli)
23. Il Mondo Gira (Cadam / De Ponti) 2.05
24. Personality (Logn / Price / Pinchi) 2.37
25. Idaho (Testa / Monegasco) 2.30
26. Ritorna Lo Shimmy 1.42
(Biri / Massara / Buffoli) & Anita Traversi
27. Piccola (Pizzigoni / Testoni) 1.36
& Anita Traversi
28. Teddy Girl (Leoni / Beretta) 2.15
Total Time 60.15
CD 6
■ THE SHIRELLES & KING CURTIS – GIVE A TWIST PARTY (1962) - SR 505
1. Mama, Here Comes the Bride (Richardson / Dixon) - The Shirelles 2.23
2. Take the Last Train Home (Instrumental) (Ousley / Dixon) - King Curtis 3.03
3. Welcome Home Baby (Dixon) - The Shirelles 2.31
4. I´ve Got a Woman (Charles) King Curtis 4.52
5. I Still Want You (Ousley / Dixon) King Curtis & The Shirelles 2.26
6. Take the Last Train Home (Vocal) (Ousley / Dixon) - King Curtis 1.52
7. Love Is a Swinging Thing (Dixon / Owens / Denson) - The Shirelles 2.09
8. Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Hill) - The Shirelles 2.15
9. New Orleans (Ousley) - King Curtis 3.22
10. Mister Twister (Blackwell) - The Shirelles 2.26
11. Potato Chips (Ousley) - King Curtis 2.34
■ THE CRYSTALS – TWIST UPTOWN (1962) - PHLP 4000
12. Uptown (Weil / Mann) 2.18
13. Another Country – Another World (Spector / Pomus) 2.57
14. Frankenstein Twist (Henry / McCorkle) 2.57
15. Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby (Spector / Hunter) 2.23
16. Please Hurt Me (King / Goffin) 2.13
17. There´s No Other (Like My Baby) (Spector / Bates) 2.29
18. On Broadway (Weil / Mann) 2.24
19. What a Nice Way to Turn Seventeen (Kolber / Keller) 2.39
20. No One Ever Tells You (Spector / King / Goffin) 2.15
21. Gee Whiz, Look at His Eyes (Twist) (Thomas) 2.44
22. I Love You Eddie (Spector / Hunter) 1.58
Total Time 57.53
CD 7
■ DUANE EDDY – TWISTIN´ `N´ TWANGIN´ (1962) - LPM-2525
1. Peppermint Twist (Dee / Glover) 1.35
2. Twistin´ `N´ Twangin´ (Eddy) 2.11
3. Let´s Twist Again (Mann / Appell) 2.00
4. Miss Twist (Thompson) 2.25
5. Sugartime Twist (Phillips / Echlos) 1.50
6. Exactly Like You (Fields / McHugh) 2.00
7. Walkin´ `N´ Twistin´ (I´m Walkin´) (Domino / Bartholomew) 1.58
8. Dear Lady Twist (Guida) 2.08
9. Moanin´ `N´ Twistin´ (Eddy) 3.35
10. Country Twist (Eddy) 2.12
11. The Twist (Ballard) 2.02
12. Twisting Off a Cliff (Eddy) 1.35
■ TWIST WITH THE VENTURES (1962) - BLP-2010
13. Driving Guitars (Ventures´ Twist) (Wilson / Bogle / Edwards) 1.50
14. The Twist (Ballard) 1.41
15. Road Runner (Dangel / Greek) 2.23
16. Gringo (Moles) 2.30
17. Moon Dawg (Weaver) 2.16
18. Guitar Twist (Glasser / Allsup) 2.17
19. Opus Twist (Allsup / Allison) 1.45
20. Movin´ & Groovin´ (Hazlewood / Eddy) 2.02
21. Sunny River (Edwards /Moles) 2.06
22. Let´s Twist Again (Mann / Appell) 2.12
23. Shanghied (Dangel / Greek) 1.35
24. Bumble Bee Twist (The Wasp) (Wilson / Bogle / Edwards) 2.16
Total Time 51.13
CD 8
■ DOIN´ THE TWIST WITH LOUIS PRIMA (1961) - DLP-3410
1. The Twist (Ballard) 2.02
2. The Continental Twist (Berry / Covay) 1.59
3. Tag That Twistin´ Dolly (Lockie / Jones) 1.59
4. Marie (Berlin) 1.40
5. Alright, Okay, You Win (Wyche / Watts) 2.20
6. Doin´ the Twist (Primas / Kuller) 2.08
7. Let´s Twist Again (Mann / Appell) 1.49
8. Night Train (Forrest / Simpkins / Washington) 1.57
9. Route 66 (Troup) 2.05
10. Glow Worm (Lincke / Mercer / Robinson) 1.35
11. The Honeydripper (Liggins) 1.49
12. Side by Side (Wood) 1.37
■ TWIST WITH KEELY SMITH (1961) - DLP-3423
13. The Twist (Ballard) 2.11
14. I Know (George) 2.13
15. Peppermint Twist (Dee / Glover) 2.08
16. Ya Ya (Dorsey / Robinson) 1.46
17. Sticks and Stones (Turner) 1.53
18. Twistin´ the Night Away (Cooke) 2.17
19. Let´s Twist Again (Mann / Appell) 2.02
20. What‘d I Say (Charles) 2.38
21. Twistin´ Cowboy Joe (Ragtime Cowboy Joe) (Clarke / Muir / Abrahams) 1.44
22. Mother Goose Twist (Barberis / Weinstein / Randazzo) 1.56
23. Shout (Isley / Isley / Isley) 2.53
24. When the Saints Go Twistin´ In (Traditional) 2.15
Total Time 49.43
CD 9
■ BILL HALEY Y SUS COMETAS – TWIST (1962) - (MEXICO) DML-8255
1. Florida Twist (Caruso / Pompilli) 2.30
2. Silbando Y Caminando (Beecher / Williamson) 2.24
3. Twist Espanol (Haley / De La Villa) 2.09
4. Tampico Twist (Beecher / Grande) 2.03
5. La Paloma (Yradier) 2.11
6. Caravana Twist (Ellington / Tixol) 1.46
7. Negra Consentida (Pardave) 2.02
8. Tren Nocturno (Forrest) 2.30
9. Actopan (Gibson) 2.07
10. Mas Twist (Mann / Appell) 2.02
■ DALIDA – LE PETIT GONZALES (1962) - (FRANCE) No. 80183
11. Le Petit Gonzales (Gerard / Kaye / Hill / Lee) 2.04
12. Je L´Attends (Aber / Greenfield / Sedaka) 2.33
13. Petit Elephant Twist (Desbois / Bertret / Mancicni) 2.07
14. Toutes Les Nuits (Nicolas / Duncan) 1.55
15. T´Aimerai Toujours (Morisse / Gerard) 2.21
16. La Lecon De Twist (Gerard / Morisse / Mengozzi) 2.13
17. A Ma Chance (Gerard / King / Mack / Gibson) 2.31
18. Que Sont Devenues Les Fleurs (Seeger / Beart) 2.22
19. Je Ne Peux Pas Me Passer De Toi (Morisse / Salvet / Marcucci / Faith) 2.04
20. Achete-Moi Un Juke-Box (Nicolas / Garvarentz) 2.44
Total Time 45.20
CD 10
■ LES CHATS SAUVAGES avec DICK RIVERS (1961) - (FRANCE) ST-1148
1. Est-Ce Que Tu Le Sais (Hortis / Saka / Charles) 3.04
2. Oh! Baby Tu Me Rends Fou (Aber / Duke) 1.29
3. Amour Et Rock (Clausier / Laitinen) 2.14
4. C´Est Pas Serieux (Vline / Buggy / Garson) 2.17
5. Sans Raison (Lanjean / Best) 2.15
6. Viens Danser Le Twist (Gosset / Appell) 2.10
7. Yeh, Yeh, Yeh (Ithier / Bennett) 1.38
8. Twist a Saint-Tropez (Salvet / Lafitte / Solal) 1.45
9. Oh Boy!!! (Saka / Bartholomew) 2.10
10. Les Genoux Qui Craquent (Saka / Russel) 1.59
■ LES CHAUSETTES NOIRES – ROCK `N ` TWIST (1961) - (FRANCE) 80160
11. Le Twist (Ballard) 2.43
12. Vivre Sa Vie (Moine / Vesta / Marvin / Samwell) 1.47
13. Rock Des Karts (Moine / Legrand) 1.41
14. C´est Tout Comme (Saka / Pomus) 2.32
15. Cherie Oh Cherie (Moine / Kelly / Luent) 2.32
16. Quand Je Te Vois (Salvet / Boyce / Lee) 2.26
17. Dactylo Rock (Moine / Missir) 1.35
18. Madam´ Madam´ (Contet / Glanzberg) 3.09
19. Trop Jaloux (Moine / Covay / Bery) 2.20
20. Petite Sheila (Moine / Merrill / Pullen) 3.04
Total Time 45.29
Details
Genre: Rock 'n' Roll
Set content: 10
EAN: 4053796005243