When Twist fever swept America in 1960, Britain was slower to embrace the craze. By the early 1960s, however, the dance had firmly taken hold, inspiring an extraordinary wave of home-grown recordings that gave the Twist a distinctly British flavour.
C'mon Let's Do the British Twist celebrates this unique chapter in British pop history with an entertaining collection of original recordings by an eclectic cast of performers. Featuring artists including Billy Fury, Shane Fenton & the Fentones, Cliff Richard & the Shadows, Duffy Power, The Viscounts, Lord Rockingham's XI, Susan Maughan and many others, the album captures the enthusiasm with which British musicians embraced America's biggest dance craze, often putting their own distinctive spin on classic Twist favourites.
With more than a third of the tracks making their first appearance on CD, this fascinating anthology offers far more than a nostalgic dance collection. It tells the story of Britain's own Twist craze, preserving one of the most colourful and entertaining chapters of the early 1960s.
