VARIOUS : Land Of 1,000 Dances - All Twistin' Edition (Ace)

Oct 11 2009 by Paul Cole, Sunday Mercury

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Land Of 1,000 Dances

– All Twistin’ Edition (Ace)

WE live in times when we are supposed to be running scared from warnings about Swine Flu, Bird Flu and other pandemic ailments.

So it’s nice to reflect on a time when the only thing sweeping the world, and causing general mayhem everywhere, was an innocuous dance craze called The Twist.

Twistin’ caught on like no other dance craze before or since.

Even now, at weddings, anniversaries and social gatherings everywhere, people are still prone to request the disc jockey to play Let’s Twist Again, Twistin’ The Night Away or The Twist.

If you’d like some practice, take a listen to this CD compilation which includes gems such as Peppermint Twist by Joey Dee and the Starlighters, and Ya Ya Twist by Petula Clark.

You’ll find Hank Ballard & The Midnighters’ original version of The Twist, Danny & The Juniors’ Twistin’ USA, and The Marvelettes’ Twistin’ Postman.

And if that’s not enough, there are 20 other tracks to get your knickers in a twist!

ASWAD Reggae Warriors

(Music Club De-luxe)

ASWAD (Arabic for black), formed in 1975 and have represented the finest in UK reggae for more than 30 years.

From their early days as Notting Hill Carnival heroes to chart-topping success, they’ve been tireless musical warriors on reggae’s front line. This double-CD collects the best of the band’s work from the 90s.

Top 5 hit Shine is included here as well as a host of re-mixes, including distinctive versions of Hank Ballard’s You’re No Good and The Police’s debut hit Roxanne.