Original released on LP Parkway 7030
(US, 1963)
There was some good pop music being made in the early, pre-Beatles 1960s... but there was also enough dreck to give the era a bad name. Most of the songs on this album fall into the latter category - hack "teen" songwriting (in this case, by Cameo-Parkway founder Kal Mann with Dave Appell) and stilted performances. However, the album does have two tracks that cook. The first, "Twist It Up", is a blatant copy of what Ray Charles was doing on "What'd I Say"... but it does cook. The second, "Nothin' But the Twist", is sort of a medley. Two other songs deserve mention for novelty value: "The Killer", a version of "Tequila" with lyrics, and "She's a Hippy", featuring a 1963 usage of the word that would later be spelled "hippie" (this term also appeared, less prominently, in the 1963 Orlons hit "South Street" - not coincidentally, because both songs are using it to refer to the denizens of South Street in Philadelphia. It basically meant a girl who likes flashy clothes and loud music.) Finally, there's "Let's Surf Again", which is "Let's Twist Again" with the word "surf" substituted for "twist" in the lyrics. (in RateYourMusic)
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