- Format: CD
- Label: Ace
- Genre: Rock / Pop
Many years before people started flailing around in time to a bass drum, dances had names and leg knotting steps and dance records were a wonderful cornucopia of styles, beats and usually wacky lyrics. Our series kicks off with 30 of the finest Terpsichorean soundtracks imaginable. Only another 970 to go!
Track listing:HARLEM SHUFFLE - BOB & EARL THE LOCO-MOTION - LITTLE EVA THE CONTINENTAL WALK - ROLLERS HIPPY HIPPY SHAKE - CHAN ROMERO HANKY PANKY - TOMMY JAMES AND THE SHONDELLS TWIST AND SHOUT - ISLEY BROTHERS THE SHAG (IS TOTALLY COOL) - BILLY GRAVES LIMBO ROCK - CHAMPS THE MADISON - AL BROWN'S TUNETOPPERS COOL JERK - CAPITOLS THE MONKEY TIME -MAJOR LANCE THE DUCK - JACKIE LEE WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE - JOHNNY OTIS WALKING THE DOG - RUFUS THOMAS THE WATUSI - VIBRATIONS MASHED POTATOES - STEVE ALAIMO MONSTER MASH - BOBBY "BORIS" PICKETT AND THE CRYPT-KICKERS THE STROLL -DIAMONDS THE PUSH AND KICK - MARK VALENTINO THE WALK - JIMMY McCRACKLIN PEPPERMINT TWIST Pt 1 -JOEY DEE AND THE STARLITERS HITCH HIKE Pt 1 -RUSSELL BYRD THE FREEZE - TONY AND JOE EL WATUSI - RAY BARRETTO RIDE YOUR PONY - LEE DORSEY C'MON AND SWIM - BOBBY FREEMAN (BABY) HULLY GULLY -OLYMPICS THE NITTY GRITTY - SHIRLEY ELLIS LAND OF 1000 DANCES - CANNIBAL AND THE HEADHUNTERS LET'S DANCE - CHRIS MONTEZ
