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NOTES ON NOTES

The Twist is really

catching on It's the Twist!

I was invited to the preview of a movie called "Twist Around The Clock" last week. Yes, "The Twist" is the big thing these days, and people in the motion picture and music industries are pushing this "new" product just as hard as they pushed rock and roll.

The movie is just punctuated with such cliched phrases as "It's go ing to be bigger than rock and roll" and "The Twist is sweeping the country".

Before going any further, let States almost fast as rock and two "Twist" ple- There are me add now that I quite enjoy roll did. Its appeal probably tures to be screened in Hong- ed the picture, and the dancing lies, as I have hinted before, in kong shortly. The first, a Para- if that's what you can call it the fact that one does not really mount release, is "Hey, Let's The steps(7) did not appear to have to dance to be able to Twist" and stars Joey Dee and be particularly difficult or par- "dance" the Twist. If you have the Starliters, Jo-Ann Campbell a sense of rhythm, are not self- and Teddy Randazzo.

Hrularly numerous. conscious, then you can do it.

"A brisk_rub”

"Twist Around The Clock", which is a Columbia release,

Ambassadorial will be shown at local theatres

level

that

to

in the New Year, and. features a host of internationally famous recording stars such as Chubby Checker, Dion, The Marcels, the Clay Cole, and Vicki Spencer.

the

Phase four

Chubby Checker, known we circles as the "King of the Twist", possibly explains it better than any of his contem» / And I understand poraries when he says: “ima craze is not confined gian you're giving your, back 3 Beat Generation, the juvenile brisk rub down with = towel delinquents and after a bath." the less sale people of our time. Many people This motion is as closely akin of high breeding are doing it... to describing the Twist as any, or so I am told. Steps, in the real sense of the There Is the little story that word, are few and far between. has lecked out as to how If you can do either the rock and wife of a US Senator taught the roll, the cha cha or the charles- dance to the wife of US Ambas ton, then all you have to do is to sador Thompson at a party in Phase Four Stereo is be- add a few abiramies, a few Moscow. Later she taught some Soviet ginning to capture the in-

and, the saying goes, "Your Twistin' man". journalists the dance, and now terest of the Hongkong re- card

There is no denying the fact the Twist is reported collectors, and the that this latest dance craze is spreading through Uncle Niki- latest releases by London sweeping through the United ta's country. Records should appease the

shammies

AS

Hit Parade

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By Mitch Meredith

News has come through that more top stars may be visiting Malaya very soon. You will perhaps Cliff remember that Richard passed through there only a few weeks Whether these personalities will consider coming here to Hongkong, is, of course, hard to prophesy, but about four out of ten stars make the trip. For a start, we learn that, it is possible that Cliff will return to Singapore next year sometime. Also there has been falk of getting recording art- tists from America as well as from, Bullain to go to Singa- Well, its about time sume of them came here for a visit.

Next year is soon upon next year ere will be some changes in the Hit Parade. (as far as variety of ** - Descerned”, of I don't think - that BELLA DE BEERkes could Je way Hi Pari

the Brogramie.

we are te

ching themmer sounds which

an Hit Parade, oftes have noticed.

our Hits Here and there. our quel here i Hongkong. tember, the fore Bobby. Darin BRITAIN Tower of and played by the orchestra

of Billy Vaughan has broken all records in the top of the Federation's pop listings.

CH Richard and A Girl. Like Your has been on the top three for about a month doing well with "Walking Back To Happiness","

These tunes might seem old to many of you who listen to the Hit Parade, but they have some in Singapore which have not even entered our charts yet! Anyway, the Malayan scoreboard seems to be a good enough guide to local trends.

stereo

Mitch Meredith

Well, as this will be the last time I shall be seated at the typewriter this year, I'd like

to take the oppor- tunity of wishing you all a very happy new year, and all the best for the future.

THE TOP TEN

1. More Thom I Can Say 2. When the Boy in Your Arms Dreams)

3.- Mr Moon, Mr Cupid and I 4. Angel on My Shoulder

9.

Can't Help Falling in Love Somewhere Along the Way Starlight, Starbright Every Other Night

Dark Moon.

10. - Yam Yum; Cha-Cha-

Kong Ling with the Fabulous Echoes. (is the Boy in Your Connie Francis.

Gene Pitney.

Pat Boone,

Keely Smith. Steve Lawrence. Linda Scott.

Brian Hyland.

Patti Page. Roberto Shore.

Hits Here and There Dept.

USA 1 The Lion Sleeps To- night. The Tokens: 2 Goodbye Cruel World, inmy Darren; 3 Big Bad John, Jimmy Dean. AUSTRALIA 1 Goodbye Cruel World, Jimmy Darren 2 Everkvin, Rick Nelson; 3 Rumaround Sue, Dione

Strength,

2 Take Good Care of My Baby, Bobby Vee; 3 Little Sister, Elvis Presley.

Wonder

MALAYA 1 A Like You, Rick Nelson; 2 Come September, BINY Vaughan Orch. 9 Take Good Care Of My Baby, Adam Frankie Vaughan; Wade.

Teddy Randazzo and Jo Ann Campbell (centre) dancing the Twist at the Peppermint Lounge in "Hey, Let's Twist", a musical about the rise of the new dunce craze.

appetites

of the buyers.

temporarily

Adventure

Some excellent discs bave reached the market in the last The album, apart from feature two weeks, and one of the best in my opinion, is the album." Percussive Latin Trio."

Featuring the Los cambos,

ing some lovely songs and brilliant arrangements, also pro- vides adventure into the new realms of soaring new sound. Machu- From the exciting "LA The publicity men of Cucaracha" on side one, to the London records describe "Adios" which closes the

singers thus: "Los Machucambos are an extraordinary They are as capable of producing produces all that is the best in

themum on side two, The Trio

group.

the idiom of Latin American music. My two favourites tracks: the

a superb lyrical statement, rich and pure as a piece of carefully embroidered lace, as they are of attack with vicious frenzy Wild, wild, "La Bamba" and the and primitive energy the drama well-tried, well-loved "Granada" of a jungle chant....They have which dressed up in a startling captured and new arrangement, sounds almost artistry original. dynamic range on this record."

this

FOR ONCE I AGREE.

A five star disc this, its o London SP 44012.

A Christmas scene by Majid Gafoor.

WITH TEENAGERS IN MIND

Air conditioning, a bathing pool,