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From the recent 50’s & 60’s stateside ‘Twistin’ extravaganza, we continue with one of our favourite themes, ‘Youth Culture’, more Rockin’ & Rollin’ to a British beat! (& a great follow up to the 2i’s mix, Dec-2016). This time brought to you by WIRESHAKER…… Nik Cohn, Awopbop-Alopbop-Alopbam-Boom: “British pop in the fifties was pure farce. Nobody could sing and nobody could write, and in any case, nobody gave a damn.The industry survived in a state of perpetual self-hyped hysteria, screaming itself hoarse about nothing in particular. There was much assorted greed, schnidery and lunacy. Trousers dropped like ninepins.” Well, if he wasn’t completely wrong, neither was he entirely right. The case for the defence opens here… 1 DERRY HART & THE HARTBEATS-COME ON BABY 2 THE VIGILANTES-MAN IN SPACE 3 JOE MEEK & TH TORNADOES-TELSTAR (DEMO) 4 KENNY GRAHAM-FOG ON THE HUDSON 5 CLEO LAINE-LET’S SLIP AWAY 6 JOHNNY ‘THE GASH’ GRAY 7 PHILLIP GREEN-MUY RAPIDO 8 LEE CURTIS-JEZEBEL 9 SCOTT LAINE-TEARAWAY JOHNNIE 10 VINCE TAYLOR-JET BLACK MACHINE 11 CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS-CHOPPIN’ N’ CHANGIN’ 12 TERRY DENE-THE FEMININE LOOK 13 MARTY WILDE-PUT ME DOWN 14 BILLY FURY & THE FOUR JAYS-PHONE CALL 15 RIKKY BARON-ANGRY YOUNG MAN 16 JOHNNY KIDD & THE PIRATES-RESTLESS 17 TOMMY BRUCE-SHAKIN’ ALL OVER 18 JOHN LEYTON-VOODOO WOMAN 19 SCREAMING LORD SUTCH & THE SAVAGES-’TIL THE FOLLOWING NIGHT 20 CLIVE SCOTT-NIGHTMARE 21 AL SAXON-I’M ALRIGHT JACK 22 DOUG SHELDON-LIVE NOW PAY LATER 23 LEE CORVETTE-GREENBACK DOLLAR 24 THE CLYDE VALLEY STOMPERS-PETER & THE WOLF 25 ANTHONY NEWLEY-BEE-BOM 26 PETULAR CLARK-YA YA TWIST 27 THE SHADOWS-WONDERFUL LAND