Fat Boys - The Twist (1988) Vinyl 12" Single • Chubby Checker

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Import from Europe. Vinyl plays with occasional crackles (play-graded). 12" Single. Cover has a few creases near edges; scuffing, discoloration, and surface impressions (front/back); sticker residue on front. Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine has no-text with mild-wear. Little shelf-wear along side-edges; minor wear to corners. Side edges partially split from top corner. Top opening has signs of wear and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. The Twist (12" International Mix)
2. The Twist (7" Version)
3. The Twist (Yell For More)

About The Record:

The Twist, by Fat Boys, a song from their album Coming Back Hard Again. The Twist is an American pop song written and originally released in early 1959 (having been recorded on November 11, 1958) by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters as a B-side to Teardrops on Your Letter. Chubby Checker's 1960 cover version of the song gave birth to the Twist dance craze. In 1988, "The Twist" again became popular due to a new recording of the song by The Fat Boys featuring Chubby Checker. This version reached No. 2 in the United Kingdom and No. 1 in Germany. In 2014, Billboard magazine declared the song the "biggest hit" of the 1960s.