New Spins
JOHN ASHER: ‘Let’s Twist Again’ (Creole CR 112)
Well! As a direct result of this page’s speculation about a Twist revival, here’s the star of ATV Birmingham’s Tiswas show doing a perfectly acceptable revival of Chubby Checker’s original smash (which now belongs to Allan Klein’s Abko label in America). Can a Twist craze really be on the way? Stay tuned to ‘Record Mirror & Disc’!
BING CROSBY: ‘I Love To Dance Like They Used To Dance’ (UA UP 36025)
A gift for MOR DJ’s, this happy lilter has to be the best easy listening dancer since ‘Dance In The Old Fashioned Way’. Thanx for making life a little easier, Bing!
BIDDU ORCHESTRA: ‘I Could Have Danced All Night’ / ‘Jump For Joy’ (Epic EPC 3708) (Billboard chart debut 11/22/75)
Just made for the discos, with solidly thumping beat for kids and famous melody for oldsters – this could be bigger than ’42. Afro-type rhythms on even more exciting flip, which many will prefer. Continue reading “October 25, 1975: John Asher, Bing Crosby, Biddu Orchestra, Nat King Cole, Arthur Brown”