Name: Land of 1000 Dances: The Ultimate Compilation of Hit Dances 1958-1965
Brand: Ace (UK)
SKU: 160620
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Land of 1000 Dances

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Album: Land of 1000 Dances: The Ultimate Compilation of Hit Dances 1958-1965
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Harlem Shuffle	More Info...	0:03
2)	The Loco-motion	More Info...	0:02
3)	The Continental Walk	More Info...	0:02
4)	Hippy Hippy Shake	More Info...	0:01
5)	Hanky Panky	More Info...	0:03
6)	Twist and Shout	More Info...	0:02
7)	The Shag	More Info...	0:02
8)	Limbo Rock	More Info...	0:02
9)	The Madison	More Info...	0:02
10)	Cool Jerk	More Info...	0:02
11)	The Monkey Time	More Info...	0:02
12)	The Duck	More Info...	0:02
13)	Willie and the Hand Jive	More Info...	0:02
14)	Walking the Dog	More Info...	0:02
15)	The Watusi	More Info...	0:02
16)	Mashed Potatoes	More Info...	0:02
17)	Monster Mash	More Info...	0:03
18)	The Stroll	More Info...	0:02
19)	The Push and Kick	More Info...	0:02
20)	The Walk	More Info...	0:02
21)	Peppermint Twist	More Info...	0:02
22)	Hitch Hike	More Info...	0:02
23)	The Freeze	More Info...	0:02
24)	El Watusi	More Info...	0:02
25)	Ride Your Pony	More Info...	0:03
26)	C'mon and Swim	More Info...	0:03
27)	Hully Gully	More Info...	0:02
28)	The Nitty Gritty	More Info...	0:02
29)	Land of 1,000 Dances	More Info...	0:02
30)	Let's Dance	More Info...	0:02

Album: Land of 1000 Dances: The Ultimate Compilation of Hit Dances 1958-1965
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Harlem Shuffle	More Info...	0:03
2)	The Loco-motion	More Info...	0:02
3)	The Continental Walk	More Info...	0:02
4)	Hippy Hippy Shake	More Info...	0:01
5)	Hanky Panky	More Info...	0:03
6)	Twist and Shout	More Info...	0:02
7)	The Shag	More Info...	0:02
8)	Limbo Rock	More Info...	0:02
9)	The Madison	More Info...	0:02
10)	Cool Jerk	More Info...	0:02
11)	The Monkey Time	More Info...	0:02
12)	The Duck	More Info...	0:02
13)	Willie and the Hand Jive	More Info...	0:02
14)	Walking the Dog	More Info...	0:02
15)	The Watusi	More Info...	0:02
16)	Mashed Potatoes	More Info...	0:02
17)	Monster Mash	More Info...	0:03
18)	The Stroll	More Info...	0:02
19)	The Push and Kick	More Info...	0:02
20)	The Walk	More Info...	0:02
21)	Peppermint Twist	More Info...	0:02
22)	Hitch Hike	More Info...	0:02
23)	The Freeze	More Info...	0:02
24)	El Watusi	More Info...	0:02
25)	Ride Your Pony	More Info...	0:03
26)	C'mon and Swim	More Info...	0:03
27)	Hully Gully	More Info...	0:02
28)	The Nitty Gritty	More Info...	0:02
29)	Land of 1,000 Dances	More Info...	0:02
30)	Let's Dance	More Info...	0:02

Performer Notes

Recorded between 1958 and 1965.
Contains 30 tracks.
Thirty-song compilation of big and small hits from 1958-1965 based around a rock & roll dance. Although it's imperfect and the smaller, more obscure hits simply aren't as good as the familiar smashes, it's about as good an anthology of the sort as you're going to get, due to the length and quality of the presentation. How to argue with "The Loco-Motion," "Ride Your Pony," "Peppermint Twist," "Walking the Dog," "Cool Jerk," "Twist and Shout," "The Monkey Time," "The Nitty Gritty," "Let's Dance," "The Walk," "The Monster Mash," "The Stroll," and Cannibal and the Headhunters' version of "Land of 1,000 Dances"? You also get almost a dozen cuts that hardly show up on any collections, like Russell Byrd's "Hitch Hike Part 1," Ray Barretto's "El Watusi," Al Brown's "The Madison," Tony and Joe's "The Freeze," and Steve Alaimo's "Mashed Potatoes," which add some enticement to the collection even if they're not among the disc's musical highlights. Presumably because of licensing restrictions, some obvious contenders from the Cameo-Parkway catalog are not here, like Chubby Checker's "The Twist" and Dee Dee Sharp's "Mashed Potato Time." ~ Richie Unterberger

Professional Reviews

Record Collector (magazine) (p.100) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "This collection quite rightly begins with Hank Ballard's original hit, whizzes through Joey Dee & The Starlighters' excellent 'Peppermint Twist,' and delivers The Top Notes' Phil Spector-produced original of 'Twist & Shout'..."