Twist and Shout - Top Notes 1961 (Rare original version)

This is the very first rare recording of Twist and Shout done by a new rising Philadelphia R & B band in 1961, the Top Notes on Atlantic Records. This was produced at the time by up-coming staff producer Phil Spector. Spector was previously known before that as a singer with the group "The Teddy Bears" and their smash hit of 1958 "To Know Him Is To Love Him". However, when songwriter Bert Berns (aka Bert Russell) heard the final mix, he told Spector that he had "messed up the song" and predicted a quick demise for the single. The Beatles were mostly inspired by the Isley Brothers cover done a year later in 1962 (which by the way was produced this time by Bert Berns himself by revenge to Spector's butchered version) but still it's interesting to hear how the original differs from the Isley Brothers and then the famous Beatles version. I put into that some rare early Beatles photos. Enjoy! Cheers!! :)

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• twist
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• shout
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• notes
• 1961
• rare
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• spector
• atlantic
• beatles
• photos

[left4awsome2]

i thought the isly brothers made it this is probably a remake. aloooot of ppl covered this song

[mapo69]

@left4awsome2

This is really the original version! Investigate upon it! You'll see! Check it out! ;)

[mrsoftee82]

this is the original, it flopped and the producer gave this song to isley brothers and they turned it out

[TouchwoodOfSaburac]

Of course as a Beatles-fan I prefer their version.

I also try to find the original of what they covered.

After reading all reviews, I realized that I was missing something.

Namely, the original titel of this song: Shake It Up, Baby.

[YOU2UUB]

ONE WORD  S U C K S

[golfdom1987]

Love the old pics! Who is singing at 2:24?

[lizichell2]

This is so much better than any other version of this song!!!

[LCPD9111]

So this is the original

[eiffel0189]

I go for the Beatles version... It's a music rarity, that a new cover outshines the previous ones, and the Beatles did it once again

[TheMelissaEmma]

brian poole version is better

[0dnthate0love0]

Beatles covered it way better...just saying

[problem49]

Live and learn! I had always assumed that the Isley Brothers version was the original, but I obviously stand corrected. Their version is still the greatest.