Twist-A-Rama
was a local Utica, NY, version of
American Bandstand
. When host
Hank Brown
started recording the local groups, he put them on this compilation album, which was sold at his record shops. Recorded in a basement studio under the most primitive of conditions and pressed on the cheapest low-grade plastic, this reissue really pushes the boundaries of lo-fi recording and barely capable garage band playing. Even with the inclusion of two better-played and -recorded bonus tracks by
the Galaxies
, this is one of the crudest '60s compilations you'll ever come across, and all the more charming for it. ~ Cub Koda