Twistin the World Around/ Var - Twistin the World Around / Various

Only the second album ever released on the Motown label, Twistin' the World Around was a blatant attempt to capitalize on the twist craze then sweeping across the country. The individual track titles have little or no relevance - 'Twisting Ales Style' and 'Twist Ala B.G.' are obviously so named in deference to Barney Ales and Berry Gordy - but what makes this an important album is the quality of the playing. Hallmark.