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The Beatles did it on an LP, now the Isley Brothers and Tremeloes make the 30

June Harris, Disc, 6 July 1963

THERE ARE very few way-out, wild rhythm and blues numbers which hit the British charts. 'Twist And Shout' by The Isley Brothers is one of them. And if those three boys could contact The Beatles, no doubt they would thank the Liverpool boys for making their success possible in Britain.

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