The Class/ Schooldays, Oh, Schooldays

Just a year before launching the Twist craze, Chubby Checker had his first chart single with this great double-sided dancer. "Schooldays" was originally slated as the plug side, but Checker's wonderful imitations of Fats Domino, The Coasters, Elvis, Cozy Cole, and more drew attention to the flip. Note: This copy has Mint labels except for a small, neatly stamped "1959" on the A side. The vinyl looks almost untouched, and the audio sounds pristine Mint. (This scan is a representative image from our archives.)