Seaside Shuffle Explained

Seaside Shuffle
Cover:	Seaside Shuffle.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs
B-Side:	Ball and Chain
Released:	1971 and 1972
Genre:	Folk rock
Length:	2.41
Label:	UK Records
Prev Title:	On a Saturday Night
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	She Left, I Died
Next Year:	1973

"Seaside Shuffle" is a song and single by British group Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs written by Jona Lewie under his real name John Lewis.^{[1] [2]} The song was licensed for released on Jonathan King's UK Records, and was included in the Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts's album Alias Terry Dactyl.^[3]

First released in 1971, it was re-released in 1972 and entered the UK chart in July, reaching number 2 in August and staying for 12 weeks in the chart.^[4] The song was the first single released on UK Records to become a hit.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries . 1973 . Library of Congress. Google Books.
2. Book: Larkin, Colin . The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . 201. 2006 . Muze. 978-0-19-531373-4 . Google Books.
3. From the Music Capital of the World. Billboard . 12 August 1972 . 52.
4. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited. London. 133. 1-904994-10-5.
5. Book: Southall, Brian. The A-Z of Record Labels. 201. 2003 . Sanctuary. Google Books. 9781860744921 .
6. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

   . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 80.