There was a fledgling, vibrant music scene for young fans in Spain before The Beatles landed in Madrid and sent everybody wild.

"Pippermint Twist" takes a look at a hardly documented period where Spanish artists and combos revelled in rock & roll, twist, doo wop, surf and every dance craze which found fame for a few weeks.

Most of the 24 tracks are reissued for the first time, including very hard-to-find records.

Compiled by Miguel "Sr Patilla" and annotated by Vicente Fabuel and Ximo Boney. Both formats include booklets with all the original record sleeves and artist photos.

Compiled by the passionate expert Miguel "Sr Patilla", "Pippermint Twist" is born with the will to dig deep into that obscure period of Spanish rock history.

As obscure as well hidden: the huge majority of the tracks chosen for this compilation were featured on B sides.

Nuggets that were frequently placed there by the record company and sometimes even by the artist, still unsecure about the appeal of this new music.

These 24 tracks gloriously present the sense of newness, strength and youthful dignity which made them possible during some musically uncertain years.