"Seaside Shuffle" is a song and single by British

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Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs were an English novelty band that issued a few recordings in the early 1970s. The band was an alias adopted by Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts but signed to a different record label. Terry Dactyl and the Dinos ...

written by

Jona Lewie Jona Lewie (born John Lewis, 14 March 1947) is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his 1980 UK hits "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties" and " Stop the Cavalry". Career Lewie was born on 14 March ...

under his real name John Lewis. The song was licensed for released on

Jonathan King Jonathan King (born Kenneth George King; 6 December 1944) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. He first came to prominence in 1965 when "Everyone's Gone to the Moon", a song that he wrote and sang while still an undergraduate, ...

UK Records UK Records was a music label launched in 1972 by Jonathan King to distribute his own releases and those by some other artists.

, and was included in the Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts's album ''Alias Terry Dactyl''. 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. The song was the first single released on UK Records to become a hit.

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{{reflist 1971 songs Songs written by Jona Lewie 1971 singles 1972 singles UK Records singles