æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, mˈeɪ ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ ˈɔːklənd ænd sˈaɪnd wɪð hˈæɹi ˈɛm. mˈɪlɚz lˌæ ɡlˈoːɹiə lˈeɪbəl, wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻlˈiːst hɪz deɪbjˈuː sˈɪŋɡəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, ɐ kˈʌvɚ vˈɜːʒən ʌvðə tʃˈʌbi tʃˈɛkɚ hˈɪt "lˈɛts twˈɪst ɐɡˈɛn".
At the end of 1961, May returned to Auckland and signed with Harry M. Miller's La Gloria label, which released his debut single in 1961, a cover version of the Chubby Checker hit "Let's Twist Again".