UnsteadyFreddie
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
Posts: 2979
Hell\'s Kitchen, NYC
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Posted on May 25 2011 04:02 PM
In the spirit of another post I did re: The Challengers, from a blurb I saw at AOL Radio about the band, I came upon blurb I thought I'd re-post here.
"Bustin' Surfboards" was playing at the time, and here is the 'copy' that appeared on the page:
The Tornadoes from Redlands, CA was the first surf band to receive national airplay with a surf instrumental. The song was "Bustin' Surfboards," released on Aertaun Records in 1962, and it has since become a classic and mainstay of the surf genre. One of its distinctions, and appeals, was the fact that the song opened with the sound of an ocean swell (that continued throughout the song), thereby creating a sense of actually being at a beach. The album with the same name was released in 1963.
So I again pose a question -- was this "surf band" actually the first to "receive national airplay with a surf instrumental"??
I suspect otherwise
Cannot wait to hear all the cool, hirtorical, informative answers
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GuitarBob
Joined: Jul 31, 2009
Posts: 139
Monterey, CA
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Posted on May 25 2011 05:12 PM
The '62 Capitol single 'Night Surfin' has the wave sound too.
by The Piltdown Men
Last edited: May 25, 2011 17:14:30
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jonfender
Joined: Mar 09, 2011
Posts: 273
Melbourne FL USA
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Posted on May 25 2011 06:28 PM
All I can say is NY radio played it in 1962 (not alot)...& I found one for 5 cents @ "John's Bargain Store" on Long Island in 1964 (still have it). I have read elsewhere it was the first surf record to recieve "national" airplay. Although the Challengers preceded them, (& their LP records were available in NY), they did not get any NY airplay at the start....sooooo it ("Bustin' Surfboards") surely could have been the first one. Bob Dalley probably has the answer on stone tablets.
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dp
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3546
mojave desert, california
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Posted on May 26 2011 08:59 PM
I think I heard this same information from one of The Tornadoes (Gerald Sanders: bass) last time i saw them play in San Bernardino CA.
The Tornadoes website
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Tuck
Joined: Sep 02, 2006
Posts: 3166
Denver, CO
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Posted on May 27 2011 03:00 PM
Bustin' Surfboards
From the "liner notes" of the download only Dave Aerni CD at CD Baby:
Based in Redlands, California, The Tornadoes were formed by brothers Gerald and James Norman “Roly” Sanders with their cousin Jesse Sanders and drummer Leonard Delaney. When Aerni wanted a song to promote his dances on radio, he produced The Tornadoes’ “Bustin’ Surfboards” at William Locy Recording Studio in Riverside, California in June 1962. The Tornadoes needed a B-side to release the record on the new Aertaun record label. Aerni wrote “Beyond The Surf” for them, and it is a highly respected track in the surf genre. “Bustin’ Surfboards” was a big local hit and received some national attention. With its use in the film “Pulp Fiction,” “Bustin’ Surfboards” was revived and it is universally recognized as a surf classic.
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