waywardnile
Joined: Mar 14, 2010
Posts: 30
Melbourne, Australia
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Posted on Jun 13 2010 03:15 AM
Hi folks,
Does anyone know the history of the ground: The Truants??
I've searched the forum history, the web and all my surf LP's and I just can't find any info about this great band.
"Sunset Surf" has got to be one of the greatest surf 'ballads' ever written. I sounds like the band was drunk when they recorded it!!!!! Which I love!! Either that or they recorded it on a ship.
And 'The Truant" is another pearler!!!
Who are these guys?? Have they got a full-length LP???
Please help!
Cheers,
Mark
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waywardnile
Joined: Mar 14, 2010
Posts: 30
Melbourne, Australia
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Posted on Jun 13 2010 03:15 AM
I ment to say "GROUP", not "Ground".......
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Surftone
Joined: Aug 25, 2006
Posts: 37
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Posted on Jun 13 2010 09:30 AM
If you can access Bob Dalley's "Surfin' Guitars," it has a chapter on The Truants. Also, John Blair's Crossfire Publications released "I Believe in Music: The History of Gross Prophet," a 2-cd set that includes tracks by and notes about Truants. Hope this helps.
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FredBaltazar
Joined: Apr 11, 2010
Posts: 138
London
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Posted on Jun 13 2010 10:02 AM
waywardnile
Hi folks,
Does anyone know the history of the ground: The Truants??
I've searched the forum history, the web and all my surf LP's and I just can't find any info about this great band.
"Sunset Surf" has got to be one of the greatest surf 'ballads' ever written. I sounds like the band was drunk when they recorded it!!!!! Which I love!! Either that or they recorded it on a ship.
And 'The Truant" is another pearler!!!
Who are these guys?? Have they got a full-length LP???
Please help!
Cheers,
Mark
Those two tracks you've mentioned are from their 1963 single and was edited by Rock-It Discs. Both tracks came on the 4th volume of Lost Legends of Surf Guitar. Don't really know much more apart from that and that their hometown is called Redland.
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waywardnile
Joined: Mar 14, 2010
Posts: 30
Melbourne, Australia
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Posted on Jun 16 2010 01:06 AM
Thanks Surftone & Fred,
I'll see if I can get my hands on Dalley's book.
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yenbat
Joined: Apr 28, 2021
Posts: 1
San Bernardino, CA
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Posted on Apr 28 2021 03:57 PM
The Truants were from Redlands,CA and were managed by La Radio personality Mark Denis. Mark was a lifelong buddy of mine.
They were Eddie Rea - Lead, Dick Zeiner - Rhythm, Larry Taylor - drums and Eddie Puchalski - Bass.
They only had one 45 release The Truant/Sunset Surf No LP.
They were quite popular in the area around Redlands and San Bernardino.
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