JC
Joined: Oct 13, 2008
Posts: 98
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Posted on Jul 28 2010 04:55 AM
Some years ago, the Sundazed label brought us a priceless surf music lost treasure, putting out the entire unreleased album by the Original Surfaris produced by Tony Hilder. This time, it´s the legendary Thom Starr & The Galaxies´ _Sons Of The Beach _album!
It´s included on their new release South Bay Surf: Anthology 1963-64. As you can hear from the sound samples at their web site , these recordings are not unworthy of the awaited thing, that´s for sure! Really cool sounds, very classy of course, and a bit more reverbeb than the ussually South Bay bands´ output.
I don´t know if there´s a previous bootleg of this recordings, this is the first time I hear them. I´m waiting for my copy and can´t be more pleased!
Highly recommended for all the classic surf music fanatics.
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Klas
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 2292
Stockholm, Sweden
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Posted on Jul 28 2010 10:57 AM
I'll be getting this one as well. I'm pretty sure there have never been any bootlegs of the unissued album. Have yet to decide which to get of the CD or double LP.
http://www.sundazed.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=1739
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revmike
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3796
North Atlantic
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Posted on Jul 28 2010 01:36 PM
I'm just listening to the clips on the Sundazed site. Wow, this is really good.
Rev
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TuneFan
Joined: Jul 21, 2009
Posts: 211
U.S. East Coast
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Posted on Dec 04 2010 01:06 PM
Listened to Squad Car and Mr. Moto samples, so ordered this one. Hopefully good liner notes.
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Tuck
Joined: Sep 02, 2006
Posts: 3166
Denver, CO
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Posted on Dec 06 2010 09:58 AM
TuneFan
Listened to Squad Car and Mr. Moto samples, so ordered this one. Hopefully good liner notes.
Good liner notes are priceless!
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DNAdude
Joined: Aug 01, 2008
Posts: 404
North Carolina
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Posted on Dec 06 2010 10:15 AM
The playing has an elegance to it that I really like. I'm definitely going to get this one.
Playing a song faster than anyone else is not the be all and end all of surf. 
— Ralph
The Storm Surfers
Be at one with the universe. If you can't do that, at least be at one with your guitar.
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
Posts: 19265
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Jan 15 2014 02:15 PM
I noticed Double Crown was carrying this and I needed to fill in some of my South Bay band holes in my collection. Jonpaul's recent radio show about the South Bay bands also sparked my interest in this.
I'm still absorbing the music but I can share some brief thoughts. The unreleased "Sons of the Beach" album tracks are stylistically very similar to the Belairs, with emphasis on great rhythms and grooves. Very nice. Then the CD moves onto the unissued tracks, and at first listen I like these a lot better. There is more variety to the sound and some really good surf gems in here. I've also heard a lot of these tracks on various radio and streaming services before.
As you would expect from Sundazed, the artwork, photos, and packaging are top notch. They really crammed a lot into this digipak release. There is also a fold out booklet with extensive liner notes by surf music expert John Blair.
I can already tell this is definitely a must-buy for the surf music fan and collector. I look forward to digging into the music more deeply.
Buy this!
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25532
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Jan 15 2014 10:51 PM
I need to buy this.
I've heard it, and it's must have.
Not my fave type of surf,
But surely necessary for a well rounded collection.
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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Emilien03
Joined: Jul 16, 2008
Posts: 1368
Coyoacán, Distrito Federal
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Posted on Jan 16 2014 09:39 AM
One of my favorite CD's, since I love The Belairs style this is solid gold.
What happened to Thom Starr? I knew he was "kicked out" of the band.
But also heard his last years were not the best.
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John
Joined: Aug 23, 2007
Posts: 594
Monterey County, California
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Posted on Jan 16 2014 02:23 PM
Emilien, Thom Starr died in 2005, one of our community's great losses over the last decade. I'm very grateful to Sundazed for issuing this great record. Tunefan and Tuck: hope you thought the liners were adequate.
— www.johnblair.us
www.soundofthesurf.com
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