Another almost impossible task... and like the last top tens, I am immediately going to feel as though I am betraying other great records. I just have to look at this as a snapshot of favorites at this moment. In that, I am happy to share:

Name: Jamie Galatas
Country: USA

1. Laika & The Cosmonauts - Instruments Of Terror
2. The Fathoms - Fathomless
3. The Bambi Molesters - Sonic Bullets 13 From The Hip
4. The Space Cossacks - Tsar Wars
5. Satan’s Pilgrims - Creature Feature
6. The Madeira - Carpe Noctem
7. The Tomorrowmen - It’s About Time
8. The Treble Spankers - Araban
9. The Penetrators - Locked & Loaded
10. The Bomboras - Head Shrinkin’ Fun

• Jamie
  SSS Agent #181
  Cartoons drenched in reverb!
  The Mystery Men?
  El Capitan & The Reluctant Sadists

nielsjansen wrote:

Dear Simon,
Thanks for your submission.
We are however looking for Surf Revival Albums so I am afraid you need to make some adjustments.
Cheers,

Thanks for the correction! I somehow missed this essential point...

I have deleted my old list, here is my new one:

1. Jon & the Nightriders - Live at the Whiskey
2. The Bambi Molesters - Sonic Bullets
3. Plan9 - Beach Buster
4. Los Twang! Marvels - Jungle of Twang
5. Slacktone - Into the Blue Sparkle
6. The Kilaueas - Profesor Volcanova
7. The Razorblades - The Dark Side of the Beach
8. The Treble Spankers - Hasheeda
9. The TomorrowMen - It's about Time!
10. Man or Astro-man? - Is it...

Los Apollos - cinematic surf music trio (Berlin)
"Postcards from the Scrapyard" Vol. 1, 2 & 3 NOW available on various platforms!
"Chaos at the Lobster Lounge" available as LP and download on Surf Cookie Records!

I only recently rediscovered "Hasheeda" in context of the discussion about the lost album of the Treble Spankers, I hadn't listend to it in years and it was a very interesting exoerience to revisit the record again. I almost forgot how big a role it had for me in shaping my personal understanding of surf music.

Concerning "Sonic Bullets" I am actually a bit suprised that it is part of quite a few lists so far. I always had the impression that it was the least favoured Bimbi Molesters album among surf music fans because of its turn to a more sophisticated and diverse production. Which is actually one of the things that make it valuable to me (and it was also the first album by them I got my hands on).

Los Apollos - cinematic surf music trio (Berlin)
"Postcards from the Scrapyard" Vol. 1, 2 & 3 NOW available on various platforms!
"Chaos at the Lobster Lounge" available as LP and download on Surf Cookie Records!

Bump!
Send in those Top 10´s everyone!

Niels Jansen
Program Director
North Sea Surf Radio

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Matthew Lentz
USA

I picked the stuff that got me into playing surf music after I got out of the army in 1990. Some of you would say it's not surf, but it definitely pushed me to form a surf band in 1992. So, these are things that either influenced me greatly, or just plain blew me away.

1. Meshugga Beach Party : Sixteen Songs of the Chosen Surfers
2. The Mummies: Never Been Caught (But Play Their Own Records was my favorite, killer organ instrumentals)
3. The Phantom Surfers: 18 Deadly Ones
4. The Untamed Youth: Some Kinda Fun
5. The Untamed Youth: More Gone Gassers
6. Jon and the Nightriders: Stampede
7. The Baronics: Get Bach
8. The Fathoms: Fathomless
9. The Aqualads: Treasures
10. The Phantom Surfers: Play Music from the Big Screen Spectaculars

I could change the order, but since #1 is the one that will stick (or Schtick), that's the one that would always remain at the top.

Matt "tha Kat" Lentz
Skippy and the Skipjacks: 2018-2020
Skippyandtheskipjacks.net
https://www.facebook.com/skippyandtheskipjacks
Otto and the Ottomans: 2014-2015
The Coconauts surf band: 2009-2014
www.theamazingcoconauts.com
Group Captain and the Mandrakes 2013
http://www.gcmband.com/
The Surfside IV: 2002-2005, 2008-2009
the Del-Vamps: 1992-1999, 2006-2007
http://www.dblcrown.com/delvamps.html

Last edited: Mar 06, 2014 23:59:03

After some thought, I did not put in an album (vinyl) which I should have. It came out in the 80's & is REALLY surf music instrumentals...so

#11: The Cruncher "Go Surfin' With the Cruncher"

They were a German band & featured the talents of Herbert Hooke on lead guitar. Is anyone here familiar with them ?
BTD is correct in posting "a top 20 or 25 may have been better".

Last edited: Mar 07, 2014 10:38:01

Name: Kevin
Country: USA

1. The Barbwires - Searider
2. Man or AstroMan? - Is it...
3. The Space Cossacks - Tsar Wars
4. The Madeira - Tribal Fires
5. Slacktone - Into The Blue Sparkle
6. Los Coronas - Gen-U-Ine Sounds
7. The TomorrowMen - It's about Time!
8. Laika & The Cosmonauts - Instruments Of Terror
9. Kill Baby Kill - Corridor X
10. The Bambi Molesters - As The Dark Wave Swells

Kevin
The Out of Limits
www.facebook.com/theoutoflimitsband
https://theoutoflimits.bandcamp.com/

Last edited: Mar 07, 2014 18:09:25

Name: Tom Kilauea
Country: Germany

1. Bambi Molesters - Dumb Loud Hollow Twang
2. Tremolo Beer Gut - Inebriated Sounds of The Tremolo Beer Gut
3. Langhorns - Club Gabardino
4. Fathoms - Fathomless
5. Los Twang Marvels - Prueba del Fuego
6. Man or Astro-Man? - Your Weight On The Moon
7. Bomboras - Head Shrinkin' Fun
8. Laika & The Cosmonauts - Instruments Of Terror
9. Space Cossacks - Interstellar Stomp
10. Boss Martians - 13 Evil Tales

My 10 cents
Suprised that the Tremolo Beer Gut don't pop up more often, that is one hell of an album.

Aloha,
tom

Last edited: Mar 07, 2014 13:59:39

Name: Harry
Country: USA
1. Bambi Molesters - Dumb Loud Hollow Twang
2. Penetrators - Locked and Loaded
3. Blue Stingrays - Surf-N-Burn
4. Agua Velvets - Guitar Noir
5. The Eliminators - Unleashed
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Unfortunately this is as much as I have today. The rest of my surf collection is from the first wave. I will say that thanks to this site I seem to find something new almost every day.

Neil McLeod
USA

1. Space Cossacks - Tsar Wars
2. The Eliminators - Unleashed
3. Bambi Molesters - Sonic Bullets 13 from the Hip
4. Madeira - Tribal Fires
5. Slacktone - Into the Blue Sparkle
6. The Aqua Velvets - The Aqua Velvets
7. Los Straightjackets - Supersonic Guitars in 3D
8. Boss Martians - 13 Evil Tales
9. The Ultra - Surf, Pop, Sludge
10. Blue Hawaiians- Sway

My apologies to all the worthy artists left off, I really don't have a top 10. Can I submit more lists with my other top 10's?

All I wish I knew what they were talking about

Last edited: Mar 08, 2014 12:04:35