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Is it wrong to ask what your favorite version of pipeline is?

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DesignSpy Joined: Jun 19, 2013 Posts: 182 Augusta, Georgia	Posted on Sep 29 2014 10:04 AM I like Jerry Cole's version. Top
Ron-Rhoades Joined: Aug 19, 2006 Posts: 958 Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii	Posted on Sep 29 2014 03:20 PM For me it will always be The Chantays....having grown up in a little beach town in central California I was lucky enough to see them 'live' in the early 60's along with most of the first wave surf bands at the RoseGarden Ballroom in Pismo Beach. Thanks for posting all these other versions too as some of them are just great. — The TakeOffs "Kauai's Only All-Instrumental Surf Band" http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-TakeOffs/312866840587 Top
SixStringSurfer Joined: Sep 23, 2014 Posts: 1402 Memphis, TN	Posted on Sep 29 2014 04:06 PM My favorite version is from none other than Mr. Gerry McGee, especially when he and Don do it together with the song Diamond Head. — MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. New Singles "Finish Line" and "Paradiso" on Bandcamp and website. Last edited: Sep 29, 2014 16:08:20 Top
DannySnyder Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11058 Berkeley, CA	Posted on Sep 29 2014 08:40 PM I was always partial to the Agent Orange version, but that Hot Butter version has me all excited now — Danny Snyder "With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25600 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Sep 29 2014 09:25 PM Jonpaul mentioned a few on his show this past weekend. The Avengers IV The Lively Ones and damn forgot the 3rd, JP what was the other? — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
JONPAUL Joined: Apr 29, 2010 Posts: 2471 Venice, CA	Posted on Sep 29 2014 09:47 PM The Astronauts! — Insect Surfers The Tikiyaki Orchestra The Scimitars Lords Of Atlantis Fiberglass Jungle - Surf Radio Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25600 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Sep 29 2014 10:03 PM oh yeah, duh. thanks. — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
doclegume Joined: Jul 16, 2008 Posts: 198 Mandrogne, Alessandria, Italy	Posted on Sep 30 2014 03:53 AM JONPAUL wrote: The Astronauts! I agree ... there's this crazy and matchless snare fill that make me go nuts !! — Docteur Legume Et Les Surfwerks http://doclegume.blogspot.com http://www.youtube.com/doclegume "We're gonna draw a little bit of everybody's blood 'cause we're gonna find out who's THE THING" Top
simoncoil Joined: Sep 28, 2012 Posts: 916 Berlin, Germany	Posted on Sep 30 2014 03:58 AM Another vote for the Chantays! The Ventures' version was the first one I heard and made me instantly like the song, but the original just has a special atmosphere that none of the other versions has. I also really dig the first Chantays album. There should be more piano players in surfbands again! — 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! Top
Sonichris Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1900 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies	Posted on Sep 30 2014 08:46 AM The Chantays is my favorite, but I also like: The Nobles - The opening glissando is really cool - I really like the three guitar approach of the Astronauts version too. I was hoping to do this one for the Astronauts tribute last year, but we would probably have just screwed it up. — "You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" Top
DesignSpy Joined: Jun 19, 2013 Posts: 182 Augusta, Georgia	Posted on Sep 30 2014 03:26 PM Some how I missed out on the Astronauts version. I love it. Thanks for sharing. Top
TuneFan Joined: Jul 21, 2009 Posts: 211 U.S. East Coast	Posted on Sep 30 2014 08:10 PM Richard wrote: websurfer wrote: I agree about the original. Those kids really nailed it. A real marvel when you think about it--something so evocative with such subtle dynamics right out of the gate like that. I have an alternate of Pipeline on an early copy of Surf Legend and Rumors, that is missing from the later release of that comp. The tape was discovered on a shelf in the back of Wenzel's record shop in Downey, where Pipeline was recorded. I have a copy of that comp as well, and what I heard is that it's not an alternate version (it doesn't sound like it to me) but the last one taken from the original master. Bob Spickard told me at the HB Pier after the '09 convention that it was at some point destroyed by moisture in his garage. Shame. Interesting, pulled out 2 copies of the very well done Surf Legends and Rumors comp., and the 1988 release has Pipeline, the 1995 does not, replaced with Intoxica (The Revels). Chantay's version is my favorite as epitomizes a pure, raw sound. But in their own way, the many other releases mentioned/demoed here are fantastic. — http://tunefan.com http://www.youtube.com/tunefan Top
26Alpha20 Joined: Jul 17, 2011 Posts: 59	Posted on Oct 01 2014 01:30 PM I'd go Lively Ones and then The Astronauts. I really first heard the Lively Ones version first as far as when I bought that compilation Pulp Surfin. Of course you'd hear the Ventures version everywhere in movies/tv. But that was the one I dug into the most. — Get wet and loud wit... Abomionable Showmen FB Showmen Twitter Top
BJB Joined: Jul 28, 2008 Posts: 413	Posted on Oct 01 2014 05:35 PM Supposedly, the version on the "Legends and Rumors" CD is 'unfiltered'. The released version has the highs EQ'd down a bit to reduce tape hiss but the CD version has the highs intact. At least, this is what the liner notes have to say about it. I used to work near Wenzel's Music Town in Downey and went there many, many times in the 80's and 90'. Once I asked to use the bathroom and there on a shelf above the toilet was the 'vault' where all of the tapes were stored! The shop closed in 2001 so I hope the tapes found a good home. http://acerecords.co.uk/intoxica-strange-and-sleazy-instrumental-sounds-from-the-socal-suburbs — If it ain't broke, fix it until it is. Last edited: Oct 01, 2014 17:41:29 Top
aqualadius Joined: Aug 30, 2010 Posts: 415 Charlotte, NC	Posted on Oct 02 2014 08:24 AM So here are some interesting versions of Pipeline. This has become an obsession. Trombone Pipeline ala Brian Setzer! Of course he attributes it to the Ventures. Also, does anyone know if the Beach Boys ever recorded a version of Pipeline? — Jeremy Last edited: Oct 02, 2014 08:33:31 Top
homerhead Joined: Mar 17, 2006 Posts: 530 Portland, OR	Posted on Oct 02 2014 09:45 AM Since we've moved on to the "interesting" Pipeline front. Primus sucks. Rick — Rick Top
skeeter Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2063 Virginia, USA	Posted on Oct 02 2014 09:53 AM My new favorite. — Paul Atomic Mosquitos Bug music for bug people is here! Killers from Space Top
skeeter Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2063 Virginia, USA	Posted on Oct 02 2014 10:19 AM I don't know about the Beach Boys, but the Bombay Beach Boys did: http://grooveshark.com/#!/s/Pipeline/1UErrW?src=5 aqualadius wrote: Also, does anyone know if the Beach Boys ever recorded a version of Pipeline? — Paul Atomic Mosquitos Bug music for bug people is here! Killers from Space Top
skeeter Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2063 Virginia, USA	Posted on Oct 02 2014 10:26 AM Here's the original of that Johnny Legend vocal version. — Paul Atomic Mosquitos Bug music for bug people is here! Killers from Space Top
CaptainSpringfield Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 4387 Under the Sun	Posted on Oct 02 2014 05:57 PM Can't beat the original, IMO. Johnny Thunders' version is my favorite of the less traditional ones. Didn't see this one mentioned yet: — That was excessively violent and completely unnecessary. I loved it. Top

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