Best Surf Rock Albums Covers

cosmopiluqui

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Posted on Jan 31 2019 12:40 PM

Mission Exotica de Langhorns has a very sylish and beautiful art, definitely one of my favorites, not only in surf music but in all the other music genres.

PS: Now that I think aobut it every damn Messer Chups album could also be a strong candidate in this category.

What are your favourite album covers?

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ElMonstroPorFavor

Joined: Sep 01, 2006
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New Orleans, LA
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Posted on Jan 31 2019 05:31 PM

Oh man so many but I luvvvv this one. Some of the 60's stuff really had some unique design to it, I think second only to Blue Note.

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Stoopy

Joined: Dec 27, 2012
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Ex SoCal -> Gainesville VA
United States

Posted on Feb 01 2019 02:31 PM

I always thought the skeleton on front vs. the surfer on the B&W back of J&TN's Surf Beat '80 was one of the coolest ideas. But top favorite goes to this guy doing a Quasimodo:

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revmike

Joined: Feb 26, 2006
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North Atlantic
Canada

Posted on Feb 01 2019 05:37 PM

This.

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summerfun

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Posted on Feb 01 2019 10:01 PM

John Van Hamersveld's iconic cover art.

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montereyjack66

Joined: Jul 23, 2014
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LA -ish
United States

Posted on Feb 01 2019 11:15 PM

Lots of great ones here already! Endless is my fave, but the Molesters have an eye for covers too.

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revmike

Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3812
North Atlantic
Canada

Posted on Feb 02 2019 06:39 PM

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kruelkats

Joined: Mar 26, 2012
Posts: 206
Bogor, West Java
Indonesia

Posted on Feb 03 2019 04:34 AM

is it okay to include an eleki albums? I found that almost every eleki albums have a fantastic cover

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Ariel

Joined: Aug 29, 2009
Posts: 1556
Israel
Israel

Posted on Feb 03 2019 04:45 AM

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PolloGuitar

Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 5097
San Francisco
United States

Posted on Feb 03 2019 10:58 AM

Thanks Hank!

revmike wrote:

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HallmarkSweptWinger

Joined: Jul 27, 2006
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Berlinesia, Germanifornia
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Posted on Feb 03 2019 11:46 AM

I throw in "Touch my alien" by The Kilaueas.
I suggest the LP version.
As second I suggest the CD version.
With only download you will never see the "real" cover, sorry.

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eddiekatcher

Joined: Mar 14, 2006
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Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Feb 03 2019 05:09 PM

While this cover is not from their surf album, my guess is it went a long way toward reeling a lot of us in to where we are now. For my two cents it is absolutely the coolest album cover in history.

I still have my original copy that was given to me by David Ray, a high school classmate whose father worked for RCA.

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cosmopiluqui Joined: Jan 25, 2019 Posts: 7	Posted on Jan 31 2019 12:40 PM Mission Exotica de Langhorns has a very sylish and beautiful art, definitely one of my favorites, not only in surf music but in all the other music genres. PS: Now that I think aobut it every damn Messer Chups album could also be a strong candidate in this category. What are your favourite album covers? Top
ElMonstroPorFavor Joined: Sep 01, 2006 Posts: 2732 New Orleans, LA	Posted on Jan 31 2019 05:31 PM Oh man so many but I luvvvv this one. Some of the 60's stuff really had some unique design to it, I think second only to Blue Note. — Storm Surge of Reverb: Surf & Instro Radio Last edited: Jan 31, 2019 19:18:30 Top
Stoopy Joined: Dec 27, 2012 Posts: 110 Ex SoCal -> Gainesville VA	Posted on Feb 01 2019 02:31 PM I always thought the skeleton on front vs. the surfer on the B&W back of J&TN's Surf Beat '80 was one of the coolest ideas. But top favorite goes to this guy doing a Quasimodo: — Member in good standing, Mentone Beach Syncopation Reverberation Association Top
revmike Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3812 North Atlantic	Posted on Feb 01 2019 05:37 PM This. — Canadian Surf http://www.urbansurfkings.com/ Top
summerfun Joined: Sep 16, 2013 Posts: 259	Posted on Feb 01 2019 10:01 PM John Van Hamersveld's iconic cover art. Top
montereyjack66 Joined: Jul 23, 2014 Posts: 637 LA -ish	Posted on Feb 01 2019 11:15 PM Lots of great ones here already! Endless is my fave, but the Molesters have an eye for covers too. — mj bent playing for benter results Do not attempt to adjust your TV set. https://www.facebook.com/Bass-VI-Explorers-Club-179437279151035/ https://www.facebook.com/Lost-Planet-Shamen-366987463657230/ Top
revmike Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3812 North Atlantic	Posted on Feb 02 2019 06:39 PM — Canadian Surf http://www.urbansurfkings.com/ Top
kruelkats Joined: Mar 26, 2012 Posts: 206 Bogor, West Java	Posted on Feb 03 2019 04:34 AM is it okay to include an eleki albums? I found that almost every eleki albums have a fantastic cover — Umar The Mentawais The Rentones Top
Ariel Joined: Aug 29, 2009 Posts: 1556 Israel	Posted on Feb 03 2019 04:45 AM Top
PolloGuitar Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5097 San Francisco	Posted on Feb 03 2019 10:58 AM Thanks Hank! revmike wrote: — Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp Buy Spin the Bottle @ Bandcamp My Blog- Euro Tour Blog Pool Boys on Spotify INSTAGRAM Frankie & The Pool Boys on FB Pollo Del Mar on FB DJ Frankie Pool Boy on North Sea Surf Radio Top
HallmarkSweptWinger Joined: Jul 27, 2006 Posts: 1284 Berlinesia, Germanifornia	Posted on Feb 03 2019 11:46 AM I throw in "Touch my alien" by The Kilaueas. I suggest the LP version. As second I suggest the CD version. With only download you will never see the "real" cover, sorry. — Twang cheers! Ralf Kilauea www.kilaueas.de https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien Top
eddiekatcher Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2776 Atlanta, GA	Posted on Feb 03 2019 05:09 PM While this cover is not from their surf album, my guess is it went a long way toward reeling a lot of us in to where we are now. For my two cents it is absolutely the coolest album cover in history. I still have my original copy that was given to me by David Ray, a high school classmate whose father worked for RCA. ed — Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps? Top

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