bigtikidude wrote:
And the Tiki Tones
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z1w3Va6E_mo&pp=ygUKVGlraSBUb25lcw%3D%3D
Very good but not as great as the 1961 original...
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Crème de la crème: The very best bands/albums you may not have heard (10+ years ago)
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Posted on Sep 18 2023 03:54 AM
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Posted on Sep 18 2023 03:57 AM
And since no one has yet to mention any first wave bands or albums, I will... — |
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Posted on Sep 18 2023 05:21 AM
Peter http://www.youtube.com/user/jenipete |
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Posted on Sep 18 2023 09:32 AM
Stormtiger wrote:
At least a few years ago you could find this on YouTube. I am not sure it was mixed properly. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Posted on Sep 18 2023 11:25 AM
Fady wrote:
Thanks for the recommendation. All of the links on their website go to their Facebook page. There was a post earlier this month (Sept 2, 2023). See FB The whole album is here On eBay - CD —Matthew Last edited: Sep 18, 2023 11:32:07 |
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Posted on Sep 18 2023 02:52 PM
bigtikidude wrote:
'Epileptic Ladyland' is on YouTube —Matthew Last edited: Sep 18, 2023 14:53:00 |
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Posted on Sep 18 2023 02:58 PM
One of my all time favourites, which I am surprised more people don't know of, is the Belgian 1990s band Les Vice Barons. "Steel Blue Moods" is probably their best - not every track is pure surf but I really don't care. I think back in the 90s a lot of what we called surf was fuzzier (in every sense) than it is today. The Apemen were another great high volume surf band from the 90s from nearby - Tilburg in the Netherlands. |
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Posted on Sep 18 2023 05:55 PM
stepintolife wrote:
Ah yes, my bad also. Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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Posted on Sep 19 2023 03:48 AM
Steve_Pisteve wrote:
Not bad but again not as great as the 1964 original... — |
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Posted on Sep 19 2023 06:26 AM
Polaris from Ottawa, On in the 90s https://www.canuckistanmusic.com/index.php?maid=491 From Texas, Teisco del Ray —Canadian Surf http://www.urbansurfkings.com/ Last edited: Sep 19, 2023 09:33:27 |
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Posted on Sep 19 2023 01:21 PM
Thanks for finding that. stepintolife wrote:
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Posted on Sep 20 2023 06:39 PM
ElMonstroPorFavor wrote:
After seeing this, I sent a message to Bevel Emboss via Facebook and he doesn't have any copies for sale. He did send this link As far as a second album, he said he has songs written but budget and time are his constraints. Ted from Deep Eddy doesn't have any more 'Bongo King' CDs and said he isn't in touch with the band members any longer. However, he is headed to a record sale soon and said he'd look for a few copies (how ironic!). If you see them on his ebay, we'll know he found them. —Matthew |
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Posted on Sep 21 2023 04:12 AM
One of my faviest 90s surf bands were Portland,OR's 'The Galaxy Trio'. Great playing and Jim Crabbe's guitar tone was fantastic! Jim moved to LA for a few years and we worked together at the Rhino Records store for a bit. He'd abandoned he surf style in favor of a more Tom Petty /American pop style by then , but the Galaxy Trio stuff was really inspiring ! I think he's back in Portland now?? Last edited: Sep 21, 2023 11:18:26 |
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Posted on Sep 21 2023 11:55 AM
Glad to see the participation - Thanks Y'all! @Matthew, thanks for reaching out to folks re: Bevel Emboss & Ted/Deep Eddy! Cool to get turned onto 'new to me/you' music, WAAAYY cooler if you can actually still get it! To keep some momentum going, I offer The Space Rangers - Ready to Take Off! As I recall, Whorehay (Radio Free Bakersfield and formerly active member here) was hip to this album released in 2007 - playing a few cuts from these guys before they got much steam here and eventually playing at the 3rd SG101 convention in 2010 (@Gellert - as did your nomination of Ryan & the boys; Secret Samurai, and @chiba, Ivan & The Space Cossacks (Reunion) - check that link for some footage of them too!!). The Space Rangers also made a return trip to the US the next year for several east coast gig's where I was fortunate to see them less than 30 minutes from home at the Instro Summit. Always a treat to hear traveling surf bands, more so when they've come from 1000's of miles away - from Germany in this case. Their star shone bright but flickered into the past fairly quickly too. IIRC, Muck wrote a lot of the album inspired by his mother's passing (or to cope with?). They all seemed to go different directions after the couple of big-year's out. Anyhow, Check them out.... again, or for the first time! Digitally available for purchase on iTunes/Apple Music and Amazon Music PS - Here's a nice walk down memory lane from Ivan's review of the album. And more 2010 SG101 Convention memories, photo's/links and whatnot here. —Fady El Mirage @ ReverbNation |
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Posted on Sep 21 2023 02:10 PM
Love and miss that band —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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Posted on Sep 22 2023 10:27 AM
Fady wrote:
You're welcome. =) For your listening enjoyment: Matthew Last edited: Sep 22, 2023 10:28:10 |
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Posted on Sep 22 2023 10:40 AM
The Fathoms from Boston, Massachusetts. They had three great albums, 'Fathom This!', 'Fathomless', 'Overboard'. —-Tim |
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Posted on Sep 22 2023 11:06 AM
The Penetrators - a very good debut, "the Kings of the High Speed Weekend", and an absolutely inspired second album, "Locked and Loaded". —Ivan |
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Posted on Sep 22 2023 12:57 PM
IvanP wrote:
Bless your heart, Ivan! The Penetrators absolutely need to be on this list of the absolute best surf music, and you adding them speaks volumes. Thank you very much! The Penetrators are the foundational bedrock of southern surf music and the very much still active Atlanta surf music scene. I know they have a special place in your heart, Ivan. Here is blast from the past of you covering "The Southern Surf Syndicate Theme" and a '96 clip of the band in action from Ferenc "Frankiepoolboy" Dobronyi. Here is Ferenc's intro to the video from YouTube: — -Tim |
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Posted on Sep 27 2023 09:29 AM
I’ve mentioned them here before, The Galaxy Trio. Pretty much forgotten. They put a couple of good 45s and two 10”s on Estrus in the mid 90s. The EPS are some of my all time favorites in the genre. https://youtu.be/qUd8_22f448?si=-CRfNwk1R30L13dI Not as old but not well known, 7 Mares by Argentinian twangers Los Kahunas. This spring I picked up what was likely the last copy of this 10” in captivity. I believe the guy who ran the record label passed away recently. https://youtu.be/rZpMUyFLUvE?si=bstLlnM0h-FMTqZ1 —The Vicissitones |
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