I dig this more laid-back vibe too. The Nep-tunes, SURFER'S HOLIDAY from 1963.
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Posted on Jul 23 2013 03:19 PM
Billy Mure - Guitars in Space. Supersonic Guitars, 1958. Pre-dawn of Surf? —This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. |
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Posted on Jul 23 2013 11:09 PM
spskins wrote:
I don't know if this is talked about enough. "Underwater" by the Frogmen was one of a handful of "surf" singles released that year--and the first perhaps?--to associate aquatic imagery with an instrumental. The Beach Boys "Surfin" (also released on the same label later that year) borrowed a riff from "Underwater". Last edited: Jul 23, 2013 23:11:15 |
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Posted on Jul 26 2013 10:33 PM
Noel, I really dig Billy Mure!! It was an early thrift store find, SUPERSONIC GUITARS IN FLIGHT, when I was in my early 20's that got me hooked. Super cool pre-surf guitar instrumentals that I'm sure had an influence on kids picking up a guitar in the surf era. Here's Billy doing CARAVAN which was also done by THE VENTURES and others from SUPERSONIC GUITARS IN HI FI. —BOSS FINK "R.P.M." available now from DOUBLE CROWN RECORDS! |
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Posted on Jul 30 2013 08:15 PM
Awesome moody tune featured in the SURF AGE NUGGETS collection. SOPHIA by The Charades Band, a Latino group from California's San Joaquin Valley. —BOSS FINK "R.P.M." available now from DOUBLE CROWN RECORDS! |
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Posted on Aug 01 2013 08:18 PM
Also featured in Al Garcia & the Rhythm Kings Exotic and .., which includes Christina and Sophia, two cuts by the Charades Band (the instrumental support for the Charades or Latin Knights vocal combo). Members of the Charades band were in and out of bands with the members of the Rhythm (and/or Soul) Kings, including (post surf) the Rhythm Kings. Both bands hale from the Bakersfield area and there are survivors of both bands still up there playing. A while back I posted a picture with members of these bands, Tony Hilder, and Bruce Morgan. The regrettable thing about the picture was that it was apparently taken by Bob Hafner, so he's not in it. |
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Posted on Aug 01 2013 10:24 PM
Thanks Tuck. I missed that the first time around. Interesting stuff about Tony Hilder. He's one of those names that pops up in early surf music from the early Beach Boys to The Original Surfaris. He's credited as producer on Moment of Truth by the Original Surfaris which happens to have another Latino guy in it, piano player Al Valdez. Here's the live MOMENT OF TRUTH which is amazing... —BOSS FINK "R.P.M." available now from DOUBLE CROWN RECORDS! |
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Posted on Aug 07 2013 08:31 AM
By 1965 surf music had branched off to Hot Rod and Honda themed stuff. Here's a great Gary Usher produced tune, FREEFALL by The Devons, with guitar by Richie Podolor. It was the flipside of the single, HONDA BIKE. —BOSS FINK "R.P.M." available now from DOUBLE CROWN RECORDS! Last edited: Aug 07, 2013 08:32:48 |
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Posted on Aug 07 2013 12:03 PM
Man, ain't Richie Podolor the best? — |
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Posted on Aug 07 2013 11:36 PM
morphball wrote:
Indeed! —BOSS FINK "R.P.M." available now from DOUBLE CROWN RECORDS! |
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Posted on Aug 07 2013 11:44 PM
And here's Davie Allan from 1964! POW WOW by the Sudells... the flipside of their SUZUKI single. Go Davie! —BOSS FINK "R.P.M." available now from DOUBLE CROWN RECORDS! |
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Posted on Aug 08 2013 09:21 PM
Some people associate fuzz with the later 60's but Hal Blaine and crew were unleashing it in 1963! Check out the fuzz-fueled GREEN MONSTER by Hal Blaine & the Young Cougars. —BOSS FINK "R.P.M." available now from DOUBLE CROWN RECORDS! |
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Posted on Aug 12 2013 12:11 AM
Here's a kooky but kool tune I just happened to stumble across in the vast expanse that is YouTube. —-Damon. |
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Posted on Aug 19 2013 08:57 PM
The Breakers monster 45RPM from 1964... Jet Stream b/w Beachhead. Surfin' Sounds from WICHITA, KANSAS! —BOSS FINK "R.P.M." available now from DOUBLE CROWN RECORDS! |
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Posted on Aug 19 2013 09:06 PM
Cool Norm! Man or Astro-Man? covered Jet Stream but they called it Super Rocket Rumble. Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Posted on Aug 21 2013 03:53 PM
shivers13 wrote:
You're welcome. I love that picture.
And it is! I think Hilder produced everything the Original Surfaris did from after he "bought them" (or their "catalog") from Victor Regina after their first single, up to the point where he dropped out of producing for politics and they started producing themselves (just a few final singles), which was a around a year later, I think. Hilder's ultra-conservative politics are usually cited as the thing that motivated him dropping out of music, but the trouble over the (Original or Fullerton) Surfaris' name conflict and possible ramifications over their cover of the Impacts' Wipeout vs. the (Glendora) Surfaris hit Wipe Out! may have been factors too. This whole situation is what caused the Del-Fi album to abort, only to appear a generation later as the Sundazed album. |
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Posted on Aug 21 2013 05:21 PM
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And Jon & the Nightriders do it as Super Jet Rumble. Burned into my brain from back when this was The Album that Opened my Eyes. |
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Posted on Aug 21 2013 07:08 PM
Thanks Tuck! How could I forget the Jon & The Nightriders version? —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Posted on Aug 25 2013 04:16 PM
Here's a gem I ran across today, one that The Untamed Youth covered in the early 90's. —-Damon. |
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Posted on Aug 25 2013 05:42 PM
"Sea-N-Shore"... awesome tune! This 45 and its flipside, "Metalflakes" were written by Jim Masoner of THE LIVELY ONES! Jim managed the band as well. —BOSS FINK "R.P.M." available now from DOUBLE CROWN RECORDS! |
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