1) The Astronauts-"Firewater"
2) Avengers VI-"Slaughter on 10th Avenue"
3) Fender IV:"Mar Gaya"
4) The Surfmen-"El Toro"
5) The Vy Dels: "Unknown"
6) The Crossfires-"Fiberglass Jungle"
7) Tornadoes-"Moon Dawg"
8. PJ and the Galaxies-"Tally Ho"
9) Original Surfaris-"Surfari"
10) The Tornadoes-"The Tornado"

Or just any one of those x 10!

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Rob_J wrote:

normj wrote:

I am glad to see The Lonely Surfer by Jack Nitzche is getting some love here. That is one of the greatest surf songs of all time. It does not get the respect it deserves. Glad it made some of your lists.

I totally agree. I remember first hearing The Lonely Surfer on The Ventures "Surfing" album when it first came out. It has always been one of my favorites.

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1.bob vaught and the renegaids - blue moon
2.bob vaught and the renegaids - surfer tragedy
3. Paul revere and the raiders - orbit
4.the astronauts - Baja
5. Tha atlantics - greensleave
6.The Belairs - Mr. moto
7.The Belairs - bedlam
8.The centurians - bullwinkle
9.The Chantays - pipeline
10.The Jaguars - night walker

There are to many to choose from. I don't put them in a classic rating, because they all mean a lot to me.

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This is my "Ten Killer-Track Classic Surf Compilation".

1. The Astronauts - Hot Doggin'
2. Dick Dale - The Wedge
3. The Atlantics - Bombora
4. The Fender IV - Mar Gaya
5. Al Casey - The Hearse
6. The Pyramids - Midnight Run
7. The Lively Ones - Surf Rider
8. The Challengers - K-39
9. Jack Nitzsche - The Last Race
10. The Sandals - Theme From The Endless Summer

(Skipping the most obvious ones like Misirlou,Penetration,Pipeline etc.)

Last edited: Nov 04, 2013 13:28:36

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1. The Chantays "Pipeline"
2. Dick Dale & The Del-Tones "Miserlou"
3. The Atlantics "Bombora"
4. The Lively Ones "High Tide (Tranquilizer)"
5. Jim Messina & His Jesters "The Jester"
6. The Fender IV "Mar Gaya"
7. The Original Surfaris "Bombora"
8. The Astronauts "Surf Party"
9. Eddie & The Showmen "Squad Car"
10. Dave Meyers and His Surf-Tones "Gear"

This was very hard to do and I'm sure my answers would change if you ask me next week. I have so many "also-rans".. a top twenty would be easier.

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Brian wrote:

This was very hard to do and I'm sure my answers would change if you ask me next week. I have so many "also-rans".. a top twenty would be easier.

Yeah, but isn't it cool when the songs that didn't make it onto your own list sudenly appear on someone else's? For example I had to drop "Ghost Hop" by the Surfmen although I really like it. And even though it is not that widely known as some others it still made the list of somebody else (thank you narciso)!

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1. Jerry Cole - "Deep Surf"
2. The Original Surfaris - "Exotic"
3. The Pharos - "Pintor"
4. Attila & The Huns – “The Lonely Huns”
5. The Trashmen - "Malaguena"
6. The Blazers - "Sound of Mecca"
7. The Surfmen - "Paradise Cove"
8. The Astronauts - "Movin"
9. The Avengers VI - "Heartbeat"
10. The Fender IV - "Mar Gaya"

I have not chosen my tracks in the light of historical relevance. If everybody would do that we do not even have to make this list since the top tracks will be pretty predictable. I think the Top 101 should be a reflection of the tracks that are currently most popular amongst surf lovers, no matter their historical relevance. The above ten tracks are my current favourites in classic surf music. Today "Exotic" gives me the feeling "Misirlou" gave me years ago, even though it might not be as original or groundbreaking. Next year my list will undoubtably be very different.

I´m by far not ready for my Top 10 Revival list. That is going to take me days if not weeks.

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Last edited: Nov 17, 2013 11:05:18

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Here are my 11, in no particular order (I tried to stick to "labeled" Surf bands, but would have put the Shadows, the Ventures, and Fireballs if I could...speaking of, maybe we should do a Euro instrumental list too!):

And maybe, a little bit of eleki too...

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Yes I forgot about Pintor and a few others

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Here goes – taking a chance that a couple may not be considered classic “Surf”.

1. The Ventures – “Walk, Don’t Run ‘64”
2. Bobby Fuller & The Fanatics – “Our Favorite Martian”
3. Bobby Fuller Four – “The Chase”
4. The Chantays – “Pipeline”
5. The Pyramids – “Penetration”
6. The Astronauts – “Baja”
7. The Ventures – “Diamond Head”
8. The Belairs – “Mr. Moto”
9. The Pyramids – “Pressure”
10. Eddie & The Showmen – “Mr. Rebel”
11. Dave & The Customs – “Ali Baba” (just in case one above is not right)