humbuckerhill
Joined: Jun 26, 2022
Posts: 0
Colorado
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Posted on Jun 26 2022 05:22 PM
This topic was automatically created to discuss the news story The Guitar Soundwave Instrumental Surf Music Volumes One - Four.
— The Guitar Soundwave: Instrumental Surf Music
Volume One: 1961-1963 Southern California A Garage Music Phenomenon
Volume Two: The Second Wave 1964-1933 The In-between Years + Odds-n-Ends
Volume Three: The Third Wave 1994 and Beyond A Global Phenomenon Part I - A-O
Volume Four: The Third Wave 1994 and Beyond A Global Phenomenon Part II - P-Z
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25534
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Jun 26 2022 10:22 PM
1964-1933????
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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HallmarkSweptWinger
Joined: Jul 27, 2006
Posts: 1284
Berlinesia, Germanifornia
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Posted on Jun 27 2022 01:44 AM
If someone with a "humbucker" in his name is trying to make money with instrumental surf music... ????
— Twang cheers!
Ralf Kilauea
www.kilaueas.de
https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien
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summerfun
Joined: Sep 16, 2013
Posts: 258
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Posted on Jun 27 2022 12:09 PM
The author describes Volume 2 as "a discography of my CD collection". The book includes a description of how the author accumulated his surf music CDs. See a preview here:
https://www.blurb.com/books/11200676-the-guitar-soundwave-instrumental-surf-music-vol
John Blair's discographies are a bit more extensive:
https://www.johnblair.us/bibliography_books.htm
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Cranium
Joined: Sep 16, 2009
Posts: 73
Pajaro Valley
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Posted on Jun 27 2022 06:14 PM
The only review on Amazon is a 5-star one. Looks like it's from their partner.
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
Posts: 19265
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Jun 27 2022 08:16 PM
It appears to be a home made book, just titles and covers of a person's CD collection with a few sentences about each one. I guess it might interest someone...?
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25534
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Jun 27 2022 09:15 PM
Insert crickets sound here.
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 11046
Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Jun 27 2022 11:03 PM
Welcome Humbuckerhill. Perhaps you can give us some insight into what inspired you to make these volumes? Surely it took a lot of work.
— 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
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HallmarkSweptWinger
Joined: Jul 27, 2006
Posts: 1284
Berlinesia, Germanifornia
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Posted on Jun 28 2022 02:14 AM
People,
it´s just a scam.
If someone is interested in books about surf music:
Jon Blair is your man.
And Bob Dalleys books of course also.
Compilations: Hundreds of good comps out there.
..for some people internet makes it possible to present crab as high product...
I meant crap of course!!! Not crab!
BUT if the humbuckerhill would sell crabs this would make more sense obviously.
— Twang cheers!
Ralf Kilauea
www.kilaueas.de
https://kilaueas.bandcamp.com/album/touch-my-alien
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DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 11046
Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Jun 28 2022 08:05 AM
Doesn't look like a scam to me Ralf, if so it's a very poor one.
HallmarkSweptWinger wrote:
People,
it´s just a scam.
If someone is interested in books about surf music:
Jon Blair is your man.
And Bob Dalleys books of course also.
Compilations: Hundreds of good comps out there.
..for some people internet makes it possible to present crab as high product...
I meant crap of course!!! Not crab!
BUT if the humbuckerhill would sell crabs this would make more sense obviously.
— 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
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
Posts: 19265
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Jun 28 2022 08:12 AM
Yeah I don't think it's a scam, someone really did make a set of books of their CD collection, sometimes writing a sentence or two about each one. This took a lot of time. However, yes, I'm not sure why someone would buy this? But let people like/make things.
— Site dude - S3 Agent #202
Need help with the site? SG101 FAQ - Send me a private message - Email me
"It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25534
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Jun 28 2022 11:45 AM
Capitalism, let the buyer decide.
That being said, it’s good to know what it actually is.
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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tired
Joined: Sep 03, 2006
Posts: 332
Herten - Germany
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Posted on Jul 10 2022 02:46 AM
These volumes remind me of 1978 when John Blair published his first
"Illustrated Discography of Surf Music 1961 - 1965" and myself had put together as much as informations I had on the genre, called my book "The California Crazes 1961 - 1965, Fun in The Sun On Surf Route 101". If the man has put 3 cds on one page, all volumes have 650 pages, you´ll find about 1.900 cds...many of which had been reviewed here or at Pipeline Magazin or... or ... or... ???
None of my friends is willing to pay 350 $ plus postage to Germany
(100 $ or more???)
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JONPAUL
Joined: Apr 29, 2010
Posts: 2467
Venice, CA
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Posted on Jul 10 2022 06:30 PM
I can't help but be apprehensive about a project like this when the first any of us are hearing about it is their FIRST post on SG101. Also, the post is not even an introduction from the author, it's just the automatically generated thread from posting a news item. You've been working on this for a decade, but never joined SG101?
Here are the facts:
-this is an inventory of someone's personal CD collection (yes, CD only)
-it is very, very far from being comprehensive
-it is not in chronological order (even when the title bylines imply they are categorized by era)
-even from a very brief glance at the preview of the first volume on the Blurb site, the text is full of egregious factual errors
-the total cost to order all four 7x7" books including tax and shipping (to CA) is $391.69
It's interesting that the single Amazon review below (how can there be a review if it's not even available there?)is by a "David," which also happens to be the name cited as the contributing visual artist and purchaser of the CDs in the collection?
The most complete description and catalog ever of instrumental surf music. And it looks like a beatiful art book with all the cover art from three “waves”, beginning in Southern California early sixties to now worldwide. A dense piece of work. Definitely worth the price simply because of it’s uniqueness. A must for your musical library you fans ofbthe genre and music scholars!
Buyer beware
— Insect Surfers
The Tikiyaki Orchestra
The Scimitars
Lords Of Atlantis
Fiberglass Jungle - Surf Radio
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Surfalbumcovers
Joined: Jan 22, 2024
Posts: 31
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Posted on Jan 22 2024 08:50 PM
tired wrote:
These volumes remind me of 1978 when John Blair published his first
"Illustrated Discography of Surf Music 1961 - 1965" and myself had put together as much as informations I had on the genre, called my book "The California Crazes 1961 - 1965, Fun in The Sun On Surf Route 101". If the man has put 3 cds on one page, all volumes have 650 pages, you´ll find about 1.900 cds...many of which had been reviewed here or at Pipeline Magazin or... or ... or... ???
None of my friends is willing to pay 350 $ plus postage to Germany
(100 $ or more???)
So I’ve always wondered about that book!! It’s mentioned in John Blair’s discography but there’s literally no information anywhere on the internet. I’ve always wondered if it existed or not
— My Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/surf_album_covers/
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