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Various Artists Battle Of The Bands
Label: Star SRM 101 12
The second of the Waikiki Surf Battle of the Bands series features more ultra rare stuff. The whole set appears to be from the 1964 battle, and was recorded ambiently at the Waikiki Shell. This is a bootleg reissue from vinyl. Several vocal are included on this volume, including the Raiders' "Twist and Shout," the Majestics' "La Bamba," the Adventures' "Money," the Frolic Five's "Can't You See," and the Duplex's "Louie Louie."
Picks: The Checkmates 'Last Night', The Dimensions 'Pressure', The Escorts 'Wipe-Out Stroke', The Impacts 'Banzai Wipe Out', The Kona Casuals 'Misirlou', The Rivals 'Penetration', The Royal Malads 'Journey To The Stars', The Sensations 'Walk Don't Run '64 / Move It', The Statics 'Static Beat', The Thunderbirds 'And I Love Her'
THE DIMENSIONS "Pressure"
The Pyramids' "Pressure" gets reverent treatment from the Dimensions. Aside from a heavy handed ultra reverbed sound, the arrangement is true to the single. The intensity of the guitars gives it a lot more power than the original.
Surf Instrumental Mono
THE IMPACTS "Banzai Wipe Out"
Steve Douglas' "Banzai Washout," originally cut by his studio project band the Catalinas, gets amped up with big fire and deep throated reverb. This is quite close to the Douglas take in attack and tone, as opposed to the more restrained Dick Dale take. Quite aggressive and cool.
Surf Instrumental Mono
THE STARLIGHTERS "Cruel Sea"
The Dakotas' surf B-side is well played and presented the way the Ventures cut it. Nothing special.
Surf Instrumental Mono
THE CHECKMATES "Last Night"
The Mar-Keys' "Last Night" is handled in an slightly disturbed way, with an odd restructuring for surf adaptation. Pretty interesting.
Surf Instrumental Mono
THE SENSATIONS "Walk Don't Run '64 / Move It"
Just one verse of the Ventures' "Walk Don't Run '64" introduces a fairly dry and interesting version of the Chantays' strange tune "Move It." Interesting and odd too.
Surf Instrumental Mono
THE ROYAL MALADS "Journey To The Stars"
"Journey To The Stars" is treated like a strait cover, and is well done. Nothing new here, except the delivery is a bit tuffer and more vibrant than the Ventures' original. The organ part is carried via double picked guitar duet. Pretty cool.
Surf Instrumental Mono
THE INFASIONS "War Of The Satellites"
The Ventures' "War Of The Satellites" is played straight, right down to the silliness of the embellishing notes. It is more powerful, but still not really interesting.
Surf Instrumental Mono
THE RIVALS "Penetration"
The Rivals arranged this based on the Ventures' version, even using echo instead of reverb. It is less silly than theirs, but also less interesting than the Pyramids' original single.
Surf Instrumental Mono
THE LEPRICONS "Surf Jam"
An unlikely name for a Hawaiian surf band (or any other surf band for that matter), but here they are. The Lepricons' take on the Beach Boys' "Surf Jam" is less interesting than the original, but that's mostly because the performance is kinda funky.
Surf Instrumental Mono
THE ESCORTS "Wipe-Out Stroke"
"Wipe-Out Stroke" is a two-part song binding the Beach Boys' "Stoked" and the Surfaris' "Wipe Out" together. While both are real basic riff rockers, the blend seems to provide more interest. The low growly lead helps too.
Surf Instrumental Mono
THE ARCADES "Walkin' With Pluto"
The Ventures' "Walkin' With Pluto" is moderately interesting under this primitive surf treatment. Nice guitar work, but a pedestrian setting.
Surf Instrumental Mono
THE THUNDERBIRDS "And I Love Her"
This is a pretty surf instro treatment of the Beatles' "And I Love Her" coupled with a cheesy horn and organ version of "A Hard Day's Night." Cool up to a point.
Surf Instrumental Mono
THE KONA CASUALS "Misirlou"
The Kona Casuals pound mightily at the Dickster's biggest hit. Powerful and amped up, this version sports great glissandoes and fine drums.
Surf Instrumental Mono
THE STATICS "Static Beat"
This is a pretty interesting track. Quite outside what you'd consider trad surf from a rhythm guitar chord progression point of view, yet sporting a very cool lead riff. The chord progression approximates the Revel's "Church Key," and indeed a few bars are thrown in for the break. The Statics won second place in the 1964 battle.
Surf Instrumental Mono
THE RENEGADES "The Ward"
Chuck Berry chords and noodling does not a surf instro make, but then here are some shine double picked moments. Melody free nonsense. How they won the 1964 battle is a wonder, but then it was the Beatles' era, and they mostly did rip off Berry's chords, as did the Beach Boys, so maybe it's not so strange.
Rock Instrumental Mono
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