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--- In , "ipongrac" <ipongrac@g...>
wrote:
> --- In , "Jeff" <bigtikidude@y...>
wrote:
> > While cruzin' down to San Diego for another Surf/tiki
filled
> > weekend in Beautiful So. Cal. I stopped by a certain shop(
sorry
> > it's a secret) I'll drop the info later (ha ha).
> > Anyhow they had a Old Atlantics Lp from Austrailia. Can't
remember
> > the title, but it was a light blue and white picture of waves
and
> > beach if I recall correctly. It was in so so condition, and
the
> sleve
> > had a little bit of water damage. They wanted 45 dollars for it.
> >
> > I looked at the song titles and it seemed most of them were on
the
> > CBS recrodings vol 1 and 2.
> >
> > Should I still pick it up? I've never seen any Atlantics stuff
> here
> > in USA, But the quality and the price seem a bit outta whack.
>
> That's their debut LP, Bombora. This album sold like hotcakes in
> Australia, and you can easily get it on eBay for much less than
that
> (well, I did a few years ago, I don't know what it's like now).
Their
> subsequent two LPs are much rarer, especially their third,
Explosive
> Sound Of, so that one MIGHT be worth that much, but definitely not
for
> Bombora. It's my least favorite of their three LPs anyway (though
> still good), mostly cause it's the most derivative one - they
sound a
> lot like the Shadows on it. Anyway, check it out on eBay, and
then
> see if it's worth it.
>
> BTW, all the tracks on that LP are on CBS Complete REcordings Vol.
1,
> since those two CDs were done in chronological order.
>
> Ivan
THE ATLANTICS rule!
That BOOMING drum sound....unmistakable when you hear it....you
kinda know it's them
I open TWANG SHEBANG #25 with REEF BREAK, show is being edited now,
up I am told in 2-3 days at the most...stay tuned
they are the REAL DEAL
Unsteady Freddie
