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Unsteady Freddie wrote:
> Granted, The Marketts' "Surfers Stomp" was released at the beginning of
> 1962, but, I never considered them a Surf Band....
They weren't a surf band. They were a group of studio musicians brought
together by Joe Saraceno, who produced "Surfer's Stomp." The story behind
that single is rather interesting, and regardless of what anyone might
think about the production, it was a very important record to the genre of
surf music. IMO, the record was intended to capitalize on what Saraceno
thought was a new dance craze, the Stomp. Because it appeared that this
dance step had started at the beach (presumably at the Rendezvous
Ballroom), Saraceno simply qualified it as the "surfer's" Stomp.
> speaking of the Marketts, I cannot believe how many 'surf' bands still
play that great tune, OUT OF LIMITS, both live, and on record! It is a
> classic. But also surprised at how many times I see it named as "Outer
Limits". (e.g., the new CD I just got from Spain's Los Derrumbes).
> can someone help me with some of the 'sounds' on that original recording?
The tune was originally written and recorded as "Outer Limits" and
initially released on Warner Bros. with that title. Right after the single
was released, the label was sued by ABC Television and/or the production
company responsible for the TV series with the same name. That's when the
title of the record was changed to "Out of Limits."
john blair
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