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Klas,
The "Silver Sounds of The Surf" LP on Cloister is fairly rare. I haven't
seen too many copies of it over the years. I'd think a clean copy would
probably get $100-200+ at auction, depending.
Books are exactly like records in the sense that an author/artist creates
something, then tries to find someone in a good position to mass produce
it, distribute it, and promote it. Otherwise, you do it yourself, but on a
much smaller scale.
john blair
"Klas Fjellgren"
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John, do you have any idea how rare the "Silver Sounds of The Surf"
album is and what one would have to pay for a nice copy?
As for new editions of your books, is it only up to you to put it
together or do you also have to convince the publisher to print new
editions?
Thanks,
Klas
--- In , john.blair@s... wrote:
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> Here's some info on these recordings for anyone interested apart
from
> Brian.....
>
> The Irridescents were from L.A. (the info in my book related to
this band
> is incorrect -- reason #1,279 to publish an updated, 4th edition
> eventually) and "Bali Ha'i/Swamp Surfer" (1963) was their only
single (it
> does have the distinction of having been reissued twice after the
original
> Hawk pressing...on the Infinity and Oldies 45 labels). The band was
> subsequently "hired" by producer Jonathan Young to record the
tracks for a
> "concept" surf album called "Silver Sounds of The Surf" by The
Stompers (a
> fictitious band). This album included very garagy versions of "Surf
> Rider," "Hava Nagila," and "Soul Surfer" as well as even cruder
instro
> versions of "La Bamba" and "King of The Surf Guitar." If you were
familiar
> with the better recorded and performed "Bali Ha'i," you wouldn't
have a
> clue The Stompers were actually The Irridescents.
>
> Jonathan Young also recorded as The Moongooners and The Surfside
Four, and
> worked with Scott Engel (Walker Bros) on various recordings as
well. The
> "Silver Sounds..." LP continues to provide one little mystery.
Besides the
> Irridescents' instro tracks, this LP also contains the two Dick
Dale vocals
> "We'll Never Hear The End of It" and "Fairest of Them All" (another
story
> here). An annotation on the back of the LP jacket notes "Dick Dale
masters
> courtesy of Saturn Records." Huh? Dick never recorded for Saturn
Records
> (and those two vocal tracks, as far as I know, were never released
on the
> Saturn label), so that reference is still a bit of a mystery.
>
> As for the Pharos ("Pintor/Rhythm Surfer"), as I said yesterday,
they
> remain a mystery. Both sides of their only single were on the Del-
Fi CD
> comp, "Wild Surf." The liner notes of the CD point out that this
band's
> name was, apparently, The Pharaohs but was changed to avoid
confusion with
> the earlier Pharaohs who recorded R&B vocal sides for Del-Fi.
Could be a
> studio group, but I kind of doubt it. Whoever they were, and
whoever wrote
> the two tunes, were inspired. "Pintor" is a classic.
>
> john blair
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> Anyone got the scoop on "Bali Ha'i" by the Irredescents and "Pintor"
> by the Pharos? No real reason to group these together other than
they
> have this incredible authentic sounding vibe to them.
>
> I mean, Bali Ha'i...what the hell? What a quirky, weird
song...totally
> cool. And Pintor is very suave with a latin feel.
>
> Info on the bands and songs are appreciated. Were they "real" bands
or
> studio groups? Thanks.
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