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The Birth Of Surf

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  Song Title Artist Time Price    
Play   1. Wipe Out The Surfaris 2:16 £0.89
Play   2. Surfin' USA The Beach Boys 2:28 £0.89
Play   3. Surf City Jan & Dean 2:42 £0.89
Play   4. Walk Don't Run The Ventures 2:08 £0.89
Play   5. Miserlou Dick Dale & The Del-Tones 2:14 £0.89
Play   6. Pipeline The Chantays 2:19 £0.89
Play   7. Surfin' Safari The Beach Boys 2:05 £0.89
Play   8. Penetration The Pyramids 2:00 £0.89
Play   9. Hey Little Cobra The Rip Chords 1:57 £0.89
Play 10. Surfer's Stomp The Mar-Kets 1:56 £0.89
Play 11. Boss The Rumblers 2:21 £0.89
Play 12. The Lonely Surfer Jack Nitzsche 2:34 £0.89
Play 13. Little Deuce Coupe The Beach Boys 1:38 £0.89
Play 14. Surfer Joe The Surfaris 2:19 £0.89
Play 15. Let's Go Trippin' Dick Dale & The Del-Tones 2:11 £0.89
Play 16. Surfin' Tragedy The Sentinals 2:12 £0.89
Play 17. Mr. Moto The Belairs 2:10 £0.89
Play 18. Body Surf Aki Aleong & The Nobles 2:01 £0.89
Play 19. 409' The Competitors 2:01 £0.89
Play 20. Surf Rider The Lively Ones 3:19 £0.89
Play 21. Surf Bunny Gene Gray & The Stingrays 2:30 £0.89
Play 22. Baja The Astronauts 2:28 £0.89
Play 23. Exotic Bob Vaught & The Renegaids 1:51 £0.89
Play 24. Surfer Girl The Beach Boys 2:26 £0.89
Play 25. We're Goin' Surfin The Wailers 2:20 £0.89
Play 26. Surfin' Hootenanny Al Casey & The K-C-Ettes 2:08 £0.89
Play 27. Blue Surf The Impacts 3:19 £0.89
Play 28. The Big Wave The ScallyWags 1:59 £0.89
Play 29. Surfin' At Mazatland The Centurions 3:14 £0.89
Play 30. Breakfast At Tressels The Rhythm Rockers 2:46 £0.89
Play 31. Cat On A Hot Foam Board The New Dimensions 1:41 £0.89
Play 32. King Of The Surf Guitar Dick Dale & The Del-Tones 2:06 £0.89
Play 33. Fort Lauderdale The Impacts 1:41 £0.89
Play 34. Ram-Charger The Venturas 2:45 £0.89
Play 35. Mr. Rebel Eddie & The Showmen 4:57 £0.89
Play 36. Muscle Beach Party The Super Stocks 1:55 £0.89
Play 37. Hot Dogger The Pastel Six 1:57 £0.89
Play 38. Slippin' The Rumblers 2:52 £0.89
Play 39. Kuk The Astronauts 2:07 £0.89
Play 40. (Dance With The) Surfin' Band Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars 2:09 £0.89
Play 41. Pintor Pharos 2:17 £0.89
Play 42. Thunder Head Thunder Head 2:01 £0.89
Play 43. Soul Surfer Johnny Fortune 2:36 £0.89
Play 44. Impact The Impacts 1:51 £0.89
Play 45. Mozart Stomp The Ramblers 2:29 £0.89
Play 46. Jezabel The Illusions 2:20 £0.89
Play 47. Surf Beat Dick Dale & The Del-Tones 2:59 £0.89
Play 48. The Rising Surf Richie Allen & The Pacific Surfers 2:42 £0.89
Play 49. Minor Chaos The Treasures 2:10 £0.89
Play 50. Homicidal Lenny & The Thundertones 1:37 £0.89
Play 51. Twitchin' The Pastel Six 2:35 £0.89
Play 52. Surf Rat The Rumblers 1:56 £0.89
Play 53. Hot Doggin' The Astronauts 2:25 £0.89
Play 54. Three Guitar Theme Strato Coasters 2:05 £0.89
Play 55. Stampede The Scarlets 1:55 £0.89
Play 56. Shortnin' Bread The Fabulous Playboys 1:49 £0.89
Play 57. Surfin' The Beach Boys 2:17 £0.89
Play 58. Rock And A Half Millionaires 1:45 £0.89
Play 59. Surfin' Round The World Bruce Johnston 2:03 £0.89
Play 60. On The Rocks The Wailers 2:08 £0.89
Play 61. Underwater The Frogmen 2:07 £0.89
Play 62. Crash The Creations 2:16 £0.89
Play 63. Bangalore The Blazers 2:09 £0.89
Play 64. Gidget Darren James 2:30 £0.89
Play 65. Surfin' Crow Jades 2:10 £0.89
Play 66. The Other Side The Torquays 2:02 £0.89
Play 67. The Chase Blue Denim 2:18 £0.89
Play 68. Batman The Astronauts 2:10 £0.89
Play 69. Hang In ? & The Mysterians 2:46 £0.89
Play 70. Topless The Telstars 2:50 £0.89
Play 71. Fink The Starfires 1:42 £0.89
Play 72. Big Breaker Ambassadors 2:53 £0.89
Play 73. Surf Bound The Nevegans 1:46 £0.89
Play 74. Shakedown The Wailers 2:02 £0.89
Play 75. Drag Race The Vibra-Sonics 2:30 £0.89
Play 76. Widget The Surfers 2:05 £0.89
Play 77. Hurrican The Hurricanes 2:16 £0.89
Play 78. Sound Of Mecca The Blazers 2:42 £0.89
Play 79. Thunderstorm The Vibra-Sonics 2:54 £0.89
Play 80. Teen Theme Statesmen 1:58 £0.89
Play 81. Enchanted The Pagents 2:11 £0.89
Play 82. Surfin' Blues Al Casey 2:35 £0.89
Play 83. Damascus Ricco-Shays 2:05 £0.89
Play 84. Bust Out The Busters 2:32 £0.89
Play 85. The Long Ride Johnny Barakat And The Vestells 1:39 £0.89
Play 86. Busting Point The Torquays 1:48 £0.89
Play 87. Somethin' Else The Starfires 2:21 £0.89
Play 88. Pray For Surf The Honeys 2:31 £0.89
Play 89. Ali Baba Dave & The Customs 2:48 £0.89
Play 90. Surfin' Bells The Velmas 1:49 £0.89
Play 91. Banzai Pipeline The Astronauts 2:15 £0.89
Play 92. Waikiki Rumble Waikiki Rumblers 2:27 £0.89
Play 93. Yellow Bird The Starliners 2:15 £0.89
Play 94. High Tide The Lively Ones 1:54 £0.89
Play 95. Pow-Wow Stringmen 2:06 £0.89
Play 96. Kahuna The Gestics 2:03 £0.89
Play 97. Guitars, Guitars, Guitars Al Casey 2:04 £0.89
Play 98. Hanging Five Reveliers 2:09 £0.89
Play 99. Riding The Waves Dee Dee Sharp 2:25 £0.89
Play 100. Ain't No Big Thing Rinngo 2:23 £0.89
Play 101. Monkey Tree The Atlantics 2:07 £0.89
Play 102. Night Owl Dick Dale 2:36 £0.89
Play 103. Pressure The Pyramids 2:11 £0.89
Play 104. Your Baby's Gone Surfin' Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes 2:23 £0.89
Play 105. Chinese Surf The Rhythm Boys 3:17 £0.89
Play 106. Tecumseh The Space Walkers 2:07 £0.89
Play 107. Re-Entry The Starfires 2:10 £0.89
Play 108. Gypsy Surfer The Avantis 2:18 £0.89
Play 109. Contact The Pyramids 1:53 £0.89
Play 110. Surfari The Original Surfaris 2:05 £0.89
Play 111. He's My Surfin' Guy The Beach Girls 2:26 £0.89
Play 112. Bulldog Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs 2:11 £0.89
Play 113. El Aguila (The Easle) Al Casey 1:54 £0.89
Play 114. Wildest Drums Yet Les Brown Jr. 2:07 £0.89
Play 115. Shanghied The Wailers 1:59 £0.89
Play 116. Midnight Run The Super Stocks 1:49 £0.89
Play 117. Let There Be Surf Chevel 2:10 £0.89
Play 118. Bugged The Rumblers 2:17 £0.89
Play 119. Squad Car Eddie & The Showmen 1:57 £0.89
Play 120. Beaver Patrol The Blazers 2:47 £0.89
Play 121. Shoot The Curl The Honeys 2:20 £0.89
Play 122. Earthquake Aki Aleong & The Nobles 2:43 £0.89
Play 123. Red Corvette Ellie Gee & The Jets 2:41 £0.89
Play 124. Bustin' Surfboards The Tornadoes 2:25 £0.89
Play 125. Latin'ia The Sentinals 2:29 £0.89
Play 126. What Is A Young Girl Made Of Kenny & the Cadets 2:18 £0.89
Play 127. Lullaby Of The Leaves The Ventures 2:00 £0.89
Play 128. A Swingin' Safari Les Brown Jr. 2:40 £0.89
Play 129. Point Panic The Surfaris 2:16 £0.89
Play 130. Moon Dawg The Gamblers 2:14 £0.89
Play 131. Crossfire Johnny and the Hurricanes 2:23 £0.89
Play 132. Shake N' Stomp Dick Dale 2:11 £0.89
Play 133. Monsoon The Chantays 2:04 £0.89
Play 134. Wild Weekend The Rockin' Rebels 2:15 £0.89
Play 135. Ramrod Duane Eddy & The Rebels 1:42 £0.89
Play 136. Drum City Les Brown Jr. 1:47 £0.89
Play 137. Maybe Baby The Chantays 2:03 £0.89
Play 138. Peppermint Man Dick Dale 2:24 £0.89
Play 139. Milky Way Gary Usher & The Usherettes 1:38 £0.89
Play 140. Caravan Al Casey 1:48 £0.89
Play 141. Angry Sea (Waimea) The Rumblers 2:07 £0.89
Play 142. Little Stick Nomad The Competitors 1:58 £0.89
Play 143. El Gato The Chandelles 2:24 £0.89
Play 144. Space Probe The Chantays 2:23 £0.89
Play 145. Surfin' & Swingin' Les Brown Jr. 2:34 £0.89
Play 146. He's My Blond-Headed, Stompie-Wompie, Real Gone Surfer Guy Little Pattie & The Statesmen 1:41 £0.89
Play 147. Green Onions The Surfaris 2:38 £0.89
Play 148. Be True To Your School The Beach Boys 2:08 £0.89
Play 149. Linda's Tune Rancheros 2:23 £0.89
Play 150. Power Shift The Competitors 2:04 £0.89
Play 151. Church Key The Revels 2:03 £0.89
Play 152. Luau The Beach Boys 1:49 £0.89
Play 153. You Can't Sit Down The Surfaris 4:34 £0.89
Play 154. Boss Strikes Back The Rumblers 2:13 £0.89
Play 155. Fiberglass Jungle Crossfire 2:13 £0.89
Play 156. Move It The Chantays 2:33 £0.89
Play 157. Three Surfer Boys Gary Usher & The Usherettes 2:03 £0.89
Play 158. Surf Party The Astronauts 2:03 £0.89
Play 159. Beach Boy Stomp The Beach Boys 2:15 £0.89
Play 160. El Toro The Surfmen 2:01 £0.89
Play 161. Judy The Beach Boys 2:21 £0.89
Play 162. Samoa The Beach Combers 2:25 £0.89
Play 163. Barbie Kenny & the Cadets 2:23 £0.89
Play 164. Baby Elephant Walk Les Brown Jr. 2:56 £0.89
Play 165. Take It Off Dick Dale 2:10 £0.89
Play 166. It's A Gas The Rumblers 2:09 £0.89
Play 167. Competition Coupe The Astronauts 2:14 £0.89
Play 168. Surf 'n' Soul The Sentinals 1:46 £0.89
Play 169. She's My Summer Girl Jan & Dean 3:01 £0.89
Play 170. I Wanna Take A Trip To The Islands The Surfaris 1:35 £0.89
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Great introduction 30 Sep 2008
By D. J. H. Thorn TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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Ace seem to dominate the market in pre-Beatle rock and roll and 'The Birth of Surf' shows their expertise. Carefully selected, these tracks are all from different bands, are presented in chronological order, and are accompanied by detailed track notes and plenty of photos. Surf is one of those odd genres that grows alongside mainstream pop and came at a time when the first flush of rock and roll had been flattened by a watered down version. Sometimes featuring three guitars or two basses and usually a sax or two, these bands are partly characterised by often being six or seven strong.

The title 'Birth of Surf' hints that 'surf' is an arbitrary tag, a suitable analogy nevertheless for a thrilling ride through what is basically rock instrumental music. Whereas The Shadows were supreme technicians with a stack of great melodies, these bands tended to sacrifice precision in favour of all-out assault. Even so, there are some beautifully-crafted tracks alongside the manic ones.

The first few tracks were probably recorded before the surf label existed. Significantly, they are mostly by artists who enjoyed mainstream hit success: Duane Eddy, Johnny & The Hurricanes, The Fireballs, The Ventures and Link Wray. Their influence on what followed is however clear. The obvious selections are all here too: 'Wipe Out', 'Pipeline' and the legendary Dick Dale's best-known track. Two further tracks that were resurrected for 'Pulp Fiction' are also included, but The Centurions and The Revels are not represented.

At first listen, many of the tracks sound much the same but on later hearing are nearly all are distinguished by something a little different. The Astronauts' percussive 'Baja' is especially impressive as is the helter skelter tempo whipped up by Eddie & The Showmen on 'Squad Car'. The latter band, incidentally, featured Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, later the brains behind The Turtles, on saxes. The album finishes with 'Surf Creature' a slow, spooky ramble years ahead of psychedelia.

I've played this album so much that I've begun to look for albums by the artists featured. I was surprised to find that at least half of them have been subjected to CD reissues or compilations. 'The Birth of Surf' is a collection of infectious and often imaginative music.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
From Ace Records this is 26 surfing tracks from 1958 - 1963, original artists and original recordings, all in chronological order and no rubbish in sight.
The best for me is The Chantays' Pipeline and The Surfaris' Wipe Out.
Some better known artists like Duane Eddy, Johnny And The Hurricanes and Link Ray are mixed in with some rarities like The Fireballs, The Gamblers and The Blazers.
It's a brilliant collection!
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From the first wave 10 May 2012
By Richard
Format:Audio CD
While Duane Eddy and other rock'n'roll instrumentalists have nothing to do with Surf as we know it these groups were the prime influence as you'll realise if you ever get the Belairs'CD The Origins of Surf Music 1960/1963.This CD on the ILOKI label comes with a 76 page booklet written by founder member Paul Johnson who explains just how their own music began the surf craze by nothing more than a remark by a surfer that "it sounded like you were on a surf board"
In time Duane Eddy and the Ventures were cutting their own surf albums but the Belairs made no more than one well antholgised single Mr Moto.However they led to the Challengers and Eddie & the Showmen.The above mentioned CD is of 26 tracks from home recordings and unissued stuff
The middle picture shown here is from a CD called Rare Instrumentals and is on the Deltone label-sleeve autographed by Dick Dale.
Johnson's notes about films which showed surfing made in the mid 50s say that the soundtracks were usually Cool Jazz to tie in with the beatnik origins of the music and the fact that beatniks were people who lived on the beach
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