Much of that vintage surf music was originally released on small regional labels, and many of the acts that created some of the greatest surf music never released more than a handful of singles. Those factors resulted in many original surf classics remaining difficult to obtain in recent years. Sundazed Music, a longstanding champion of vintage surf music, went a long way towards remedying that situation with the release of its CD series Lost Legends of Surf Guitar. The series has been widely recognized for rescuing numerous rare, obscure and/or lesser-known gems from surf music's golden age. Now, the landmark series moves into second gear, progressing into the vinyl format with a pair of double-LP collections, each of which features 28 below-the-radar vintage surf killers.
Lost Legends of Surf Guitar gathers a rousing, roaring assortment of underground surf classics and underappreciated gems by such notable surf combos as the Challengers, the Pyramids, the Tornadoes, Jerry Cole & His Spacemen, the Catalinas, the Centurions, the Essex, the Jesters, the Rhythm Rockers, the Royal Coachmen, the Tandems and Dave Myers and His Surftones, as well as numbers by both the Surfaris and the Original Surfaris! There's also a rarely-heard track by legendary Minnesota surf-garage kings the Trashmen, the out-there "Devil Surfer" by Scott Engel (who would soon go on to pop stardom and cult acclaim as Scott Walker) and scarce versions of such surf anthems as "Jack the Ripper," "Point Panic" and "Moondawg."
This essential collection, meticulously mastered from rare vintage tapes and pressed on high-quality vinyl, is the perfect collection for gremmie and ho-dad alike, so grab this wave and jump head-first into the surf!!!
Side A
1 The Royal Coachmen - Loophole 2:37
2 The Ebb Tides - Big Noise From Waimea 2:54
3 Dave Myers And His Surftones - Gear! 1:53
4 Steve And The Emperors - The Breeze And I 1:45
5 The Original Surfaris - Failsafe 2:16
6 Scott Engel - Devil Surfer 1:41
7 Zorba And The Greeks - Shockwave 2:43
Side B
1 The Tandems - The Rising Surf 1:48
2 The Pyramids - Contact 1:51
3 The Original Surfaris - Surfs Up 2:01
4 The Essex - Cemetary Stomp 2:22
5 The Jesters - The Jester 2:24
6 The Royal Coachmen - Repeating 2:31
7 The Pyramids - Pressure 2:09
Side C
1 The Menn - Ian Fleming Theme 2:11
2 The Essex - Pray For Surf 2:30
3 The Surf Teens - Point Surf 1:47
4 The Centurions - Ishamatsu 2:32
5 The Original Surfaris - Exotic 1:50
6 The Tandems - Beyond The Surf 2:20
7 Jan Davis - Fugitive 2:08
Side D
1 The Surfaris - Jack The Ripper 2:30
2 The Catalinas - Banzai Washout 2:22
3 Jerry Cole & His Spacemen - Point Panic 2:02
4 Gene "The Draggin' King" Moles - Burning Rubber 2:02
5 The Trashmen - Walk, Don't Run 1:56
6 The Tornadoes - Shootin' Beavers 1:59
7 The Rhythm Rockers - Moondawg 2:28