Various Artists - Lost Legends Of Surf Guitar: Shockwave!

Artist:

Various Artists

UPC:

090771114327

Description:

Liner Note Author: John Blair .
Recording information: 1961-1966.
Photographers: Bryan Post; John Blair .
Much like `60s garage rock, there seems to be an inexhaustible supply of great surf instrumental sides from the classic era still waiting to be rediscovered, and the fourth volume in Sundazed`s superb Lost Legends of Surf Guitar series features 20 great sides that have somehow avoided being anthologized to death (in fact, three cuts on this compilation have never been released before). Opening up with the amazing reverb abuse of Zorba & the Greeks` "Shockwave" (and no, that`s not a joke -- just check out that glorious noise), this compilation offers up some lovely examples of surf guitar in the classic style (check out the moody "The Truant" by the Truants, "Volcanic Action" from the Bel-Airs, and the reverb-drenched "The Hearse" from Al Casey), as well as a few entertaining oddities (the amusingly ominous "Fall Out" from the Stage-Men, the glorious Ventures rip of Jan Davis` "Verti-Go-Go," and a hard-stompin` cover of "Walk Don`t Run `64" by the Teemates). As you`d expect from Sundazed, the track selection is choice, the audio is excellent, and the liner notes from surf archivist John Blair are entertaining and fact-filled. Lost Legends of Surf Guitar: Shockwave is a real treat for non-hodads everywhere -- grab your board and toss this disc in the player while the waves are up! ~ Mark Deming

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Shockwave - Zorba & the Greeks
2. Heartbeat - Avengers VI
3. Fall Out - The Stage-Men
4. Truant, The - Truants
5. Raw-Hide - Pastels
6. Volcanic Action - The Bel-Airs
7. Verti-Go-Go - Jan Davis (previously unreleased)
8. Moon Race - Citations
9. Chiflado - Thom Starr & the Galaxies (previously unreleased)
10. Hearse, The - Al Casey
11. Beachbound - The Cornells
12. Walk, Don`t Run `64 - The Teemates
13. Scalping Party - The Tornados
14. Time Bomb - Avengers VI
15. Sunset Surf - Truants
16. Moon Dawg - Johnny & The Shy Guys
17. Spin Out - The Teensmen
18. Avenger`s Stomp, The - Avengers VI
19. Bedlam - The Bel-Airs
20. Surfbuster - Jan Davis (previously unreleased)

Album Information

Release Date:

07/26/2005

Type:

Collection

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

Surf

Label:

Sundazed

Producer:

Leo DeGar Kilka; George Garabedian; Jack Millman; Jim Kirchstein; Sidney Frey; Jan Davis; Lee Hazlewood; Richard Delvy

Catalog Number:

11143

Original Release Year:

2005

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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