SURF INSTRUMENTALS
VA - I'm Amped, 50 Cranking Surf Instrumentals CD1 + CD2 Plus CD3 Rare Surf (A Butterboy Compilation)
Surf music is a subgenre of rock music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Southern California. It was especially popular from 1962 to 1964 in two major forms. The first is instrumental surf, distinguished by reverb-drenched electric guitars played to evoke the sound of crashing waves, largely pioneered by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones. The second is vocal surf, which took elements of the original surf sound and added vocal harmonies, a movement led by the Beach Boys.
Surf music emerged in the late 1950s as instrumental rock and roll music, almost always in straight 4/4 (or common) time, with a medium to fast tempo. The sound was dominated by electric guitars which were particularly characterized by the extensive use of the "wet" spring reverb that was incorporated into Fender amplifiers from 1961, which is thought to emulate the sound of the waves. The outboard separate Fender Reverb Unit that was developed by Fender in 1961 (as opposed to reverb that was incorporated as a built-in amp feature) was the actual first "wet" surf reverb tone. This unit is the reverb effect heard on Dick Dale records, and others such as "Pipeline" by the Chantays and "Point Panic" by the Surfaris. It had more of a wet "plucky" tone than the "built in" amp reverb, due to a different circuitry.
Guitarists also made use of the vibrato arm on their guitar to bend the pitch of notes downward, electronic tremolo effects and rapid (alternating) tremolo picking. Guitar models favored included those made by Fender (particularly the Jazzmaster, Jaguar and Stratocaster guitars), Mosrite, Teisco, or Danelectro, usually with single coil pickups (which had high treble in contrast to double coil humbucker pickups). Surf music was one of the first genres to universally adopt the electric bass, particularly the Fender Precision Bass. Classic surf drum kits tended to be Rogers, Ludwig, Gretsch or Slingerland. Some popular songs also incorporated a tenor or baritone saxophone, as on The Lively Ones' "Surf Rider" (1963) and The Revels' "Comanche" (1961). Often an electric organ or an electric piano featured as backing harmony. (Wikipedia)
Dick Dale developed the surf sound from instrumental rock, where he added Middle Eastern and Mexican influences, a spring reverb, and the rapid alternate picking characteristics. His regional hit "Let's Go Trippin'" (1961) launched the surf music craze, inspiring many others to take up the approach. The genre reached national exposure when it was represented by vocal groups such as the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean. Dale is quoted on such groups: "They were surfing sounds [with] surfing lyrics. In other words, the music wasn't surfing music. The words made them surfing songs. ... That was the difference ... the REAL surfing music is instrumental."
Here are 50 Great Surf Instrumentals track plus a bonus 25 tracks or Rare (mostly) Instrumental Surf tracks. Enjoy!
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Surf music is a subgenre of rock music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Southern California. It was especially popular from 1962 to 1964 in two major forms. The first is instrumental surf, distinguished by reverb-drenched electric guitars played to evoke the sound of crashing waves, largely pioneered by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones. The second is vocal surf, which took elements of the original surf sound and added vocal harmonies, a movement led by the Beach Boys.
Surf music emerged in the late 1950s as instrumental rock and roll music, almost always in straight 4/4 (or common) time, with a medium to fast tempo. The sound was dominated by electric guitars which were particularly characterized by the extensive use of the "wet" spring reverb that was incorporated into Fender amplifiers from 1961, which is thought to emulate the sound of the waves. The outboard separate Fender Reverb Unit that was developed by Fender in 1961 (as opposed to reverb that was incorporated as a built-in amp feature) was the actual first "wet" surf reverb tone. This unit is the reverb effect heard on Dick Dale records, and others such as "Pipeline" by the Chantays and "Point Panic" by the Surfaris. It had more of a wet "plucky" tone than the "built in" amp reverb, due to a different circuitry.
Guitarists also made use of the vibrato arm on their guitar to bend the pitch of notes downward, electronic tremolo effects and rapid (alternating) tremolo picking. Guitar models favored included those made by Fender (particularly the Jazzmaster, Jaguar and Stratocaster guitars), Mosrite, Teisco, or Danelectro, usually with single coil pickups (which had high treble in contrast to double coil humbucker pickups). Surf music was one of the first genres to universally adopt the electric bass, particularly the Fender Precision Bass. Classic surf drum kits tended to be Rogers, Ludwig, Gretsch or Slingerland. Some popular songs also incorporated a tenor or baritone saxophone, as on The Lively Ones' "Surf Rider" (1963) and The Revels' "Comanche" (1961). Often an electric organ or an electric piano featured as backing harmony. (Wikipedia)
Dick Dale developed the surf sound from instrumental rock, where he added Middle Eastern and Mexican influences, a spring reverb, and the rapid alternate picking characteristics. His regional hit "Let's Go Trippin'" (1961) launched the surf music craze, inspiring many others to take up the approach. The genre reached national exposure when it was represented by vocal groups such as the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean. Dale is quoted on such groups: "They were surfing sounds [with] surfing lyrics. In other words, the music wasn't surfing music. The words made them surfing songs. ... That was the difference ... the REAL surfing music is instrumental."
Here are 50 Great Surf Instrumentals track plus a bonus 25 tracks or Rare (mostly) Instrumental Surf tracks. Enjoy!
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Track list 1
01 Strangers - Caterpillar Crawl 1959 :02:20
02 Belairs - Mr. Moto 1961 :02:10
03 Sharkskins - Flamenco Surf 2003 :01:52
04 Dick Dale & the Del-Tones - Misirlou 1962 :02:13
05 Surfaris - Wipe Out 1962 :02:17
06 Los Straitjackets - Surf Rider 1962 :02:45
07 Bustin' Surfboards - Spanish Fly 2003 :02:18
08 Surfaris - Bombora 1963 :02:05
09 Zps - The Sweet Ride 2003 :02:09
10 Shadows - Apache 1960 :02:57
11 Ventures - Walk, Don't Run 1960 :02:08
12 Illusions - Jezabel 1963 :02:21
13 Astronauts - Baja 1963 :02:25
13 Pyramids - Penetration 1963 :02:01
14 Scarlets - Stampede 1959 :01:57
15 Busters - Bust Out 1963 :02:34
16 Pharos - Pintor 1963 :02:17
18 Deniz Tek - Ghost Riders in the Sky :02:31
19 SpotnicksAmapola 1963 :01:52
20 Tornadoes - Bustin' Surfboards 1963 :02:29
21 Revels - Tough Soul 1964 :02:05
22 Fender Iv - Malibu Run 1965 :02:27
23 Chantays - Pipeline 1963 :02:20
24 Frantics - Werewolf 1960 :02:02
25 Frogmen - Beware Below 1961 :02:26
Track list 2
26 Ventures - Hawaii Five-0 1968 :01:46
27 Blazers - Beaver Patrol 1963 :02:48
28 Vaqueros - Echo 1964 :02:40
29 Marketts - Out of Limits 1963 :02:05
30 Denvermen - Avalon Stomp 1963 :02:10
31 Chandelles - El Gato 1963 :02:24
32 Red Elvises, Brian Tyler - Surfing in Siberia 1998 :04:41
33 Fireballs - Bulldog 1959 :02:11
34 Centurions - Bullwinkle Pt II 1963 :02:20
35 Sentinals - Latin'ia 1962 :02:29
36 Bitch Boys Did You Bring Your Brass Knuckles 2003 :03:51
37 Decades - Strange Worlds 1964 :01:54
38 Vibrants - Scorpion 1962 :02:32
39 Stage-Men - Rock Casual 1960 :02:32
40 Jerry and the Silvertones - Ce'ny 1965 :01:49
41 Los Belking's - Ilusiónate Chica 1966 :02:16
42 Long Boards - Moment of Truth 2006 :02:38
43 Royal Flairs - One Pine Box 1966 :01:43
44 Surfmen - The Breakers 1963 :02:39
45 Irridescents - Swamp Surfer 1963 :02:39
46 Chevells - Let There Be Surf 1963 :02:11
47 Brainwashers - Sand Pumper 2003 :01:53
48 Sting Rays - One Mo' Gin 1960 :01:57
49 Crossfires - Fiberglass Jungle 1963 :02:13
50 Sandals - Theme From Endless Summer 1966 :02:52
Track list 3 Rare Surf
01 Digger Revell & the Denvermen - Surfside :02:39
02 PJ & Artie - Mariah :02:45
03 Journeymen - Work Out :02:10
04 Davie Allan - Beyond the Blue :02:02
05 Vibrants - The Breeze & I :02:25
06 Piltdown Men - Night Surfin' :02:21
07 King Curtis & the Noble Men - Beach Party :02:36
08 Surfmen - Casanova :02:05 2018
09 Little Pattie - Stompin' at Maroubra :01:46
10 Gary Lewis & the Playboys - The Cat Walk :02:12
11 Pj & the Galaxies - Tally Ho :02:20
12 Genteels - Take it Off :01:55
13 Revelairs - San-Ho-Zay :02:08
14 Johnny Fortune - Chinese Surfer :02:28
15 Honeys - Pray for Surf :02:17
16 Arthur Lee & the L.A.G.'s - Rumble-Still-Skins :02:24
17 Shadows - The Rise and Fall of Flingel Blunt :02:46
18 Nocturnes Nocturnes - Surfer Street :02:08
19 Wheely McSidewalk & the Ball B - Surf Beat :01:58
20 Invaders - California Sun :02:18
21 Wayne Newton - Someonels Ahead of You :02:31
22 Lost Acapulco - Las Calaveras De Justicio :03:02
23 Digger Revell & the Denvermen - Lisa Maree :02:10
24 Johnny Barakat & the Vestells - The Wedge :02:34
25 Sunsets - A Life in the Sun (Theme From) :02:39
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Everybody and his brother it seems has made a surf comp. This is a good one! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bill, appreciated.
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