VA - Cowabunga! The Surf Box [1996] (4 x CDs)

 

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VA - Cowabunga! The Surf Box [1996] (4 x CDs)

Massive, though not quite definitive, four-CD, 82-track box set of surf music. The first three discs are devoted to material from the genre's '60s prime, and the fourth devoted to revivalists from 1977 to 1995. Most listeners are still better off with the several excellent single-disc surf compilations available (the best of which, like this one, are on Rhino). If your interest runs very deep, this should satisfy, placing most of the emphasis on instrumentals rather than vocals (though significant efforts in the latter vein by the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, and others are included). It has most of the big hits, and quite a few of the ones which were principally popular in Southern California, as well as some neat rarities that are hard to find anywhere, like the Illusions' storming "Jezebel," and the Surfmen's "Paradise Cove," the Latin-surf hybrid of Dave Myers's "Moment of Truth," the Sandals' "Theme From Endless Summer," and the Sunrays' pale Beach Boys Xerox, "I Live for the Sun." The fourth disc of modern-day revivalists, alas, was probably unnecessary in the minds of everyone except the compilers; it's the first three that really deal with the heart of the matter (AllMusic review by Richie Unterberger)

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Track lists

CD01

01 Fireballs - Bulldog 2:11

02 Gamblers - Moon Dawg! 2:15

03 Revels, With Barbara Adkins - Church Key 2:03

04 Frogmen - Underwater 2:07

05 Belairs - Mr. Moto 2:09

06 Dick Dale & The Del-Tones - Let's Go Trippin' 2:09

07 Mar-Kets - Surfer's Stomp 1:56

08 Beach Boys - Surfin 2:17

09 Surfmen - Paradise Cove 3:03

10 Sentinentals - Latin'ia 2:29

11 Tornadoes - Bustin' Surfboards 2:29

12 Dick Dale & The Del-Tones - Misirlou 2:13

13 Dick Dale & The Del-Tones - Surf Beat 2:59

14 Fabulous Playboys - Cheater Stomp 2:10

15 Chantays - Pipeline 2:18

16 Surfaris - Surfer Joe (Long Version) 3:38

17 Surfaris - Wipe Out (Long Version) 2:38

18 Richie Allen & The Pacific Surfers - The Rising Surf 2:42

19 Lively Ones - Surf Rider 3:19

20 Chris & Kathy - Shoot That Curl 4:22

CD02

01 Beach Boys - Kfwb Jingle... [Live] 0:29

02 Beach Boys - Surfin' Usa 2:28

03 Illusions - Jezabel 2:20

04 Aki Aleong & The Nobles - Body Surf 2:02

05 Gene Gray & The Stingrays - Surf Bunny 2:30

06 Johnny Fortune - Soul Surfer 2:36

07 Honeys - Shoot The Curl 2:20

08 Astronauts - Baja 2:29

09 Pharos - Pintor 2:17

10 New Dimensions - Cat On A Hot Foam Board 1:41

11 Jan & Dean - Surf City 2:27

12 Rhythm Rockers - Breakfast At Tressels 2:46

13 Dick Dale & The Del-Tones - King Of The Surf Guitar 2:06

14 Centurions - Surfin' At Mazatland 3:14

15 Al Casey & The K-C-Ettes - Surfin' Hootenanny 2:08

16 Jack Nitzsche - The Lonely Surfer 2:34

17 Beach Boys - Surfer Girl 2:26

18 Blazers - Beaver Patrol 2:47

19 Crossfire - Fiberglass Jungle 2:13

20 Eddie And The Showmen - Mr. Rebel 4:57

CD03

01 Pyramids - Penetration 2:00

02 Surfaris - Bombora 2:05

03 Rotations - Heavies 1:45

04 Dave Myers & The Surftones - Moment Of Truth 2:45

05 Sunsets - My Little Surfin' Woodie 2:00

06 Chevells - Let There Be Surf 2:10

07 Trashmen - Surfin' Bird 2:22

08 Snowmen - Ski Storm 2:01

09 Ready Men - Disintegration 2:26

10 Annette Funicello - Beach Party 1:49

11 Sandals - Theme From Endless Summer 3:24

12 Trade Winds - New York's A Lonely Town 2:16

13 Challengers - K-39 2:10

14 Fantastic Baggies - Tell 'em I'm Surfin' 2:03

15 Rondells - On The Run 2:15

16 Ventures - Walk, Don't Run '64 2:23

17 Sunrays - I Live For The Sun 2:27

18 Fender Iv - Malibu Run 2:27

19 Bobby Fuller Four - Misirlou [Live] 5:47

20 Sea Shells - Hit The Surf 3:34

CD04

01 Jon & The Nightriders - Storm Dancer 2:50

02 Malibooz - Goin' To Malibu 3:13

03 Surf Raiders - Wave Walk'n 2:17

04 Wedge - Night Of The Living Wedge 2:35

05 Surf Punks - My Beach 1:49

06 Corky Carroll & The Cool Water Casuals - Tan Punks On Boards 2:54

07 Cruncher - The Rebel 1:54

08 Insect Surfers - Polaris 3:57

09 Halibuts - Chumming 1:59

10 Surfdusters - Save The Waves 3:05

11 Looney Tunes - Desert Bound 2:12

12 Teisco Del Rey - Pier Pressure 2:24

13 Laika & The Cosmonaut - A Night In Tunisia 2:12

14 Man Or Astro-Man? - Reverb 1000 (Live) 2:04

15 Phantom Surfers - Banzai Run 2:29

16 Aqua Velvets - Spanish Blue 3:29

17 Boss Martians - Xke! 2:23

18 Chantays - Killer Dana 2:14

19 Mermen - Honeybomb (Live) 6:09

20 Eliminators - Punta Baja 3:35

21 Sandals - Wingnut's Theme 4:35

22 Dick Dale - Esperanza 5:50

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