Surfbeat

by The Challengers

Surfbeat cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1963
  • Label: Vault
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 32:26
  • Community rating: 3.36/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Assembled largely by veteran session players, this record served as a defining commercial cornerstone for the Southern California instrumental craze. It effectively codified the genre's vocabulary, establishing standard repertoires of glissandos, heavy reverb, and driving tom-tom rhythms. 'Surfbeat' was incredibly influential, essentially functioning as an instructional manual for thousands of aspiring teenage rock groups.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, aquatic, rhythmic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Bulldog (1:56)
  2. Kamikaze (2:22)
  3. Let's Go Trippin' (1:51)
  4. Ramrod (1:38)
  5. Mr. Moto (2:08)
  6. Red River Rock (1:59)
  7. Miserlou (2:47)
  8. Latin'ia (2:32)
  9. Surfin' Safari (2:23)
  10. Movin' N' Groovin' (2:12)
  11. Vampire (3:06)
  12. Torquay (2:45)
  13. Penetration (2:36)
  14. Surf Beat (2:11)

Credits

  • The Challengers - primary artist
  • Randy Nauert - bass
  • Glenn Grey - lead guitar
  • Jim Roberts - piano, organ
  • Don Landis - rhythm guitar
  • George Tomsco - written-by
  • Paul Johnson - written-by
  • Dick Dale - written-by

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