Various Artists - Surf-age Nuggets (CD)

Details: "Surf Age Nuggets" is a four-disc box set featuring the unsung heroes of the surf instrumental genre, "Surf Age Nuggets" traces the attitude of surf instrumental music from 1959 through it's demise in 1966. From long boards and short hair to short boards and long hair, the collection celebrates the lesser-known purveyors of the sound. All musical tracks are instrumentals and many are indeed obscure and they're supplemented by vintage station IDs and some unexpected audio treats from that era. This compilation accurately reflects the first time that music, sport and teenage lifestyle came together and confirms the attitude that surfing has always been a "rebel sport", one that continues to grow every year. Surf music was perfect for everything with it's twangy mixture of basic, pure-yet-raw '50s rock & roll, minus the teen-idol baggage. Suddenly, surfing and surf music were front and center, featured in comic books, advertising, movies and television series such as Batman, Mr. Ed and The Flintstones. The sound became pervasive and songs like Link Wray's "Jack the Ripper", performed here by the Valiants, perfectly capture it's essence. The set contains four discs, a complete track-by-track annotation by surf experts Alan Taylor and Dave Burke from Pipeline magazine, plus pop culture surf memorabilia and vintage commercials.

Tracklist:

1. The Velvetones - Doheny Run
2. The Shan-Tones - Sheba
3. The Valiants - Jack the Ripper
4. The Vaqueros - Echo
5. Johnny McCoy and the Cyclones - Scrub Bucket
6. Surf Teens - Moment of Truth
7. Surf Teens - the Ramrods
8. The Emeralds - Earthquake
9. The Runabouts - Surfer's Fright
10. Avengers VI - Slaughter on 10th Avenue
11. The Phantoms - X-L3
12. The Vistas - Moon Relay
13. The Scouts - Mr. Custer Stomp
14. The Vibrants - the Breeze and I
15. 4 of Us - Batman (Freefalling)
16. Crescents - Pink Dominoes
17. The Pace-Setters - Mustang
18. The Reekers - Don't Call Me Fly Face
19. The Lincoln Trio - Garden of Eden Pt. 2
20. Dick Dale ; His Del-Tones - Jungle Fever
21. Vaqueros - 80 Ft. Wave
22. Steve Rowe ; the Furys - Minor Chaos
23. Kan Dells - Cloudburst
24. Unknown Artist - KHJ Radio Jingle 1963
25. The Roadrunners - Quasimodo
26. The Emotionals - Miserlou
27. Revelairs - the Cruel Sea
28. The Safaris - Kick Out
29. The Velvetones - Mr. X
30. Robin and the 3 Hoods - the Marauder
31. Unknown Artist - Vox Instruments Radio Commercial
32. The Ric-A-Shays - Turn on
33. The Travelers - Windy ; Warm
34. The Vulcanes - Cozimoto
35. King Rock ; the Knights - Scandal
36. Reveliers - Hanging Five
37. The Hollywoods - Scramble
38. The Mockers - Madalena
39. The Royal Coachmen - Loophole
40. Rich Clayton ; the Rumbles - Flip Side
41. The Losers - Snake Eyes
42. The Carnations - Scorpion
43. Gestics - Rockin' Fury
44. Pipeline Pete - Commercial
45. The Ron-De-Voos - Pipeline "66"
46. The Torquetts - Side-Swiped
47. Sinders - Sinner
48. The Royal Flairs - One Pine Box
49. The Nautiloids - Nautiloid Reef
50. Unknown Artist - Surfing Soft Drink Commercial
51. The Squires - Batmobile
52. The Roadrunners - Road Runnah
53. Rhythm Surfers - Like Getting Pinched on a 502
54. The Ree-Gents - Downshiftin'
55. The Tradewinds - Gotcha
56. Irridescents - Swamp Surfer
57. The Creations - the Crash
58. Jerry ; the Silvertones - Ce'NY
59. Monzels - Sharkskin
60. Unknown Artist - "The Horror of Party Beach" Movie Trailer
61. Vy-Dels - Unknown
62. The Countdowns - Do It
63. The Avantis - Wax 'Em Down
64. The Cherokees - Uprisin'
65. The Royal Flairs - One Pine Box
66. Unknown Artist - James Bond Trailer
67. The Twilights -.007
68. Debonairs - High Wall
69. The Motivations - Motivate
70. The Persuaders - City of Atlantis
71. The Sherwoods - Tickler
72. The Sting Rays - One 'Mo' Gin
73. 'The Tempests - Lemon Line
74. Bobby Fuller - Stringer
75. The Vibrants - Scorpion
76. Newport Nomads - Blue Mallard
77. The Breakers - Jet Stream
78. Manuel ; the Renegades - Rev-Up
79. The Telstars - Spaghetti Strap
80. Unknown Artist - "The Birds" Movie Trailer
81. The Motivations - the Birds
82. The Frogmen - Beware Below
83. The Hollywood Surfers - King of the Stomp
84. Charades Band - Sophia
85. Calvin Cool - El Tecoloto
86. Dave ; the Customs - Ali Baba
87. Jim Head ; His Del Rays - Haren Bells
88. The Fugitives - the Fugitive
89. The Torquays - the Other Side
90. Unknown Artist - Baja California Radio Id
91. The Turks - Baja
92. St. John ; the Cardfinals - the Rise
93. Five More - Avalanche
94. The Mosriters - on the Run
95. Elite U.F.O. - Tarantula
96. The Buddies - Pulsebeat
97. Vaqueros - Desert Wind
98. The Dantes - Dragon Walk
99. The Decades - Strange Worlds
100. Unknown Artist - "House on Haunted Hill" Movie Trailer
101. Kenny ; the Fiends - House on Haunted Hill
102. Marlow Stewart ; the Fiends - Earthquake!!
103. Toads - Morpheus
104. The Vistas - No Return
105. Unknown Artist - Bonus Montage