"Get a Board!" 1993

Bitchin, narly and totally BOSS, man! I was really surprised to find my band's very first single included in this compilation of surf pre-classics (Side-Swiped by the Torquetts). I'm proud to be included in this totally bitchin set of raw early surf music. This is a must for collectors of hard to find surf and hot-rod jams. - By GreyWolfe "The King of El Paso" (Livermore, CA United States)The lo-fi standard of rock 'n' roll in the '50s and most of the '60s allowed anybody with a combo and garage to make music; the plethora of rockabilly, early punk, and exotica compilations to come out in the last decade attests to the rampant music making going on at the time. The world of surf music was no different, as bands inspired by Dick Dale and the Beach Boys flourished in the early '60s. The Satan label's Get A Board spotlights the obscure side of the genre and includes both instrumentals and vocal numbers. Highlights include straight-ahead surf tunes like the Toads' "Morpheus," Arlen Sanders'car manual narrative "Hopped Up Mustang" (replete with drag race samples), and girl-group entries by the Surf Bunnies and Susan Lynne. Proto-punk intensity is supplied by Bob Moore and The Temps on their distortion-riddled basher "Trophy Run," while the Pygmies contribute a bit of Las Vegas-grind camp on their "Don't Monkey With Tarzan."This is an excellent and generous collection (29 tracks); one best suited for those who don't mind a rough production aesthetic, and who are interested in exploring the wealth of obscure surf music out there. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guidetrax:
1. Baggies - The Belairs 2. Get a Board - Val Rays 3. Swingin' Hangout - The Mark Four 4. One Mo' Gin - The STING RAYS 5. Morpheous - The TOADS 6. Varoom - The Warner Brothers 7. Misirlou - The Roemans 8. Hopped up Mustang - Arlen Sanders 9. Slippery When Wet - The Diminshuns 10. Side-Swiped - The Torquettes 11. Go Go Yamaha - The Spats 12. Shut 'Em Down in London Town - The Majority 13. Swamp Surfer - The Irridescents 14. Surf Bunny Beach - The Surf Bunnies 15. Time Bomb - The Avengers VI 16. Kick Out - The Safaris 17. The Chopper - The Crestones 18. Full Blown Caddy - The Emerald City Bandits 19. Surf Bunny - Gene Cray And The Stringerays 20. Don't Monkey With Tarzan - The Pygmies 21. Go Mustang - The Triptides 22. Baha-Ree-Ra (Pt. 1) - The Trademarks 23. Reveille Rock - The Titans 24. Basic Surf - Leon Smith 25. Be Billy - Pat And The Californians 26. Garbage City - The STREET CLEANERS 27. Don't Drag No More - Susan Lynne 28. Trophy Run - Bob Moore & the Temps 29. Leavin' Surf City - Dave And The Saints
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