Jon & The Nightriders "SPLASHBACK!" 1982 - 12"EP + "Charge Of The Nightriders" 1983

Splashback!, produced by the legendary Shel Talmy (to no particular effect, other than perhaps spiritual), features a six-minute medley that touches on eleven instantly recognizable melodies in one seamless nostalgia romp.
Guitarist John Blair formed Jon & the Nightriders in Riverside, California in 1979 to pursue his love of classic reverb-drenched surf-guitar instrumentals. The quartet also included bassist Niki Syxx, drummer Dusty Watson, and either Odie B. Gianni or David Wronski on guitar. The group opened for Dick Dale in 1980 and soon released their debut, Surf Beat '80, which contained both covers and original material. A live album was recorded at the Whisky A-Go-Go in 1981 with several new songs introduced, and it was followed in 1982 by the Splashback EP, which was produced by Shel Talmy. Jon & the Nightriders disbanded, but reunited again late in the decade for the LP Stampede!!, which was issued by Norton in 1990. In addition to playing surf music, Blair also put together a book entitled The Illustrated Discography of Surf Music (1961-1965).
trax:
1. SPLASHBACK! 2. EL PASO 3. BAJA 4. READY STEADY ROCK JETTY
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"Charge Of The Nightriders" 1983
Although probably still in nursery school when guitar instrumentals last filled the American record charts, Southern California twang-bar king John Blair and his three cohorts brilliantly re-create the innocence and excitement of that long-lost genre. Hailed by the prestigious international music journal Pipeline Magazine as "one of the greatest surf bands of all time," Jon & The Nightriders rediscovered and reintroduced the authentic 'instro' or instrumental surf music in 1979 with lead guitarist John Blair now recognized as the idiom's most visible and sought-after virtuoso whom Vintage Guitar Magazine called "the Segovia of Surf Music."
Jon & The Nightriders:
John BLAIR: guitar / Dave WRONSKI: guitar / Jeff NICHOLSON: bass / Greg ECKLER: drums / Shel TALMY (producer of the Who): tambourin

trax:
01 Charge of the Nightriders 02 Geronimo 03 Russian Roulette 04 Moon Cricket 05 Man of Mystery 06 Splashback 07 The Wedge 08 Hit Man 09 Honky Tonk
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