Tuesday, 22 August 2023

The Surfaris "Wheels" 1965

Glendora, California surf group the Surfaris are remembered for "Wipe Out," the number two 1963 hit that ranks as one of the great rock instrumentals, featuring a classic up-and-down guitar riff and a classic solo drum roll break, both of which were emulated by millions (the number is no exaggeration) of beginning rock & rollers...
...The band recorded an astonishing number of albums (about half a dozen) and singles in the mid-'60s; the "Wipe Out" follow-up, "Point Panic," was the only one to struggle up to the middle of the charts. More talented than the typical one-shot surf group, the Surfaris' drummer Ron Wilson was praised by session stickman extraordinaire Hal Blaine, and his uninhibited splashing style sounds like a direct ancestor to Keith Moon. He also took the lead vocals on the group's occasional Beach Boys imitations. - by Richie Unterberger
trax:
01 Delano Soul Beat 02 Gear Down Boogie 03 Dirt Track Baby 04 Speed Jocking 05 Wheel Soul 06 Wheels Theme 07 Shutdown Daddy 08 Spinout 09 Floorboarding 10 Way-Out Wheeler

3 comments:

RYP said...

The Surfaris "Wheels"
gitit! no pw
https://krakenfiles.com/view/UwlP7MshGB/file.html

EasilyConfused said...

Actually, according to Discogs and Wikipedia, this is not the same Surfaris that recorded Wipe Out. This is a different Californian crew which was formed before the more famous band but had to change their name to The Original Surfaris when Wipe Out became a hit.

Still, it's quite a good album!

cdelint said...

Thanks!