The Belairs "Volcanic Action!" 2001

What did you do in high school? If you were one of the five members of The Belairs, you were busy helping to invent surf music...
...They laid the blueprint for countless aqua odes to follow. Featuring minor key guitar leads flowing to major and back to minor, a prominent sax and dogged drums, Volcanic Action! was a clarion call to thousands of like-minded California kids. Bands sprung up, dance halls overflowed and a steady stream of surf records began to hit the airwaves and the shop racks. California became the epicenter for a new music genre and its hub was South Bay, Los Angeles, home of The Belairs.
The Belairs' reign was brief, from 1961-1963. An argument between guitarists Eddie Bertrand and Paul Johnson over whether to incorporate the then-new Fender reverb unit into their sound (Eddie was for it, Paul against) escalated and resulted in the group's break-up. Their tiny discography of three singles belied their massive impact. Bertrand formed Eddie and The Showmen, drummer Richard Delvy founded The Challengers and original Bel-Airs drummer, former Mousketeer Dick Dodd, joined The Standells, all groups destined to make national noise and carry the California sound forward.
trax:
01 Volcanic Action 02 Ramrod 03 Mr. Moto 04 Vampire 05 Peter Pistol 06 Let's Go Trippin' 07 Wild One 08 Panic Button 09 Yep 10 Bedlam 11 Chiflado 12 Bulldog 13 Movin' and Groovin' 14 Runaway 15 Ventures' Medley: Lullaby of the Leaves / Walk, Don't Run / Perfidia 16 Reveille Rock 17 Kamikazee 18 Little Brown Jug 19 Three Blind Christmas Mice 20 Volcanic Action [Alternate Take] 21 Rampage 22 Squirt