Various Artists - Pulp Surfin'

Mixing '60s surf classics with contemporary retro efforts in the style isn't a great idea. It doesn't sink this surf compilation, though, because surf revivalists only occupy about a third of the disc; the rest include classics, or at least interesting obscurities, by the Bobby Fuller Four, The Lively Ones, Link Wray, The Centurions, The Sentinals, and others. Eden Ahbez sneaks in with a number from his off-the-wall 1960 exotica LP, and the weird 1963 horror-rock novelty by Mr. Guy (not a surf tune, but who's talking) was produced by a young Frank Zappa. Lolly Vegas, later to help found Redbone, plays lead guitar on the neat and hard-to-find cut by The Deuce Coupes. One of the latter-day efforts is a rare outing by Brian Wilson, who collaborated with Andy Paley for "In My Moondreams." Several of those songs, it should be noted, can be found on better surf compilations (some on the Del-Fi label itself), but this is a respectable collection. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andy Paley Performer, Producer Boardwalkers Performer Bob Guy ? Bob Keane Compilation Producer, Producer, Executive Producer, Liner Notes Bobby Fuller Performer, Producer, Composer Bobby Fuller Four Performer Brian Wilson Performer Carmen Hillebrew Liner Notes Dan Valentie Producer Dennis Rose Guitar DJ Revolution Producer Eddie Day Performer, Producer Eden Ahbez Vocals, Performer Elliot Easton Guitar, Producer Erik Lindgren Organ, Theremin Frank Zappa Producer Gary Tanenbaum Music Supervisor, Art Supervisor Greg Hawkes Vocals (Background), Organ, Sound Effects, Saxophone Insect Surfers Producer, Performer Link Wray Performer Mark Fontana Producer Mark Kramer Producer Merrell Fankhauser Guitar Michael Rosen Cover Photo, Art Direction Pharos Performer, Producer Randy Fuller Guitar (Bass) Rob Dimit Vocals (Background), Engineer The Blue Hawaiians Performer The Centurions Producer The Deuce Coupes Performer The Impacts Performer, Producer The Lively Ones Performer, Producer The Sentinals Producer, Performer Tiki Gods Performer Young Jacques Performer