Dick Dale - Better Shred Than Dead: The Dick Dale Anthology

Title: Better Shred Than Dead: The Dick Dale Anthology Artist: Dick Dale Release Date: 6/10/1997 Label: Rhino Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 081227263126 Genre: Rock Styles: Rock & Roll, Instrumental Rock, Surf, Surf Revival Moods: Exciting, Lively, Visceral, Boisterous, Confident, Energetic, Fiery, Rousing, Gritty, Gutsy, Manic, Street-Smart, Freewheeling, Rambunctious, Raucous, Rollicking, Exuberant, Rowdy, Summery Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 7 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 2

1. Ooh Whee Marie
2. Stop Teasing
3. Jessie Pearl
4. Let's Go Trippin'
5. Del-Tone Rock
6. Shake 'N' Stomp
7. Misirlou
8. Surf Beat
9. Peppermint Man
10. Misirlou Twist
11. A Run for Life
12. Take It Off
13. King of the Surf Guitar
14. Hava Nagila
15. Riders in the Sky
16. Secret Surfin' Spot
17. The Wedge
18. Night Rider
19. Mag Wheels
20. Mister Elevator
21. Flashing Eyes
22. Banzai Washout
23. Tidal Wave
24. Spanish Kiss
25. Angry Generation [Live]
26. Ramblin' Man

1. Firing Up [Live]
2. King of the Surf Guitar [Live]
3. Jessie Pearl [Live]
4. One Double One Oh! [Instrumental]
5. Pipeline
6. Nitro
7. Shredded Heat
8. Terra Dicktyl
9. Unknown Territory
10. Niterider
11. Bandito
12. Third Stone from the Sun
13. In Liner [Surf Beat '97]

Year Type Label Catalog # 1997 CD Rhino 72631

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The big picture on Dick Dale -- the inventor of surf music, the Godfather of Loud, precursor of heavy metal, the first high-energy power guitarist (all titles being proffered from the man himself to describe his contributions) -- gets told in a real fine way on this two-disc, 39-track anthology. Although single-disc best-ofs exist, this is the first one to cross-license from various labels. Dale started as a vocalist who just happened to be able to furnish his own guitar solos, and it's here that the compilation starts. But by track four on the first disc, "Let's Go Trippin'," the Dick Dale story begins in earnest. The sopping-wet surf sound hadn't been invented yet, but the staccato picking, heavy twang, and hard attack were already in place. The outboard Fender reverb tank that became part of Dale's signature found its first workout on "Miserlou" (although Dale claims otherwise), and what followed was the beginning of surf music, pure and simple. Most of the groundbreaking recordings were featured on Dale's debut disc, Surfer's Choice, hands down the surf album that started it all. From this classic comes "Shake-N-Stomp," "Take It Off," and the one that made him a California legend, "Surf Beat." The rest of the first disc carries you through his later Capitol recordings while the second starts with the second half of Dale's career in 1983 with live tracks from his The Tigers Loose album and steers you through duets with Stevie Ray Vaughan, tributes to Hendrix, and best of all, documenting his own resurrection in the '90s, totally viable and still his own man. Transfers sound a bit buzzier in an over-EQ'd way on some of the early tracks, but overall, this is one really great tribute to an original pioneer. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Palmer Saxophone Anita Van Oud Heusden Vocals (Background) Armon Frank Saxophone Art Munson Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm) Barney Kessel Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar Barry Rillera Guitar, Saxophone, Guitar (Rhythm) Benjamin Barrett Concert Master Billy Barber Keyboards Billy Pulliam Bass Bob Fisher Remastering Bobby Strickland Didjeridu Bryan Dietz Bass Darlene Love Vocals (Background) David Kahne Producer Dick Dale Sax (Tenor), Producer, Guitar, Arranger, Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic), Creative Consultant, Trumpet Don Ralke Producer Drew Johnson Drums, Percussion Earl Palmer Percussion, Drums Fanita James Vocals (Background) Frank DeVito Percussion, Drums Gary Peterson Discographical Annotation Gary Usher Producer, Vocals (Background) George Dumas Drums, Percussion Glen Campbell Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar Greg Douglass Liner Notes Guy Hemric Producer Hal Blaine Drums, Percussion Hank Levine Arranger Hugh Brown Art Direction, Photography Jack Freeman Saxophone Jack Lake Percussion, Drums James Austin Compilation Producer Jerry Brown Saxophone Jerry Stevens Drums, Percussion Jerry Styner Producer Jim Economides Producer Jim Horn Saxophone Jim Monsour Producer Jim Pewter Project Assistant, Liner Notes Joel Selvin Producer John Blair Discographical Annotation, Compilation Julee Stover Editorial Supervision Larry Gillette Saxophone Lee Farrell Saxophone Leon Russell Bass Mac Wiseman Compilation Producer Melissa Totten Editorial Research, ? Mike Johnson Trombone Mona Wright Vocals (Background) Nick O'Malley Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar Paul Carman Saxophone Plas Johnson Saxophone Prairie Prince Drums, Percussion Ray Samra Bass Rene Hall Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar Richard Smith Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm) Rick Rillera Bass Ron Eglit Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar, Producer, Bass Rowland Salley Bass Scott "Tempo" Kyle Trombone Scott Mathews Producer, Drums, Percussion Stephen K. Peeples Project Assistant Steve Crum Trumpet Steve Soest Bass Steve Woolard Project Assistant Steven Chean Editorial Supervision Stevie Ray Vaughan Performer Susan Sheller Vocals (Background) Timothy Eames Art Direction, Sculpture Vanessa Atkins Editorial Supervision Vince Welnick Keyboards Voyle Gilmore Producer