Various Artists - Surf Monsters: Past, Present & Future Surf Classics

Title: Surf Monsters: Past, Present & Future Surf Classics Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 6/1/1999 Label: Del-Fi Records, Inc. Album Type(s): Various artists collection, Greatest Hits UPC: 731867211727 Genre: Rock Styles: Rock & Roll, Alternative Pop/Rock, Power Pop, Surf, Surf Revival, Alternative/Indie Rock Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Flotation Devices for Frequencies Yet to Be Detected :: Man or Astro-man?
2. Planet of the Apehangers :: The Bomboras
3. Harem Nocturne :: Satan's Pilgrims
4. Bombora :: Original Surfaris
5. Beach Blanket Blackout :: Huevos Rancheros
6. Church Key :: Dave Myers
7. Bullwinkle, Pt. 2 [From Pulp Fiction] :: The Centurions
8. Albatross Joe :: The Cocktail Preachers
9. Exotic :: The Sentinals
10. Northern Spy :: Barbacoa
11. The Island of Lost Soul :: Tiki Tones
12. Moment of Truth :: Dave Myers & the Surftones
13. Devil's Martini :: The Dynotones!
14. The Apes of Wrath :: Space Cossacks
15. Wipe Out :: The Impacts
16. Dr. Yes :: The Sub-Mersians
17. Misirlou :: The Lively Ones
18. Big Surf :: The Sentinals
19. Surf Session at Sunset :: Powerjive
20. Surf Rider [From Pulp Fiction] :: The Lively Ones

Year Type Label Catalog # 1999 CD Del-Fi Records, Inc. 2117

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Del-Fi's Surf Monsters: Past, Present & Future Surf Klassics provides just what the title suggests: a half-and-half mix of classic surf from the genre's masters (the Original Surfaris, The Impacts, the Sentinals) and new works by up-and-comers (Man or Astroman?, the Bomboras, and the Dynotones). One of the reasons this collection works so well is that surf's young turks devote themselves to the faithful reproduction of the style's original guitar tones and production values, so new and old blend together seamlessly.

Man or Astroman?'s "Flotation Devices for Frequencies Yet to Be Detected" surfs into the space age with plenty of atonal guitars and wobbly background synths, and the Tiki Tones' "Island of Lost Soul" features looping guitar lines, harpsichord flourishes and chanting for a hallucinatory, post-modern spin on surf. Though these two tracks represent today's surf scene at it's most envelope-pushing, songs like the Dynotones' "Devil's Martini," Huevos Rancheros' "Beach Blanket Blackout," and Powerjive's "Surf Session At Sunset" reflect these new groups' commitment to traditional twang and reverb. Past "Klassics" include "Surf Rider," "Miserlou," "Bombora," and "Exotic," making Surf Monsters an enjoyable blend of traditional and experimental surf. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bill Mullins Guitar Bob Colwell Drums Bob Higgins Guitar Bob Keane Executive Producer Bobby Holmquist Saxophone Catherine Gray Bass Charlie Watts Mastering Chuck Vehle Guitar Dan Nichols Guitar Danny Moses Guitar Dave Myers Sax (Tenor), Guitar (Steel), Trumpet, Guitar, Bongos Dave Myers & the Surftones Performer Dave Pearlman Engineer Dave Pilgrim Piano (Electric), Organ, Guitar Dennis Merrit Sax (Tenor) Dennis Rose Guitar Doug Hoekstra Drums Doug Nahory Organ Doug Weisman Saxophone Ed Chiaverini Guitar (Rhythm) Ed Quarry Piano Elliot Kendall Mastering, Producer, Compilation Producer, Guitar, Bass Ernie Furrow Guitar (Rhythm) Freddie Johnson Bass Gary Winburne Bass Gus Zeising Saxophone Huevos Rancheros Performer Jack Chant Bass Jake Cavaliere Organ Jeff Lear Bass Jessica Hayden Bass Jim DeBeau Drums Jim Masoner Guitar Jim Tran Bass Joe Dominic Drums Joe Egan Engineer Joel Rose Saxophone Joel Willenbring Saxophone John Barbata Drums John Oliver Bass John Pilgrim Bass Johnny Curtis Guitar (Rhythm) Kate Lucas Graphic Design, Logo Ken Robison Sax (Tenor) Kenny Hinkle Vocals Ku Loops, Sampling, Bass Larry Weed Guitar (Rhythm) Lord Wahini Keyboards Mark Ransom Bass Mike "Sticks" Biondo Drums Noel Gott Producer, Engineer, Mixing Original Surfaris Performer Paul Buck Engineer Paul Gibson Drums Peter Graham Guitar (Rhythm) Ron Griffith Bass Satan's Pilgrims Performer Scott Pilgrim Guitar Seaton Blanco Bass Shane "Showman" Van Dyke Bass Space Cossacks Performer Steve Eric Metz Drums Steve Norton Guitar Ted Pilgrim Drums The Bomboras Performer The Centurions Performer The Cocktail Preachers Performer The Impacts Performer The Lively Ones Performer The Sentinals Performer Tiki Tones Performer Tim Fitzpatrick Drums Tom Kennedy Bass Tommy Nunes Guitar Vito Colapietro Drums Wayne Martin Brown Guitar (Steel)