Various Artists - Surf-age Nuggets (CD)

"Surf Age Nuggets" is a four-disc box set featuring the unsung heroes of the surf instrumental genre, "Surf Age Nuggets" traces the attitude of surf instrumental music from 1959 through it's demise in 1966. From long boards and short hair to short boards and long hair, the collection celebrates the lesser-known purveyors of the sound. All musical tracks are instrumentals and many are indeed obscure and they're supplemented by vintage station IDs and some unexpected audio treats from that era. This compilation accurately reflects the first time that music, sport and teenage lifestyle came together and confirms the attitude that surfing has always been a "rebel sport", one that continues to grow every year. Surf music was perfect for everything with it's twangy mixture of basic, pure-yet-raw '50s rock & roll, minus the teen-idol baggage. Suddenly, surfing and surf music were front and center, featured in comic books, advertising, movies and television series such as Batman, Mr. Ed and The Flintstones. The sound became pervasive and songs like Link Wray's "Jack the Ripper", performed here by the Valiants, perfectly capture it's essence. The set contains four discs, a complete track-by-track annotation by surf experts Alan Taylor and Dave Burke from Pipeline magazine, plus pop culture surf memorabilia and vintage commercials.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. The Velvetones - Doheny Run
2. The Shan-Tones - Sheba
3. The Valiants - Jack the Ripper
4. The Vaqueros - Echo
5. Johnny McCoy and the Cyclones - Scrub Bucket
6. Surf Teens - Moment of Truth
7. Surf Teens - the Ramrods
8. The Emeralds - Earthquake
9. The Runabouts - Surfer's Fright
10. Avengers VI - Slaughter on 10th Avenue
11. The Phantoms - X-L3
12. The Vistas - Moon Relay
13. The Scouts - Mr. Custer Stomp
14. The Vibrants - the Breeze and I
15. 4 of Us - Batman (Freefalling)
16. Crescents - Pink Dominoes
17. The Pace-Setters - Mustang
18. The Reekers - Don't Call Me Fly Face
19. The Lincoln Trio - Garden of Eden Pt. 2
20. Dick Dale ; His Del-Tones - Jungle Fever
21. Vaqueros - 80 Ft. Wave
22. Steve Rowe ; the Furys - Minor Chaos
23. Kan Dells - Cloudburst
24. Unknown Artist - KHJ Radio Jingle 1963
25. The Roadrunners - Quasimodo

Disc: 2

1. The Emotionals - Miserlou
2. Revelairs - the Cruel Sea
3. The Safaris - Kick Out
4. The Velvetones - Mr. X
5. Robin and the 3 Hoods - the Marauder
6. Unknown Artist - Vox Instruments Radio Commercial
7. The Ric-A-Shays - Turn on
8. The Travelers - Windy ; Warm
9. The Vulcanes - Cozimoto
10. King Rock ; the Knights - Scandal
11. Reveliers - Hanging Five
12. The Hollywoods - Scramble
13. The Mockers - Madalena
14. The Royal Coachmen - Loophole
15. Rich Clayton ; the Rumbles - Flip Side
16. The Losers - Snake Eyes
17. The Carnations - Scorpion
18. Gestics - Rockin' Fury
19. Pipeline Pete - Commercial
20. The Ron-De-Voos - Pipeline "66"
21. The Torquetts - Side-Swiped
22. Sinders - Sinner
23. The Royal Flairs - One Pine Box
24. The Nautiloids - Nautiloid Reef
25. Unknown Artist - Surfing Soft Drink Commercial

Disc: 3

1. The Squires - Batmobile
2. The Roadrunners - Road Runnah
3. Rhythm Surfers - Like Getting Pinched on a 502
4. The Ree-Gents - Downshiftin'
5. The Tradewinds - Gotcha
6. Irridescents - Swamp Surfer
7. The Creations - the Crash
8. Jerry ; the Silvertones - Ce'NY
9. Monzels - Sharkskin
10. Unknown Artist - "The Horror of Party Beach" Movie Trailer
11. Vy-Dels - Unknown
12. The Countdowns - Do It
13. The Avantis - Wax 'Em Down
14. The Cherokees - Uprisin'
15. The Royal Flairs - One Pine Box
16. Unknown Artist - James Bond Trailer
17. The Twilights -.007
18. Debonairs - High Wall
19. The Motivations - Motivate
20. The Persuaders - City of Atlantis
21. The Sherwoods - Tickler
22. The Sting Rays - One 'Mo' Gin
23. 'The Tempests - Lemon Line
24. Bobby Fuller - Stringer
25. The Vibrants - Scorpion
26. Newport Nomads - Blue Mallard
27. The Breakers - Jet Stream

Disc: 4

1. Manuel ; the Renegades - Rev-Up
2. The Telstars - Spaghetti Strap
3. Unknown Artist - "The Birds" Movie Trailer
4. The Motivations - the Birds
5. The Frogmen - Beware Below
6. The Hollywood Surfers - King of the Stomp
7. Charades Band - Sophia
8. Calvin Cool - El Tecoloto
9. Dave ; the Customs - Ali Baba
10. Jim Head ; His Del Rays - Haren Bells
11. The Fugitives - the Fugitive
12. The Torquays - the Other Side
13. Unknown Artist - Baja, California Radio Id
14. The Turks - Baja
15. St. John ; the Cardfinals - the Rise
16. Five More - Avalanche
17. The Mosriters - on the Run
18. Elite U.F.O. - Tarantula
19. The Buddies - Pulsebeat
20. Vaqueros - Desert Wind
21. The Dantes - Dragon Walk
22. The Decades - Strange Worlds
23. Unknown Artist - "House on Haunted Hill" Movie Trailer
24. Kenny ; the Fiends - House on Haunted Hill
25. Marlow Stewart ; the Fiends - Earthquake!!
26. Toads - Morpheus
27. The Vistas - No Return
28. Unknown Artist - Bonus Montage