Performer: | Various |
Title: | Surf City |
Country: | Netherlands |
Released: | 2005 |
Style: | Surf |
Category: | Rock |
Rating: | 4.2 ✦ |
Other format: | TTA AA MOD MP4 VQF MP2 ASF |
1-1 | –The Beach Boys | Surfin Safari | 2:06 |
1-2 | –The Rivingtons | Papa Oom Mom Wow | 2:24 |
1-3 | –The Surfaris | Wipe Out | 2:38 |
1-4 | –Jan & Dean | Dead Man's Curve | 2:29 |
1-5 | –The Fantastic Baggys | Summer Means Fun | 1:59 |
1-6 | –The Champs | Tequila | 2:18 |
1-7 | –The Ventures | The Lonely Surfer | 3:29 |
1-8 | –Eddie Cochran | Summer Time Blues | 1:59 |
1-9 | –Chris Montez | Let's Dance | 2:27 |
1-10 | –Everly Brothers | Bird Dog | 2:16 |
1-11 | –The Marketts | Surfer's Stomp | 1:58 |
1-12 | –Sandy Nelson | Teenbeat | 2:24 |
1-13 | –Dion | The Wanderer | 2:44 |
1-14 | –The Fendermen | Mule Skinner Blues | 2:24 |
1-15 | –Dobie Gray | The 'In' Crowd | 2:50 |
1-16 | –Tommy James & The Shondells | I Think We're Alone Now | 2:10 |
1-17 | –Jan & Dean | The Little Old Lady From Pasadena | 2:42 |
1-18 | –The Dakotas | Cruel Sea | 2:16 |
1-19 | –Richie Allen & The Pacific Surfers | The Quiet Surf | 2:15 |
1-20 | –The Vulcanes | Moon Probe | 2:20 |
2-1 | –Jan & Dean | Surf City | 2:29 |
2-2 | –The Beach Boys | Fun, Fun, Fun | 2:02 |
2-3 | –The Super Stocks | Surf Route 101 | 1:55 |
2-4 | –Everly Brothers | Wake Up Little Susie | 2:00 |
2-5 | –Del Shannon | Keep Searchin' | 2:11 |
2-6 | –The Fantastic Baggys | Tell Em I'm Surfin's | 2:03 |
2-7 | –The Ventures | Surf Rider | 2:25 |
2-8 | –Ace Cannon | Tuff | 2:44 |
2-9 | –The Honeys | Shoot The Curl | 2:11 |
2-10 | –The Newbeats | Bread And Butter Song | 1:57 |
2-11 | –Tommy James & The Shondells | Hanky Panky | 2:52 |
2-12 | –Jan & Dean | Ride The Wild Surf | 2:19 |
2-13 | –B. Bumble & The Stingers | Nut Cracker | 2:01 |
2-14 | –The Ventures | Walk Dont Run | 2:05 |
2-15 | –Dion | Runaround Sue | 2:35 |
2-16 | –The Turtles | Elenore | 2:29 |
2-17 | –The Champs | Too Much Tequila | 2:13 |
2-18 | –Richie Allen & The Pacific Surfers | Surf Man | 2:21 |
2-19 | –Eddie & The Showmen | Squad Car | 1:58 |
2-20 | –Jan & Dean | Drag City | 2:17 |
3-1 | –The Ventures | Hawaii Five-O | 1:53 |
3-2 | –The Trashmen | Surfin' Bird | 2:22 |
3-3 | –Jan & Dean | California Girls | 2:49 |
3-4 | –Preston Epps | Bongo Rock | 2:10 |
3-5 | –Link Wray | Rumble | 2:20 |
3-6 | –The Virtues | Guitar Boogie Shuffle | 2:34 |
3-7 | –Tommy James & The Shondells | Crimson & Clover | 5:26 |
3-8 | –The Chantays | Pipeline | 2:20 |
3-9 | –The Sunrays | I Live For The Sun | 2:23 |
3-10 | –The Ventures | Slaughter On Tenth Avenue | 2:19 |
3-11 | –The Honeys | Pray For Surf | 2:16 |
3-12 | –Jan & Dean | Sidewalk Surfin' | 2:18 |
3-13 | –The Turtles | Happy Together | 2:55 |
3-14 | –Flower Pot Men | Let's Go To San Francisco | 3:38 |
3-15 | –Sandy Nelson | Let There Be Drums | 2:19 |
3-16 | –The Super Stocks | Ocean Ride | 1:43 |
3-17 | –The Vulcanes | Twilight City | 2:41 |
3-18 | –Jerry Cole And His Spacemen | Surf Age | 2:31 |
3-19 | –Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos | Doin' The Surfink | 2:30 |
3-20 | –Jan & Dean | Barbara Ann | 2:30 |
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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CB 902531 | Various | Surf City (3xCD, Comp + Box) | Disky | CB 902531 | Netherlands | 2005 |
Various – Surf City. All songs on this album have been re-recorded by the original artists.
Surf City" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Jan Berry about a fictitious surf spot where there are "two girls for every bo. It was first recorded and made popular by the American duo Jan and Dean in 1963, and their single became the first surf song to become a national number-one hit. In 1991, after moving to Huntington Beach, California, Dean Torrence helped convince elected officials that the town be officially nicknamed Surf City, USA. In 2006, the official trademark of "Surf City, USA" wa. .
In addition to the major biographies, the book contains brief inserts about various aspects of the scene, including surfing lingo, lesser known bands, skateboarding songs, and the Wrecking Crew, a group of session musicians who are featured on most of the hits of this period. This CD and book provide an excellent introduction to the genre and dispels some of the myths that this era of American music was absurdly wholesome.