The Flintstones - Surfin' Fred (1965)

Fred, Wilma, Barney, and Betty are holidaying on Rock Island, where a surfing contest is to be held. Fred hopes to relive his carefree teenage years, dancing to "hip" music with swarms of holidaying teenagers and revelling in their adulation of his sporting prowess. However, in the surf, Fred is repeatedly blasted by monsterous waves, as he tries desperately to impress the young crowd. Rock star and teenage heartthrob, Jimmy Darrock, who has been recruited to present the winner's trophy, avoids recognition by wearing sunglasses and assuming the role of a lifeguard. But, he had not counted on Fred's ineptitude on a board. Darrock has to retrieve Fred from the surf and perform resuscitation on him. When Wilma paddles over, a huge wave throws Fred onto her shoulders. Wilma manages to navigate through the pillars of a boardwalk, bringing her surfboard to rest inside the revolving door of the hotel. Fred and Wilma win the trophy for most adept use of a surfboard, and Darrock performs in the hotel restaurant, singing about the surfing craze ... 

formerly there was a video stream implementary, but this was gone together with "megavideo" ... well, now we have a low quality download, which is never a replacement for the original dvd, which also contains the complete season #5.

  Jimmy Darrock (as James Darren)

Lost and Found : The Delltones [Australia] - Surf'n Stomp [1963]

The Delltones are legends in their own country - and almost unknown in the rest of the world- or am I wrong? They started in 1958 with Doo-Wop, when Doo Wop was popular. In 1963/64 they recorded some surf songs, when Surf was popular ...  The Delltones History

It's almost impossible [the hope dies last] to find a good copy of their Surf'n Stomp album (Leedon 31188 - 1964 or maybe 1963). Also their "Hangin Five" EP is hard to find and with 4 songs for ≈50$ not really cheap ... So what to do in the meantime?

«Any help to complete this album is highly appreciated! A fresh rip with photoshots would also be an acccepted option ...»

... and Juan was so kind!

!!! Thanks for the music you post in your blog Juan from Uruguay - South America  http://www.mediafire.com/?w87a72n3ffam3lg !!! 

01 Surfin' Australia + 02 Surf Party + 03 Surfin' Safari + 04 Surfin' Hootenanny + 05 Surfer Joe + 06 Surf City + 07 We're Goin' Surfin' + 08 Hangin' Five + 09 Shut Down + 10 Beach Party + 11 Do You Wanna Dance + 12 Put On Your Dancin' Shoes

Da Surfones - (Two Songs From) The Girl Who Couldn't Hula [2006]

"Very cool Surf Instrumental band who succeed in capturing the feel and authenticity of the original Surf era, while not being afraid to impress their own unique stamp upon their music. Excellent and Recommended!"

"We* are a surf group from Catalonia, a country that fights in peace for its independence. We live in  Badalona, on the seaside and close to Barcelona. We speak Catalan. We do a lot of things: a fanzine called "Surf Sòlid", we print T-shirts and sail with windsurf or surf the waves in the Mediterranean sea. If not we play basket (our team Joventut won the '94 European League) surf the web or play instrumental music."

*Xavi Surfone-Jaguar and Twin Reverb, 

Marco Surfone-Drums, 

Fran Surfone Jazzmaster bass

This drawing is originally part of the title sequence to a comic strip called 'The Girl Who Couldn't Hula' in a retro style anthology called Waikiki Luau. However I was never really pleased with the strip - I only liked tis image and it was later used for a CD cover by a group called the Surfones (they actually named their album 'The Girl Who Couldn't Hula' after this image). But if ever you can come up with a strip that could fit this image let me know. (Simon Mackie)

(Two Songs From) The Girl Who Couldn't Hula

Weird-ohs & Silly Surfers [1964] - another Gary Usher release

everything about the Weird-ohs, The Frantics & The Silly Surfers

A two-sided monsterpiece from Hairy Records (1964) this record is based on the hugely successful early sixties “Silly Surfer” and “Weird-ohs” model car assembly kits from The Hawk Model Co.. The Weird-ohs model kits were introduced in 1963. The initial three-kit batch of Weird-ohs consisted of Digger, a dragster; Daddy, a commuter; and Davey, a biker. These were soon joined by other releases that went on to become one of the most popular and successful series of model kits in plastic hot rod history. Similar to the drag monsters and toy model kits that Ed “Big Daddy” Roth and Stanley Mouse were creating the Weird-ohs were the creation of William Campbell. The Musical Director here was no less than surf maestro Gary Usher.

reviewed by LP-cover lover

>>> This  release features the "Silly Surfers" & the "Weird-ohs" both "bands" with 6 songs each  - on the different Lp sides!

[Note: "The Silly Surfers" and "The Weirdos" released also a full album each, on Mercury Records with slighly variating artwork.]

here it is again ... 





and another REVIEW:  This fifth (!) collection of songs which were tied in to the creations of illustrator Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and the commercial tie-in plastic models is a pretty weak affair, with songs that sound derivative of everything from the Beach Boys first album (which it most strongly resembles), to every other surf and drag record which Gary Usher was involved with.  A collection of songs tied around the two-dimensional stereotypes of surfer guys and gals, the music is strictly fourth-tier stuff, with clunky melody lines tied to lyrics that are grade-school level, at best:
There's a real cool head who makin' the scene
with a six-pack in hand, he's a cola fiend
with dirty hair and greasy fingernails
you can follow him by his messy trails.
["Hodad Making The Scene With A Six-Pack"]
Roger Christian, Nick Venet, Jimmie Haskell, David Weiss, Gary Usher and producer Reuben Klamer fill the grooves with as many sound-effects and topical references as they can, but for an album that's aimed mostly at young teenagers, the songs are sorely lacking in humor and are bereft of catchy hooks.  Exceptions include the melodic drive of "A Woodie On A Surfari" and the ultra-sexist "Beach Bunny Catchin' Rays."  For some strange reason, the writers also include several "monster" references in their songs, with "Monster Surfer Hangin' Six," and "Hearse On A Surfari" all employing "Monster Mash" rip-offs which quickly grow old.  For a collection of songs which are demanding $300 on collector's circuits, I'd expect more quality from the artists involved, but The Silly Surfers sound more like Gremmies than Hot-Doggers.  About half of the songs are this album were later merged with half from the Weird-Ohs album above to create a dual platter of both artists *** [or was it the other way round?], Music to Make Models By. By BBoys.com/Gary Usher

Lost and Wanted - Then Found: The New Dimensions - Surf'n Bongos [1963]

Formed by Beverly Hills eighth-graders in 1962, the New Dimensions issued three instrumental surf LPs shortly afterward for the small budget label Sutton. Like most such groups, they'd be totally forgotten by all but the most dedicated surf music collectors if not for the presence of New Dimensions mainstays Jimmy Greenspoon (later keyboardist for Three Dog Night) and Michael Lloyd (later in the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, and still later producer of records by the Osmonds, Shaun Cassidy, and Leif Garrett). The New Dimensions cut sides very much in the style of the Chantays and Dick Dale, but never made a commercial impression, in part because they only issued LPs, without putting any singles on the market. After evolving into the Alley Kats and cutting a few singles, Lloyd and Greenspoon took separate musical paths, with 22 tracks from their early group eventually finding their way onto the CD compilation The Best of the New Dimensions.
The tracks for the "Surfin' Bongos Album:  Failsafe * Cat On A Foam Board * Bongo Surf * Intoxica * Church Key * National Breakout * Avalanche * Vesuvius * Wild Wave * Aqua Limbo

The New Dimensions - Surf'n Bongos (1963)

The "Missing and Wanted!" songs were provided by Exeter (huge thanks)
[Intoxica * Church Key * Vesuvius * Aqua Limbo * Avalanche]

The Story/Interview

The Knights - (Two Songs From) Hot Rod High [1964]

 

one of those classic Surf & Hot Rod albums! 

featuring the "Wrecking Crew"

guitars: Glen Campell, Tommy Tedesco, Jerry Cole & Bill Pitman

keyboards: Leon Russell

bass: Chuck Berghofer

drums: Hal Blaine

percussion: Frank Capp

sax: Steve Douglas, Jay Migliori

vocals: Gary Usher, Dick Burns, Glen Campell, Joe Kelly and Chuck Girard

recorded July 1964

session produced by Jim Economides

this album was reissued in 2006 and is now available for very small money

two songs

 (Hot Rod High & Skippin' School)

Maya Angelou - Miss Calypso [1957]

Biography by wikipedia.

by request ...


[Note: This album features Al Bello on percussions as well as Tommy Tedesco on guitar - that's the reason why I own this album ;) ]

Originally recorded in November 1956 and released on Liberty Records in 1957. Some re-releases on vinyl (f.e. London Records) and on cd (f.e. Scamp)


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