Surfing music

The term surfing music indicates a musical genre appeared in California at the end of the years 50 and takes its take-off as of 61. Closely dependant on the Surfing and its culture then flourishing in the surroundings of Los Angeles, it is characterized by short and fast songs with the melodies simple and enjouées, on rates/rhythms rock' roll.

Beginnings

At its beginnings, the surfing music was initially instrumental, and would have been invented by Dick “King off the Surf Guitar” Paves in 1957, with a its characteristic. Dick Dale had tested a guitar Gibson but the sound not being appropriate to him, it had chosen a Fender Stratocaster at the beginning of 1954. The surfing music is supposed to evoke the rush of Adrénaline of the surfer in the “tube” of a wave. The first title of surfing music recognized as such is of Dick Dale and His LED-Tons Let' S Go Trippin' , left in the USA in September 1961 at Deltone Records. The Shadows are sometimes seen like precursors of the kind.

The other known titles are:

Dick Paves Misirlou , May 1962
The Beautiful-Airs, Mr. Moto , 1961
The Chantays, Pipeline , 1962
The Surfaris, Wipe out / Surfer Joe , 1963
The Astronauts, Surf Party / Competition Cuts , October 1963 (see the original labels of the discs)

The melodies are very often sought, with choruses and a harmony on several levels. The sound of the guitar (with reverberation pushed with its maximum) is also very characteristic. The words evoke the easy life of the surfer with his topics of predilection (girls, sun, engines, motor bikes, holidays, and surfing).

Golden age then decline

The fashion extended quickly to all the country, for example the Trashmen , slang American meaning in French " éboueurs" , originating in Mineapolis however to more than thousand kilometers of the ocean, and which produced the hit Surfin' Bird in 1963 (4th in the USA). Charges of plagiarism will in addition be raised for The Bird' S The Word (1963, 12th in the USA) and Pa Pa ooh mow mow (April 1963) of The Rivingtons, but finally the interested parties will find an agreement.

The scene surfing was often used as springboard with many musicians and producers (of which Lou Adler and Gary Usher), which there made their first weapons and reconverted then worms of other musical genres.

The surfing music disappears from the tops of the hit-parades towards 1964 - 65 with the arrival of the British groups in the tread of the Beatles and with the changes of taste of the public. The music was then associated with a culture of young carefree white which tallied badly with the concerns of the country plunged in the Guerre of Vietnam.

In Third Stone from the Sun , Jimi Hendrix known as you' L never hear surfing music again . Interpretations of this sentence vary. Dick Dale was seriously sick at the time and Hendrix believed that he had died, which would have put a term at surfing music. The other version is relating to the cancellation in a concert of Beach Boys at the time of a festival, Hendrix would have liked to mean that nobody any more was going to be interested in this group after this episode.

Even if success is not any more with go, the kind keeps a certain popular character and reappears episodically, sometimes in unexpected places. It is necessary to announce a revival to London for the beginning of the Années 1980 with The Barracudas, then The Surfin' Lungs. Another return takes place in the United States in the Années 1980, with Jon and The Nightriders and in the Années 1990, with The Aqua-Velvets, Los Straitjackets and Rudy and The Surf Kings. The titles Miserlou of Dick Paves, Bustin' Surfboards of The Tornadoes (1962), The Bullwinkle II of The Centurions, Comanche of The Revels or Surf To wrinkle The Lively Ones appear in the original soundtrack of Pulp Fiction of Quentin Tarantino in 1994.

The surfing music had an influence on many groups, with the passing of years, even if their sound seems sometimes far away from the original model with, for example: The Clean, in the spirit of the short, fast and melody songs and in their recoveries (Superfine' bird, California sun), Pixies, Radio Birdman in Australia, The Go-Gos as well as many others.

There still nowadays exist groups playing of surfing music, but the current remains extremely confidential, and without significant contribution with the initial style.

Discography of surfing music

Individual and albums of reference

The style evolves/moves then since 1962-63 and becomes also vocal with in particular:

The Beach Boys,

Superfine' Safari , 1962 Superfine
' the USA , 1963
Surfer Girl , 1963
California Girls , 1965

Jan & Dean, Surfing City , 1963 " The Laurel and Hardy off the surfing set" (Jan Berry and Dean Torrence)
The Fantastic Baggies, Superfine Album ' Craze , 1964
The Rivieras, California Sun , 1964. (a resumption of a song created by Joe " You Talk Too Much" Jones in 1961)
The Surfaris, Wipe Out / Surfer Joe , 1963
409 in 1962 and Little Deuce Coupe in 1963 of Beach Boys
Hey Little Cobra of The RIP Chords in 1963
Competition Cuts of The Astronauts in 1963
Hot Rod the U.S.A. of The RIP Chords in 1964
G.T.O. (Pontiac) of Ronnie and The Daytonas in 1964
Hotrod High of The Knights in 1964
Move Out Little Mustang of The Rally Packs in 1964
Surfing Road 101 and '54 Corvette of The Super Stocks in 1964
Bucket " T" of Jan & Dean in 1965, and much of others.

and the motor bikes ( bikes ) with in particular: (by topics)

Little Honda The Beach Boys; The Super Stocks in 1964

Honda Bike The Let us owe in 1964

My Buddy Seat The Surfaris in 1964

The Surf Set (3 Anthology Disc), Sequel Records-Knight/Records Ltd (Castle Communications NXT MINOR ROAD 249, RU, 1993 original tracks from the surfing and hot rod will era

King Of The Surf Guitar / The Best Of Dick Dale & His DEL-TONES, Rhino/Warner Music Canada, R2 75756,1989 (compil 1961-1987)

Calling Up Spirits , Dick Dale, Beggars Banquet Records BBLCD184 (" HDCD"), 1996

Jivin' Around , Al Casey with The K-C-Ettes (Stacy " Records" 1961-1963), ace CDCHD 612, RU, 1995 (legendary the " contains; Surfin' Hootenanny" , left in 1963, Stacy 962 Hallyday with Joey and The Showmen " The Jouent" Guitars;). *" The Guitars jouent"

Surfin' Bird , The Trashmen, Garrett Records LP GA/GAS-->-2001, HAVE, 1964

Bird Dance Happy / Baja , The Trashmen, Garrett Records, HAVE, 1964 (LPs GA-30019 and GA-40019, Minnesota, HAVE, 1964)

Surfing Party (compil), Ariola Express/BMG Ariola 295.720 (- 201), 1990, contains 5 titles recorded at the time of Live Aid the 7/13/1985: Surfing City , Honolulu Excentric , Sidewalk Surfin' , Barbara Ann and Wrinkle the wild surfing .

Greatest Hits (compil 1958-65), Jan & Dean, Duchess MINOR ROAD 352062,1989, contains live Barbara Ann at Live Aid, HAVE, 7/13/1985 CD pirates

The surfing music by topics

The motors and highways

409 , The Beach Boys, Capitol records F-4777/EMI, 2/6/1962 (#76 A)
409 , The RIP Chords, COLUMBIA/CBS 2151,1962
Chug-a-lug , The Sunsets, Challenge 9186,1962
R.P.M. “S , The Furnace Speeds, Challenge 9187,1962
My sting ray , The Furnace Speeds, Challenge 9187,1962 (face B)
Custom City , Annette (Annie Funicello), Buena VISTA Records/Disneyland (Walt Disney), 1963
Draggin” the U.S.A. , Annette, 1963
Hey little Cobra , The RIP Chords, COLUMBIA/CBS 4292,1963
Drag City , Jan (Berry) And Dean (Torrence): Liberty F-55641/EMI, 1963, Pomona, California of the South where proceeded illegal races (#10 A)
Little deuce cut , The Beach Boys, Capitol Records F-5009/EMI, 1963
Little deuce cut , Jan and Dean, Liberty, 1964 HAVE
Hot rod the U.S.A. , The RIP Chords, COLUMBIA/CBS 2226,1964
G.T.O. (Pontiac), Ronnie and The Daytonas, Mala 481,1964
Move it , The Chantays, DOWRY 16440,1963
Little street machine , Hot Rod Rog, Capitol Records ST 1997,1963 (stereophony)
Competition cuts , The Astronauts, RCA Victor 45-8298, 10/1963
Big black Cadillac , Dick Dale and His LED-Tons, Capitol T/ST-2002, 11/63
Blond in the 406 , Dick Dale and His LED-Tons, Capitol Records T/ST-2053, 03/1964
My XK-E (Jaguar), Dick Dale and His LED-tons, 03/1964, Capitol T/ST-2053
Hot rod alley , Dick Paves and His LED-Tons, 03/1964
Dead man' S curve , Jan and Dean, Liberty F-55672, 1964
Move out little Mustang (Ford), The Rally Packs, Imperial 66036/Liberty-Capitol/EMI, 1964
Draggin' coach , The Surfer Girls, COLUMBIA/CBS 43001,1964
Hot rod high , The Knights, Capitol Records DT 2189,1964
Surf Road 101 , The Super Stocks feat. Gary Usher, Capitol Records ST 2190,1964 (stereophony) A), Gary Usher is present on all the titles * Readin' ridin' and racin' , The Super Stocks, Capitol Records ST 2190,1964 (stereophony)
“54 Corvette (Chevrolet/General Motors), The Super Stocks, 1964
" T" Roadster , The Super Stocks, 1964 (all titles into mono or stereo)

426 Super Stock and 427 Super Stock , The Super Stocks, 1964

D/Gas Chevy (Chevrolet), The Super Stocks, 1964

Wide Track , The Super Stocks, 1964

Draggin” deuce , The Super Stocks, 1964

Burnin' rubber , Gene Moles and The Softwinds, Challenge 59249,1964

Black denim , The Surfaris, DECCA Records 9-31731, 1965

Bucket " T" (Ford), Jan and Dean, (Jan Berry and Don Altfeld), Liberty F-55860, 1965

Go, go G.T.O. , Carol and Cheryl, Colpix/Columbia Pictures CP-767, 02/1965

GeeTO Tiger (Pontiac), The Tigers, Colpix/Columbia Pictures CP-773 and/or SPEC-773, 05/1965

The beach, California, sun, boys and girls

Let' S go trippin , The Hot Doggers, COLUMBIA/CBS 24050,1963 (original version of Dick Paves)
Beach party , Annette, 1963 (B.O.F éponyme)
California sun , Annette, 1963 (a resumption of Joe Jones, 1961)
Muscle beach party , Annette, 1963
I dream butt Frankie , Annette, 1963
has girl needs has servant boy , Annette, 1963
Surfer Joe , The Surfaris, DOWRY 16479,04/1963
Three surfer servant boys , Gary Usher & The Usherettes, DOWRY 16518,1963
has servant boy to coils , Annette, 1964
Surfer servant boy , Annette, 1964 (female version of the title below)
Surfer girl , The Beach Boys, Capitol Records F-5009, 7/22/1963 (#7 A)
She' S my summer girl , Jan and Dean, Liberty F-55580, 1963
California sun , The Rivieras, the U.S.A.R-1401 Records, 1964
Girls one the beach , The Beach Boys , LP ST 2110,1964

Muscle beach party , The Super Stocks, 1964

Santa Barbara , The Super Stocks, 1964

Redondo Beach , The Super Stocks, 1964 (in California of the South)

My first coils , The Super Stocks, 1964

Malibu blues , The Super Stocks, 1964

Newport Beach , The Super Stocks, 1964

Beach servant boy , Pat Boone, Mala 503,1965

I' L think off summer , Ronnie and The Daytonas, Mala 542,1965

I found has girl , Jan and Dean, Liberty F-55833, 1965

Theme from the Endless Summer , The Sandals, World Pacific 415/Capitol Records-EMI, 1966