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Various Artists - Sundazed Sampler #2

Track listing:
  1. Silver Bullet The Crossfires 2:20
  2. Cobra The Revels 2:23
  3. Satan's Theme The Challengers 2:30
  4. In Our Time Nancy Sinatra 2:37
  5. The Love Of The Loved The E-Types 2:15
  6. When It Comes To Your Love The Beau Brummels 2:10
  7. Hello Trouble buck owens & his buckaroos 1:51
  8. Sit Down I Think I Love You the mojo men 2:21
  9. Love You So Much the new colony six 2:01
  10. I See The Light the five americans 2:09
  11. Outside Chance the turtles 2:09
  12. I Got A Man the toys 2:22
  13. Penetration the pyramids 2:02
  14. Beachbound the cornells 2:13
  15. Competition Coupe the customs 1:53
  16. Intoxica! the revels 2:19
  17. Double Yellow Line the bonniwell music machine 2:09
  18. (Are You Goona Be There) At The Love-in The Chocolate Watchband 2:25
  19. Hide Yourself the vejtables 2:50
  20. As For Now the maze 2:28
  21. Dr. Of Philosophy c.a. quintet 2:08
  22. Supermarket fapardokly 2:14

Notes

THE CROSSFIRES "Silver Bullet"

From the sax herald opening, you know it's gonna be the "William Tell Overture," and unlike other surf bands, this one is fronted by a pair of sax players, so... Chunky surf backtrack, and highly rhythmic. Fun.
Surf Instrumental Stereo


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THE CHALLENGERS "Satan's Theme"

Unremarkable progression, a bit of double picking, some edgie guitar, and not much else.
Rock Instrumental Stereo


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THE PYRAMIDS "Penetration"

One of a handful of nationally successful surf single, this track has been covered more than "Miserlou," and in more varieties of rock styles. If you don't own this track, you have entered the surf idiom yet. This is one of the essential classics. The production is unusual and masterful, and the melody is simple and enduring. It spawned hundreds of covers, and is still quite infectious.
Surf Instrumental Mono


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THE CORNELLS "Beachbound"

Opening with a whammy chord, this is a dry surf number, among the surfiest on the album. It's rhythm and riff orientation, accented by a wailin' sax break is prototypical surf single fare. A nice track. "Beachbound" was also released as "Ten Tons Of Wet" as by the Surf Riders on a Canadian label.
Surf Instrumental Stereo


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THE REVELS "Intoxica"

This track sports the same sort of laughter and brew sounds that "Church Key" sports, but is less interesting. It's a fine tune, of course, but this is a pretty slow version, and relatively uninspired, though the sax if quite hot.
Surf Instrumental Stereo