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Lost Legends of Surf Guitar: Shockwave

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I do not know all the inside info on all those obscure bands that hit the surf in California in the (esp. early) 60s. But I do know a lot about other music, Classical, Jazz, 70s & 80s disco, or in other words, the sound of good stuff! This is! The Cowabunga 4 CD set to me seemed unbeatable. Until this issue by Sundazed records came out. What an absolute GREAT sound the surf music is! Guitars, slow or rough, the melody, it truly captures the unspeakable beauty and excitement of surfing in the Pacific!
Loaded with info, the booklet is a wealth of information about all those bands you do not know the names of. Now you do, and you can check them out on individual albums if you want. Go for this set, all 4 of them! And check out the Rare Surf volumes 1-2-3 too!
Conclusion: 60s surf to me is the coolest, greatest sound around!

I bought this album for my son-in-law, who is a big fan of surfer music and he loved it.

Excellent volume for surf music fans and collectors from the sundazed surf guitar legends series, lets hope for more volumes in 2008 , SHOCKWAVE- ZORBA AND THE GREEKS rare surf from northern california with intense reverb and keyboards, blast it loud! AVENGERS IV- HEARTBEAT, TIME BOMB, AVENGERS STOMP three rare and far out surf tunes filled with plenty of mind blowing reverb! MOON RACE- CITATIONS total awesome and rare tune and band from the mid-west with a space truckin rockin vibe complete with a high pitched ear piercing reverb that will leave you stoked! TRUANTS- two more rare surf tunes TRUANT- fantastic fast paced and menacing reverb and SUNSET SURF-moody reverb and way cool as if just sitting on your surfboard and waiting for the next wave , BEACHBOUND- CORNELLS very cool sax and drums in this one FALL OUT- STAGEMEN rare dry surf guitar sound with cool space sound affects of a rocket blasting off! HEARSE- AL CASEY, well know session guitar man wails out a very wicked reverb tune! CHIFLADO- THOM STARR AND THE GALAXIES - rare surf tune, nice sax and lounge surf tune perfect for relaxing by the surf or pool, tiki lamps or barbeque after the surfing is done calling it a day some other cool tunes and a very nice booklet with photos and info comes with the cd ,,,,,,, surfs up!

I bought this cd because I am a big fan of the surf and guitar songs of the 60's. This is a great cd to add to your collection. I listen to my cd of these surf songs all the time. I would suggest buying this cd if you are a huge fan of the 60's surf music you will not be disappointed. This has some of the oldies but goodies on the cd. Sandy McClaflin