Surf-N-Burn

Blue Stingrays | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 16, 1997)
• Original Release Date: September 9, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Epitone Records
• ASIN: B000001INM
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,529 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #19 in Music > Rock > Oldies & Retro > Surf Rock

Track Listings

1. Monsoon

2. Echo Park

3. Goldfinger

4. Brave New World

5. Russian Roulette

6. Moon Over Catalina

7. Malibu Babylon

8. Blue Venus

9. Land of the Unknown

10. Surfer's Life

11. Stingray Stomp

12. Zuma Sunset

13. Ju Ju Beads

14. Green Sea

15. Super Hero

Editorial Reviews

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I am so Amused!, March 7, 2001

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Tom (Palatine, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Surf-N-Burn (Audio CD)

Jokes on us!

While there may never have been a group called the Blue Stingrays, there probably should have been.

The artists (Petty's boys? Is that what I have heard?) go to great lengths to recreated the wonderful surf sound that made the Ventures and the Surfaris such fun.

The first cut is so authentic sounding, right down to the gradual fade in, I thought it WAS a vintage Ventures cut.

Later in the disc, the boys get frisky, and the sound becomes more of a rock/surf fusion...which is really a very good thing.

I love the fake liner notes, and the cover art is priceless.

I am so glad that the surf sound is appreciated to this day...and this album pays due homage to a great, and largely lost, sound.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where did they come from?!, September 30, 2003

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Sandy (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Surf-N-Burn (Audio CD)

I discovered the Blue Stingrays about a few years ago. I was moving my stuff into my new place and found the CD sitting on some used piece of furniture among other stuff. I listened to it and felt like I had just robbed a bank and gotten away with it. I was so lucky to find that CD and luckily, it had no owner. I asked around about them because it does not list the players or any other info - the playing sounds so fresh and new, especially the drummer. I've heard they are Tom Petty's Heartbreakers but I've also heard they are some younger guys from the Epitaph Label. I think my favorites are Surfer's Life, Echo Park and their version of Goldfinger. Tone is so drenched with richness!! So, I really don't know who these guys are, but they're phenomenal. I recommend the Blue Stingrays for anyone who is a lover of instrumental music, surf guitar, reverb or just damn good melodies and tone. It's definitely a classic in my music collection.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's no wonder..., September 18, 2000

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"0000000" (Pasadena, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Surf-N-Burn (Audio CD)

...that this is such a great cd. The band is the Heartbreakers minus Tom Petty. Mike Campbell is one of the few gifted guitarists who can change sound and direction. Not only is he a mastermind with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers he is amazing here. This is a very fun cd and I'm sure that the Heartbreakers had a ton of fun creating it. The liner notes are a spoof, so have fun reading about their "history", but don't spend too much time searching for those old albums!!!!! Great job to Mike and crew, and thanks for a very fun batch of music. I look forward to more side projects from these guys!!!!!!