Wipe Out! The Best of the Safaris

Original Surfaris | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 5, 1994)
• Original Release Date: July 5, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B0000014U7
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,577 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Wipe Out

2. Surfer Joe [Hit Version]

3. Scatter Shield

4. Murphy the Surfie

5. Hot Rod High

6. Mystic Island Drums

7. Point Panic

8. Waikiki Run

9. I Wanna Take a Trip to the Islands

10. Catch a Little Ride With Me [*]

11. Burnin' Rubber

12. Beat '65 [*]

13. Boss Barracuda

14. Hiawatha

15. Big Surge

16. Karen

17. Surf Scene

18. Surfer Joe [Original Version with Additional Verses][*]

Editorial Reviews

CD, featuring the "Original Safaris."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Poor Joe!, February 21, 2005

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wipe Out! The Best of the Safaris (Audio CD)

Back in 1962, two different surf groups had the idea to call themselves "The Surfaris", combining the two words in the title of the Beach Boys hit "Surfin' Safari". One of the groups was the first to record, and had an immediate hit with "Wipe Out". The other group said they had the name first, and they continued to call themselves "The Surfaris", until a court decision forced them to change their name to "The Original Surfaris". This particular CD features the group called "The Surfaris" that had a hit with "Wipe Out", and not "The Original Surfaris". As for the quality of the CD itself, it's actually quite good. It features 11 instrumentals and 7 vocal songs, and it's a heck of a lot of fun. The group had one of the best drummers in surf music, Ron Wilson, who was also a good singer. Their lead guitarist, Jim Fuller, was also very good. If you like surf music, you will enjoy this CD.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An awesome drummer = Ron Wilson, February 9, 2000

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Nina Y. Wilson (Northern California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wipe Out! The Best of the Safaris (Audio CD)

I have had the pleasure of witnessing this first hand since I am Ron Wilson's daughter. Thanks for the excellent reviews. If you want to hear some of the best drumming in the world... get this cd!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Drums, February 14, 2001

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"meladoug" (Hartford, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wipe Out! The Best of the Safaris (Audio CD)

If you like drums, you'll love this CD! I would like to know if anyone knows if there's any video out there of the Sufaris doing Wipe Out? I'd love to see him actually doing it!