ALBUM REVIEWS

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TO THAT WHICH IS TRULY EXCELLENT

we present :

FULL INDEX OF ALBUM REVIEWS

Albums highlighted in italics are forthcoming reviews

(Vocal) indicates a predominently vocal release

(Instro) indicates a predominently instrumental release

(Vocal/Instro) indicates an even mixture

ASTRONAUTS  Surfin' With The Astronauts (Vocal/Instro)

ASTRONAUTS  Competition Coupe (Vocal)

AVALANCHES Ski Surfin' (Instro)

BEACH BOYS Surfin' Safari

BEACH BOYS Surfin' USA

BEACH BOYS Surfer Girl

BEACH BOYS Little Deuce Coupe

BEACH BOYS Shut Down Volume II

BLAINE, HAL  Deuces, T's, Roadsters & Drums (Instro)

BLASTERS  Sound Of The Drags (Vocal/Instro)

BUDDIES  The Buddies & The Compacts (Vocal)

BUDDIES  West Coast Action Sound (Vocal)

CASEY, AL Surfin' Hootenanny

CATALINAS  Fun (Vocal)

CHALLENGERS Surfbeat (Instro)

CHALLENGERS Surfing With The Challengers (Instro)

CHALLENGERS Surfing Around The World (Instro)

CHALLENGERS K-39 (Instro)

CHALLENGERS Go Sidewalk Surfing (Instro)

CHALLENGERS (GOOD GUYS) Sidewalk Surfin' (Instro)

COLE, JERRY & HIS SPACEMEN  Surf Age (Instro)

COMPETITORS Hits Of The Street And Strip (Vocal)

DEUCE COUPES  Hotrodder's Choice (Instro)

DEUCE COUPES  The Shut Downs (Instro)

DALE, DICK & HIS DEL-TONES  Surfer's Choice (Vocal/Instro)

DALE, DICK & HIS DEL-TONES  Checkered Flag (Vocal/Instro)

DUALS Stick Shift (Instro)

ELIMINATORS  Liverpool, Dragsters, Cycles & Surfing (Vocal)

FANTASTIC BAGGYS  Tell 'em I'm Surfin' (Vocal)

FANTASTIC BAGGYS Ride The Wild Surf (Vocal)

FANTASTIC BAGGYS Surfer's Paradise (Vocal)

FUNICELLO, ANNETTE Beach Party

FUNICELLO, ANNETTE Muscle Beach Party

GHOULS  Dracula's Deuce (Vocal)

GO-GO'S Swim With The Go-Go's (Vocal)

GOOD GUYS Sidewalk Surfin' (see The Challengers)

HANNA-BARBERA Hanna-Barbera Presents (Vocal)

HASKELL, JIMMIE Sunset Surf (see John Severson)

HONDELLS  Go Little Honda (Vocal)

HONDELLS  The Hondells (Vocal)

HORNETS  Motorcycles USA (Instro)

HOT RODDERS  Big Hot-Rod (Vocal/Instro)

JAN & DEAN Drag City / The New Girl In School (Vocal)

JAN & DEAN  Deadman's Curve (Vocal)

JAN & DEAN  Little Old Lady From Pasadena (Vocal)

JAN & DEAN  Ride The Wild Surf (Vocal)

JAN AND DEAN Surf City (& Other Swingin' Cities) (Vocal)

JAN AND DEAN Take Linda Surfin' (Vocal)

JALOPY FIVE Draggin' And Surfin' (Vocal)

JALOPY FIVE Draggin And Surfin' : Volume Two (Vocal)

JALOPY FIVE I Love That West Coast Sound (Vocal)

JOHNSTON, BRUCE  Surfer's Pyjama Party (Vocal)

JOHNSTON, BRUCE  Surfin' Round The World (Vocal)

JONES, HAL & THE WHEELERS (see The Tokens)

KICKSTANDS  Black Boots And Bikes (Vocal/Instro)

KNIGHTS  Hot Rod High (Vocal)

KOLE, JERRY & THE STROKERS  Hot Rod Alley (Vocal/Instro)

KUSTOM KINGS  Kustom City USA (Vocal)

MARSHALL, JACK  My Son The Surf Nut (Vocal)

MESSINER, JIM & THE JESTERS The Dragsters (Instro)

MR GASSER & THE WEIRDOS  Hot-Rod Hootenanny (Vocal)

MR GASSER & THE WEIRDOS  Rods 'n' Ratfinks (Vocal)

MR GASSER & THE WEIRDOS  Surfink (Vocal)

ORIGINAL SURFARIS Wheels (Instro)

ORIGINAL SURFARIS Bombora (Instro)

PRECIOUS PUPP Hot Rod Granny (see Hanna-Barbera)

PYRAMIDS  The Pyramids Play (Vocal/Instro)

RINCON SURFSIDE BAND Surfing Songbook (Instro)

RIP CHORDS  Hey Little Cobra & Other Hot-Rod Hits (Vocal)

RIP CHORDS  Three Window Coupe (Vocal)

RISERS  She's A Bad Motorcycle (Vocal/Instro)

ROAD RUNNERS The New Mustang (Vocal)

ROD & THE COBRAS  Drag Race At Surf City (Vocal/Instro)

RONNY & THE DAYTONAS  G.T.O. (Vocal)

SANDALS Endless Summer

SCRAMBLERS  Little Honda / GTO (Vocal)

SCRAMBLERS  Cycle Psychos (Vocal/Instro)

SCRAMBLERS Motorcycle Scramble (Instro)

SENTINALS Big Surf (Instro)

SENTINALS Surfer Girl (Instro)

SEVERSON, JOHN Sunset Surf (Instro)

SILLY SURFERS  The New Sounds Of The Silly Surfers (Vocal)

SILLY SURFERS & WEIRD-OHS  Hairy Records Sampler (Vocal)

SQUIDDLY DIDDLY Surfin' Surfari (see Hanna-Barbera)

SUNSET DRAGSTERS Hot Rod Rally (Instro)

SUNSETS Surfing With The Sunsets (Instro)

SUPER STOCKS  Thunder Road (Vocal)

SUPER STOCKS  Surf Route 101 (Vocal)

SUPER STOCKS  School Is A Drag (Vocal)

SURFARIS  Play (Vocal/Instro)

SURFARISHit City 64 (Vocal/Instro)

SURFARISFun City USA (Vocal/Instro)

SURFARISHit City 65 (Vocal/Instro)

SURF TEENS Surf Mania (Instro)

TIDES Surf City / Surfin' USA (Vocal/Instro)

TOKENS  Wheels (Vocal)

TOKENS Kings Of The Hot Rods (with Hal Jones & The Wheelers)

  (Vocal/Intsro)

VARIOUS ARTISTS  Hot-Rod City (Vocal/Instro)

VARIOUS ARTISTS  Hot-Rod Rally (Vocal/Instro)

VARIOUS ARTISTS  Shut Down (Vocal)

VETTES  Rev-Up (Vocal)

WALLER, JIM & THE DELTAS Surfin' Wild (Instro)

WEIRD-OHS The New Sounds Of The Weird-Ohs (Vocal)

WHEELS, BURT & THE SPEEDSTERS  Sounds Of The Big Racers

  (Vocal)

WILLIE & THE WHEELS (see Rincon Surfside Band)

WINNERS  Checkered Flag (Vocal/Instro)

WOOFERS  Dragsville (Vocal)

ZIP-CODES  Mustang ! (Vocal)

The Beach Boys 1963 "Surfin' USA" album cover - signed by the late Les Williams - the actual surfer in the picture


Fantastic Baggys "Tell 'em I'm Surfin'"

Astronauts "Competition Coupe"

Revells "Go Sound Of The Slots"

Jan & Dean "Ride The Wild Surf"

Hondells "Go Little Honda"

Blasters "Sound Of The Drags"

Rip Chords "3 Window Coupe"

Beach Boys "Surfer Girl"

Zip-Codes "Mustang !"

Superstocks "School Is A Drag"

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