Lost Legends of Surf Guitar, Vol. 2 by Various cd new - eBay (item 380284490689 end time Nov-07-10 19:02:28 PST)

Lost Legends of Surf Guitar, Vol. 2 by Various cd new - eBay (item 380284490689 end time Nov-07-10 19:02:28 PST):

Lost Legends of Surf Guitar 2: Point Panic [Audio CD] Various Artists
Ships international. Cd/compact disc is brand new and sealed.
UPC 090771112729  

Track listing
1. Sheriff of Noddingham, The - David Marks & The Marksmen (previously unreleased)
2. Fugitive - Jan Davis
3. Jack the Ripper - The Surfaris (previously unreleased)
4. Bongo Shutdown - New Dimensions
5. Point Panic - Jerry Cole
6. Burning Rubber - Gene "The Draggin' King" Moles
7. Stick Shift - The Trashmen
8. Shootin' Beavers - The Tornadoes
9. Travelin' - David Marks & The Marksmen (previously unreleased)
10. Boss Machine - Jan Davis
11. Moondawg - Rhythm Rockers
12. Latin'ia - Jim Waller & The Deltas
13. Ram Charger - The Del-Vetts
14. Walk, Don't Run - The Trashmen
15. Midnight Surfer - Jerry Cole
16. Gremmie, Pt. 1, The - The Tornadoes
17. Chicky Run - New Dimensions
18. Yep - The Surfaris (previously unreleased)
19. Banzai Washout - The Catalinas
20. Devil Surfer - Scott Engel

Details
Producer:    Bill Traut, Dave Aerni, David Marks, Gene Moles, J King, Jim Economides, John Gardell, Mark Taylor, Richard Delvy, Robert J. Hafner, Terry Melcher, Tony Hilder
Distributor:    E1 Distribution (USA)
Recording type:    Studio
Recording mode:    Stereo
SPAR Code:    n/a

Album notes
Liner Note Authors: John Blair ; Ron Thums.
Recording information: 1962-1964.
Like its predecessor in the Lost Legends of Surf Guitar series, this serves up an assortment of instrumental surf rarities from the early '60s, all of the 20 tracks on this compilation recorded between 1962 and 1964. It's a little less impressive than the first volume, not for reasons that are too obvious, but just due to a general lower level of energy, imagination, and devastating riffs. For surf enthusiasts, however, it's not bad at all, and there are a good deal of names here that made their mark on rock history, even if the Trashmen and the Surfaris are the only ones who had surf music hits. David Marks & the Marksmen, for instance, led by just-ex-Beach Boy Marks, are represented by a couple of previously unissued 1963 recordings; Scott Engel, who did the 1963 single "Devil Surfer," would later become Scott Walker, as part of the Walker Brothers and then a solo star; Michael Lloyd was in the New Dimensions; Terry Melcher produced the Catalinas' "Banzai Washout"; and Jerry Cole was a prolific Los Angeles session man. There are also a couple of previously unreleased 1963 Surfaris cuts, though these are unremarkable covers of Link Wray's "Jack the Ripper" and Duane Eddy's "Yep." As is the custom on these anthologies, some tracks make bigger ripples than others, with some really tough and fast playing on Cole's "Point Panic" and Gene "The Draggin' King" Moles' "Burning Rubber." In contrast, Jan Davis' "Boss Machine" effectively slows the pace down to a cooler, moodier vibe, and Engel/Walker's "Devil Surfer"'s strings and wordless corny pop backup vocals are odd rejoinders to the manic laughs (of the devil, one supposes) that supply the tune's main gimmick. ~ Richie Unterberger