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Bustin’ Surfboards (CLEAR VINYL)

Waxed in 1964 for the Josie label, the Tornadoes Bustin Surfboards was one of the very first surf LPs released – not to mention one of the best. Home to the splash-smash title track (which later resurfaced in a big way, thanks to its inclusion on the soundtrack to the hit film Pulp Fiction), this reverb-and-sax-drenched classic bridged the gap between the rock n roll guitar instrumentals of Duane Eddy and Link Wray and the pure surf styles of the Ventures and Dick Dale.

Reblogged 5 years ago from www.amazon.com
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Anonymous says:
12th February 2019 at 10:02 pm

Very Cool, Though Not Everything Works! When they are at the top of their game on this CD, The Tornadoes are pure 100% Surf-Guitar, nothing watered down! Starting off mellow & cool with “Busting Surfboards,” then going into the exotic “Malaguena” (same melody as the Russian folk song “Dark Eyes”), and then into… “Summertime?” That, and “Old Shep” really seemed out of place on a surf CD. Both of these songs had vocals, which were not one of The Tornadoes’ stronger points! Their cover of “Johnny B. Goode” wasn’t terrible, but…

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