Surf's Up! At Banzai Pipeline Explained

Surf's Up! At Banzai Pipeline
Type:compilation
Artist:Various
Cover:Surf's Up! At Banzai Pipeline.jpg
Released:1963
Studio:Stereo Masters, Hollywood, California
Genre:Surf
Label:Northridge Records NM101
Producer:Tony Hilder

Surf's Up! At Banzai Pipeline was a 1963 various artist record album compilation that featured recordings by The Surfaris, Dave Myers and The Surftones, The Soul Kings, Coast Continentals and Jim Waller & The Deltas. It has been re-released a couple of times since.

Background

The record was originally released on the Northridge Records label in 1963.[1] Later the same year Reprise Records released it in both mono and stereo format with a simpler title, Surf's Up!.[2] [3] The only real difference between the Northridge and Reprise release was a different cover.[4] In April, 1995, the album was one of five re-released albums that appeared in a Sundazed ad in Billboard which also included the Hot Rod City various artist comp, and albums by Challengers, Revells and Jim Waller & the Deltas.[5] In August that year, Billboard indicated that the re-release comp was near its completion.[6]

In the book Pop Surf Culture: Music, Design, Film, and Fashion from the Bohemian Surf Boom by Brian Chidester and Domenic Priore, the two songs "Aqua Limbo" and "Laguna Limbo Luau" by Dave Myers were singled out as very interesting. The author remarked that Dave Meyers & the Surftones had suddenly become the ultimate exotica surf band. This was due to the shakers, rattling and vocal sounds.[7]

Track listing

+ Northridge Records NM101
ActTitleComposerTimeNotes
A1The Soul Kings"Delano Soul Beat"Al Garcia2:17
A2Dave Myers and The Surftones"Aqua Limbo"Robt J. Hafner2:13
A3The Surfaris"Moment Of Truth"Doug Wiseman, Larry Weed2:28
A4Neal Nissenson"Intoxica"Robt J. Hafner2:07
A5The Surfaris"Ghost Riders In The Sky"Stan Jones3:19
A6 The Surfaris"Kalani Wipeout"Al Valdez, Larry Weed, Victor Regina2:20
B1Dave Myers And The Surftones"Laguna Limbo Luau"Bruce Morgan2:00
B2Jim Waller And The Deltas"Surfers Stomp"Joe Saraceno, M. Daughtry3:04
B3Doug HumeSurfin' TragedyRobt J. Hafner, Anthony J. Hilder2:18
B4The BiscaynesChurch KeyDan Darnold, Norman Knowles1:51
B5Bob Vaught And The Renegaids"San Onofre"Bob Vaught, Tom Jaques2:00
B6Bob Hafner"Surf Creature"Robt J. Hafner2:23[8]

Personnel

CD[9] [10]
RolePerson
Vic Anesini Mastering
Mastering Chris Herles
Mastering Bob Irwin
Producer Tony Hilder
Project Assistant Bex Brownell
Project AssistantJeff Smith
Project Assistant Kip Smith

Release history

List of releases
TitleRelease infoYearFNotes
Surfs UpAt Banzai-PipelineNorthridge Records NM1011963LP
Surf's Up Reprise R-60941963LP[11]
Surfs UpAt Banzai-PipelineSundazed Music SC 60801995CD[12]

Notes and References

  1. Goldmine Record Album Price Guide, By Dave Thompson - Page 72 * Various Artists Collections
  2. Discogs - Various – Surfs Up!
  3. Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1948-1991, By Martin Popoff - Page 1341 Various Artists Collections
  4. The Illustrated Discography of Surf Music, 1961-1965, John Blair - Page 182
  5. Billboard, April 8, 1995 - Page 84 Vital Reissues From The Vault, Sundazed
  6. Billboard, August 19, 1995 - Page 87 REVERSE TAKEOFF: SUFF'N'ROD MUSIC REVIVAL INTENSIFIES BY TIMOTHY WHITE
  7. Pop Surf Culture: Music, Design, Film, and Fashion from the Bohemian Surf Boom, Brian Chidester, Domenic Prior - -
  8. Discogs - Various – Surfs Up! At Banzai-Pipeline
  9. Allmusic - Various Artists, Surf's up at Banzai Pipeline , Credits
  10. Liner notes - Surfs Up! at Banzai Pipeline CD - Sundazed Music Inc
  11. Surfin' guitars: instrumental surf bands of the sixties, Robert J. Dalley - Popular Culture Incorporated, 1996 - Page 96
  12. Blue Suede News, Volumes 25-36 - Page 57