Surf Route 101 Explained
| Surf Route 101 |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | The Super Stocks |
| Cover: | The Super Stocks - Surf Route 101.png |
| Prev Title: | School Is a Drag |
| Prev Year: | 1964 |
| Next Title: | Thunder Road |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
Surf Route 101 is a 1964 album by the Super Stocks, one of Gary Usher's ad-hoc surf and hot-rod studio groups.[1] The band's line up featured some of the best surf musicians of the period including Glen Campbell. The title track "Surf Route 101" was a cover of a song from Jan and Dean's 1963 album Drag City. Brian Wilson had collaborated with Usher on "My First Love" and "Muscle Beach Party" for the 1964 film Muscle Beach Party, where they were originally performed by Dick Dale and his Del-Tones. For the Super Stocks album Usher re-used the original backing tracks made for the film.[2]
Track listing
- "Surf Route 101"
- "Muscle Beach Party"
- "Ventura"
- "Santa Barbara"
- "Redondo Beach"
- "Surfin' Scene"
- "Balboa Island"
- "Oceanside"
- "My First Love"
- "Midnight Run"
- "Malibu Blues"
- "Newport Beach"
The album came with a promotional single for another studio band, Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos with "Doin' the Surfink", B-side "Finksville, USA".[3] Likewise that group's album contained a promo single for "Midnight Run" from the Super Stocks' album.
Notes and References
- Philip Lambert. Inside the Music of Brian Wilson: The Songs, Sounds, and Influences (2007). 1441107487 "July 1964: The album Surf Route 101 is released by the Super Stocks, one of Gary Usher's studio groups. It includes recordings of 'My First Love' and 'Muscle Beach Party' using the original backing tracks."
- Christian Matijas-Mecca. The Words and Music of Brian Wilson (2017). 1440838992- Page 20 "Despite the different names, both groups, under Usher's direction, were members from the Wrecking Crew. For these projects Brian collaborated on 'My First Love,' 'My Buddy Seat,' and 'Little Honda.'"
- The Illustrated Discography of Surf Music, 1961–1965 (1995). Page 54 1560750219 "Doin' The Surfink Finksville U.S.A. PRO-2644 PRO-2645 Capitol - 7/64 (Free promotional single included with the Surf Route 101 album by the Super Stocks)"
