Unknown Territory (Dick Dale album) explained

Unknown Territory
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dick Dale
Cover:	Unknown Territory (Dick Dale album).jpg
Released:	1994
Recorded:	1994
Studio:	Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California^[1]
Genre:	Surf music
Length:	51:49
Label:	HighTone^[2]
Producer:	Scott Mathews, Dick Dale
Prev Title:	Tribal Thunder
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Calling Up Spirits
Next Year:	1996

Unknown Territory is a studio album by the American surf guitarist Dick Dale, released in 1994.^{[3] [4]} Dale supported the album with a North American tour.^[5] The cover of "Ring of Fire" was a tribute to Dale's childhood love of country music.^[6]

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune wrote that "the extravagance of [Dale's] embroiderings suggesting jazz even as the savagery of his attack is rock incarnate." The Los Angeles Times opined that "the album's prime stuff is defined less by speed than by its sexy swagger ... 'F Groove' offers slow, heavy rock that is truly low-down and mean." The News Tribune determined that "Hava Nagila" "sounds like the Ramones picked up a B'nai Brith songbook."^[7]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Dick Dale, except where indicated.

1. "Scalped"  - 4:05
2. "Mexico" (Boudleaux Bryant)  - 3:05
3. "F Groove"  - 4:26
4. "Terra Dicktyl"  - 3:11
5. "Take It or Leave It"  - 4:27
6. "Ghost Riders in the Sky" (Stan Jones)  - 3:16
7. "Fish Taco"  - 2:39
8. "California Sun" (Henry Glover)  - 3:16
9. "Maria Elena"  - 4:19
10. "Hava Nagila" (traditional)  - 4:00
11. "The Beast"  - 3:09
12. "Unknown Territory"  - 7:55
13. "Ring of Fire" (Merle Kilgore, June Carter)  - 3:31

Personnel

Musicians

• Dick Dale  - guitar, vocals
• Ron Eglit  - bass guitar, 6 string bass
• Scott Mathews  - drums, percussion
• Prairie Prince  - drums, percussion
• Tribe Vibe (Scott Mathews, Dick Dale, Prairie Prince, Morgan Raimond, Joe Marquez)  - chants
• Huey Lewis  - harmonica on "Ghost Riders in the Sky" and "F Groove"

Technical personnel

• Allen Sudduth  - engineering, mixing
• Shawn Michael Morris, Joe Marquez  - assistant engineers
• Marc Senasac  - mastering (Rocket Lab, San Francisco)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Unknown Territory . Discogs . 3 July 2023.
2. Book: Legends of Rock Guitar. Pete. Prown. H. P.. Newquist. February 1, 1997. Hal Leonard. 9781476850931 . Google Books.
3. Web site: Dick Dale Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
4. News: Gettelman . Parry . DICK DALE RIDES A NEW WAVE GUITAR . Orlando Sentinel . 29 Apr 1994 . Calendar . 4.
5. News: Surkamp . David . SURF GUITARIST RIDES POPULAR WAVE . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 14 Oct 1994 . 3G.
6. News: Nichols . Jim . DICK DALE BRINGS SURF ROCK IN RARE ROAD APPEARANCE . Dayton Daily News . 18 Oct 1995 . DOWNTOWNER . 6.
7. News: Nelson . Rick . DICK DALE SURFS ON UNEXPECTED NEW WAVE OF POPULARITY . The News Tribune . 30 Sep 1994 . F21.