Instrumental Surf playlist.

[mfrench]

Instrumental.
Probably more traditional hawaiian *beach boy, than surf (from pre-surf music era), but still great.

*not the Beach Boys

 

[tommarantz]

Link Wray's an all-time favorite of mine, his stuff is great. He's actually got a lot of variation in his music, he had some stuff that sounded a bit country, the surfy twang, and even some pretty straight forward rocking out (Big City After Dark).

Anyway...Henrietta - The Trashmen.

I was going to mention Link too, but not sure it qualified as surf. Check out this comp for a rare Link Wray song where he still sings:

 

[VerbalPuke]

Yeah, his early stuff, when he did stuff like Hillbilly Wolf was good (his singing days). Link's kind of borderline, he's not surf in the way of Dick Dale, but he does share a lot of characteristics with surf. Same could be said for Davie Allan, another fine twangy guitar player from the early 60s.

 

[tubed]

Dick Dale & Stevie Ray Vaughan
Pipeline

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLb38LsYKHQ

 

[zinnah]

Don't forget Los Straitjackets, lot fun, they wear Mexican wrestler maps for their performances. More rock and surf with a slightly demented twist.

 

[grillebilly]

Shadowy Men from A Shadowy Planet
Savvy Show Stoppers

 

[grillebilly]

Man Or Astro-Man?
Destroy All Astro Men

 

[grillebilly]

Don't forget Los Straitjackets

with Eddie Angel on guitar. Check out Eddie back when he was in Tex's Bad Boys. These guys were rockabilly heroes in DC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Y-_e1ojbI

 

[thunderroad]

 

[grillebilly]

Link Wray and the Raymen
"They're Outta Here" says Archie

 

[squirrelnest]

Can't leave out The Ventures....

 

[waterjetguy]

Check out the Mermen, great band out of the Santa Cruz area

Im listening to their "Krill Sippin'" album on Spotify right now. Great stuff.

 

[grillebilly]

The Raybeats
It's Only a Movie
1983 Shanachie Records

Founding member Pat Irwin is also founding member of Los Straitjackets

 

[grillebilly]

Dick Dale and His Del-Tones
Greatest Hits 1963-1976

 

[grillebilly]

The Aqua Velvets
Guitar Noir

 

[Mystic]

I like the Rip Chords and the Venturas. (note: not a typo, Venturas on the Drum Boy label circa 1960 were a teen rip-off of The Ventures)

 

[Mystic]

The Venturas
Here They Are!
Drum Boy (196?)

 

[grillebilly]

Link Wray and His Raymen
The Swan Singles Collection
Rollercoaster Records

 

[grillebilly]

the gnarliest two minutes of surf ever recorded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlusgU-MUZ4

 

[retrodude]

The Ventures- Walk, don't run Vol 2:thmbsp: