The Astronauts • Astronauts Orbit Kampus

 

 

Surf group from Boulder, Colorado. Formed in 1960 as the Stormtroopers and signed to the RCA label a few years later in an effort to compete with the success of the Beach Boys. The group experienced modest and brief success, until the arrival of the Beatles in the U.S. led to their decline in popularity. Members included Rich Fifield, Dennis Lindsey, and Bob Demmon on guitars, Stormy Patterson on bass, and drummer Jim Gallagher.

The Astronauts [USA] • Down The Line

 

Surf group from Boulder, Colorado. Formed in 1960 as the Stormtroopers and signed to the RCA label a few years later in an effort to compete with the success of the Beach Boys. The group experienced modest and brief success, until the arrival of the Beatles in the U.S. led to their decline in popularity. Members included Rich Fifield, Dennis Lindsey, and Bob Demmon on guitars, Stormy Patterson on bass, and drummer Jim Gallagher.

The Astronauts • Surfin' With The Astronauts

VA • Cowabunga! - The Surf Box - Set 2 Big Waves [1963]

California may be the largest state in the Union, but it's only one state nuzzling one ocean, with only so many people living near the coastline, and a small minority of them have attempted to navigate waves on a board, much less possess the fetching physique to do so in public. Obviously, then, surf music isn't for surfers. If it were, Rhino would put out a greatest-hits EP instead of a four-disc box set. Cowabunga! is all the permanent-wave stuff most people will ever need. The discs are arranged in a curious manner: disc 1, "Ground Swells," chronicles the years from 1960 to 1963; disc 2 features nothing but recordings from '63; the third CD runs from '63 to '67; and the coda captures the postpunk renaissance that began in '77. Curious, isn't it, that there was so little going on in surf between '67 and '77? Maybe Jimi Hendrix almost killed it when he promised (in 1967!), "You'll never hear surf music again" on "Third Stone from the Sun." But Hendrix is dead, and Dick Dale lives! So, too, do the Revels, the Beach Boys, the Surfaris, Annette Funicello, the Ventures, and dozens of others. At least they do in this anthology. By the way, "cowabunga" is "a yell of excitement by a surfer." You learn that from the helpful glossary included in the excellent liner notes by John Blair, leader of Jon & the Nightriders. As to the lasting appeal of surf music, perhaps it has something to do with the fact that it's mostly instrumental. People make jokes about dumb California blonds, but the ones who made most of the classic surf sides knew one thing: it's wise at times to keep your mouth shut and play! --Steven Stolder

VA • The Birth Of Surf Vol 1

 

VA • The Birth Of Surf Vol 2

 

The Astronauts • For You From Us

 

VA • Rock Instrumental Classics - Vol.5 - Surf

 

 

Rock Instrumental Classics, Vols. 1-5 Review by Heather Phares
Rock Instrumental Classics, Vols. 1-5 collects all the volumes of Rhino's Rock Instrumental Classics series into a five-disc box set. Each volume individually and as a set lives up to the title; Santo & Johnny's "Sleepwalk," Bill Justis' "Raunchy," the Champs' "Tequila," and Link Wray's "Rumble" are just a few of the standout tracks from the first disc, which chronicles the rise of instrumental rock in the '50s. The Ventures' "Walk, Don't Run," the Tornados' "Telstar," the T-Bones' "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)," and Mason Williams' "Classical Gas" are among the '60s instrumental hits from the second volume, while Hot Butter's "Popcorn," Billy Preston's "Outa-Space," Van McCoy's "The Hustle," and the Edgar Winter Group's "Frankenstein" are some of the late-'60s and early-'70s classics featured on the third and fourth discs. The final disc is dedicated to surf, the king of instrumental rock genres, and features such twangy singles as the Belairs' "Mr. Moto," Dick Dale's "Miserlou," the Crossfires' "Fiberglass Jungle," and Jack Nitzsche's "The Lonely Surfer." Rock Instrumental Classics, Vols. 1-5 is a wonderfully comprehensive and entertaining retrospective of instrumental rock's golden years, and a must for any fan of the genre.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/rock-instrumental-classics-vols-1-5-mw0000175139

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Clásicos instrumentales del rock, Vols. 1-5 Reseña de Heather Phares
Rock Instrumental Classics, Vols. 1-5 recopila todos los volúmenes de la serie Rock Instrumental Classics de Rhino en una caja de cinco discos. Cada volumen por separado y como conjunto hace honor al título; "Sleepwalk" de Santo & Johnny, "Raunchy" de Bill Justis, "Tequila" de los Champs y "Rumble" de Link Wray son sólo algunos de los temas destacados del primer disco, que narra el auge del rock instrumental en los años 50. Walk, Don't Run" de los Ventures, "Telstar" de los Tornados, "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)" de los T-Bones y "Classical Gas" de Mason Williams son algunos de los éxitos instrumentales de los 60 del segundo volumen, mientras que "Popcorn" de Hot Butter, "Outa-Space" de Billy Preston, "The Hustle" de Van McCoy y "Frankenstein" del Edgar Winter Group son algunos de los clásicos de finales de los 60 y principios de los 70 incluidos en el tercer y cuarto disco. El último disco está dedicado al surf, el rey de los géneros instrumentales del rock, y presenta singles tan enérgicos como "Mr. Moto" de los Belair, "Miserlou" de Dick Dale, "Fiberglass Jungle" de los Crossfires y "The Lonely Surfer" de Jack Nitzsche. Rock Instrumental Classics, Vols. 1-5 es una retrospectiva maravillosamente completa y entretenida de los años dorados del rock instrumental, imprescindible para cualquier fan del género.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/rock-instrumental-classics-vols-1-5-mw0000175139