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Mediterranean Beat Guitars [7] *****
Achtung Rakete
Achtung Rakete [CD] *****
Achtung Rakete [12] *****
Blood Stained Hitz [CD] *****
The Electric Storm [7] *****
Everything Turns Gray c/w Pipeline [7] *****
Surfin' The Pit [CD-R] *****
Bullseye [CD] *****
Davie Allan
Chopper c/w Open Throttle [7] *****
Davie Allan
Cycle Breed [CD] *****
Davie Allan
Cycledelic Sounds [CD] *****
Davie Allan
Devil's Rumble [CD] *****
Davie Allan
Fuzz Fest [CD] *****
Davie Allan
Fuzz Fest [CD] *****
Davie Allan
Fuzz For The Holidays [CD] *****
Davie Allan
Fuzz For The Holidays 2 [CD] *****
Davie Allan
Live Run [CD] *****
Davie Allan
Restless In LA [CD] *****
Davie Allan
Stoked On Surf [12] *****
Davie Allan
War Path c/w Beyond The Blue [7] *****
War Path c/w Beyond The Blue [7] *****
The Rising Surf c/w Surf Beater [7] *****
Surfer's Slide [CD] *****
Eddie Angel
Plays Link Wray [CD] *****
The Animated Egg [CD] *****
Apemen
The Apemen [7] *****
Aqua Velvets
A Silky Christmas [Cassette] *****
Aqua Velvets
A Very Velvet Christmas [CD-R] *****
Aqua Velvets
Christmas Single [CD-R] *****
Aqua Velvets
Cool and Waydown at the Beach Chalet [CD-R] *****
Aqua Velvets
Radio Waves Sweetwater Bonus [CD] *****
Aqua Velvets
Reaching Shangri-La [CD-R] *****
Aqua Velvets
Sweetwater, Mill Valley, CA - January 17, 2003 [CD-R] *****
Aqua Velvets
Tiki Beat [CD-R] *****
Aqualads
Treasures [CD] *****
Rumble On The Docks c/w Bombora [7] *****
Astroglides
Channel Surfing With... [CD] *****
Astroglides
Fondling With [CD] *****
Astroglides
Selling Out With The Astroglides [CD] *****
Astroglides
Turkish Delight [CD] *****
Astroglides
Sewer Surfing With... The Astroglides [CD] *****
Astronauts
Baja c/w Kuk [7] *****
Astronauts
Hot-Doggin' c/w Every One But Me [7] *****
Atlantics
Bombora c/w Greensleeves [7] *****
Atlantics
Collectibles [CD] *****
Atlantics
Live At Freshwater [DVD] *****
Atlantics
Point Zero [CD] *****
Atomic Mosquitos
Meltdown [CD] *****
Release The Mosquitos [CD] *****
A Night In Zagreb [MP3] *****
Bambi Molesters
As The Dark Wave Swells [CD] *****
Bambi Molesters
Bikini Machines c/w Central Coast Swing [7] *****
Bambi Molesters
Dumb Loud Hollow Twang De Luxe [CD] *****
Bambi Molesters
In Sonic Bullets - 13 From The Hip [CD-R] *****
Bambi Molesters
Invasion Of The Reverb Snatchers [CD-R] *****
Bananas
To Surf And Protect [CD-R] *****
Ashwin Batish
Sitar Power [CD] *****
Sitar Power II [CD] *****
Beat Tornados
Scandinavian Interlude [CD] *****
Belairs
Origins Of Surf Music [CD] *****
Belairs
Volcanic Action [CD] *****
Berzerkers
The Berzerkers [CD] *****
Berzerkers
In The Bottle - Live at KFJC 2-15-97 [CD-R] *****
Berzerkers
Live on KXLU [CD-R] *****
Big Guns
Revenge Of The Big Guns [CD] *****
Billy-Blast-Off And The Surf Rockets
MySpace [MP3] *****
...In Heat [CD-R] *****
Bitch Boys
present Teasing With Brassknuckles At Playa Del Rey [CD-R] *****
Bitch Boys
Quiet Bells Of El Monte [CD-R] *****
Bitch Boys
Ride The First Wave [CD] *****
Bitch Boys
Sobotna Noc [DVD] *****
Bitch Boys
Take Me Behind The Iron Curtain [CD-R] *****
Les Black Carnations
Live Villa Kreuzberg 29.06.85 [MP3] *****
Boom Pam [CD] *****
Church Of The Open Sky [CD] *****
Cadillac Hitmen
Two In The Hat [CD] *****
Category5
Joy Ride [DAT] *****
Demos [MP3] *****
Challengers
Hot Rod Show c/w K-39 [7] *****
Chantays
Monsoon c/w Scotch Highs [7] *****
Chantays
Pipeline c/w Move It [7] *****
Chantays
Pipeline [MP3] *****
Chocolate Watchband
(Almost) Fourth Of July [CD-R] *****
Chocolate Watchband
Bombay Pipeline c/w My Little Red Book [CD-R] *****
Chocolate Watchband
Chocolate Watchband's Greatest Hits [MP3] *****
Chocolate Watchband
Gone and Passes By [CD-R] *****
Martin Cilia
Revenge Of The Surf Guitar [CD] *****
Surfersaurus [CD] *****
Musique de Paradiso [CD-R] *****
Crossfires (Westchester, Ca)
Fiberglass Jungle c/w Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [7] *****
Crowsong
Shelter Eternal [CD] *****
Daikaiju
Phase 2 [CD] *****
King Of The Surf Guitar [12] *****
Dick Dale
King Of The Surf Guitar [12] *****
Dick Dale
King Of The Surf Guitar [CD] *****
Dick Dale
King of the Surf Guitar c/w Hava Nagila [7] *****
Dick Dale
Miserlou c/w Eight Till Midnight [7] *****
Dick Dale
Surfers Choice [CD] *****
Dick Dale
The Wedge c/w Nightrider [7] *****
Dead Rocks
Tiki Twist [CD] *****
Deadbeats
Day Of The Deadbeats [CD] *****
Detonators
Liquid Chaos Demo [CD] *****
Diamondheads
Diamond Head At Dusk [CD] *****
Duo-Tones
Plugged In And Live [CD] *****
Duo-Tones
Surf Music Electrified [CD-R] *****
East Coast Tremors
MySpace [MP3] *****
Mr. Rebel c/w Movin' [7] *****
Room to Move [CD] *****
Merrell Fankhauser
Poquito Loquita [CD-R] *****
We Love Tikis [CD] *****
Into The Infinity Tunnel With Los Fantasticos [CD] *****
Fathoms
Fathomless [CD] *****
Fathoms
Fathom This [CD] *****
Fathoms
Overboard [CD] *****
Fender IV
Everybody Up c/w Malibu Run [7] *****
Fender IV
Mar Gaya c/w You Better Tell Me Now [7] *****
Fender IV
Bytes [CD-R] *****
Fendermen
Don't You Just Know It c/w Beach Party [7] *****
Fendermen
Don't You Just Know It c/w Beach Party [7] *****
Johnny Fortune
Siboney c/w Dragster [7] *****
Soul Surfer [12] *****
KEXP 2010.9.23 [CD-R] *****
Frankie and the Pool Boys
Pollo Del Mar Presents Frankie and the Pool Boys [CD] *****
Teke Teke Teke (Live KFJC 2010.8.4) [CD-R] *****
Those Memories Of You c/w Our Favorite Martian [7] *****
Goldtones
Strike c/w Gutterball [7] *****
Greaseballs
Tombstone Wax [CD] *****
GT Stringer
Space Out [CD] *****
Bottom Fishing [CD-R] *****
Halibuts
Gnarly [12] *****
Halibuts
Halibut Beach [12] *****
Halibuts
Halibut Beach / Gnarly [CD] *****
Halibuts
Live At Toes [12] *****
Halibuts
Live At Toes [CD] *****
Halibuts
Live At Toes (Deluxe Edition) Advance [CD-R] *****
Happy Times
Twang-O-Matic [CD] *****
Thank U Sir, May I Have Another [CD] *****
Hellbenders
Today We Kill... Tomorrow We Die [CD] *****
Randy Holden
Bytes [CD] *****
Early Works '64-'66 [CD] *****
Guitar God 2001 [CD] *****
Surf Guitar God 1963 / 2001 [CD-R] *****
Hollywood Sunsets Band
Skyrider c/w Whirlpool [7] *****
Hypnotic IV
Hypnotica! [CD-R] *****
Infrareds
Sounds From The Darkroom [CD] *****
Jorgen Ingmann
Apache c/w Echo Boogie [7] *****
East West [10] *****
Insect Surfers
Mojave Pitstop [CD-R] *****
Insect Surfers
Mojave Reef [CD] *****
Insect Surfers
Satellite Beach [CD] *****
Invictas
Breakout c/w Missing 1964.5 [7] *****
Johnny and the Hurricanes
Beatnik Fly c/w Sand Storm [7] *****
Down Yonder c/w Sheba [7] *****
The Birdnest Years [CD] *****
Fried On The Alter Of Good Taste [CD] *****
Traynor In Heaven For Link Wray (From Solna Texas featuring Ed Johnson) [CD-R] *****
Banished To The Beach [CD] *****
California Fun c/w Surfin' Japanese [7] *****
Charge of the Nightriders [12] *****
Fiberglass Rocket [CD] *****
Fiberglass Rocket: Selections From The Forthcoming Album [CD-R] *****
Live At The Whiskey [12] *****
Movin' Target [CD] *****
Raw and Alive '98 [CD-R] *****
Splashback! [12] *****
Stampede [CD] *****
Stampede [12] *****
Stampede [12] *****
Jon and the Nightriders
Surf Beat '80 [MP3] *****
Surf Beat '80 [12] *****
Undercover [CD] *****
Simon Jones [CD-R] *****
Kilaueas
Las Excentricas Adventuras Del Proffesor Volcanova [CD] *****
Rick Lawndale
Shoshone [CD-R] *****
Little Muddy
Door 15 [CD] *****
Lively Ones
Hang Five [CD] *****
Lively Ones
High Tide c/w Goofy Foot [7] *****
Lively Ones
Night and Day c/w Hey Scrounge [7] *****
Lively Ones
Rik-A-Tik c/w Surfer Boogie [7] *****
Lively Ones
Surf Rider c/w Surfer's Lament [7] *****
Lombego Surfers
Third Stage b/w Temptation [7] *****
Rides Again [CD] *****
Longhorn Devils
Spitfire Bar-Bee [CD-R] *****
Longhorn Devils
Spitfire Bar-Bee [CD] *****
Love
Love [CD] *****
Eleki! [CD] *****
MAD 3
Cosmo Tiger c/w Louie Louie [7] *****
The Space Legend [7] *****
Rehearsal Recordings [CD-R] *****
Madeira
Ruins [CD] *****
Madeira
Sandstorm [CD] *****
Madeira
Carpe Noctem [CD] *****
Madeira
Tribal Fires [CD] *****
Manuel and the Renegades
Rev Up c/w Trans-Miss-Yen [7] *****
Psychedelic Guitars [CD] *****
Surf! Spy! Space! [CD] *****
Mercury Four
Web Demos [MP3] *****
Mermen
The Amazing California Health And Happiness Road Show [CD] *****
Mermen
At The Haunted House [CD] *****
Mermen
At The Haunted House [CD] *****
Mermen
Drums A Go-Go [CD-R] *****
Mermen
Humunga Cowabunga [CD-R] *****
Mermen
Mermen Xmas '95 [CD-R] *****
Mermen
Sing Merry Christmas To You [Cassette] *****
Mermen
In God We Trust [CD] *****
Mermen
In God We Trust [12] *****
Meshugga Beach Party
At The Rabbi's Pitstop [CD-R] *****
Let's Go Shleppin'! [CD] *****
Meshugga Beach Party [CD] *****
Twenty Songs Of The Chosen Surfers [CD] *****
Mexican Chili Taco Fiesta
Mexican Chili Taco Fiesta [CD] *****
Moby Dicks
Hecho En Venice [CD-R] *****
Dave Myers and the Surftones
Gear c/w Let The Good Times Roll [7] *****
Hangin' Twenty [CD] *****
Nebula 89.7 [CD] *****
Nebulas
Nebula 89.7 [CD-R] *****
Nebulas
Nebula One [CD] *****
Sandy Nelson
Drums A Go-Go c/w Casbah [7] *****
Five Guns West [CD] *****
Nematoads
Spy Car Mechanic [CD] *****
Neptunes
Davy Jones' House Band [CD] *****
New World Relampagos
New World Relampagos [CD] *****
OK Kings
It's OK [12] *****
Original Surfaris
Gum Dipped Slicks c/w High Time [7] *****
Original Surfaris
Gum Dipped Slicks c/w High Time [7] *****
Overtones
The Overtones [7] *****
Overtones
The Overtones [CD-R] *****
Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
Buckaroo c/w If You Want Love [7] *****
A Fistful Of Instrumental Music [CD] *****
Spiderman Theme c/w Mi Carro, La Venganza del Moro Maclet [7] *****
Declassified [DVD] *****
Phantom Four
Live at De Diepte [CD-R] *****
Phantom Four
Madhur [CD] *****
Phantom Frank
Phantom Frank [CD] *****
What A Bunch Of Sweeties [CD] *****
Pirates
Peter Gunn [10] *****
Planet Seven
The Tomorrow That Never Was [CD] *****
Taco Tunes [CD-R] *****
The Band That Time Forgot [CD] *****
Pollo Del Mar
As August Ends [CD-R] *****
December 4th, 2004 [CD-R] *****
European Tour 2009 (PDM '10 Mixes) [CD-R] *****
Girls Talk [CD-R] *****
The Golden State [CD] *****
Jack The Ripper [CD-R] *****
Live In Japan Town [CD] *****
The Ocean Is Not For Cowards [CD] *****
Pitstop Nov 1, 2003 [CD-R] *****
Pose of Awareness [MP3] *****
XMas2K4U [CD] *****
Year Of The Rooster [CD] *****
Moon Racer c/w It Ain't Green Cheese On The Moon Baby (It's Mozzarella) [7] *****
Pyronauts
Live From The Pit [CD] *****
Pyronauts
Surf And Destroy [CD] *****
Pyronauts
Play For Surf [CD] *****
Raybeats
Holiday Inn Spain [7] *****
Razorblades
The Dark Side Of The Beach [CD] *****
Razorblades
Shake Your Pony Tails [7] *****
Razorblades
Twang Machine [CD] *****
Renegades
Come On Out c/w Istanbul [7] *****
Road Runners
Quasimodo c/w Road Runner [7] *****
Burt Rocket
Savage Iceland [CD] *****
Royaltones
Flamingo Express c/w Tacos [7] *****
Royaltones
Flamingo Express c/w Secret Love [7] *****
Sandgarden
Texican Guitars [CD] *****
Sentinals
Big Surf [CD] *****
Shakin' Apostles
Ride Through Wild Country [CD-R] *****
Shi-tones
Demos / Outtakes / Premixes [1999] [CD] *****
Shig and Buzz
Live Adventures Of Shig And Buzz [CD] *****
Go Too Far! [CD] *****
Sidemen
Twistzentrale Live Recordings Vol. 1 [CD] *****
'63 Burnout
Trouble At The Speedway [CD] *****
Hour Of Blue Sparkle [CD-R] *****
Into Blue Sparkle [CD] *****
Live At The Go Boy Parking Lot [CD-R] *****
North Run [CD-R] *****
Rell Sunn Aloha [CD-R] *****
Rough Surf, Rough Mix, Live In Berlin [CD-R] *****
Surf Adventure Tour - Live In Prague [CD] *****
KEXP 2010.9.23 [CD-R] *****
The Incredible Mr. Smith: Adventures In The Land Of Twang [CD] *****
Space Agency
Galactic Vibrations [CD] *****
Space Agency
The Space Agency [CD] *****
Space Cossacks
Never Mind The Bolsheviks - The Best Of The Space Cossacks [CD] *****
SPF-4
Surf-n-Turf [CD] *****
Los Straitjackets In Concert [DVD] *****
Mas Alla Del Limite [CD] *****
Pacifica [7] *****
Live In San Antonio - Acoustic Twang and Reverb [MP3] *****
Los SuperAvengers
Perfect Wave [CD] *****
SuperSonicos
Telekinesis [CD] *****
Surf Champlers
Champloo A Go Go [CD] *****
Surf Coasters
Astral Circle [CD3] *****
Surf Coasters
BreakOut [CD] *****
Surf Coasters
Gold [CD] *****
Surf Coasters
KEXP Only [CD-R] *****
Surf Coasters
Live [CD] *****
Surf Coasters
Misirlou 10th Anniversary Best [CD] *****
Surf Coasters
On Stage [DVD] *****
Surf Coasters
Outside Break [CD] *****
Surf Coasters
Samurai Pitstop [CD-R] *****
Surf Coasters
Samurai Struck [CD] *****
Surf Coasters
Samurai Struck [CD] *****
Surf Coasters
Surf Attack [CD] *****
Surf Coasters
USA Tour 2004 [CD-R] *****
Surf Piranhas
Both Sides Of The Surf [12] *****
Surf Raiders
Surf Busters c/w Long Boards At San Onofre [7] *****
Surfadelica
Surfing On The Desertshore [CD] *****
Search And Not Destroy [CD] *****
Surf Noir (extended version) [CD-R] *****
Surfaris
Play / Fun City USA [CD] *****
Surfaris
Point Panic c/w Waikiki Run [7] *****
Surfaris (Jim Pash)
Punkline [7] *****
Surfaris (Ron Wilson)
Live At O. T. Price's Again [CD-R] *****
Surfin' Bela
Surfin' Bela [MP3] *****
Surf Kings
2003 Preview [CD] *****
Surflamingo
Locura Oceanica (EP) [MP3] *****
Da Surfones
Bon Nadal 06 [CD-R] *****
1-2-3... Go! [CD] *****
3 Balls Of Fire
Jet Set Guitars [CD] *****
Pipeline To The Pit [CD-R] *****
Adriatica [CD] *****
Tiki Tiki Bamboooos
Tiki Tiki Bamboooos [CD] *****
Tiki Tiki Bamboooos [CD-R] *****
Indian Nation [CD-R] *****
Tormentos
Grab Your Board [CD] *****
Tornadoes
Bustin' Surfboards c/w Beyond The Surf [7] *****
Tornadoes
The Gremmie - Part I c/w The Gremmie - Part II [7] *****
Torquays
Escondido b/w Surfers Cry [7] *****
Torquays
Somewhere In California [CD] *****
Trashmen
Bird Call! [CD] *****
Trashmen
Live In Spain [MP3] *****
Treasures
Minor Chaos c/w Valley Of The Broken Hearts [7] *****
TubeStone
Aligretosurffati (Experimental Surf Instrumental) [CD] *****
Jungle Of Twang [CD] *****
Lo-Fi Experiments In Twang [CD] *****
Urban Surf Kings
Bang Howdy Partner [CD] *****
Snowman Rumble [CD] *****
Monday Night Surf Club [CD] *****
Retro-Sonic [CD] *****
Ski School [7] *****
Have Yourself A 'Vara' Merry Christmas [CD] *****
Vara-tones
Hangin' Six [CD-R] *****
Vara-tones
Headin' Out [CD] *****
Vara-tones
Jetty Subject To High Surf [CD] *****
Los Venturas
Besame Mucho [CD] *****
Fuel Injection c/w The Breeze and I [7] *****
Vibrasonic
If I Were A Rich Man [7] *****
Into Sunshine [CD] *****
Instrumental Vibrations [CD] *****
Instrumental Vibrations [12] *****
Featuring Harlem Nocturne And Night Train [12] *****
Viscounts
Harlem Nocturne [12] *****
Viscounts
Harlem Nocturne [CD] *****
Viscounts
Harlem Nocturne c/w Dig [7] *****
Viscounts
Harlem Nocturne c/w Dig [7] *****
Viscounts
Night Flight c/w A Girl Like You [7] *****
Viscounts
Night For Love c/w Ballin' The Jack [7] *****
Viscounts
Harlem Nocturne [12] *****
Vivisectors
The Fabulous John Doe [7] *****
Vy-Dels
Unknown c/w What I'm Gonna Do [7] *****
Jim Waller and the Deltas
Surfin' Wild [12] *****
Surfin' Nha Trang [7] *****
Wangs
Video [Video] *****
.WAV
Oneiros [CD] *****
Wet Tones
Mucho Reverbo [CD] *****
Jonathan Wolf
Theme From Camp Wilder [Video] *****
Woodies
Humunga Cowabunga [CD-R] *****
Woodies
Psychotronic Surf [CD-R] *****
Woodies
Smell The Wood [CD-R] *****
Woodies
Swimmin' In The Reverb [CD] *****
Woodies
Swimmin' In The Reverb [Cassette] *****
Link Wray
Law Of The Jungle [CD] *****
Live At The Record Plant 1974 [CD-R] *****
The Pathway Sessions [CD] *****
Record Plant, Sausalito, CA September 25, 1974 [CD] *****
Slinky! [CD] *****
White Lightning - Lost Cadence Sessions '58 [CD] *****
They're Outta Here, Says Archie [CD] *****
Another Side To Mrs. Quill [12] *****
Neil Young
Neil Young Archives Volume I [1963 - 1972] [CD] *****
9:30 Live! [CD] *****
American Surf Treasures Vol. 1 [CD] *****
American Surf Treasures Vol. 2 [CD] *****
A Real Cool Time Revisited (Swedish Punk Pop and Garage Rock 1982-1989) [CD] *****
Beyond The Sea [CD] *****
The Birth Of Surf [CD] *****
Brave New Surf [CD] *****
Celebration Of Life [CD] *****
Cowabunga (The Surf Box) [CD] *****
Curl Rider [CD] *****
Double Overhead [CD] *****
The East Side Sound [CD] *****
The East Side Sound [12] *****
For a Few Guitars More: A Tribute to Morricone's Spaghetti Western Themes [CD] *****
Gnarly Reef [CD] *****
The History Of Surf Music Volume 1 Original Instrumental Hits 1961 - 1963 [12] *****
Humunga Cowabunga [CD-R] *****
Humunga Cowabunga [Xmas Excerpt] [CD-R] *****
Legends Of Guitar, Vol. 5 Surf [CD] *****
Lost Legends Of Surf Guitar 1 [CD] *****
Lost Legends Of Surf Guitar 2 [CD] *****
Lost Legends Of Surf Guitar 3 [CD] *****
Lost Legends Of Surf Guitar 4 [CD] *****
Pounding Surf: A Drummer's Guide To Surf Music [DVD] *****
Rare Surf Volume 1: The South Bay Bands [CD] *****
Rare Surf Volume 2: The South Bay Bands [CD] *****
Rare Surf Volume 3: Johnny Fortune - Johnny Barakat and the Vestells [CD] *****
Reverb Central [CD] *****
Riding The Snowy Wave [CD] *****
Seasonal Favorites Volume 2 [CD] *****
Six Gun Surf [CD] *****
Spaguetti And Chili Western [CD] *****
Summer Surf [CD] *****
Surf-Age Nuggets: Trash and Twang Instrumentals 1959-1966 [CD] *****
Surfin' In The Midwest, Vol. 4 [12] *****
Surfin' The Spillway [CD] *****
Three Headed Gidget [CD] *****
Totally Tubular [CD] *****
Tunes For Teens [12] *****
Water Logged [CD] *****
Waves of the West [CD] *****
Daikaiju - Anacondas [7] *****
Monk With Gun vs. MiGs [7] *****
Terrore dello Spazio featuring Stronzo Gelantino And The Boo-Men And The Sidemen [7] *****