Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA The Pyramids - Play The Original Penetration
 | This is the legendary Pyramids album, issued in Southern California, and narrowly distributed to other parts of the state before being picked up nationally by London Records. Only a handful of surfbands made the charts, and The Pyramids were on that elite list. |
Picks: Penetration, Pyramid Stomp, Sticks And Skins, Paul, Pyramid Stomp
Track by Track Review
Surf (Instrumental)
One of a handful of nationally successful surf single, this track has been covered more than "Miserlou," and in more varieties of rock styles. If you don't own this track, you have entered the surf idiom yet. This is one of the essential classics. The production is unusual and masterful, and the melody is simple and enduring. It spawned hundreds of covers, and is still quite infectious.
Surf (Instrumental)
The obligatory self-named theme... most bands had one then... "Dick Dale Stomp," "Surfaris Stomp," etc. A much more rough and tumble track than "Penetration." Cool!
Drum Solo Surf (Instrumental)
As the sixties wound down, the self indulgent drum solo died too. In the early sixties, it was still in it's heyday, with the Surfaris, Adrian & the Sunsets, Dick Dale, Sandy Nelson, and others providing examples. The massive guitar chord opener is quite powerful, and the drumming is imaginative.
Surf (Instrumental)
Paul who? The track is a solid surf instro, though mostly jam inspired.
Surf (Instrumental)
The obligatory self-named theme... most bands had one then... "Dick Dale Stomp," "Surfaris Stomp," etc. A much more rough and tumble track than "Penetration." Cool!