Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA The Tornadoes - The Swag b/w Raw-Hide
 | The Hollywood Tornadoes do a pair of raw edged Link Wray tunes, both of which are previously unreleased. This was a fine band, and had a hit with "Bustin' Surfboards." Their signature hard edged raw sound is a natural for these two tunes. Very well played, and rather cool! I sure hope there's more like this in the vaults. |
Picks: The Swag, Raw-Hide
Track by Track Review
Surf (Instrumental)
This previously unreleased track is a surfed up version of Link Wray's tune. It's a solid rendition, with the surf replacing the raw carport edge of the original. Appropriate rawness and surf drive. This might easily be one of the roughest of the Hollywood Tornadoes' recordings. Pretty darn cool!
Surf (Instrumental)
The Hollywood Tornadoes do a rock-solid performance of another Link Wray classic, with everything needed to make it rough and ready. Great track.