Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA The Truants - The Truant c/w Sunset Surf
 | This is a grand 1963 single from Redlands' Truants. The a-side is wonderful and often referenced, but it is the b-side with its tremolo guitar and dark sax that holds the most charm. |
Picks: The Truant, Sunset Surf
Track by Track Review
Surf (Instrumental)
One of the often mentioned obscuros. This progression based ripper features blinding pick action. It sports a major helping of high energy machine gun delivery. "The Truant" has been covered a number of times. The whammy dip chords are really cool!
Surf (Instrumental)
This single sports an intense throbbing vibratoed lead guitar playing a very slow and mean melody. This is like an evil version of the Viscounts without the sax. Dark, almost as brooding as The Centurions, and down right cool.