Publisher's Synopsis
Before it was eclipsed by car music, Motown, the Beatles and the rest of the "British Invasion", surf music swept America, peaking in the summer of 1963. For such a short-lived phenomenon, springing as it did from the lifestyle of the youngsters of the Orange County, surf music gave rise to an impressive number of recordings.;Including a few listings from as early as 1959 and as late as 1967, this discography focuses on the hundreds of record releases from surf music's golden era - 1961 to 1965. Singles and albums are listed alphabetically by artist in separate sections, followed by numerous appendices - surf music on compilation albums, in feature films, in documentary surf movie soundtracks and on the Top 100 record charts. This edition features nearly 300 illustrations and photographs along with a general index to song titles, recording artists and record labels/numbers. Throughout the volume, using a surf board symbol, the author has also identified his personal choices for good or representative music recordings according to a set of standards outlined in his introduction to the work.
