The one that started it all in 1962! On his debut album, Dick Dale managed to capture on tape the ferocious surf sound he was creating for over-the-top audiences at the Rendezvous Ballroom. Songs like “Let’s Go Trippin’,” “Misirlou Twist” and “Surf Beat” helped define the surf genre and send untold aspiring guitarists in search of their own Stratocasters and Fender Showman amps. None of them could match the intensity and directness of Dick’s approach to the instrument. But at least one acolyte, young James “Jimi” Hendrix, did all right for himself in the end. Pick up Surfer’s Choice and hear the sound that launched a musical genre!

TRACKLIST:

A1. Surf Beat

A2. Sloop John B.

A3. Take It Off

A4. Night Owl

A5. Fanny Mae

A6. Misirlou Twist

A7. Peppermint Man

A8. Surfing Drums

B1. Shake N' Stomp

B2. Lovey Dovey

B3. Death Of A Gremmie

B4. Let's Go Trippin'

. Bonus Tracks

B5. Del-Tone Rock

B6. Jungle Fever

B7. Eight Till Midnight

B8. Misirlou