King of the Surf Guitar

by Dick Dale

Overview

It's hard to overestimate the talent and influence of Dick Dale. With the possible exception of Les Paul, no modern guitar player has done so much behind the scenes to create the sound and gear of contemporary electric guitar, from helping to develop the Showman amp and outboard reverb gear to his playing itself, which incorporated Middle Eastern scales over Chuck Berry-styled blues progressions in the late '50s and early '60s when such things were unheard of on electric guitar -- and he did all this by playing guitar left-handed, upside down, and backwards, and at massive volume. This set collects Dale's surf singles for the Deltone (a label started for Dale by his father) and Capitol Records labels between 1962 and 1965, including the original singles for "Miserlou" (from 1962) and "Let's Go Trippin'" (from 1965), the tracks that, more than any others, established Dale's unique rumbling and exotic guitar style. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	10/30/2012
Label:	Rockbeat Records / Smore
UPC:	0089353309725
Rank:	46776

Tracks

1. Miserlou
2. King of the Surf Guitar
3. Let's Go Trippin'
4. Surf Beat
5. Summer Surf
6. Shake n' Stomp
7. Riders in the Sky
8. Hava Nagila
9. Secret Surfin' Spot
10. The Wedge
11. Tidal Wave
12. Mr. Peppermint Man
13. Surfing Drums
14. Spanish Kiss
15. Banzai Washout
16. Jungle Fever
17. A Run for Life
18. Death of a Gremmie
19. Surfin' Rebel
20. Break Time

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dick Dale   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Trumpet
The Blossoms   Vocals (Background)
James Burton   Guitar
Neil Levang   Guitar
Lincoln Mayorga   Piano
Jerry Cole   Guitar
Armon Frank   Saxophone
Rene Hall   Guitar
Gail Martin   Trombone
Gene Garf   Keyboards
Hal Blaine   Drums
Glen Campbell   Guitar
Art Munson   Guitar
Nick O'Malley   Guitar
Bill Barber   Piano,Keyboards
Rick Rillera   Bass
Larry Gillette   Saxophone
Ed Hall   Drums
Jerry Brown   Saxophone
Drew Johnson   Drums
Lee Farrell   Saxophone
Fred McNut   Bass
Jerry Levinton   Bass
Jom Horn   Saxophone
Steve LaFever   Bass
Jackie Kelso   Saxophone
Barney Kessel   Guitar
Earl Palmer   Drums
Jay Migliori   Saxophone
Leon Russell   Piano
Emil Richards   Percussion
Plas Johnson   Saxophone
Bryan Dietz   Bass
Risdon Gwartney   Saxophone
Bruce Johnston   Keyboards
George Dumas   Drums
Jerry Stevens   Drums
Ray Samra   Bass
Steve Douglas   Saxophone
Frank DeVito   Drums
Barry Rillera   Guitar,Saxophone
Jack Lake   Drums

Technical Credits

Voyle Gilmore   Producer
Alan Taylor   Liner Notes,Project Assistant
Usher   Composer
Jim Monsour   Producer
Hank Levine   Arranger
Bob Fisher   Mastering
Arny Schorr   Project Assistant
Dave Burke   Liner Notes
Malcolm Wiseman   Executive Producer
James Austin   Cover Design
Dick Dale   Composer
Jim Economides   Producer