Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA The Raybeats - Guitar Beat
 | From the Guitar Beat album, this single is another fine example of the early eighties attempt to bring instrumentals back into the mainstream. While they were legends in their time, they never actually bridged the lyric gap in terms of the mainstream.There is too much kick drum in the mix. |
Picks: Guitar Beat, Calhoun Surf
Track by Track Review
Guitar (Instrumental)
A slow chunka chunka tune with big clean guitar lead. Quite nice, and relaxing.
Surf (Instrumental)
This is the first song Danny Amis ever wrote. He originally recorded it with his band the Overtones, and issued it as the flip to "Red Checker Wagon." This version is big, and very cool. It has a different character than either the first recording or the Los Straitjackets version. This recording has been covered several times, including by the Thrusters and the Neon Spores.