The Surfaris were an American surf rock band formed in Glendora, California in 1962. They are best known for two songs that hit the charts in the Los Angeles, California area, and nationally by May 1963: "Surfer Joe" on the A-side and "Wipe Out" on the B-side of a 45 RPM single.

Nom du groupe The Surfaris. Nom de l'album Wipe Out! : The Best of the Surfaris. Date de parution 1999. Labels Varese Vintage. Style MusicalSurf Rock. Membres possèdant cet album0. 1. Wipe Out. 2. Surfer Joe (Radio Single). 4. Murphy the Surfie. 6. Mystic Island Drums. 8. Waikiki Run. 9. I Wanna Take a Trip to the Islands. 10. Catch a Little Ride With Me. 11. Burnin' Rubber.

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Features Song Lyrics for The Surfaris's Wipe Out! The Best of the Surfaris album.

Decent 18-track distillation of their 1962-65 work, including several album tracks and non-LP singles. Wipe Out" is by far the best cut, of course, but the instrumentals, packed with reverbed guitars, honking saxes, and high-end drums aplenty, usually have an admirably sleek power. Two of the vocal surf tunes were co-written by Gary Usher, who also worked with the Beach Boys during this time.

The story of The Surfaris is a prime example of the malicious way in which some young, naive artists were taken to the cleaners by greedy record companies or, to paraphrase an old Jerry Reed tune "the companies got the gold mine, the boys got the shaft. They were, after all, nothing more than junior high school students when they got together in 1963 - drummer Ron Wilson, lead guitarist Jim Fuller, rhythm guitarist Bob Berryhill and bass Pat Connolly - and recorded Surfer Joe, a song penned by Wilson, at Dale Smallin's recording studio in Cucamonga, California. Dot also signed the group to an album contract, and this is where some hanky-panky sets in, as it seems Delvy was the one who signed the contract, so when Dot DLP-3535 title WIPE OUT came out in 1963, the Surfaris realized that, while it was their versions of the two hits, the rest (Wiggle Wobble, Torquay, You Can't Sit. 1 Wipe Out The Surfaris 2:37. 2 Surfer Joe The Surfaris 2:28. 3 Scatter Shield The Surfaris 2:13

The Surfaris were an American surf rock band formed in Glendora, California in 1962. They are best known for two songs that hit the national charts in May 1963, which were "Surfer Joe" and "Wipe Out" (respectively on the A side and B side of a 45 RPM single). The original band members were Ron Wilson (drums), Jim Fuller (lead guitar), Bob Berryhill (rhythm guitar), and Pat Connolly (bass). Saxophone player Jim Pash joined after their initial recording.