Lloyd Thaxton Goes Surfing with The Challengers
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Lloyd Thaxton Goes Surfing with The Challengers is the second album by the surfband The Challengers
. This album was issued in 1963, at the peak of the "surf wave", in South California. This record was an "hard to find" Lp, until the Sundazed Records
cie (on the Yesterdazed Series) released it back, in 1994, with 2 previously unissued bonus tracks.
1-Lloyd Thaxton
is host-producer of one of the highest rated musical shows in Hollywood.
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, and brought up in Toledo, Ohio, Lloyd moved his family to Hollywood in 1957.
The LLOYD THAXTON SHOW is a favorite not only for teenagers, but with their parents as well, because the show is more than a dance-party; it is filled with a variety of crazy and entertaining gimmicks.
2- By the time "Surfing With The Challengers" was issued in the Spring of 1963, the band become one of the most visible and influential musical groups in the Southern California. Every records store in the area was selling this, and their first album "Surfbeat
like crazy. Wallich's Music City, at Sunset and Vine in Hollywood, even had an entire window display devoted to the band. They were on local TV dance shows every week it seemed, and appeared at the Y-Day Concert at the Hollywood Bowl.
The Choice of the tracks used for "Surfing With The Challengers" repeated the approach followed on their first album: unique surf instrumental versions of late 50's rock instrumental (songs by Duane Eddy
, The Fireballs
and The Ventures
) coupled with The Challenger's originals. This served to emphasize how much the new genre of surf music had been inspired by the rich heritage of rock instrumentals from the "golden age' just three or four years before.
The choice of material, and the wonderful crisp and restrained production of both this album and the earlier Surfbeat
, were inspirational to most teen bands at the time. This is even more than the records by Dick Dale
or The Beach Boys
, was THE sound of Surf Music.
2- (Dance With The) Guitar Man (Eddy-Hazelwood) 2:14
3- Comin' Home Baby (B.Tucker-B.Dorough)2:14
4- You Can't Sit Down(Clark-Upchurch-Muldrow)2:53
5- Foot Patter (G.Tomsco)2:23
6- Rampage (G.Grey)2:15
7- Ventures' Medley (Smith-Dominguez-Leeds)2:59
8- Surfer's Pony (R.Delvy)2:12
9- The Twomp (D.Wilson)1:59
10- Tidal Wave (Bertrand)2:13
11- Satan's Theme (B.Meyer-D.Ganc)2:23
12- So What (R.Delvy)2:09
Previously unissued bonus tracks
13- Out Of Limits (M.Z.Gordon)2:14
14- Moondawg(alt. Version) (D.Weaver)2:18
Don Landis: Rhythm Guitar.
Glenn Grey: Lead Guitar.
Richard Delvy: Leader & Drummer.
Jim Roberts: Piano & Organ.
Nick Hefner :Sax.
The Challengers (band)
The Challengers were an instrumental surf music band started in late 1962. They were located in Los Angeles. They represented a growing love for surf music and helped make the genre popular...
. This album was issued in 1963, at the peak of the "surf wave", in South California. This record was an "hard to find" Lp, until the Sundazed Records
Sundazed Records
Sundazed Records is a record label based in Coxsackie, in the Catskills of New York. It specializes in obscure and rare recordings from the 1950s to the 1970s.Label founders Bob Irwin and his wife Mary started the label in 1989...
cie (on the Yesterdazed Series) released it back, in 1994, with 2 previously unissued bonus tracks.
1-Lloyd Thaxton
Lloyd Thaxton
Lloyd Thaxton was an American writer, television producer, director, and television host best known for his syndicated pop music television program of the 1960s, The Lloyd Thaxton Show, which began as a local show on KCOP Los Angeles in 1961.-Life and career:The son of a newspaperman, Thaxton was...
is host-producer of one of the highest rated musical shows in Hollywood.
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, and brought up in Toledo, Ohio, Lloyd moved his family to Hollywood in 1957.
The LLOYD THAXTON SHOW is a favorite not only for teenagers, but with their parents as well, because the show is more than a dance-party; it is filled with a variety of crazy and entertaining gimmicks.
2- By the time "Surfing With The Challengers" was issued in the Spring of 1963, the band become one of the most visible and influential musical groups in the Southern California. Every records store in the area was selling this, and their first album "Surfbeat
Surfbeat
Surfbeat was the first album recorded by the Los Angeles-based surf rock group The Challengers. They recorded the album in a 3½ hour session at the end of 1962. The album was released in early 1963 and became a huge hit, helping to propel the surf genre. It was sought by collectors for many years...
like crazy. Wallich's Music City, at Sunset and Vine in Hollywood, even had an entire window display devoted to the band. They were on local TV dance shows every week it seemed, and appeared at the Y-Day Concert at the Hollywood Bowl.
The Choice of the tracks used for "Surfing With The Challengers" repeated the approach followed on their first album: unique surf instrumental versions of late 50's rock instrumental (songs by Duane Eddy
Duane Eddy
Duane Eddy is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s he had a string of hit records, produced by Lee Hazlewood, which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" sound, including "Rebel Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young"...
, The Fireballs
The Fireballs
The Fireballs, sometimes billed as Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, is an American rock and roll group, particularly popular at the end of the 1950s and in the early 1960s...
and The Ventures
The Ventures
The Ventures is an American instrumental rock band formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington. Founded by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle, the group in its various incarnations has had an enduring impact on the development of music worldwide. With over 100 million records sold, the group is the best-selling...
) coupled with The Challenger's originals. This served to emphasize how much the new genre of surf music had been inspired by the rich heritage of rock instrumentals from the "golden age' just three or four years before.
The choice of material, and the wonderful crisp and restrained production of both this album and the earlier Surfbeat
Surfbeat
Surfbeat was the first album recorded by the Los Angeles-based surf rock group The Challengers. They recorded the album in a 3½ hour session at the end of 1962. The album was released in early 1963 and became a huge hit, helping to propel the surf genre. It was sought by collectors for many years...
, were inspirational to most teen bands at the time. This is even more than the records by Dick Dale
Dick Dale
Dick Dale is an American surf rock guitarist, known as The King of the Surf Guitar. He experimented with reverberation and made use of custom made Fender amplifiers, including the first-ever 100-watt guitar amplifier.-Early life:Dale was born in South Boston, Massachusetts and lived in nearby...
or The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
, was THE sound of Surf Music.
Track Listing
1- Moondawg (D.Weaver) 2:482- (Dance With The) Guitar Man (Eddy-Hazelwood) 2:14
3- Comin' Home Baby (B.Tucker-B.Dorough)2:14
4- You Can't Sit Down(Clark-Upchurch-Muldrow)2:53
5- Foot Patter (G.Tomsco)2:23
6- Rampage (G.Grey)2:15
7- Ventures' Medley (Smith-Dominguez-Leeds)2:59
8- Surfer's Pony (R.Delvy)2:12
9- The Twomp (D.Wilson)1:59
10- Tidal Wave (Bertrand)2:13
11- Satan's Theme (B.Meyer-D.Ganc)2:23
12- So What (R.Delvy)2:09
Previously unissued bonus tracks
13- Out Of Limits (M.Z.Gordon)2:14
14- Moondawg(alt. Version) (D.Weaver)2:18
Personnel
Randy Nauert: Bass.Don Landis: Rhythm Guitar.
Glenn Grey: Lead Guitar.
Richard Delvy: Leader & Drummer.
Jim Roberts: Piano & Organ.
Nick Hefner :Sax.