The Fantastic Baggys were an American

United States

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 surf

Surf music

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 and hot rod group, created by P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri

Steve Barri

Steve Barri is an American songwriter and record producer.Early in his career Barri was a staff writer with Dunhill Records. He frequently collaborated with P.F. Sloan, and the partners were responsible for the success of The Grass Roots and contributed largely to the band's first album...

. The studio group released several successful singles under the leadership of Sloan and Barri, most well-known for the more popular duo Jan & Dean. Under the name The Fantastic Baggys, they released one album internationally, Tell 'Em I'm Surfin' (1964) on Imperial Records

Imperial Records

Imperial Records is a United States based label started in 1947 by Lew Chudd and reactivated in 2006 by label owner EMI.- The independent and Liberty Records years :...

, several hit singles and several albums only in South Africa

South Africa

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Albums

• Tell 'em I'm Surfin' (Imperial
  Imperial Records
  Imperial Records is a United States based label started in 1947 by Lew Chudd and reactivated in 2006 by label owner EMI.- The independent and Liberty Records years :...
  
   12270, Mono, 1964)
  1. Tell 'Em I'm Surfin'
  2. Let's Make the Most of Summer
  3. Surfin' Craze
  4. Big Gun Board
  5. Alone on the Beach
  6. This Little Woody
  7. Surfer Boy's Dream Come True
  8. When Surfers Rule
  9. Wax Up Your Board
  10. Summer Means Fun
  11. Surfin's Back Again
  12. Surf Impersonations
• Tell 'em I'm Surfin' (Liberty
  Liberty Records
  Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. It was started by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals.-1950s:...
  
   10192)
  1. Tell 'em I'm Surfin'
  2. Surfer Boy's Dream Come True
  3. Summer Means Fun
  4. Wax Up Your Board
  5. Let's Make The Most Of Summer
  6. Surfin' Craze
  7. This Little Woody
  8. Big Gun Board
  9. When Surfers Rule
  10. Surfin's Back Again
• Surfin' Craze (Edsel 118)

Singles

• Rally-Packs: "Move Out Little Mustang" b/w "Bucket Seats" (Imperial
  Imperial Records
  Imperial Records is a United States based label started in 1947 by Lew Chudd and reactivated in 2006 by label owner EMI.- The independent and Liberty Records years :...
  
   66036) - Audition Record
• "Anywhere The Girls Are" b/w "Debbie Be True" (Imperial
  Imperial Records
  Imperial Records is a United States based label started in 1947 by Lew Chudd and reactivated in 2006 by label owner EMI.- The independent and Liberty Records years :...
  
   66072)
• "Alone On The Beach" b/w "It Was I" (Imperial
  Imperial Records
  Imperial Records is a United States based label started in 1947 by Lew Chudd and reactivated in 2006 by label owner EMI.- The independent and Liberty Records years :...
  
   66092)

Singles (backing other musicians)

• Shelley Fabares
  Shelley Fabares
  Michele Ann Marie "Shelley" Fabares is an American actress and singer. Fabares is known for her roles as Donna Reed's oldest child, Mary Stone, on The Donna Reed Show , and as Craig T. Nelson's love interest and eventual wife, Christine Armstrong Fox, on the sitcom Coach. She also was Elvis...
  
   "I Know You'll Be There" b/w "Lost Summer Love" (Vee-Jay
  Vee-Jay Records
  Vee-Jay Records is a record label founded in the 1950s, specializing in blues, jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. It was owned and operated by African Americans.-History:...
  
   VJ 632) - The Fantastic Baggys play (uncredited) backing on Side One
• Jan & Dean "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" b/w "My Mighty G.T.O" (Liberty 55704)
• Jan & Dean  "Ride The Wild Surf" b/w "The Anaheim, Azusa & Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review And Timing Association" (Liberty 55724)

Compilation albums

• Anywhere The Girls Are - The Best Of The Fantastic Baggys (Sundazed
  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...
  
  )
  1. Surfin' Craze
  2. Save Your Sundays for Surfin'
  3. Debbie Be True
  4. Anywhere The Girls Are
  5. Tell 'Em I'm Surfin'
  6. This Little Woody
  7. Wax up Your Board
  8. Surfer Boy's Dream Come True
  9. Big Gun Board
  10. Let's Make the Most of the Summer
  11. Summer Means Fun
  12. Hot Rod U.S.A.
  13. Alone on the Beach
  14. It Was I
  15. When Surfers Rule
  16. Surfin's Back Again
  17. Move Out, Little Mustang
  18. My Heart Is An Open Book
  19. (Goes To Show) Just How Wrong You Can Be
  20. Horace, The Swingin' School Bus Driver [Instrumental Track]
  21. This Little Woody
  22. Save Your Sundays for Surfin' [Instrumental Track]
  23. Alone on the Beach [Instrumental]
  24. Big Gun Board [Vocal Track]
  25. It Was I [Vocal Overdub 1]
  26. When Surfers Rule [Instrumental]
  27. Surfer Boy's Dream Come True
  28. Let's Make the Most of the Summer You People!

External links

• Official Jan & Dean Fan Site (Related)