Surfing the 49th Parallel

More than 50 slabs from the icy shores of the Atlantic to the Pacific's pounding waves — and every reverb-drenched garage in between — Canada’s surf scene has carved its own gnarly path. This playlist rides the line between classic twangy instrumentals, retro-inspired surf rock, and uniquely Canadian takes on the genre. Grab your board (or toboggan), crank the reverb, and let the Northern waves crash.

Featuring: vintage surf gems, modern Canuck shredders, and enough twang to melt a glacier.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Bang Bang	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:59
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Malfunction	Savvy Show Stoppers	00:28
Gruesomes	El Diablo	Hey!	01:57
Mel-Tones	Go Big Or Go Home	Surf Sensation	02:30
Strangers	Wild Weekend	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:07
Urban Surf Kings	Galactic Shiver	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	03:02
Surfdusters	Surf Buggy	Save the Waves	02:36
Corvets	Impossible	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	02:10
Huevos Rancheros	Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump	Muerte del Toro	04:13
S'Quires	Day Dreams	Day Dreams b/w Green Surf	02:27
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Misogomy & the Object	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	02:13
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Spy School Graduation Theme	Sport Fishin'	02:34
Huevos Rancheros	Interstate Deathe Toll	Get Outta Dodge	02:18
Urban Surf Kings	Wig Your Way to Glamour	Electric Buffalo	03:02
Mel-Tones	Kava Kava	Surf! Spy! Space!	03:03
Surfdusters	Haunted Surf	Surf After Dark	07:28
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Bennett Cerf	Love Without Words (picture sleeve)	01:33
Urban Surf Kings	Gringo Beans	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	03:16
Strangers	Needles and Pins	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:29
Urban Surf Kings	Hrundi Goes West	Bang Howdy Partner	02:56
Corvets	Alouette Rock	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	01:52
Surfdusters	Death Trap	Surf After Dark	02:04
Mark Brodie	Wedgie	Shreddin' And Surfin'	01:49
Bigfoot Rocketship	Rusty Nails	ST	03:39
Diables Noirs	J'ai vingt ans	Guitares a GoGo	02:47
Les Corvairs	Whole Lot of Shaking Going On	Mashed Potatoes Time	02:16
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Unwatchable	Sport Fishin'	00:10
Dick et Les Espions	Misirlou	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:07
Huevos Rancheros	Ace of Spades	Rocket to Nowhere	02:45
Urban Surf Kings	Rumble Ranchero	Bang Howdy Partner	03:04
Saboteurs	Our Favorite Saboteur	Espionage Garage	02:33
Dick et Les Espions	Wok'n'Roll	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:45
Surfdusters	Surf Buggy	Surf After Dark	02:40
Surfdusters	Hero of the Beach	Save the Waves	02:34
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	We're Not a Fucking Surf Band	Sport Fishin'	00:28
Huevos Rancheros	Branded	Cindy with an 's'	02:48
Strangers	Theme for Young Lovers	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:16
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Having an Average Weekend	Savvy Show Stoppers	03:58
Les Jaguars	Solitude	Vol-2	02:19
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Case of the Missing Lady Fingers	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	02:02
Mel-Tones	Surfin' Natascha	Surf Sensation	02:20
Metalunas	Death Comes at Midnight	Instrumentals Of Terror!	03:46
Metalunas	Surf Party	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:15
Chessmen	Mustang	Mr. Meadowlands b/w Mustang	02:40
Metalunas	Trajectory of No Return	Swingin' Planet	02:04
Mel-Tones	Astronomic	Surf Sensation	02:19
Urban Surf Kings	Kookie's Comb	Live in Hell	02:02
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Hobo	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:04
Saboteurs	Introduction	Espionage Garage	01:16
Surfdusters	Kathy Don't Eat the Clams	Raincoast Rumble	03:39
Surfdusters	Banzai Rider	Raincoast Rumble	02:22
Huevos Rancheros	Gutbomb	Endsville!	02:06
Mel-Tones	El Matador	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:16
Corvets	Mambo No. 5	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	01:52
Huevos Rancheros	Rawhide (CD only)	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	07:00
Mel-Tones	Orbitron	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:11
Huevos Rancheros	Rocket to Nowhere	Rocket to Nowhere	02:54
Metalunas	Paradise Cove	Interstellar Surf Party	03:19
Gruesomes	World of Darkness	Hey!	03:24
Mel-Tones	The Perfect Wave	Surf Sensation	02:19
Heatscores	The Bruce is Loose	Light 'Em Up!!	01:40
Huevos Rancheros	Gump Worsley's Lament	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	02:46
Huevos Rancheros	Hotel Lonliness	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	03:33
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Bennett Cerf	Savvy Show Stoppers	01:35
Mel-Tones	Sands Go Vermilion	Surf Sensation	03:06
Les Charlots	Cougar - GT	Cougar - GT b/w Ocean Bleu (Blue Ocean)	02:07
Mark Brodie	Spin Cycle	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:45
Mel-Tones	Quick Pick	Surf! Spy! Space!	01:59
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	They Don't Call Them Chihuahuas Anymore	Sport Fishin'	02:29
Dick et Les Espions	Rawhide	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	01:32
Mel-Tones	Fault Line	Surf Sensation	02:06
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Jackpot	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	02:01
Huevos Rancheros	Girl From N.A.N.A.I.M.O	Go West Young Bee b/w Girl From N.A.N.A.I.M.O.	02:38
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	I Know a Guy Named Larry	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:19
Metalunas	Ballistic Bikini	X-Minus-One	05:08
Surfdusters	Hot Rod Alley	Save the Waves	02:38
Mel-Tones	The Last Papaya	Surf Sensation	02:10
Surfdusters	Danger Beat	Save the Waves	03:06
Mel-Tones	Sorrow Bay	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:02
Huevos Rancheros	Moth Dance, The	Endsville!	01:36
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Hot Box Car	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:33
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	You Spin Me Round '86	Savvy Show Stoppers	02:08
Huevos Rancheros	Gump Worsley's Lament	Dig In!	03:21
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Honey, You're Wasting Ammo	Sport Fishin'	03:37
Surfdusters	The Friendly Martian	Surf After Dark	02:59
Urban Surf Kings	7 Veils a Go Go	Live in Hell	03:37
Urban Surf Kings	Haunted Tide	Electric Buffalo	03:53
Urban Surf Kings	Mojave Hadji	Live in Hell	02:34
Mark Brodie	Scratch	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:21
Surf Riders	Ten Tons of Wet	Ten Tons of Wet	02:10
Surfdusters	Russian Dressing	Surf After Dark	02:28
Heatscores	The Bruce is Still Loose!	Light 'Em Up!!	01:37
Saboteurs	Espionage Garage	Espionage Garage	02:42
Corvets	Ebb Tide	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	03:03
Mark Brodie	Secret Service	Mark Brodie & The Saboteurs	02:32
Dick et Les Espions	I'm Branded	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:16
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Apache (Jerry Lordan, 1960)	Guitar Hits	03:07
Surfdusters	El Dementia	Save the Waves	02:43
Surfdusters	Gas Jockey	Save the Waves	02:22
Metalunas	Munster Mosh	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:20

Surfing the 49th Parallel

Tracks

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Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Sport Fishin'

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Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Savvy Show Stoppers

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Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Love Without Words (picture sleeve)

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Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham

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Huevos Rancheros - Muerte del Toro

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Huevos Rancheros - Get Outta Dodge

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Huevos Rancheros - Dig In!

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Huevos Rancheros - Longo Weekendo Fiesta!

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Huevos Rancheros - Endsville!

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Huevos Rancheros - Go West Young Bee b/w Girl From N.A.N.A.I.M.O.

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Huevos Rancheros - Cindy with an 's'

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Huevos Rancheros - Rocket to Nowhere

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Chessmen - Mr. Meadowlands b/w Mustang

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Jack Hammer & the Cyclones - Guitar Hits

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Vampire Beach Babes - Attack of the Killer Bikinis

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Canadian Downbeats - Surf Party b/w White Sands of Paradise

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Les Charlots - Cougar - GT b/w Ocean Bleu (Blue Ocean)

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Regals - Deep Sea b/w Stranger

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Mel-Tones - Surf Sensation

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Mel-Tones - Surf! Spy! Space!

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Saboteurs - Espionage Garage

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Surfdusters - Waves of Pleasure

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Surfdusters - Raincoast Rumble

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Surfdusters - Surf After Dark

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Surfdusters - Save the Waves

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Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels - The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels

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Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels - Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)

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S'Quires - Remember b/w Reach for a Star

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S'Quires - Day Dreams b/w Green Surf

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S'Quires - Melody of the Woods b/w Electrocution

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