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
Urban Surf Kings	Street Cleaner	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:43
Huevos Rancheros	What a Way to Run a Railroad	Get Outta Dodge	02:28
Urban Surf Kings	Tidal Shock	Electric Buffalo	02:38
Strangers	The Fugitive	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:47
Corvets	Alouette Rock	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	01:52
Huevos Rancheros	Trouble a Brewin'	Muerte del Toro	02:55
Mel-Tones	Polynesian Adventure	Surf Sensation	02:29
Metalunas	Monkey Knife Fight	Interstellar Surf Party	02:53
Surf Riders	Joe the Hype	Ten Tons of Wet	02:09
Saboteurs	The Man From E.N.I.G.M.A	Espionage Garage	03:50
Metalunas	Out of Limits	Swingin' Planet	02:25
Saboteurs	Main Theme From 'The Smiler'	Espionage Garage	02:21
Metalunas	Munster Mosh	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:20
Huevos Rancheros	Telstar	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	02:04
Urban Surf Kings	Abeja Espanola	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:39
Strangers	Diamond Head	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:45
Les Corvairs	Ram-Bump-Shush	Mashed Potatoes Time	01:00
Ronnie Dove and the Ron-Als	Beach Rat	Beach Rat b/w I'm Happy	02:12
Gruesomes	What Am I Doing This For?	Hey!	03:07
Heatscores	Hot Night at the Whore House	Light 'Em Up!!	03:39
Mark Brodie	The Shores of Hell	Shreddin' And Surfin'	03:36
Les Corvairs	Let's Go	Mashed Potatoes Time	02:05
Bigfoot Rocketship	Half Pipe	ST	03:01
Metalunas	Death Comes at Midnight	Instrumentals Of Terror!	03:46
Mel-Tones	Incognito	Surf Sensation	02:22
Surfdusters	Chill Out	Raincoast Rumble	03:16
Corvets	Corvet's Twist	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	01:44
Urban Surf Kings	Renegade	Bang Howdy Partner	03:11
Huevos Rancheros	Evacuation	Dig In!	03:52
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Apache (Jerry Lordan, 1960)	Guitar Hits	03:07
Rockatones (aka Rock-A-Tones)	Submerge	Submerge b/w The Sheik and His Harem	02:11
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Surfs U Rite	Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)	02:25
Metalunas	Sounds From Uranus	Swingin' Planet	01:48
Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Urban Surf Kings	Cowboy X	Bang Howdy Partner	02:25
Mel-Tones	Bikini Village	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:34
Ronnie Dove and the Ron-Als	I'm Happy	Beach Rat b/w I'm Happy	02:07
Metalunas	Celluloid Planetoid	X-Minus-One	02:07
Mel-Tones	Wave Runner	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:27
S'Quires	Reach for a Star	Remember b/w Reach for a Star	01:45
Mel-Tones	Kava Kava	Surf! Spy! Space!	03:03
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	That Wuz Ear Me Callin' a Horse	Sport Fishin'	02:57
Skyliners	Guitar Boogie Shuffle	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:12
Saboteurs	Do the Creep	Espionage Garage	02:37
Canadian Downbeats	White Sands of Paradise	Surf Party b/w White Sands of Paradise	02:34
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Reid's Situation	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:17
Huevos Rancheros	Ride The Big E	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	00:28
Huevos Rancheros	Smartbomb	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	02:34
Urban Surf Kings	Espresso Twist	Live in Hell	02:29
Mel-Tones	Vista Del Mar	Surf Sensation	02:21
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Three Piece Suit	Sport Fishin'	02:22
Surf Riders	Agja Ole	Ten Tons of Wet	01:57
Mel-Tones	Surf Before Sunrise	Surf Sensation	02:00
Huevos Rancheros	Latin Ranch	Endsville!	02:24
Mel-Tones	Carvin' the Drift	Surf Sensation	02:28
Skyliners	Wabash Blues	Yé-Yé Guitares	01:59
Urban Surf Kings	Muchos Diablos	Bang Howdy Partner	03:02
Mel-Tones	Curl Rider Stomp	Surf Sensation	02:04
Urban Surf Kings	Groovy Haberdashery	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:22
Bigfoot Rocketship	Swim Up Bar	ST	02:45
Metalunas	Venus A-Go-Go	Swingin' Planet	02:08
Urban Surf Kings	Mojave Hadji	Live in Hell	02:34
Mel-Tones	Sorrow Bay	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:02
Heatscores	Vengeance On Wheels	Light 'Em Up!!	02:11
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Limbo Rock (Kal Mann, 1960)	Guitar Hits	01:55
Bigfoot Rocketship	Super Stock	ST	03:59
Huevos Rancheros	Psyclone	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	02:56
Skyliners	Wipe Out	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:36
Huevos Rancheros	Dead by Sundown	Muerte del Toro	02:47
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Exit From Vince Lombardi High School	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:30
Dick et Les Espions	Bear Hunt	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	03:36
Les Jaguars	Guitare Cha-Cha	Vol-2	02:18
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Never on Sunday (Manos Hadjidakis, 1960)	Guitar Hits	03:04
Mel-Tones	Breakers at Hanalei	Surf Sensation	02:03
Mark Brodie	Montezuma's Revenge	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:53
Action	Odin	You're Gone b/w Odin	02:55
Saboteurs	Mission- Unsurfable	Espionage Garage	02:47
Huevos Rancheros	Huevosaurus	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	03:31
Heatscores	The Sunset Flip	Light 'Em Up!!	02:52
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Siesta Cinema	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	02:51
Surf Riders	The Long Ride In	Ten Tons of Wet	02:11
Metalunas	Twilight City	X-Minus-One	01:54
Huevos Rancheros	Secret Recipe	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	01:54
Strangers	One Mint Julip	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:13
Mel-Tones	Rocket Sled to Oahu	Surf Sensation	02:07
Vampire Beach Babes	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	03:35
Huevos Rancheros	Rockin' LaFayette	Dig In!	03:14
Huevos Rancheros	Hotel Lonliness	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	03:33
Surfdusters	Riptide	Raincoast Rumble	02:34
Les Jaguars	Guitar Esquire	Vol-2	02:23
Mel-Tones	The Perfect Wave	Surf Sensation	02:19
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Babywetsitself	Sport Fishin'	03:01
Corvets	Impossible	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	02:10
Mel-Tones	Distant Shores	Surf Sensation	01:56
Metalunas	Do the Scratch 'n' Sniff	Interstellar Surf Party	02:02
Mongols	Have Love Will Travel	Sleepwalk	02:36
Les Jaguars	Guitare Jet	Vol-2	02:30
Huevos Rancheros	Endsville	Endsville!	03:25
Hi-Tones	Bull Dog	Hi Jump	01:39
Metalunas	Scooby Doo	Instrumentals Of Terror!	01:53

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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