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
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Come On Down	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:17
Metalunas	Mojo	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:28
Mel-Tones	Breakers at Hanalei	Surf Sensation	02:03
Urban Surf Kings	Almeria	Bang Howdy Partner	03:04
Mel-Tones	Cabo Del Cabo	Surf Sensation	03:01
Strangers	You've Got What I Like	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:58
Dick et Les Espions	Rumble	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:38
Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Saboteurs	Spy Party	Espionage Garage	03:56
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Never on Sunday (Manos Hadjidakis, 1960)	Guitar Hits	03:04
Dick et Les Espions	Bear Hunt	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	03:36
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Bang Bang	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:59
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	In My Room	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	02:13
Metalunas	Plastics For 500, Igor	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:07
Urban Surf Kings	Street Cleaner	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:43
Huevos Rancheros	Interstate Deathe Toll	Get Outta Dodge	02:18
Action	Odin	You're Gone b/w Odin	02:55
Huevos Rancheros	Ride The Big E	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	00:28
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	The Singing Cowboy	Sport Fishin'	01:09
Urban Surf Kings	Run From the Bear	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:41
Surfdusters	Stubble Jumper	Surf After Dark	02:25
Surfdusters	The Friendly Martian	Surf After Dark	02:59
Diables Noirs	J'ai vingt ans	Guitares a GoGo	02:47
Surf Riders	Miserlou	Ten Tons of Wet	01:46
Metalunas	Out of Limits	Swingin' Planet	02:25
Surfdusters	Border Run	Raincoast Rumble	02:55
Hi-Tones	Arsenic	Do What You Did b/w Arsenic	02:58
Surfdusters	X-It Hiawatha	Raincoast Rumble	03:18
Corvets	Greenfields	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	03:34
Les Jaguars	Solitude	Vol-2	02:19
Saboteurs	The Hearse	Espionage Garage	02:52
Corvets	Ebb Tide	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	03:03
Les Jaguars	Hot Pants	Pour La Danse	04:03
Mark Brodie	Phantom Wave	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:31
Mel-Tones	The Last Papaya	Surf Sensation	02:10
Huevos Rancheros	Rocket to Nowhere	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	03:26
Metalunas	Twilight City	X-Minus-One	01:54
Surfdusters	Russian Dressing	Save the Waves	02:24
Les Jaguars	Souvenirs Hawaiens	Vol-2	02:10
Bigfoot Rocketship	Super Stock	ST	03:59
Surfdusters	Gas Jockey	Surf After Dark	02:25
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Reid's Situation	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:17
Huevos Rancheros	The Lonely Bull	Get Outta Dodge	02:42
Saboteurs	Our Favorite Saboteur	Espionage Garage	02:33
Dick et Les Espions	Shelba	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:40
Corvets	Alouette Rock	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	01:52
Mel-Tones	Thunderbird	Surf! Spy! Space!	01:52
Urban Surf Kings	Invisible Ray	Live in Hell	03:40
Surfdusters	Danger Beat	Save the Waves	03:06
Strangers	Love Godess of Venus	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:15
Heatscores	Light 'Em Up	Light 'Em Up!!	01:57
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Apache (Jerry Lordan, 1960)	Guitar Hits	03:07
Squires	Mustang	Mustang b/w Aurora	02:23
Hi-Tones	Do What You Did	Do What You Did b/w Arsenic	02:41
Vampire Beach Babes	Broken	Beach Blanket Bedlam	03:40
Mark Brodie	Spin Cycle	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:45
Hi-Tones	Bull Dog	Hi Jump	01:39
Gruesomes	Thanks For Nothing	Hey!	03:47
S'Quires	Remember	Remember b/w Reach for a Star	02:20
Urban Surf Kings	Six-Gun Party	Bang Howdy Partner	02:39
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	20-75	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:03
Huevos Rancheros	Jack The Ripper	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	03:29
Urban Surf Kings	Abeja Espanola	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:39
Urban Surf Kings	Galactic Shiver	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	03:02
Surfdusters	The Moons of Jupiter	Waves of Pleasure	03:43
Urban Surf Kings	Hive Mind	Electric Buffalo	02:16
Mongols	Have Love Will Travel	Sleepwalk	02:36
Mel-Tones	Agent Provocateur	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:23
Surfdusters	Phantom Train	Raincoast Rumble	02:42
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Hunter S. Thompson's Younger Brother	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:54
Urban Surf Kings	7 Veils a Go Go	Live in Hell	03:37
Les Corvairs	Peppermint Style	Mashed Potatoes Time	01:51
Gruesomes	So Far, So Bad	Hey!	02:09
Gruesomes	Won't You Listen?	Hey!	02:51
Vampire Beach Babes	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	03:35
Bigfoot Rocketship	Rusty Nails	ST	03:39
Surfdusters	Kathy Don't Eat the Clams	Raincoast Rumble	03:39
Urban Surf Kings	Stampeedo	Bang Howdy Partner	02:35
Les Jaguars	Quoi de neuf	Pour La Danse	02:52
Diables Noirs	Stick Shift	Guitares a GoGo	02:19
Dick et Les Espions	Bikini Drag	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:03
Surfdusters	Mexi-Fried	Save the Waves	03:14
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Spend a Night, Not a Fortune	Sport Fishin'	00:44
Surfdusters	Banzai Rider	Raincoast Rumble	02:22
Rockatones (aka Rock-A-Tones)	Submerge	Submerge b/w The Sheik and His Harem	02:11
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	What I Like About Grease	Sport Fishin'	02:21
Urban Surf Kings	Radarmen From the Moon	Live in Hell	02:57
Regals	Stranger	Deep Sea b/w Stranger	02:26
Bigfoot Rocketship	Upsurf	ST	02:29
Gruesomes	I Can Dig It	Hey!	04:57
Mel-Tones	The Perfect Wave	Surf Sensation	02:19
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Come September (Bobby Darin, 1961)	Guitar Hits	02:10
Urban Surf Kings	Rumble Ranchero	Bang Howdy Partner	03:04
Strangers	Journey to the Stars	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:49
Metalunas	Enemy Approaching	X-Minus-One	03:14
Urban Surf Kings	Twang Noggin'	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:58
Urban Surf Kings	Go Inky, Go!	Electric Buffalo	03:06
Mel-Tones	Blueprint Girl	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:39
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Harlem by the Sea	Savvy Show Stoppers	01:53
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Good Cop Bad Cop	Savvy Show Stoppers	02:32

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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