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	Surf King's Stomp!	Live in Hell	01:48
Les Jaguars	Quoi de neuf	Pour La Danse	02:52
Metalunas	The Cat's Pajamas	Instrumentals Of Terror!	01:34
S'Quires	Green Surf	Day Dreams b/w Green Surf	02:41
Mark Brodie	The Shores of Hell	Shreddin' And Surfin'	03:36
Mel-Tones	Custom Cruiser	Surf Sensation	01:51
Mel-Tones	Air Time II	Surf Sensation	02:25
Corvets	The Mystery Clock	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	02:57
Vampire Beach Babes	Sandflea	Beach Blanket Bedlam	02:41
Strangers	Hot Summer	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:46
Huevos Rancheros	El Toro Muerto con Queso	Muerte del Toro	03:24
Surfdusters	Save the Waves	Save the Waves	03:03
Metalunas	Tarzan	Interstellar Surf Party	01:51
Diables Noirs	Perfidia	Guitares a GoGo	02:24
Les Corvairs	Kansas City	Mashed Potatoes Time	02:13
Urban Surf Kings	Run From the Bear	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:41
Saboteurs	Mission- Unsurfable	Espionage Garage	02:47
Huevos Rancheros	Whiteout in Wyoming	Dig In!	01:58
Corvets	Ebb Tide	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	03:03
Saboteurs	Do the Creep	Espionage Garage	02:37
Dick et Les Espions	Bear Hunt	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	03:36
Mel-Tones	Sorrow Bay	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:02
Surfdusters	Border Run	Save the Waves	02:52
Huevos Rancheros	Meximix (CD only)	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	01:03
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	That Wuz Ear Me Callin' a Horse	Sport Fishin'	02:57
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Exit From Vince Lombardi High School	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:30
Metalunas	Satellite of Mystery	X-Minus-One	02:22
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Never on Sunday (Manos Hadjidakis, 1960)	Guitar Hits	03:04
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Farbs	Sport Fishin'	02:53
Les Corvairs	Whole Lot of Shaking Going On	Mashed Potatoes Time	02:16
Urban Surf Kings	Hot Pig Bits	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	01:58
Les Jaguars	Sauterelles	Pour La Danse	04:24
Heatscores	Cool as a Corpse	Light 'Em Up!!	02:51
Huevos Rancheros	Wild 'n' Wendy	Endsville!	02:37
Vampire Beach Babes	Hawaii Shirt From Hell	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	03:05
Strangers	You've Got What I Like	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:58
Skyliners	Wipe Out	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:36
Mark Brodie	Secret Service	Mark Brodie & The Saboteurs	02:32
Urban Surf Kings	Legend of Bog Road	Live in Hell	03:13
Urban Surf Kings	Muchos Diablos	Bang Howdy Partner	03:02
Squires	Aurora	Mustang b/w Aurora	02:04
Huevos Rancheros	Gutbomb (CD only)	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	02:19
Metalunas	Monkey Knife Fight	Interstellar Surf Party	02:53
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Dim The Lights, Chill The Ham	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	00:51
Metalunas	Ghosts of the Wild Frontier	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:41
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Customized	Savvy Show Stoppers	02:21
Surf Riders	Caravan	Ten Tons of Wet	01:36
Surf Riders	Riding the Curl	Ten Tons of Wet	01:58
Bigfoot Rocketship	Swim Up Bar	ST	02:45
Huevos Rancheros	Who's Your New Girlfriend?	Dig In!	02:10
Mel-Tones	Suicide Clutch	Surf Sensation	02:17
Urban Surf Kings	Thunder Robot	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	01:27
Surfdusters	Banzai Rider	Save the Waves	02:18
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Algoma Reflections	Sport Fishin'	02:53
Surfdusters	March of the Invisible Traffic Cops	Waves of Pleasure	01:44
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Peas Porridge Rock	Sport Fishin'	01:27
Mel-Tones	You'll Never Surf in This Town Again	Surf Sensation	02:42
Gruesomes	Don't Waste My Time	Hey!	02:43
Mel-Tones	Surfin' Natascha	Surf Sensation	02:20
Action	Odin	You're Gone b/w Odin	02:55
Surfdusters	Surf Buggy	Save the Waves	02:36
Huevos Rancheros	The Lonely Bull	Get Outta Dodge	02:42
Huevos Rancheros	Rocket to Nowhere	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	03:26
Huevos Rancheros	Beach Blanket Blackout	Muerte del Toro	02:10
Strangers	Greenfields	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:45
Urban Surf Kings	Hive Mind	Electric Buffalo	02:16
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Our Weapons Are Useless	Love Without Words (picture sleeve)	02:30
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Shake Some Evil	Savvy Show Stoppers	02:49
Mel-Tones	Kung Fu Saturdays	Surf Sensation	02:12
Metalunas	Go-Go Gremlin	Instrumentals Of Terror!	04:26
Urban Surf Kings	And the Horse You Rode in On	Bang Howdy Partner	02:04
Metalunas	The Curse Of Pier 13	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:55
Metalunas	Paradise Cove	Interstellar Surf Party	03:19
Skyliners	Gunman Shot	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:12
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	You Spin Me Round '86	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:56
Urban Surf Kings	Renegade	Bang Howdy Partner	03:11
Surfdusters	Chill Out	Save the Waves	03:13
Monster Stalkers	Do the Sasquatch	Do the Sasquatch b/w Wailin' Wolf/ (Don't Go to) Forbidden Plateau (picture sleeve)	03:00
Metalunas	Twilight City	X-Minus-One	01:54
Huevos Rancheros	Hotel Lonliness	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	03:33
Les Jaguars	Oh When the Saints	Pour La Danse	03:24
Strangers	Rampage	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:29
Huevos Rancheros	Secret Recipe	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	01:54
Huevos Rancheros	Latin Ranch	Endsville!	02:24
Urban Surf Kings	Gringo Beans	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	03:16
Urban Surf Kings	Almeria	Bang Howdy Partner	03:04
Skyliners	Jonas	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:28
Surfdusters	The Mighty Niagara	Save the Waves	02:54
Gruesomes	World of Darkness	Hey!	03:24
Saboteurs	Unabomber	Espionage Garage	02:35
Surf Riders	Joe the Hype	Ten Tons of Wet	02:09
Mel-Tones	Polynesian Adventure	Surf Sensation	02:29
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Guitar Boogie Shuffle	Guitar Hits	02:45
Urban Surf Kings	Wigwam	Bang Howdy Partner	02:26
Huevos Rancheros	Drive Thru at Molly's Beach	Endsville!	02:06
Urban Surf Kings	Rumble Ranchero	Bang Howdy Partner	03:04
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Urban Surf Kings	Tidal Shock	Electric Buffalo	02:38
Zamboni Drivers	Drained of Blood - Drained of Blood	Skating Ghost b/w Drained of Blood	02:34
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	D. Tour	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	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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