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Surfers' Choice
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First of the ten Dick Dale records held here. Dick Dale was 25 that year. 1962 is a year into Surf rock, which this tree dates from 1961. It is one of the four records Surf rock is listed as starting from.
From Wikipedia
Surfers’ Choice is the debut studio album of Dick Dale and his Del-Tones, pioneers in the surf genre. The album was released in November 1962. The recording established the conventions of surf music and brought the concept to middle America. The album was mostly recorded live at the Rendezvous Ballroom, with overdubs added in the studio. The record was out of print for a long time. It was reissued on CD by Sundazed Music in October 2006. The album was rereleased by Not Now Music with a bonus disc of singles as Surf Beat.
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