Words & Music by: Side A – The Surfaris; Side B – Ron Wilson
Musicians: Ron Wilson (drums, vocals on side B), Jim Fuller (lead guitar), Bob Berryhill (rhythm guitar), Pat Connolly (bass)
Recording sessions: Pal Recording Studio, Cucamonga, CA, late 1962
Highest chart positions: Side A - US #2, US R&B #10, Canada #5, UK #5, Germany #46; Side B - US #62
This was originally released on DFS, a small local label. Apparently they needed more distribution capacity when they started to get more demand for the record, and Dot offered to help.
The Surfaris got "Wipe Out" to the charts again in 1966 (US #16) and yet again in 1970 (US #110).
Frank Zappa worked at Pal Recording Studio at the time this record was made. In 1964 he bought the studio and renamed it "Studio Z".
List price: Very Good+ is $7.50, Near Mint is $15. If you own a copy of the original DFS release, lucky you. That's $3000 for a NM.
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