Words & Music by: Side A – Jan Berry, Roger Christian, Brian Wilson; Side B – Berry, Christian, Don Altfeld
Musicians: Jan Berry (lead vocals), Dean Torrence (vocals), Hal Blaine (drums), possibly Earl Palmer (drums), possibly Phil Sloan (high falsetto vocals) and unknown members of the Wrecking Crew conducted by Hal Blaine
Recording sessions: Produced by Jan Berry in Hollywood, CA, 1964
Highest chart positions: Side A - US #16; Side B - US #77
"Ride the Wild Surf" is a 1964 movie starring Fabian, Shelley Fabares, Tab Hunter, Peter Brown and Barbara Eden. The title song was included on the soundtrack. Jan and Dean were to have supporting roles in the film, but Columbia called it off after a friend of Dean's became involved in the kidnapping of Frank Sinatra, Jr. Hunter and Brown got their roles. Another version of the events is that Jan and Dean considered the movie lame and turned down the offer.
I think it's a fair assumption to say that the name of the flip is one of the longest song titles in the history of pop music. :)
The label of my copy looks like it has gone through a wild surf ...
List price: Very Good+ is $7.50, Near Mint is $15
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