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.

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Rockatones (aka Rock-A-Tones) - For My Own b/w Everything's Gone Wrong

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Rockatones (aka Rock-A-Tones) - Submerge b/w The Sheik and His Harem

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Serf, Les - Le temps ne les attend pas b/w Mademoiselle ye-ye

Québec

Skyliners - Yé-Yé Guitares

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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S'Quires - Remember b/w Reach for a Star

Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Surf Riders - Ten Tons of Wet

Detroit, Michigan, USA - Chilliwack, British Columbia

Dove, Ronnie and the Ron-Als - Beach Rat b/w I'm Happy

Oshawa, Ontario

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Action - You're Gone b/w Odin

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

Bob And The Messengers - Splash Down b/w Bob's Groove

Montréal, Québec

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Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels - Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Regals - Deep Sea b/w Stranger

Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Canadian Downbeats - Surf Party b/w White Sands of Paradise

Regina, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

Squires - Day Dream b/w Green Surf

Heatscores - Light 'Em Up!! (re-issue)

Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels - Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)

Monster Stalkers - Do the Sasquatch b/w Wailin' Wolf/ (Don't Go to) Forbidden Plateau (picture sleeve)

Ronnie Dove and the Ron-Als - Beach Rat b/w I'm Happy

Vampire Beach Babes

Les Serf - Le temps ne les arrête pas b/w Mademoiselle ye-ye

Bob and The Messengers, left to right: Walter Rossi, Bob Parkins, Jack Geisinger and Frank LoRusso (photo courtesy of Norman LoRusso)

Bob And The Messengers - Splash Down b/w Bob's Groove

Canadian Downbeats - Surf Party b/w White Sands of Paradise

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Vampire Beach Babes	Sandflea	Beach Blanket Bedlam	02:41
Urban Surf Kings	Tombstone Swagger	Bang Howdy Partner	03:10
Surfdusters	Message from Nardwuar	Raincoast Rumble	00:10
Mel-Tones	Papakolea Beach	Surf Sensation	02:29
Corvets	Raunchy	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	02:08
Mel-Tones	Orbitron	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:11
Heatscores	Top Fuel Mama	Light 'Em Up!!	02:18
Saboteurs	The Crow Flies at Midnight	Espionage Garage	02:48
Jaguars, Les	Solitude	Vol-2	02:19
Metalunas	Moon Relay	X-Minus-One	02:15
Surfdusters	Wreck Beach	Save the Waves	03:11
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	Honeybun	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:27
Mongols	Have Love Will Travel	Sleepwalk	02:36
Heatscores	Knife Fighter at the Wier	Light 'Em Up!!	02:26
Brodie, Mark	Theme From the Old West	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:46
Strangers	Windy and Warm Quiet	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:03
Corvets	Mambo No. 5	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	01:52
Mel-Tones	Custom Cruiser	Surf Sensation	01:51
Metalunas	The Lonely Surfer	Interstellar Surf Party	02:42
Urban Surf Kings	Kookie's Comb	Live in Hell	02:02
Mel-Tones	The Last Papaya	Surf Sensation	02:10
Surfdusters	Cattle Drive	Raincoast Rumble	03:15
Skyliners	Jonas	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:28
Brodie, Mark	Our Man Flint	Mark Brodie & The Saboteurs	01:53
Diables Noirs	Ram - Bunk - Shush	Guitares a GoGo	02:12
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	Rattlesnake	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:12
Metalunas	Paradise Cove	Interstellar Surf Party	03:19
Surfdusters	The Boulder Fields	Save the Waves	04:06
Surfdusters	Eclipse	Raincoast Rumble	04:38
Urban Surf Kings	Abeja Espanola	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:39
Brodie, Mark	Scarlett O'hara	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:13
Surfdusters	X-It Hiawatha	Raincoast Rumble	03:18
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	Roulette	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:09
Saboteurs	Introduction	Espionage Garage	01:16
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	Dog Food	Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)	02:08
Brodie, Mark	Frogs Can't Surf	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:35
Strangers	Apache	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:39
Dick et Les Espions	Pop Corn	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	01:36
Heatscores	Light 'Em Up	Light 'Em Up!!	01:57
Dick et Les Espions	Madness	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:16
Bigfoot Rocketship	Swim Up Bar	ST	02:45
Metalunas	Jupiter Doo Dah	X-Minus-One	02:16
Mongols	Chicken Walk	Sleepwalk	02:25
Heatscores	Vengeance On Wheels	Light 'Em Up!!	02:11
Metalunas	Gidget Must Die	Interstellar Surf Party	02:51
Surfdusters	Danger Beat	Save the Waves	03:06
Jaguars, Les	Sauterelles	Pour La Danse	04:24
Strangers	Theme for Young Lovers	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:16
Surf Riders	Miserlou	Ten Tons of Wet	01:46
Vampire Beach Babes	Bad Boys Bad Girls	Beach Blanket Bedlam	04:22
Diables Noirs	Sleepwalk	Guitares a GoGo	03:28
Urban Surf Kings	7 Veils a Go Go	Live in Hell	03:37
Heatscores	The Bruce is Still Loose!	Light 'Em Up!!	01:37
Heatscores	The Sunset Flip	Light 'Em Up!!	02:52
Metalunas	Celluloid Planetoid	X-Minus-One	02:07
Metalunas	Swingin' Planet	Swingin' Planet	02:57
Metalunas	Mojo	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:28
Metalunas	Munster Mosh	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:20
Brodie, Mark	Phantom Wave	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:31
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	20-75	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:03
Urban Surf Kings	Radar Range	Live in Hell	02:04
Corvets	Impossible	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	02:10
Metalunas	Godzilla Stomp	Instrumentals Of Terror!	01:42
Urban Surf Kings	Muchos Diablos	Bang Howdy Partner	03:02
Urban Surf Kings	Gringo Beans	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	03:16
Surfdusters	The Lonely Spanish Hotel	Raincoast Rumble	03:16
Skyliners	Honky Tonk	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:34
Gruesomes	I Can Dig It	Hey!	04:57
Dick et Les Espions	Jack the Ripper	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:50
Mel-Tones	Return of the Surfin' Headhunters	Surf Sensation	01:58
Mongols	Donne-moi Raison - Nautiloid Reef	Sleepwalk	04:44
Urban Surf Kings	Johnny Ronco's Last Stand	Bang Howdy Partner	03:13
Urban Surf Kings	Showdown at Sundown	Bang Howdy Partner	03:13
Surfdusters	Russian Dressing	Surf After Dark	02:28
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	Night Walk	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	01:58
Jaguars, Les	Guitare Strip	Vol-2	02:12
Urban Surf Kings	Stampeedo	Bang Howdy Partner	02:35
Urban Surf Kings	Let's Surf!	Electric Buffalo	02:58
Surfdusters	Phantom Train	Raincoast Rumble	02:42
Brodie, Mark	Spin Cycle	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:45
Surfdusters	March of the Invisible Traffic Cops	Waves of Pleasure	01:44
Mel-Tones	Break Point	Surf Sensation	02:27
Gruesomes	That Ain't Right	Hey!	02:18
Jaguars, Les	Tourbillon	Vol-2	02:43
Dick et Les Espions	Wok'n'Roll	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:45
Canadian Downbeats	Surf Party	Surf Party b/w White Sands of Paradise	01:55
Mel-Tones	Kava Kava	Surf! Spy! Space!	03:03
Diables Noirs	J'ai vingt ans	Guitares a GoGo	02:47
Urban Surf Kings	Invisible Ray	Live in Hell	03:40
Mel-Tones	Rocket Sled to Oahu	Surf Sensation	02:07
Jaguars, Les	Quoi de neuf	Pour La Danse	02:52
Surfdusters	Hen Pecker	Save the Waves	02:25
Vampire Beach Babes	Stars in your Eyes	Beach Blanket Bedlam	04:00
Surfdusters	Gas Jockey	Surf After Dark	02:25
Monster Stalkers	Do the Sasquatch	Do the Sasquatch b/w Wailin' Wolf/ (Don't Go to) Forbidden Plateau (picture sleeve)	03:00
Brodie, Mark	Montezuma's Revenge	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:53
Surfdusters	Death Trap	Surf After Dark	02:04
Urban Surf Kings	Mojave Hadji	Live in Hell	02:34
Brodie, Mark	Meltdown	Shreddin' And Surfin'	01:51
Corvets	Buckeye	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	02:36

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