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
Surfdusters	Surf Buggy	Save the Waves	02:36
Metalunas	Death Comes at Midnight	Instrumentals Of Terror!	03:46
Gruesomes	What Am I Doing This For?	Hey!	03:07
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	KMO Radio Ad	Knock Me Out !	00:52
Corvets	Mambo No. 5	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	01:52
Gruesomes	So Far, So Bad	Hey!	02:09
Skyliners	Parce que	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:52
Huevos Rancheros	Bar-B-Cutie (Evan Johns & His H-Bombs)	Endsville!	02:34
Diables Noirs	Surf Board	Guitares a GoGo	02:25
Mongols	Have Love Will Travel	Sleepwalk	02:36
Diables Noirs	Perfidia	Guitares a GoGo	02:24
Mel-Tones	Bull in My China Shop	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:31
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Fried Rice	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:17
Surfdusters	Hero of the Beach	Raincoast Rumble	02:35
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	We'll be Right Back!	Sport Fishin'	01:19
Mel-Tones	Papakolea Beach	Surf Sensation	02:29
Huevos Rancheros	Smartbomb	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	02:34
Saboteurs	The Crow Flies at Midnight	Espionage Garage	02:48
Mel-Tones	Surfin' Natascha	Surf Sensation	02:20
Surfdusters	The Moons of Jupiter	Waves of Pleasure	03:43
Metalunas	Trajectory of No Return	Swingin' Planet	02:04
Huevos Rancheros	Latin Ranch	Endsville!	02:24
Surfdusters	The Mighty Niagara	Save the Waves	02:54
S'Quires	Remember	Remember b/w Reach for a Star	02:20
Urban Surf Kings	And the Horse You Rode in On	Bang Howdy Partner	02:04
Surfdusters	Radar Hill	Save the Waves	03:38
Corvets	The Mystery Clock	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	02:57
Mark Brodie	Bitch Stole My Board	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:28
Surfdusters	Banzai Rider	Save the Waves	02:18
Mel-Tones	Comet Rustler	Surf! Spy! Space!	01:49
S'Quires	Day Dreams	Day Dreams b/w Green Surf	02:27
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Moonstone Surfer	Knock Me Out !	02:08
Dick et Les Espions	Malaguena	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	03:26
Mel-Tones	Special Assignment	Surf Sensation	02:19
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Exit From Vince Lombardi High School	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:30
Metalunas	Gidget Must Die	Interstellar Surf Party	02:51
Surf Riders	Miserlou	Ten Tons of Wet	01:46
Urban Surf Kings	Old Caliente	Bang Howdy Partner	02:54
Urban Surf Kings	Galactic Shiver	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	03:02
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Our Weapons Are Useless	Love Without Words (picture sleeve)	02:30
Mel-Tones	Vista Del Mar	Surf Sensation	02:21
Metalunas	Main Theme From "Galactic Frontier"	Swingin' Planet	02:50
Mark Brodie	Spin Cycle	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:45
Metalunas	Tarzan	Interstellar Surf Party	01:51
Saboteurs	Mission- Unsurfable	Espionage Garage	02:47
Metalunas	Go-Go Gremlin	Instrumentals Of Terror!	04:26
Huevos Rancheros	Hotel Lonliness	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	03:33
Skyliners	Wipe Out	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:36
Rockatones (aka Rock-A-Tones)	The Sheik and His Harem	Submerge b/w The Sheik and His Harem	01:58
Huevos Rancheros	Raunchy	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	01:50
Mel-Tones	Kava Kava	Surf! Spy! Space!	03:03
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	I Know a Guy Named Larry	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:19
Vampire Beach Babes	Hot Foot	Beach Blanket Bedlam	04:00
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Walk Don't Run (Johnny Smith, 1954)	Guitar Hits	01:38
Strangers	Windy and Warm Quiet	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:03
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Peter Gunn (Henry Mancini , 1959)	Guitar Hits	02:39
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Having an Average Weekend	Savvy Show Stoppers	03:58
Mel-Tones	Bird Lady From Ghost Town	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:30
Bigfoot Rocketship	Swim Up Bar	ST	02:45
Surfdusters	Border Run	Save the Waves	02:52
Les Jaguars	Sauterelles	Pour La Danse	04:24
Monster Stalkers	Do the Sasquatch	Do the Sasquatch b/w Wailin' Wolf/ (Don't Go to) Forbidden Plateau (picture sleeve)	03:00
Huevos Rancheros	Who's Your New Girlfriend?	Dig In!	02:10
Metalunas	Plastics For 500, Igor	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:07
Mark Brodie	Wedgie	Shreddin' And Surfin'	01:49
Urban Surf Kings	Twang Noggin'	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:58
Urban Surf Kings	Kookie's Comb	Live in Hell	02:02
Regals	Deep Sea	Deep Sea b/w Stranger	02:35
Huevos Rancheros	Gump Worsley's Lament	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	02:46
Les Jaguars	Guitare Jet	Vol-2	02:30
Gruesomes	Out of Our Tree	Hey!	03:21
Surfdusters	Riptide	Raincoast Rumble	02:34
Huevos Rancheros	Where's the Bathroom (In Spanish)	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	03:13
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Unwatchable	Sport Fishin'	00:10
Velvetones	Mustang	Take Away b/w Mustang	02:23
Dick et Les Espions	Jack the Ripper	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:50
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Rolling Rock	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:17
Skyliners	Honky Tonk	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:34
Huevos Rancheros	Go West Young Bee	Dig In!	03:22
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	So Fine	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	01:57
Chessmen	Mustang	Mr. Meadowlands b/w Mustang	02:40
Huevos Rancheros	Girl From N.A.N.A.I.M.O	Go West Young Bee b/w Girl From N.A.N.A.I.M.O.	02:38
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Who's Afraid of Alison Hymer - Wow Flutter Hiss	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	03:25
S'Quires	Green Surf	Day Dreams b/w Green Surf	02:41
Mel-Tones	Curl Rider Stomp	Surf Sensation	02:04
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Cutting the Edge	Knock Me Out !	03:11
Metalunas	Do the Scratch 'n' Sniff	Interstellar Surf Party	02:02
Huevos Rancheros	Gutbomb (CD only)	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	02:19
Gruesomes	World of Darkness	Hey!	03:24
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	KMO Intro	Knock Me Out !	00:22
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Honey, You're Wasting Ammo	Sport Fishin'	03:37
Les Corvairs	The Corvairs Beat	Mashed Potatoes Time	01:48
Urban Surf Kings	Surf King's Stomp!	Live in Hell	01:48
Surf Riders	Riding the Curl	Ten Tons of Wet	01:58
Surfdusters	March of the Invisible Traffic Cops	Save the Waves	01:37
Surfdusters	Save the Waves	Save the Waves	03:03
Surfdusters	Forgotten Rebel	Surf After Dark	02:38
Strangers	Apache	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:39
Mark Brodie	Death at Mile Zero	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:53
Mel-Tones	Quick Pick	Surf! Spy! Space!	01:59

Surfing the 49th Parallel

Tracks

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Mark Malibu And The Wasagas - Knock Me Out !

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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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