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
Urban Surf Kings	Invisible Ray	Live in Hell	03:40
Mel-Tones	You'll Never Surf in This Town Again	Surf Sensation	02:42
Mark Brodie	Meltdown	Shreddin' And Surfin'	01:51
Urban Surf Kings	Haunted Tide	Electric Buffalo	03:53
Vampire Beach Babes	Droppin' da Curl	Beach Blanket Bedlam	02:56
Deja Voodoo	Surfer Joe	The Worst Of	01:53
Dick et Les Espions	Jack the Ripper	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:50
Skyliners	Jonas	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:28
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Pepper Stomp	Knock Me Out !	02:28
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	We're Not a Fucking Surf Band	Sport Fishin'	00:28
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Babywetsitself	Sport Fishin'	03:01
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Zombie Comprimise	Savvy Show Stoppers	02:11
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Theme From T.V.	Wow Flutter Hiss	01:25
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Do-Wah-Diddy Diddy	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:09
Huevos Rancheros	Get Outta Dodge	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	02:37
Strangers	When You Walk in the Room	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:13
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Siesta Cinema	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	02:51
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Roulette	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:09
Metalunas	Plastics For 500, Igor	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:07
The Gruesomes	Tell Me How You Feel	Hey!	02:22
Canadian Downbeats	Surf Party	Surf Party b/w White Sands of Paradise	01:55
Strangers	Greenfields	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:45
Huevos Rancheros	Beach Blanket Blackout	Muerte del Toro	02:10
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
Saboteurs	Do the Creep	Espionage Garage	02:37
Huevos Rancheros	Reptile	Cindy with an 's'	02:26
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Weird Beards	Wow Flutter Hiss	00:27
The Gruesomes	World of Darkness	Hey!	03:24
Surfdusters	Eclipse	Raincoast Rumble	04:38
Urban Surf Kings	And the Horse You Rode in On	Bang Howdy Partner	02:04
Urban Surf Kings	Espresso Twist	Live in Hell	02:29
Huevos Rancheros	Smartbomb	Get Outta Dodge	02:12
Huevos Rancheros	Wild Turkey Surprise	Muerte del Toro	04:01
Huevos Rancheros	Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump	Muerte del Toro	04:13
Zamboni Drivers	Skating Ghost	Skating Ghost b/w Drained of Blood	03:27
Diables Noirs	Sleepwalk	Guitares a GoGo	03:28
Mel-Tones	Villa of Mysteries	Surf Sensation	02:31
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	The Last Ride	Dance Party a' Go Go	02:23
The Gruesomes	(It's) All In Your Mind	Hey!	02:44
Metalunas	Futuristic Twist	Swingin' Planet	02:16
Strangers	Shindig	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:00
Metalunas	Meteorite Mambo	X-Minus-One	03:21
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Anna	Guitar Hits	02:26
Les Corvairs	Let's Go	Mashed Potatoes Time	02:05
Surfdusters	The Lonely Spanish Hotel	Raincoast Rumble	03:16
The Gruesomes	That Ain't Right	Hey!	02:18
Monster Stalkers	Do the Sasquatch	Do the Sasquatch b/w Wailin' Wolf/ (Don't Go to) Forbidden Plateau (picture sleeve)	03:00
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Unwatchable	Sport Fishin'	00:10
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Twelve Year Surf Itch	Return Of The Wasagas	03:32
Urban Surf Kings	Twisted Brain	Live in Hell	03:16
Surfdusters	Save the Waves	Raincoast Rumble	03:05
Metalunas	Venus A-Go-Go	Swingin' Planet	02:08
Surfdusters	Kathy Don't Eat the Clams	Raincoast Rumble	03:39
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Off Our Back Conrad Black	Sport Fishin'	01:15
Huevos Rancheros	Rockin' LaFayette	Dig In!	03:14
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Middle of the Wave	Dance Party a' Go Go	02:35
Huevos Rancheros	Gutbomb	Endsville!	02:06
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Shadowy Countdown	Savvy Show Stoppers	00:47
Mel-Tones	Avienu Malkainu	Surf Sensation	02:22
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Surfin’ a Go-Go	Return Of The Wasagas	02:44
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Wheels (String-A-Longs, 1960)	Guitar Hits	02:17
Saboteurs	Into the Shadows	Espionage Garage	02:27
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Hellbent for Speed	Hellbent for Speed EP	02:16
Surfdusters	Radar Hill	Surf After Dark	03:39
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Moonstone Surfer	Knock Me Out !	02:08
Surfdusters	Save the Waves	Save the Waves	03:03
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Our Weapons Are Useless	Love Without Words (picture sleeve)	02:30
Vampire Beach Babes	Horseshoes (Up My Ass)	Reckless Summer	04:58
Les Jaguars	Oh When the Saints	Pour La Danse	03:24
The Chessmen	Mr. Meadowlands	Mr. Meadowlands b/w Mustang	02:28
Mel-Tones	Orbitron	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:11
Huevos Rancheros	El Toro Muerto con Queso	Muerte del Toro	03:24
Urban Surf Kings	Six-Gun Party	Bang Howdy Partner	02:39
Huevos Rancheros	Ace of Spades	Rocket to Nowhere	02:45
Vampire Beach Babes	Spank That Thang	Beach Blanket Bedlam	04:06
Mel-Tones	Custom Cruiser	Surf Sensation	01:51
Surfdusters	Attack of the 50 Ft. Surf	Save the Waves	02:25
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Apache (Jerry Lordan, 1960)	Guitar Hits	03:07
Les Jaguars	Dors mon amour	Vol-2	02:28
Heatscores	The Bruce is Loose	Light 'Em Up!!	01:40
Strangers	Hot Summer	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:46
Metalunas	Blast Off!	X-Minus-One	02:13
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Astro Bot	Crash Monster Beach	03:16
Huevos Rancheros	Please Pass the Ketchup	Endsville!	03:36
Surf Riders	Detour	Ten Tons of Wet	02:08
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Our Weapons are Useless	Savvy Show Stoppers	02:31
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Haig, Earl	Sport Fishin'	01:04
Hi-Tones	Arsenic	Do What You Did b/w Arsenic	02:58
Huevos Rancheros	Go West Young Bee	Go West Young Bee b/w Girl From N.A.N.A.I.M.O.	03:16
Mel-Tones	Air Time II	Surf Sensation	02:25
The Gruesomes	So Far, So Bad	Hey!	02:09
S'Quires	Reach for a Star	Remember b/w Reach for a Star	01:45
Hi-Tones	Bull Dog	Hi Jump	01:39
Les Corvairs	Movin And Groovin	Mashed Potatoes Time	01:49
Bigfoot Rocketship	Swim Up Bar	ST	02:45
Saboteurs	The Hearse	Espionage Garage	02:52
Huevos Rancheros	Endsville	Endsville!	03:25
Mel-Tones	Polynesian Cowboy	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:41
Surfdusters	Gas Jockey	Save the Waves	02:22
Strangers	Needles and Pins	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:29

Surfing the 49th Parallel

Tracks

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Mark Malibu And The Wasagas - Knock Me Out !

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Mark Malibu And The Wasagas - Pepper Stomp EP

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Mark Malibu And The Wasagas - Hellbent for Speed EP

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Mark Malibu And The Wasagas - Dance Party a' Go Go

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Mark Malibu And The Wasagas - Return Of The Wasagas

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Mark Malibu And The Wasagas - Crash Monster Beach

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Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra - Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much

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Deja Voodoo - The Worst Of

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The Gruesomes - Hey!

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Mongols - Sleepwalk

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Hi-Tones - Do What You Did b/w Arsenic

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Action - You're Gone b/w Odin

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Skyliners - Yé-Yé Guitares

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Corvets - The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"

Squires - Mustang b/w Aurora

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Surf Riders - Ten Tons of Wet

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Urban Surf Kings - Electric Buffalo

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Les Charlots - Cougar - GT b/w Ocean Bleu (Blue Ocean)

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Les Corvairs - Mashed Potatoes Time

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Urban Surf Kings - Live in Hell

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Vampire Beach Babes - Beach Blanket Bedlam

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Vampire Beach Babes - Attack of the Killer Bikinis

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Vampire Beach Babes - Reckless Summer

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Strangers - Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1

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Bigfoot Rocketship - ST

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Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Wow Flutter Hiss

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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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