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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Jaguars, Les	Honky Tonk	Vol-2	02:29
Brodie, Mark	Theme From the Old West	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:46
Surfdusters	Gruesome	Surf After Dark	03:16
Corvairs, Les	Let's Go	Mashed Potatoes Time	02:05
Metalunas	Venus A-Go-Go	Swingin' Planet	02:08
Metalunas	Lost On the Moon	Swingin' Planet	03:17
Surf Riders	Ten Tons of Wet	Ten Tons of Wet	02:10
Surfdusters	Forgotten Rebel	Surf After Dark	02:38
Surfdusters	El Dementia	Surf After Dark	02:45
Metalunas	Groovy Guru	Interstellar Surf Party	02:37
Vampire Beach Babes	Hot Foot	Beach Blanket Bedlam	04:00
Metalunas	Surf Party	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:15
Corvairs, Les	Peppermint Style	Mashed Potatoes Time	01:51
Brodie, Mark	Our Man Flint	Mark Brodie & The Saboteurs	01:53
Surfdusters	KGB-In	Surf After Dark	02:00
Strangers	Needles and Pins	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:29
Squires	Aurora	Mustang b/w Aurora	02:04
Corvairs, Les	Night Train	Mashed Potatoes Time	02:13
Strangers	One Mint Julip	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:13
Urban Surf Kings	Tidal Shock	Electric Buffalo	02:38
Urban Surf Kings	Radarmen From the Moon	Live in Hell	02:57
Urban Surf Kings	Espresso Twist	Live in Hell	02:29
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	Honeybun	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:27
Jaguars, Les	Jaguar Shake	Vol-2	01:46
Hammer, Jack & the Cyclones	Guitar Boogie Shuffle	Guitar Hits	02:45
Urban Surf Kings	Mojave Hadji	Live in Hell	02:34
Metalunas	Main Theme From "Galactic Frontier"	Swingin' Planet	02:50
Dick et Les Espions	Malaguena	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	03:26
Vampire Beach Babes	Broken	Beach Blanket Bedlam	03:40
Corvairs, Les	Ram-Bump-Shush	Mashed Potatoes Time	01:00
Corvairs, Les	Water Melon Man	Mashed Potatoes Time	02:28
Diables Noirs	On va danser	Guitares a GoGo	02:45
Diables Noirs	Stick Shift	Guitares a GoGo	02:19
Saboteurs	Into the Shadows	Espionage Garage	02:27
Surfdusters	The Reef	Save the Waves	02:42
Mel-Tones	Special Assignment	Surf Sensation	02:19
S'Quires	Remember	Remember b/w Reach for a Star	02:20
Corvairs, Les	Whole Lot of Shaking Going On	Mashed Potatoes Time	02:16
Brodie, Mark	Jezebel	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:21
Surfdusters	Sharkskin	Surf After Dark	02:27
Strangers	Wild Weekend	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:07
Diables Noirs	Surf Board	Guitares a GoGo	02:25
Mel-Tones	Sands Go Vermilion	Surf Sensation	03:06
Hammer, Jack & the Cyclones	Limbo Rock (Kal Mann, 1960)	Guitar Hits	01:55
Bob And The Messengers	Splash Down	Splash Down b/w Bob's Groove	02:27
Surfdusters	Wreck Beach	Surf After Dark	03:11
Metalunas	Stone Age Stomp	Interstellar Surf Party	02:07
Gruesomes	Out of Our Tree	Hey!	03:21
Vampire Beach Babes	Sandflea	Beach Blanket Bedlam	02:41
Zamboni Drivers	Skating Ghost	Skating Ghost b/w Drained of Blood	03:27
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	Roulette	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:09
Brodie, Mark	Wedgie	Shreddin' And Surfin'	01:49
Urban Surf Kings	Slipstream	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:51
Metalunas	High Wall	Interstellar Surf Party	03:13
Surfdusters	Hot Rod Alley	Save the Waves	02:38
Brodie, Mark	T.I.G.E.R. Rock	Mark Brodie & The Saboteurs	02:34
S'Quires	Melody of the Woods	Melody of the Woods b/w Electrocution	02:32
Strangers	Rampage	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:29
Surfdusters	March of the Invisible Traffic Cops	Waves of Pleasure	01:44
Jaguars, Les	Guitare Jet	Vol-2	02:30
Mel-Tones	Custom Cruiser	Surf Sensation	01:51
Mel-Tones	Villa of Mysteries	Surf Sensation	02:31
Urban Surf Kings	Hive Mind	Electric Buffalo	02:16
Surfdusters	Danger Beat	Save the Waves	03:06
Dove, Ronnie and the Ron-Als	Beach Rat	Beach Rat b/w I'm Happy	02:12
Strangers	Diamond Head	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:45
Surf Riders	Miserlou	Ten Tons of Wet	01:46
Heatscores	The Bruce is Still Loose!	Light 'Em Up!!	01:37
Mel-Tones	Distant Shores	Surf Sensation	01:56
Surfdusters	Eclipse	Save the Waves	04:35
Gruesomes	Don't Waste My Time	Hey!	02:43
Dick et Les Espions	Rawhide	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	01:32
Strangers	Theme for Young Lovers	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:16
Metalunas	The Lonely Surfer	Interstellar Surf Party	02:42
Vampire Beach Babes	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	03:35
Surfdusters	Radar Hill	Surf After Dark	03:39
Corvets	Raunchy	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	02:08
Skyliners	Honky Tonk	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:34
Surfdusters	March of the Invisible Traffic Cops	Save the Waves	01:37
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	Fried Rice	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:17
Hi-Tones	Arsenic	Do What You Did b/w Arsenic	02:58
Surfdusters	Raincoast Rumble	Raincoast Rumble	04:26
Mel-Tones	Quick Pick	Surf! Spy! Space!	01:59
S'Quires	Day Dreams	Day Dreams b/w Green Surf	02:27
Metalunas	Swingin' Planet	Swingin' Planet	02:57
S'Quires	Electrocution	Melody of the Woods b/w Electrocution	02:06
Rockatones (aka Rock-A-Tones)	For My Own	For My Own b/w Everything's Gone Wrong	02:31
Corvets	Ebb Tide	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	03:03
Mel-Tones	Sorrow Bay	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:02
Surfdusters	Radar Hill	Save the Waves	03:38
Metalunas	Meteorite Mambo	X-Minus-One	03:21
Jaguars, Les	Quoi de neuf	Pour La Danse	02:52
Corvets	Corvet's Twist	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	01:44
Hi-Tones	Bull Dog	Hi Jump	01:39
Urban Surf Kings	Radar Range	Live in Hell	02:04
Saboteurs	The Man From E.N.I.G.M.A	Espionage Garage	03:50
Mel-Tones	Reef Patrol	Surf Sensation	02:18
Metalunas	Enemy Approaching	X-Minus-One	03:14
Surf Riders	Loop	Ten Tons of Wet	02:23
Strangers	Hot Summer	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:46

Surfing the 49th Parallel

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Velvetones - Take Away b/w Mustang

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Brodie, Mark - Mark Brodie & The Saboteurs

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Strangers - Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1

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Regals - Deep Sea b/w Stranger

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Allan, Chad & Expressions (Allan Kowbel) - Early Roots

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Hi-Tones - Hi Jump

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Urban Surf Kings - Electric Buffalo

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Metalunas - Swingin' Planet

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S'Quires - Day Dreams b/w Green Surf

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Metalunas - Interstellar Surf Party

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Urban Surf Kings - Bang Howdy Partner

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Corvets - The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"

Skyliners - Yé-Yé Guitares

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Action - You're Gone b/w Odin

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Mel-Tones - Surf! Spy! Space!

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S'Quires - Melody of the Woods b/w Electrocution

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Surfdusters - Waves of Pleasure

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

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Gruesomes - Hey!

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

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Vampire Beach Babes - Beach Blanket Bedlam

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

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

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Surf Riders - Ten Tons of Wet

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Saboteurs - Espionage Garage

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Mel-Tones - Surf Sensation

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Brodie, Mark - Shreddin' And Surfin'

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Surfdusters - Surf After Dark

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Jaguars, Les - Pour La Danse

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

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