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
Skyliners	Je me sens très seul	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:00
Heatscores	Top Fuel Mama	Light 'Em Up!!	02:18
Surfdusters	Surf Buggy	Surf After Dark	02:40
Zamboni Drivers	Drained of Blood - Drained of Blood	Skating Ghost b/w Drained of Blood	02:34
Brodie, Mark	Spin Cycle	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:45
Heatscores	Knife Fighter at the Wier	Light 'Em Up!!	02:26
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	Roulette	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:09
Surfdusters	Russian Dressing	Surf After Dark	02:28
Surfdusters	Kathy Don't Eat the Clams	Raincoast Rumble	03:39
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	Do-Wah-Diddy Diddy	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:09
Metalunas	Metaluna Luau	Swingin' Planet	02:53
Jaguars, Les	Sauterelles	Pour La Danse	04:24
Brodie, Mark	Frogs Can't Surf	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:35
Bob And The Messengers	Bob's Groove	Splash Down b/w Bob's Groove	02:25
Jaguars, Les	Dors mon amour	Vol-2	02:28
Dick et Les Espions	Pop Corn	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	01:36
Metalunas	Godzilla Stomp	Instrumentals Of Terror!	01:42
Mel-Tones	Orbitron	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:11
Saboteurs	Our Favorite Saboteur	Espionage Garage	02:33
Urban Surf Kings	Gringo Beans	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	03:16
Brodie, Mark	Suicide Ride	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:25
Corvairs, Les	Peppermint Style	Mashed Potatoes Time	01:51
Surfdusters	Banzai Rider	Raincoast Rumble	02:22
Metalunas	Crash	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:18
Mel-Tones	Mission to Mazatlan	Surf Sensation	02:20
Surfdusters	Mexi-Fried	Save the Waves	03:14
Surf Riders	Night Train	Ten Tons of Wet	02:12
Velvetones	Mustang	Take Away b/w Mustang	02:23
Skyliners	Wabash Blues	Yé-Yé Guitares	01:59
Saboteurs	Unabomber	Espionage Garage	02:35
Urban Surf Kings	Stampeedo	Bang Howdy Partner	02:35
Urban Surf Kings	Rumble Ranchero	Bang Howdy Partner	03:04
Urban Surf Kings	Old Caliente	Bang Howdy Partner	02:54
Strangers	Hot Summer	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:46
Hammer, Jack & the Cyclones	Anna	Guitar Hits	02:26
Strangers	Miserlou	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:50
Regals	Stranger	Deep Sea b/w Stranger	02:26
Surfdusters	Stubble Jumper	Surf After Dark	02:25
Urban Surf Kings	Galactic Shiver	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	03:02
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	Rolling Rock	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:17
Hammer, Jack & the Cyclones	Limbo Rock (Kal Mann, 1960)	Guitar Hits	01:55
Jaguars, Les	Course au bonheur	Vol-2	01:50
Mel-Tones	Incognito	Surf Sensation	02:22
Brodie, Mark	Scratch	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:21
Strangers	Windy and Warm Quiet	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:03
Diables Noirs	Surf Board	Guitares a GoGo	02:25
Saboteurs	Introduction	Espionage Garage	01:16
Brodie, Mark	T.I.G.E.R. Rock	Mark Brodie & The Saboteurs	02:34
Urban Surf Kings	Wigwam	Bang Howdy Partner	02:26
Mel-Tones	Sands Go Vermilion	Surf Sensation	03:06
Saboteurs	The Man From E.N.I.G.M.A	Espionage Garage	03:50
Metalunas	Futuristic Twist	Swingin' Planet	02:16
Metalunas	Sounds From Uranus	Swingin' Planet	01:48
Mongols	Have Love Will Travel	Sleepwalk	02:36
Strangers	Shindig	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:00
Urban Surf Kings	Tesla Re:Coil	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:33
Rockatones (aka Rock-A-Tones)	The Sheik and His Harem	Submerge b/w The Sheik and His Harem	01:58
Jaguars, Les	Guitar Esquire	Vol-2	02:23
Brodie, Mark	Scarlett O'hara	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:13
Skyliners	Guitar Boogie Shuffle	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:12
Jaguars, Les	Rock 73	Pour La Danse	02:41
Diables Noirs	J'ai vingt ans	Guitares a GoGo	02:47
Metalunas	Satellite of Mystery	X-Minus-One	02:22
Saboteurs	Into the Shadows	Espionage Garage	02:27
Mel-Tones	Bird Lady From Ghost Town	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:30
Mongols	Donne-moi Raison - Nautiloid Reef	Sleepwalk	04:44
Surfdusters	Hero of the Beach	Raincoast Rumble	02:35
Brodie, Mark	Theme From the Old West	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:46
Canadian Downbeats	White Sands of Paradise	Surf Party b/w White Sands of Paradise	02:34
Metalunas	Mad Doctor	Interstellar Surf Party	02:59
Surfdusters	Chill Out	Raincoast Rumble	03:16
Squires	Mustang	Mustang b/w Aurora	02:23
Hammer, Jack & the Cyclones	Never on Sunday (Manos Hadjidakis, 1960)	Guitar Hits	03:04
Urban Surf Kings	Cowboy X	Bang Howdy Partner	02:25
Metalunas	Gidget Must Die	Interstellar Surf Party	02:51
Corvets	Impossible	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	02:10
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	20-75	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:03
Squires	Aurora	Mustang b/w Aurora	02:04
Strangers	Greenfields	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:45
Surfdusters	The Moons of Jupiter	Waves of Pleasure	03:43
Bigfoot Rocketship	Bonus Nachos	ST	01:53
Surfdusters	X-It Hiawatha	Raincoast Rumble	03:18
Surfdusters	Phantom Train	Waves of Pleasure	02:45
Hammer, Jack & the Cyclones	Slow Shuffle	Guitar Hits	02:12
Strangers	Needles and Pins	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:29
Urban Surf Kings	7 Veils a Go Go	Live in Hell	03:37
Surfdusters	Save the Waves	Raincoast Rumble	03:05
Strangers	Love Godess of Venus	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:15
Gruesomes	That Ain't Right	Hey!	02:18
Corvets	The Mystery Clock	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	02:57
Mel-Tones	Reef Patrol	Surf Sensation	02:18
Heatscores	Vengeance On Wheels	Light 'Em Up!!	02:11
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	Hobo	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:04
Hammer, Jack & the Cyclones	Peter Gunn (Henry Mancini , 1959)	Guitar Hits	02:39
Metalunas	Ghosts of the Wild Frontier	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:41
Mel-Tones	Kava Kava	Surf! Spy! Space!	03:03
Urban Surf Kings	Slipstream	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:51
Urban Surf Kings	Surf King's Stomp!	Live in Hell	01:48
Mel-Tones	El Matador	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:16
Mel-Tones	Custom Cruiser	Surf Sensation	01:51

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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