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
Chad Allan & Expressions (Allan Kowbel)	Walk Don't Run	Early Roots	02:04
Mel-Tones	Bird Lady From Ghost Town	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:30
Metalunas	Metaluna Luau	Swingin' Planet	02:53
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Reef Break	Pepper Stomp EP	02:16
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	The Swerve	Knock Me Out !	02:22
Huevos Rancheros	Who's Your New Girlfriend?	Dig In!	02:10
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Hobo	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:04
Metalunas	High Wall	Interstellar Surf Party	03:13
Huevos Rancheros	Telstar	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	02:04
Diables Noirs	Guitares à gogo	Guitares a GoGo	02:31
Urban Surf Kings	Muchos Diablos	Bang Howdy Partner	03:02
Les Jaguars	Quoi de neuf	Pour La Danse	02:52
Mel-Tones	Sands Go Vermilion	Surf Sensation	03:06
Dick et Les Espions	Madness	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:16
The Gruesomes	What Am I Doing This For?	Hey!	03:07
Surfdusters	Cattle Drive	Raincoast Rumble	03:15
Vampire Beach Babes	Broken	Beach Blanket Bedlam	03:40
Saboteurs	Mission- Unsurfable	Espionage Garage	02:47
Saboteurs	Main Theme From 'The Smiler'	Espionage Garage	02:21
Surfdusters	Phantom Train	Raincoast Rumble	02:42
Metalunas	Satellite of Mystery	X-Minus-One	02:22
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Shake Some Evil	Savvy Show Stoppers	02:49
Urban Surf Kings	Legend of Bog Road	Live in Hell	03:13
Deja Voodoo	Surfing On Mars	The Worst Of	01:56
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	We're Not a Fucking Surf Band	Sport Fishin'	00:28
Corvets	Alouette Rock	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	01:52
Surfdusters	Radar Hill	Save the Waves	03:38
Metalunas	Tarzan	Interstellar Surf Party	01:51
Mel-Tones	Suicide Clutch	Surf Sensation	02:17
Regals	Stranger	Deep Sea b/w Stranger	02:26
Huevos Rancheros	Ride The Big E	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	00:28
Mark Brodie	Scarlett O'hara	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:13
Mark Brodie	Our Man Flint	Mark Brodie & The Saboteurs	01:53
Zamboni Drivers	Drained of Blood - Drained of Blood	Skating Ghost b/w Drained of Blood	02:34
Mel-Tones	Cabo Del Cabo	Surf Sensation	03:01
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Apache (Jerry Lordan, 1960)	Guitar Hits	03:07
Strangers	Rampage	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:29
Urban Surf Kings	Cowboy X	Bang Howdy Partner	02:25
Strangers	Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt Slow	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:32
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Bluffer’s Park	Dance Party a' Go Go	03:07
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Night Walk	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	01:58
The Chessmen	Mustang	Mr. Meadowlands b/w Mustang	02:40
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Reid's Situation	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:17
The Gruesomes	Don't Waste My Time	Hey!	02:43
Metalunas	It Came from the Nebula	X-Minus-One	02:48
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Our Weapons are Useless	Savvy Show Stoppers	02:31
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham (Reprise)	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	00:48
Hi-Tones	Bull Dog	Hi Jump	01:39
Surfdusters	The Lonely Spanish Hotel	Raincoast Rumble	03:16
Metalunas	Jump the Shark	Interstellar Surf Party	02:23
Huevos Rancheros	Bo Diddlius	Endsville!	01:55
Urban Surf Kings	Twang Noggin'	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:58
Les Jaguars	Oh When the Saints	Pour La Danse	03:24
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Surfs U Rite	Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)	02:25
Squires	Aurora	Mustang b/w Aurora	02:04
Les Jaguars	Dors mon amour	Vol-2	02:28
Mel-Tones	You'll Never Surf in This Town Again	Surf Sensation	02:42
Les Jaguars	Guitar Esquire	Vol-2	02:23
Dick et Les Espions	Shelba	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:40
Surfdusters	Chill Out	Raincoast Rumble	03:16
Saboteurs	The Man From E.N.I.G.M.A	Espionage Garage	03:50
Mel-Tones	Kung Fu Saturdays	Surf Sensation	02:12
Les Charlots	Cougar - GT	Cougar - GT b/w Ocean Bleu (Blue Ocean)	02:07
Urban Surf Kings	Street Cleaner	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:43
Les Jaguars	Guitare Strip	Vol-2	02:12
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Wasaga Twist	Dance Party a' Go Go	02:15
Urban Surf Kings	Kookie's Comb	Live in Hell	02:02
Mel-Tones	Break Point	Surf Sensation	02:27
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	End of the Summer	Return Of The Wasagas	03:38
Surfdusters	Hot Rod Alley	Save the Waves	02:38
Metalunas	Out of Limits	Swingin' Planet	02:25
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	(Relax) You Will Think You're a Chicken	Sport Fishin'	02:48
Mel-Tones	Reef Patrol	Surf Sensation	02:18
Skyliners	Guitar Boogie Shuffle	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:12
Mel-Tones	Kava Kava	Surf! Spy! Space!	03:03
Bigfoot Rocketship	Swim Up Bar	ST	02:45
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Algoma Reflections	Sport Fishin'	02:53
Mel-Tones	Distant Shores	Surf Sensation	01:56
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Hellbent for Speed	Hellbent for Speed EP	02:16
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Surfer's Cross	Knock Me Out !	01:53
Surfdusters	Gruesome	Save the Waves	03:12
Skyliners	Wipe Out	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:36
Mark Brodie	Scratch	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:21
Mark Brodie	Bad Hair Day	Shreddin' And Surfin'	03:11
Les Serf	Mademoiselle ye-ye	Le temps ne les attend pas b/w Mademoiselle ye-ye	02:36
Huevos Rancheros	Endsville	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	03:17
Vampire Beach Babes	Johnny Don't Race	Beach Blanket Bedlam	04:55
Surfdusters	Save the Waves	Raincoast Rumble	03:05
S'Quires	Electrocution	Melody of the Woods b/w Electrocution	02:06
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Mini Chopper	Pepper Stomp EP	01:58
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Wrong Path	Dance Party a' Go Go	02:44
Surf Riders	Ten Tons of Wet	Ten Tons of Wet	02:10
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Dog Food	Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)	02:08
Rockatones (aka Rock-A-Tones)	Everything's Gone Wrong	For My Own b/w Everything's Gone Wrong	02:22
Urban Surf Kings	Hive Mind	Electric Buffalo	02:16
Dick et Les Espions	Jack the Ripper	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:50
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	5 American 6 Canadian	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:26
Diables Noirs	Perfidia	Guitares a GoGo	02:24
Huevos Rancheros	Huevosaurus	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	03:31
Dick et Les Espions	Misirlou	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:07

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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