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	Phantom Train	Save the Waves	02:42
Surfdusters	Tyee Off Tsuquadra	Raincoast Rumble	03:11
Skyliners	Gunman Shot	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:12
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Aunt's Invasion	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:51
Vampire Beach Babes	Gothic Surf-a-rama	Reckless Summer	04:03
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	We're Not a Fucking Surf Band	Sport Fishin'	00:28
Metalunas	Groovy Guru	Interstellar Surf Party	02:37
Velvetones	My Little Sweetie	I Want You (I Need You) b/w My Little Sweetie	02:36
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	The Swerve	Knock Me Out !	02:22
Metalunas	The Cat's Pajamas	Instrumentals Of Terror!	01:34
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	You Spin Me Round '86	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:56
Huevos Rancheros	Go West Young Bee	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	04:48
Huevos Rancheros	Super Creep	Muerte del Toro	02:32
Hi-Tones	Bull Dog	Hi Jump	01:39
Surfdusters	The Reef	Save the Waves	02:42
Surfdusters	Wreck Beach	Save the Waves	03:11
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	D. Tour	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:53
Mel-Tones	Go Big Or Go Home	Surf Sensation	02:30
Huevos Rancheros	Latin Ranch	Endsville!	02:24
Mark Brodie	Spin Cycle	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:45
Surfdusters	Eclipse	Save the Waves	04:35
Dick et Les Espions	Malaguena	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	03:26
Zamboni Drivers	Drained of Blood - Drained of Blood	Skating Ghost b/w Drained of Blood	02:34
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Slow Shuffle	Guitar Hits	02:12
Metalunas	Stone Age Stomp	Interstellar Surf Party	02:07
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Mini Chopper	Pepper Stomp EP	01:58
Huevos Rancheros	Dust Devil	Muerte del Toro	02:15
Huevos Rancheros	Gutbomb	Endsville!	02:06
The Gruesomes	What Am I Doing This For?	Hey!	03:07
Huevos Rancheros	Reptile	Cindy with an 's'	02:26
Surf Riders	Miserlou	Ten Tons of Wet	01:46
Les Jaguars	De lilah	Pour La Danse	03:11
Strangers	Rampage	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:29
Strangers	Rik A Tik	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:57
Metalunas	Gidget Must Die	Interstellar Surf Party	02:51
Mel-Tones	Thunderbird	Surf! Spy! Space!	01:52
Surfdusters	Save the Waves	Raincoast Rumble	03:05
Huevos Rancheros	Ride, Cowboy	Muerte del Toro	03:17
Huevos Rancheros	Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump	Muerte del Toro	04:13
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Who's Afraid of Alison Hymer - Wow Flutter Hiss	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	03:25
Urban Surf Kings	Groovy Haberdashery	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:22
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Wheels (String-A-Longs, 1960)	Guitar Hits	02:17
Metalunas	Do the Scratch 'n' Sniff	Interstellar Surf Party	02:02
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Rolling Rock	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:17
Mel-Tones	Sands Go Vermilion	Surf Sensation	03:06
Chessmen	Mustang	Mr. Meadowlands b/w Mustang	02:40
Strangers	Shindig	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:00
Metalunas	Jump the Shark	Interstellar Surf Party	02:23
Dick et Les Espions	Jaws	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	03:41
Urban Surf Kings	Hot Pig Bits	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	01:58
The Gruesomes	El Diablo	Hey!	01:57
Huevos Rancheros	Secret Recipe	Dig In!	02:01
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Who Painted Whistler's Mother	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	02:16
Urban Surf Kings	Muchos Diablos	Bang Howdy Partner	03:02
Huevos Rancheros	Bar-B-Cutie (Evan Johns & His H-Bombs)	Endsville!	02:34
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Hot Box Car	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:33
Mel-Tones	Polynesian Adventure	Surf Sensation	02:29
Vampire Beach Babes	Creepy Baby Man	Reckless Summer	03:00
Mel-Tones	Odessa	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:05
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Malfunction	Savvy Show Stoppers	00:28
Mel-Tones	Bikini Village	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:34
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Harlem by the Sea	Savvy Show Stoppers	01:53
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Cutting the Edge	Knock Me Out !	03:11
Diables Noirs	Ram - Bunk - Shush	Guitares a GoGo	02:12
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Night Walk	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	01:58
Metalunas	Godzilla Stomp	Instrumentals Of Terror!	01:42
Vampire Beach Babes	Surfing Swamp Monster from the Planet Zon	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	03:01
Huevos Rancheros	What a Way to Run a Railroad	Get Outta Dodge	02:28
Huevos Rancheros	Endsville	Endsville!	03:25
Surfdusters	The Lonely Spanish Hotel	Raincoast Rumble	03:16
Vampire Beach Babes	Broken	Beach Blanket Bedlam	03:40
Metalunas	Bikini Party	Interstellar Surf Party	03:05
Mel-Tones	Return of the Surfin' Headhunters	Surf Sensation	01:58
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Off Our Back Conrad Black	Sport Fishin'	01:15
Regals	Stranger	Deep Sea b/w Stranger	02:26
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Monster on the Loose	Dance Party a' Go Go	02:26
Saboteurs	Midnight Rendezvous	Espionage Garage	02:28
Vampire Beach Babes	Sandflea	Beach Blanket Bedlam	02:41
Surfdusters	The Moons of Jupiter	Waves of Pleasure	03:43
Mel-Tones	Polynesian Cowboy	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:41
Urban Surf Kings	Kookie's Comb	Live in Hell	02:02
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Running Meredith	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	02:11
Mel-Tones	Avienu Malkainu	Surf Sensation	02:22
The Gruesomes	Don't Waste My Time	Hey!	02:43
Metalunas	Moon Relay	X-Minus-One	02:15
The Gruesomes	So Far, So Bad	Hey!	02:09
Urban Surf Kings	Rumble Ranchero	Bang Howdy Partner	03:04
Les Jaguars	P'tits oiseaux	Pour La Danse	03:14
Vampire Beach Babes	Waves	Beach Blanket Bedlam	04:32
Corvets	The Mystery Clock	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	02:57
Skyliners	Wipe Out	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:36
Bigfoot Rocketship	Super Stock	ST	03:59
Surfdusters	The Friendly Martian	Surf After Dark	02:59
Dick et Les Espions	Squad Car	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	01:58
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham (Reprise)	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	00:48
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Roulette	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:09
Huevos Rancheros	Interstate Deathe Toll	Get Outta Dodge	02:18
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Dog Food	Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)	02:08
Mel-Tones	Kung Fu Saturdays	Surf Sensation	02:12
Huevos Rancheros	Where's the Bathroom (In Spanish)	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	03:13

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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