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
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Running Meredith	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	02:11
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Exit From Vince Lombardi High School	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:30
Bob And The Messengers	Bob's Groove	Splash Down b/w Bob's Groove	02:25
Strangers	Love Godess of Venus	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:15
Strangers	Hot Summer	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:46
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Never on Sunday (Manos Hadjidakis, 1960)	Guitar Hits	03:04
Surfdusters	KGB-In	Surf After Dark	02:00
Velvetones	My Little Sweetie	I Want You (I Need You) b/w My Little Sweetie	02:36
Bigfoot Rocketship	Half Pipe	ST	03:01
Saboteurs	Do the Creep	Espionage Garage	02:37
Surf Riders	Loop	Ten Tons of Wet	02:23
Surfdusters	The Friendly Martian	Surf After Dark	02:59
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Shake Some Evil	Savvy Show Stoppers	02:49
Surfdusters	Russian Dressing	Save the Waves	02:24
Chessmen	Mr. Meadowlands	Mr. Meadowlands b/w Mustang	02:28
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Jibbed Again	Knock Me Out !	01:53
Mel-Tones	Incognito	Surf Sensation	02:22
Velvetones	I Want You (I Need You)	I Want You (I Need You) b/w My Little Sweetie	02:53
Diables Noirs	Guitares à gogo	Guitares a GoGo	02:31
Vampire Beach Babes	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	03:35
Surfdusters	Wreck Beach	Surf After Dark	03:11
Diables Noirs	J'ai vingt ans	Guitares a GoGo	02:47
Metalunas	Tarzan	Interstellar Surf Party	01:51
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Night Stalker	Knock Me Out !	03:42
Metalunas	Bikini Party	Interstellar Surf Party	03:05
Huevos Rancheros	Rawhide (CD only)	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	07:00
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	KMO Intro	Knock Me Out !	00:22
Huevos Rancheros	Bar-B-Cutie (Evan Johns & His H-Bombs)	Endsville!	02:34
Mark Brodie	Secret Service	Mark Brodie & The Saboteurs	02:32
Huevos Rancheros	Bring Me the Beard of Billy Gibbons	Muerte del Toro	02:34
Dick et Les Espions	Jaws	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	03:41
Mark Brodie	Our Man Flint	Mark Brodie & The Saboteurs	01:53
Surfdusters	Phantom Train	Save the Waves	02:42
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	The Singing Cowboy	Sport Fishin'	01:09
Huevos Rancheros	Girl From N.A.N.I.A.M.O.	Dig In!	02:35
Urban Surf Kings	Tombstone Swagger	Bang Howdy Partner	03:10
Diables Noirs	On va danser	Guitares a GoGo	02:45
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	We'll be Right Back!	Sport Fishin'	01:19
Hi-Tones	Arsenic	Do What You Did b/w Arsenic	02:58
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	KMO Radio Ad	Knock Me Out !	00:52
Surf Riders	Detour	Ten Tons of Wet	02:08
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Jellyfish Attack	Knock Me Out !	01:53
Huevos Rancheros	The Lonely Bull	Get Outta Dodge	02:42
Surfdusters	El Dementia	Surf After Dark	02:45
Vampire Beach Babes	Stars in your Eyes	Beach Blanket Bedlam	04:00
Strangers	Journey to the Stars	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:49
Metalunas	Mojo	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:28
Huevos Rancheros	Cindy with an 'S'	Cindy with an 's'	02:50
Metalunas	Lost On the Moon	Swingin' Planet	03:17
Mel-Tones	Blueprint Girl	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:39
Saboteurs	Mission- Unsurfable	Espionage Garage	02:47
Surfdusters	Hen Pecker	Save the Waves	02:25
Diables Noirs	Sleepwalk	Guitares a GoGo	03:28
Mongols	Sleepwalk	Sleepwalk	04:00
Les Corvairs	Kansas City	Mashed Potatoes Time	02:13
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
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Siesta Cinema	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	02:51
Heatscores	Hot Night at the Whore House	Light 'Em Up!!	03:39
Huevos Rancheros	Dust Devil	Muerte del Toro	02:15
Huevos Rancheros	Drive Thru at Molly's Beach	Endsville!	02:06
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Do-Wah-Diddy Diddy	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:09
Huevos Rancheros	Go West Young Bee	Go West Young Bee b/w Girl From N.A.N.A.I.M.O.	03:16
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Spend a Night, Not a Fortune	Sport Fishin'	00:44
Mel-Tones	Rocket Sled to Oahu	Surf Sensation	02:07
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Customized	Wow Flutter Hiss	02:18
Surfdusters	Haunted Surf	Save the Waves	02:22
Mark Brodie	Frogs Can't Surf	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:35
Urban Surf Kings	Tesla Re:Coil	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:33
Squires	Mustang	Mustang b/w Aurora	02:23
Bigfoot Rocketship	Super Stock	ST	03:59
Huevos Rancheros	Bo Diddlius	Endsville!	01:55
Surfdusters	Riptide	Raincoast Rumble	02:34
Mark Brodie	Day the Surf Stood Still	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:20
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Musical Interlude	Savvy Show Stoppers	01:08
Urban Surf Kings	Undercover Overcoat	Electric Buffalo	04:07
Mel-Tones	Kung Fu Saturdays	Surf Sensation	02:12
Huevos Rancheros	Get Outta Dodge	Get Outta Dodge	03:35
Urban Surf Kings	Go Inky, Go!	Electric Buffalo	03:06
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Off Our Back Conrad Black	Sport Fishin'	01:15
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Harlem by the Sea	Savvy Show Stoppers	01:53
Huevos Rancheros	Whiteout in Wyoming	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	01:53
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Malfunction	Savvy Show Stoppers	00:28
Mel-Tones	Thunderbird	Surf! Spy! Space!	01:52
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	D. Tour	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:53
Les Corvairs	Night Train	Mashed Potatoes Time	02:13
Huevos Rancheros	Super Creep	Muerte del Toro	02:32
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Shadowy Countdown	Savvy Show Stoppers	00:47
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Ben Hur Picked Off in a Gazebo	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	00:53
Gruesomes	World of Darkness	Hey!	03:24
Metalunas	Blast Off!	X-Minus-One	02:13
Huevos Rancheros	Endsville	Rocket to Nowhere	03:26
Huevos Rancheros	Where's the Bathroom	Dig In!	02:48
Huevos Rancheros	Interstate Deathe Toll	Get Outta Dodge	02:18
Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra	Gospel Surfer	Road Gore: The Band that Drank Too Much	02:14
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Twine Time	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:17
Saboteurs	Midnight Rendezvous	Espionage Garage	02:28
Metalunas	The Lonely Surfer	Interstellar Surf Party	02:42
Mel-Tones	Distant Shores	Surf Sensation	01:56
Metalunas	Scooby Doo	Instrumentals Of Terror!	01:53
Les Jaguars	Guitare Strip	Vol-2	02:12

Surfing the 49th Parallel

Tracks

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Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Wow Flutter Hiss

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Mark Malibu And The Wasagas - Knock Me Out !

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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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Huevos Rancheros - Muerte del Toro

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Huevos Rancheros - Get Outta Dodge

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Huevos Rancheros - Dig In!

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Huevos Rancheros - Longo Weekendo Fiesta!

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Huevos Rancheros - Endsville!

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Huevos Rancheros - Go West Young Bee b/w Girl From N.A.N.A.I.M.O.

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Huevos Rancheros - Cindy with an 's'

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Huevos Rancheros - Rocket to Nowhere

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Chessmen - Mr. Meadowlands b/w Mustang

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Jack Hammer & the Cyclones - Guitar Hits

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Vampire Beach Babes - Attack of the Killer Bikinis

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

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

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Regals - Deep Sea b/w Stranger

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Mel-Tones - Surf Sensation

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Mel-Tones - Surf! Spy! Space!

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Saboteurs - Espionage Garage

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Surfdusters - Waves of Pleasure

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Surfdusters - Raincoast Rumble

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Surfdusters - Surf After Dark

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Surfdusters - Save the Waves

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Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels - The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels

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Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels - Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)

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S'Quires - Remember b/w Reach for a Star

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