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
Mel-Tones	Go Big Or Go Home	Surf Sensation	02:30
Surfdusters	Danger Beat	Save the Waves	03:06
Strangers	Diamond Head	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:45
Skyliners	J'suis d'accord	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:13
S'Quires	Reach for a Star	Remember b/w Reach for a Star	01:45
Surf Riders	Caravan	Ten Tons of Wet	01:36
Huevos Rancheros	Secret Recipe	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	01:54
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	20-75	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:03
Urban Surf Kings	Moncton Stomp!	Live in Hell	03:16
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Shadowy Countdown	Savvy Show Stoppers	00:47
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	You Spin Me Round '86	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:56
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	Fried Rice	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:17
Huevos Rancheros	Latin Ranch	Endsville!	02:24
Metalunas	Futuristic Twist	Swingin' Planet	02:16
Metalunas	Death Comes at Midnight	Instrumentals Of Terror!	03:46
Rockatones (aka Rock-A-Tones)	Everything's Gone Wrong	For My Own b/w Everything's Gone Wrong	02:22
Corvairs, Les	Ram-Bump-Shush	Mashed Potatoes Time	01:00
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Harlem by the Sea	Savvy Show Stoppers	01:53
Hammer, Jack & the Cyclones	Peter Gunn (Henry Mancini , 1959)	Guitar Hits	02:39
Urban Surf Kings	Stampeedo	Bang Howdy Partner	02:35
Urban Surf Kings	Phantom Riders of the Backlot	Bang Howdy Partner	04:00
Mel-Tones	She’s Gone Again	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:18
Surf Riders	Surf Time	Ten Tons of Wet	02:35
Huevos Rancheros	American Sunset	Dig In!	03:19
Mel-Tones	Villa of Mysteries	Surf Sensation	02:31
Urban Surf Kings	Groovy Haberdashery	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:22
Jaguars, Les	Course au bonheur	Vol-2	01:50
Huevos Rancheros	Crowchild Trail	Endsville!	02:20
Metalunas	Wolf Pack	Interstellar Surf Party	02:50
Metalunas	Crash	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:18
Charlots, Les	Cougar - GT	Cougar - GT b/w Ocean Bleu (Blue Ocean)	02:07
Strangers	Theme for Young Lovers	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:16
S'Quires	Electrocution	Melody of the Woods b/w Electrocution	02:06
Saboteurs	Espionage Garage	Espionage Garage	02:42
Gruesomes	El Diablo	Hey!	01:57
Urban Surf Kings	Let's Surf!	Electric Buffalo	02:58
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	Honeybun	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:27
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Egypt Texas	Savvy Show Stoppers	02:29
Gruesomes	Nowhere	Hey!	02:21
Huevos Rancheros	Go West Young Bee	Dig In!	03:22
Mel-Tones	Agent Provocateur	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:23
Surfdusters	Cattle Drive	Raincoast Rumble	03:15
Vampire Beach Babes	Hawaii Shirt From Hell	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	03:05
Urban Surf Kings	Legend of Bog Road	Live in Hell	03:13
Dick et Les Espions	Pop Corn	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	01:36
Huevos Rancheros	Secret Recipe	Dig In!	02:01
Surfdusters	Surf Buggy	Surf After Dark	02:40
Huevos Rancheros	The Short Happy Song	Endsville!	01:24
Huevos Rancheros	Rocket to Nowhere	Rocket to Nowhere	02:54
Jaguars, Les	Sauterelles	Pour La Danse	04:24
Huevos Rancheros	Whiteout in Wyoming	Dig In!	01:58
Urban Surf Kings	Hot Pig Bits	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	01:58
Surfdusters	Radar Hill	Save the Waves	03:38
Huevos Rancheros	Rocket to Nowhere	Endsville!	02:52
Mel-Tones	Break Point	Surf Sensation	02:27
Gruesomes	That Ain't Right	Hey!	02:18
Metalunas	Jump the Shark	Interstellar Surf Party	02:23
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	Do-Wah-Diddy Diddy	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:09
Dakus, Wes & the Club 93 Rebels	Dog Food	Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)	02:08
Bigfoot Rocketship	Bonus Nachos	ST	01:53
Huevos Rancheros	Reptile	Cindy with an 's'	02:26
Brodie, Mark	Theme From the Old West	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:46
Huevos Rancheros	Hotel Lonliness	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	03:33
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Having an Average Weekend	Savvy Show Stoppers	03:58
Surfdusters	Border Run	Save the Waves	02:52
Mel-Tones	Surf Clam!	Surf Sensation	02:44
Metalunas	X-Minus One	X-Minus-One	03:09
Dick et Les Espions	Bear Hunt	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	03:36
Vampire Beach Babes	Surfing Swamp Monster from the Planet Zon	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	03:01
Dick et Les Espions	Rawhide	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	01:32
Metalunas	Space Age Tomorrow	Interstellar Surf Party	03:16
Gruesomes	What Am I Doing This For?	Hey!	03:07
Surfdusters	Kona Angel	Surf After Dark	02:25
Hammer, Jack & the Cyclones	Walk Don't Run (Johnny Smith, 1954)	Guitar Hits	01:38
Diables Noirs	Stick Shift	Guitares a GoGo	02:19
Urban Surf Kings	Radarmen From the Moon	Live in Hell	02:57
Metalunas	Moon Relay	X-Minus-One	02:15
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Bennett Cerf	Love Without Words (picture sleeve)	01:33
Metalunas	Metaluna Luau	Swingin' Planet	02:53
Heatscores	The Bruce is Loose	Light 'Em Up!!	01:40
Surfdusters	The Mighty Niagara	Save the Waves	02:54
Metalunas	Sounds From Uranus	Swingin' Planet	01:48
S'Quires	Green Surf	Day Dreams b/w Green Surf	02:41
Metalunas	Shields Up!	X-Minus-One	01:38
Huevos Rancheros	El Toro Muerto con Queso	Muerte del Toro	03:24
Huevos Rancheros	Where's the Bathroom	Dig In!	02:48
Strangers	Love Godess of Venus	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:15
Skyliners	Wipe Out	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:36
Metalunas	Ghosts of the Wild Frontier	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:41
Urban Surf Kings	Old Caliente	Bang Howdy Partner	02:54
Metalunas	Venus A-Go-Go	Swingin' Planet	02:08
Huevos Rancheros	Evacuation	Dig In!	03:52
Heatscores	Light 'Em Up	Light 'Em Up!!	01:57
Brodie, Mark	Our Man Flint	Mark Brodie & The Saboteurs	01:53
Brodie, Mark	Death at Mile Zero	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:53
Huevos Rancheros	Bar-B-Cutie	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	03:01
Metalunas	Mojo	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:28
Vampire Beach Babes	Sandflea	Beach Blanket Bedlam	02:41
Huevos Rancheros	Beach Blanket Blackout	Muerte del Toro	02:10
Corvets	Impossible	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	02:10

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

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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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Strangers - Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1

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Surf Riders - Ten Tons of Wet

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Saboteurs - Espionage Garage

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Regals - Deep Sea b/w Stranger

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Mel-Tones - Surf Sensation

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

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Brodie, Mark - Shreddin' And Surfin'

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Huevos Rancheros - Get Outta Dodge

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Hi-Tones - Hi Jump

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Huevos Rancheros - Rocket to Nowhere

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Metalunas - Swingin' Planet

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Urban Surf Kings - Electric Buffalo

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Surfdusters - Surf After Dark

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Jaguars, Les - Pour La Danse

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Chessmen - Mr. Meadowlands b/w Mustang

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

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

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Corvairs, Les - Mashed Potatoes Time

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

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Diables Noirs - Guitares a GoGo

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S'Quires - Day Dreams b/w Green Surf

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Jaguars, Les - Vol-2

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Metalunas - Interstellar Surf Party

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Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Love Without Words (picture sleeve)

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Metalunas - X-Minus-One

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