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
The Gruesomes	El Diablo	Hey!	01:57
Metalunas	Moon Relay	X-Minus-One	02:15
Urban Surf Kings	Tombstone Swagger	Bang Howdy Partner	03:10
Urban Surf Kings	Groovy Haberdashery	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:22
Huevos Rancheros	Get Outta Dodge	Get Outta Dodge	03:35
The Gruesomes	Nowhere	Hey!	02:21
Vampire Beach Babes	Johnny Don't Race	Beach Blanket Bedlam	04:55
Les Jaguars	P'tits oiseaux	Pour La Danse	03:14
Huevos Rancheros	Smartbomb	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	02:34
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Customized	Wow Flutter Hiss	02:18
Chad Allan & Expressions (Allan Kowbel)	Walk Don't Run	Early Roots	02:04
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Cherry Beach	Pepper Stomp EP	02:07
Corvets	Impossible	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	02:10
Mel-Tones	Custom Cruiser	Surf Sensation	01:51
Surfdusters	Banzai Rider	Raincoast Rumble	02:22
Metalunas	Munster Mosh	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:20
Huevos Rancheros	Moondawg 2000	Muerte del Toro	02:13
Huevos Rancheros	The Lonely Bull	Get Outta Dodge	02:42
Vampire Beach Babes	Slippin' Away	Beach Blanket Bedlam	04:02
Mel-Tones	Bird Lady From Ghost Town	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:30
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Dog Food	Dog Food b/w Surfs U Rite (promo)	02:08
Metalunas	Out of Limits	Swingin' Planet	02:25
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Exit From Vince Lombardi High School	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:30
Urban Surf Kings	Street Cleaner	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:43
Mel-Tones	Distant Shores	Surf Sensation	01:56
Surfdusters	Death Trap	Surf After Dark	02:04
Velvetones	Unending Love	Think About Me b/w Unending Love	03:15
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Peter Gunn (Henry Mancini , 1959)	Guitar Hits	02:39
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Spy School Graduation Theme	Sport Fishin'	02:34
Metalunas	Ballistic Bikini	X-Minus-One	05:08
Strangers	Rampage	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:29
Urban Surf Kings	Surf King's Stomp!	Live in Hell	01:48
Regals	Deep Sea	Deep Sea b/w Stranger	02:35
Vampire Beach Babes	Gothic Surf-a-rama	Reckless Summer	04:03
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
Huevos Rancheros	Telstar	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	02:04
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Hellbent for Speed	Hellbent for Speed EP	02:16
Heatscores	The Bruce is Still Loose!	Light 'Em Up!!	01:37
Mel-Tones	Vista Del Mar	Surf Sensation	02:21
Surfdusters	Save the Waves	Save the Waves	03:03
Mel-Tones	Satellite Swing	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:17
Action	Odin	You're Gone b/w Odin	02:55
Skyliners	Je me sens très seul	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:00
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Harlem by the Sea	Savvy Show Stoppers	01:53
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Do-Wah-Diddy Diddy	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:09
Mel-Tones	Astronomic	Surf Sensation	02:19
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Pushin' Too Hard	Crash Monster Beach	02:23
Squires	Mustang	Mustang b/w Aurora	02:23
Huevos Rancheros	Meximix (CD only)	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	01:03
Urban Surf Kings	Hot Pig Bits	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	01:58
Strangers	Apache	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:39
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	KMO Intro	Knock Me Out !	00:22
Urban Surf Kings	Old Caliente	Bang Howdy Partner	02:54
Surf Riders	Miserlou	Ten Tons of Wet	01:46
Urban Surf Kings	Surf Monkey	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	01:57
Squires	Aurora	Mustang b/w Aurora	02:04
Mel-Tones	The Last Papaya	Surf Sensation	02:10
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Twine Time	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:17
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Ben Hur Picked Off in a Gazebo	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	00:53
Vampire Beach Babes	Sandflea	Beach Blanket Bedlam	02:41
Urban Surf Kings	Run From the Bear	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:41
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Jackpot	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	02:01
Surfdusters	The Mighty Niagara	Save the Waves	02:54
Les Jaguars	Quoi de neuf	Pour La Danse	02:52
The Gruesomes	Won't You Listen?	Hey!	02:51
The Gruesomes	What Am I Doing This For?	Hey!	03:07
Zamboni Drivers	Drained of Blood - Drained of Blood	Skating Ghost b/w Drained of Blood	02:34
Mongols	Sleepwalk	Sleepwalk	04:00
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Wasaga Twist	Dance Party a' Go Go	02:15
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Spend a Night, Not a Fortune	Sport Fishin'	00:44
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Ain’t Gunna Crash	Return Of The Wasagas	02:03
Les Jaguars	Oh délices	Pour La Danse	02:10
Saboteurs	Espionage Garage	Espionage Garage	02:42
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Alley Oop	Dance Party a' Go Go	02:18
Mel-Tones	Wave Runner	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:27
Huevos Rancheros	Cindy with an 'S'	Cindy with an 's'	02:50
Metalunas	Satellite of Mystery	X-Minus-One	02:22
Heatscores	The Bruce is Loose	Light 'Em Up!!	01:40
Surfdusters	X-It Hiawatha	Raincoast Rumble	03:18
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Come On Down	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:17
Surfdusters	Eclipse	Save the Waves	04:35
Huevos Rancheros	Endsville	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	03:17
The Gruesomes	Tell Me How You Feel	Hey!	02:22
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Rolling Rock	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:17
Mongols	Donne-moi Raison - Nautiloid Reef	Sleepwalk	04:44
Mark Brodie	Secret Service	Mark Brodie & The Saboteurs	02:32
The Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	5 American 6 Canadian	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	01:26
Rockatones (aka Rock-A-Tones)	Submerge	Submerge b/w The Sheik and His Harem	02:11
Deja Voodoo	Surfing On Mars	The Worst Of	01:56
Diables Noirs	Surf Board	Guitares a GoGo	02:25
Vampire Beach Babes	Hawaii Shirt From Hell	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	03:05
Surfdusters	Gruesome	Save the Waves	03:12
Surfdusters	Eclipse	Raincoast Rumble	04:38
Surfdusters	Border Run	Raincoast Rumble	02:55
Metalunas	Go-Go Gremlin	Instrumentals Of Terror!	04:26
Metalunas	Trajectory of No Return	Swingin' Planet	02:04
Surfdusters	The Reef	Save the Waves	02:42
Metalunas	It Came from the Nebula	X-Minus-One	02:48
Surfdusters	Kona Angel	Surf After Dark	02:25

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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