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
Les Jaguars	Souvenirs Hawaiens	Vol-2	02:10
Mel-Tones	You'll Never Surf in This Town Again	Surf Sensation	02:42
Metalunas	Gidget Must Die	Interstellar Surf Party	02:51
Surfdusters	Save the Waves	Raincoast Rumble	03:05
Mel-Tones	Agent Provocateur	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:23
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	We'll be Right Back!	Sport Fishin'	01:19
Huevos Rancheros	Rawhide (CD only)	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	07:00
Strangers	Journey to the Stars	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:49
Mel-Tones	Comet Rustler	Surf! Spy! Space!	01:49
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Come September (Bobby Darin, 1961)	Guitar Hits	02:10
Urban Surf Kings	Legend of Bog Road	Live in Hell	03:13
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Cheese in the Fridge	Sport Fishin'	04:00
Metalunas	Tarzan	Interstellar Surf Party	01:51
Metalunas	Groovy Guru	Interstellar Surf Party	02:37
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Never on Sunday (Manos Hadjidakis, 1960)	Guitar Hits	03:04
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Night Walk	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	01:58
Ronnie Dove and the Ron-Als	Beach Rat	Beach Rat b/w I'm Happy	02:12
Strangers	Windy and Warm Quiet	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:03
Huevos Rancheros	Endsville	Rocket to Nowhere	03:26
Urban Surf Kings	Groovy Haberdashery	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:22
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	KMO Radio Ad	Knock Me Out !	00:52
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Shake Some Evil	Savvy Show Stoppers	02:49
Diables Noirs	On va danser	Guitares a GoGo	02:45
Dick et Les Espions	Bikini Drag	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:03
Surfdusters	Banzai Rider	Save the Waves	02:18
Heatscores	The Bruce is Loose	Light 'Em Up!!	01:40
Strangers	Rik A Tik	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:57
Huevos Rancheros	Crowchild Trail	Endsville!	02:20
Surf Riders	Detour	Ten Tons of Wet	02:08
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Case of the Missing Lady Fingers	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	02:02
Huevos Rancheros	Latin Ranch	Endsville!	02:24
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	They Don't Call Them Chihuahuas Anymore	Sport Fishin'	02:29
Les Corvairs	Peppermint Style	Mashed Potatoes Time	01:51
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Pepper Stomp	Knock Me Out !	02:28
Mark Brodie	Bitch Stole My Board	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:28
Huevos Rancheros	Trouble a Brewin'	Muerte del Toro	02:55
Mark Brodie	Jezebel	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:21
Gruesomes	(It's) All In Your Mind	Hey!	02:44
Mel-Tones	Surfin' Natascha	Surf Sensation	02:20
Skyliners	Greensleeves	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:19
Surfdusters	(Smells Like Fish Taste Like) Red Tide	Raincoast Rumble	02:59
Mark Brodie	Wedgie	Shreddin' And Surfin'	01:49
Dick et Les Espions	Pop Corn	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	01:36
Ronnie Dove and the Ron-Als	I'm Happy	Beach Rat b/w I'm Happy	02:07
Mel-Tones	Dune Buggy	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:30
Metalunas	Ballistic Bikini	X-Minus-One	05:08
Strangers	When You Walk in the Room	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:13
Diables Noirs	Bien trop timide	Guitares a GoGo	03:14
Les Jaguars	Course au bonheur	Vol-2	01:50
Mel-Tones	Curl Rider Stomp	Surf Sensation	02:04
Metalunas	Swingin' Planet	Swingin' Planet	02:57
Heatscores	Hot Night at the Whore House	Light 'Em Up!!	03:39
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Good Cop Bad Cop	Savvy Show Stoppers	02:32
Huevos Rancheros	Jack The Ripper	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	03:29
Urban Surf Kings	And the Horse You Rode in On	Bang Howdy Partner	02:04
Skyliners	Wabash Blues	Yé-Yé Guitares	01:59
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Off Our Back Conrad Black	Sport Fishin'	01:15
Vampire Beach Babes	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	03:35
Surf Riders	Surf Time	Ten Tons of Wet	02:35
Surfdusters	Radar Hill	Save the Waves	03:38
Heatscores	Rumbleseat	Light 'Em Up!!	03:07
Surfdusters	Russian Dressing	Save the Waves	02:24
Surfdusters	Hot Rod Alley	Save the Waves	02:38
Les Jaguars	Hot Pants	Pour La Danse	04:03
Urban Surf Kings	Hive Mind	Electric Buffalo	02:16
Mel-Tones	Wave Runner	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:27
Metalunas	It Came from the Nebula	X-Minus-One	02:48
Huevos Rancheros	Smartbomb	Get Outta Dodge	02:12
Huevos Rancheros	Bring Me the Beard of Billy Gibbons	Muerte del Toro	02:34
S'Quires	Electrocution	Melody of the Woods b/w Electrocution	02:06
Mark Brodie	Suicide Ride	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:25
Urban Surf Kings	Tombstone Swagger	Bang Howdy Partner	03:10
Urban Surf Kings	Moncton Stomp!	Live in Hell	03:16
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Slow Shuffle	Guitar Hits	02:12
S'Quires	Green Surf	Day Dreams b/w Green Surf	02:41
Gruesomes	Don't Waste My Time	Hey!	02:43
Huevos Rancheros	O Canada (vinyl only)	Dig In!	01:45
Metalunas	Do the Scratch 'n' Sniff	Interstellar Surf Party	02:02
Metalunas	Twilight City	X-Minus-One	01:54
Monster Stalkers	Do the Sasquatch	Do the Sasquatch b/w Wailin' Wolf/ (Don't Go to) Forbidden Plateau (picture sleeve)	03:00
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Unwatchable	Sport Fishin'	00:10
Gruesomes	So Far, So Bad	Hey!	02:09
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Peas Porridge Rock	Sport Fishin'	01:27
Diables Noirs	Guitares à gogo	Guitares a GoGo	02:31
Urban Surf Kings	Six-Gun Party	Bang Howdy Partner	02:39
Squires	Aurora	Mustang b/w Aurora	02:04
Huevos Rancheros	Wild 'n' Wendy	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	02:52
S'Quires	Day Dreams	Day Dreams b/w Green Surf	02:27
Saboteurs	Espionage Garage	Espionage Garage	02:42
Urban Surf Kings	Tesla Re:Coil	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:33
Vampire Beach Babes	Hawaii Shirt From Hell	Attack of the Killer Bikinis	03:05
Metalunas	Munster Mosh	Instrumentals Of Terror!	02:20
Mongols	Have Love Will Travel	Sleepwalk	02:36
Surfdusters	Gruesome	Save the Waves	03:12
Huevos Rancheros	Please Pass the Ketchup	Endsville!	03:36
Strangers	Miserlou	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:50
Corvets	Greenfields	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	03:34
Urban Surf Kings	Twisted Brain	Live in Hell	03:16
Surfdusters	Hero of the Beach	Save the Waves	02:34
Mel-Tones	Odessa	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:05

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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