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
Mel-Tones	Bird Lady From Ghost Town	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:30
Skyliners	J'suis d'accord	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:13
Huevos Rancheros	Dust Devil	Muerte del Toro	02:15
Bigfoot Rocketship	Rusty Nails	ST	03:39
Mel-Tones	Go Big Or Go Home	Surf Sensation	02:30
Strangers	Love Godess of Venus	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:15
Metalunas	Meteorite Mambo	X-Minus-One	03:21
Metalunas	Swingin' Planet	Swingin' Planet	02:57
Urban Surf Kings	Slipstream	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:51
Corvets	Alouette Rock	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	01:52
Dick et Les Espions	Pop Corn	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	01:36
Heatscores	Knife Fighter at the Wier	Light 'Em Up!!	02:26
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	So Fine	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	01:57
Huevos Rancheros	Huevosaurus	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	03:31
Huevos Rancheros	Night of the Iguana	Get Outta Dodge	02:56
Surf Riders	Caravan	Ten Tons of Wet	01:36
Huevos Rancheros	Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump	Muerte del Toro	04:13
Huevos Rancheros	Beach Blanket Blackout	Muerte del Toro	02:10
Mel-Tones	Papakolea Beach	Surf Sensation	02:29
Vampire Beach Babes	Devilman	Beach Blanket Bedlam	02:21
Mel-Tones	Avienu Malkainu	Surf Sensation	02:22
Les Corvairs	Night Train	Mashed Potatoes Time	02:13
Squires	Mustang	Mustang b/w Aurora	02:23
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Cheese in the Fridge	Sport Fishin'	04:00
Strangers	Needles and Pins	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	02:29
Les Corvairs	Movin And Groovin	Mashed Potatoes Time	01:49
Vampire Beach Babes	Hot Foot	Beach Blanket Bedlam	04:00
Rockatones (aka Rock-A-Tones)	Submerge	Submerge b/w The Sheik and His Harem	02:11
Gruesomes	I Can Dig It	Hey!	04:57
Surfdusters	Gas Jockey	Surf After Dark	02:25
Skyliners	Honky Tonk	Yé-Yé Guitares	02:34
Urban Surf Kings	Gringo Beans	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	03:16
Metalunas	It Came from the Nebula	X-Minus-One	02:48
S'Quires	Green Surf	Day Dreams b/w Green Surf	02:41
Metalunas	Go-Go Gremlin	Instrumentals Of Terror!	04:26
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Theme From T.V.	Wow Flutter Hiss	01:25
Les Jaguars	Oh When the Saints	Pour La Danse	03:24
Saboteurs	The Hearse	Espionage Garage	02:52
Dick et Les Espions	Jack the Ripper	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	02:50
Surfdusters	Chill Out	Raincoast Rumble	03:16
Surfdusters	Eclipse	Raincoast Rumble	04:38
Surfdusters	The Reef	Save the Waves	02:42
Surfdusters	The Moons of Jupiter	Save the Waves	03:32
Surfdusters	The Boulder Fields	Save the Waves	04:06
S'Quires	Melody of the Woods	Melody of the Woods b/w Electrocution	02:32
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Knock Me Out !	Knock Me Out !	01:46
Heatscores	Rumbleseat	Light 'Em Up!!	03:07
Mark Brodie	The Shores of Hell	Shreddin' And Surfin'	03:36
S'Quires	Day Dreams	Day Dreams b/w Green Surf	02:27
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Three Piece Suit	Sport Fishin'	02:22
Mel-Tones	She’s Gone Again	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:18
Huevos Rancheros	Super Creep	Muerte del Toro	02:32
Surfdusters	Radar Hill	Save the Waves	03:38
Mel-Tones	Bull in My China Shop	Surf! Spy! Space!	02:31
Corvets	Impossible	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	02:10
Urban Surf Kings	Stampeedo	Bang Howdy Partner	02:35
Les Corvairs	Water Melon Man	Mashed Potatoes Time	02:28
Strangers	Rik A Tik	Surfin' In The Sault, Vol. 1	01:57
Urban Surf Kings	Street Cleaner	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:43
Urban Surf Kings	Legend of Bog Road	Live in Hell	03:13
Vampire Beach Babes	Droppin' da Curl	Beach Blanket Bedlam	02:56
Heatscores	Cool as a Corpse	Light 'Em Up!!	02:51
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Dewy Drops of Spring	Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham	00:21
Wes Dakus & the Club 93 Rebels	Rattlesnake	The Wes Dakus Album with the Rebels	02:12
Mark Brodie	Montezuma's Revenge	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:53
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Cutting the Edge	Knock Me Out !	03:11
Huevos Rancheros	Wild 'n' Wendy	Endsville!	02:37
Surfdusters	Gruesome	Surf After Dark	03:16
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Impact Zone	Knock Me Out !	01:59
Heatscores	Top Fuel Mama	Light 'Em Up!!	02:18
Les Jaguars	Guitare Strip	Vol-2	02:12
Saboteurs	The Crow Flies at Midnight	Espionage Garage	02:48
Les Jaguars	Souvenirs Hawaiens	Vol-2	02:10
Huevos Rancheros	Cindy with an 'S'	Cindy with an 's'	02:50
Huevos Rancheros	Rocket to Nowhere	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	03:26
Mark Brodie	Suicide Ride	Shreddin' And Surfin'	02:25
Urban Surf Kings	Invisible Ray	Live in Hell	03:40
Huevos Rancheros	Secret Recipe	Dig In!	02:01
Huevos Rancheros	Ace O' Spades	Endsville!	03:03
Les Jaguars	Jaguar Shake	Vol-2	01:46
Huevos Rancheros	Interstate Deathe Toll	Get Outta Dodge	02:18
Mel-Tones	Surf Before Sunrise	Surf Sensation	02:00
Velvetones	I Want You (I Need You)	I Want You (I Need You) b/w My Little Sweetie	02:53
Metalunas	Ballistic Bikini	X-Minus-One	05:08
Dick et Les Espions	Bear Hunt	The Fabulous Frozen Sounds Of	03:36
Corvets	Ebb Tide	The Corvet's Best "Dance Party"	03:03
Urban Surf Kings	Twang Noggin'	Astro Surf a-Go-Go	02:58
Surfdusters	Haunted Surf	Surf After Dark	07:28
Surfdusters	Haunted Surf	Save the Waves	02:22
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	We're Not a Fucking Surf Band	Sport Fishin'	00:28
Huevos Rancheros	Get Outta Dodge	Longo Weekendo Fiesta!	02:37
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Come September (Bobby Darin, 1961)	Guitar Hits	02:10
Urban Surf Kings	Surf King's Stomp!	Live in Hell	01:48
Saboteurs	Espionage Garage	Espionage Garage	02:42
Mark Malibu And The Wasagas	Night Stalker	Knock Me Out !	03:42
Mel-Tones	Curl Rider Stomp	Surf Sensation	02:04
Jack Hammer & the Cyclones	Peter Gunn (Henry Mancini , 1959)	Guitar Hits	02:39
Surfdusters	Banzai Rider	Save the Waves	02:18
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet	Unwatchable	Sport Fishin'	00:10
Les Jaguars	Quoi de neuf	Pour La Danse	02:52

Surfing the 49th Parallel

Tracks

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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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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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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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