Newport Beach News
By Simone Goldstone | Soundcheck Columnist
If the surf music from the 1960s had one defining sound, it would be the opening drum roll and familiar guitar melody from the Surfarisâ 1962 hit song âWipe Out.â
Known as the most important instrumental song of the decade and featured in films such as Dirty Dancing, âWipe Outâ was written and recorded on the spot in a little recording studio in Cucamonga by a group of high school students who had formed a band called The Surfaris.
The meteoric success of their first hit led the group of teenagers from Glendora to co-headline a tour with the Beach Boys and sign with prominent labels such as Dot and Decca. The group went on to have other hits including âSurfer Joeâ and âPoint Panic.â
'Feel Flows – The Sunflower and Surf's Up Sessions 1969-1971' contains 135 remastered tracks, which will include 108 previously unreleased songs from The Beach Boys. #Big Show #KBGO #BigClassicHits
Sunflower and
Surf’s Up are getting a massive box set treatment to mark the 50th anniversary of the latter LP.
Feel Flows – The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971 arrives on July 30th via Capitol/UMe and is available for preorder.
Alongside the box set announcement, they’ve dropped the previously unreleased song “Big Sur.” Originally recorded for
Surf’s Up, the song houses the group’s classic harmonies and wistful yearning to return to the titular California coastal area.
The five-CD and digital box set features newly remastered versions of the albums alongside 108 previously unreleased tracks, live recordings, radio promos, alternate versions, alternate mixes, isolated backing tracks, and a cappella renditions. Curated by Mark Linnett and Alan Boyd, the team who assembled 2013’s