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My January 21st Surf 45's Auction Highlights
Closes Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 7:00 pm PT

Original 1960's Surf, Hot Rod & Hot Rockin' Instro 45's!

1. The Avengers VI — "Slaughter On 10th Avenue / Time Bomb" MARK 56 202MINT Fabulous two-sider from obscure Anaheim, California label most famous for re-issuing vintage radio broadcasts. Mark 56 is the owner's son's name and birth year of 1956 MB $200

2. Bob And Sheri — "The Surfer Moon / Humpty Dumpty" SAFARI 101M- MAJOR BRIAN WILSON RARITY!!!! Only a handful of copies known to still exist. Written, produced and sung by Brian Wilson in 1962—before the Beach Boys hit it big!! MB $3,000

3. Beach Boys — "Surfin / Luau" CANDIX 301M- SUPER SCARCE ORIGINAL "AUDITION COPY," I have only had this once before and it went BIG as Candix Promos for this one are insanely rare. Here's your chance to get this one! MB $300

4. The Duals — "Stick Shift / Cruising" STAR REVUE 1031VG FIRST LABEL, TRUE FIRST PRESSING before it was picked up by SUE label for national release. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL!!! VERY SCARCE AND PLAYS FANTASTIC. MB $200

5. The Frogmen — "Tioga (Swift Waters) / Seahorse Flats SCOTT 101M- FIRST LABEL, TRUE FIRST PRESSING before it was picked up for nationwide release by Candix. For the Candix release, the B-side was changed—this has the original B-side. MB $300

6. The Frogmen — "Underwater / Beware Below" SCOTT 102M- FIRST LABEL, TRUE FIRST PRESSING on original label BEFORE it became a mega hit for CANDIX label. Grab it while you still can! MB $300

7. King Bees — "Buzzin' / Good Rockin' To-Night" CHECKER 909VG PITTSBURGH MONSTER ROCKIN' INSTRO on the A-side and wild version of Elvis classic on the B-side! INSANELY RARE STOCK COPY! Plays M- MB $300

8. Max And The Penetraters — "Kurl / Praying Till Then" TRATER 65028VG SUPER OBSCURE SURF/GARAGE from TEXAS SOUND STUDIOS IN SAN ANTONIO! I have never had, nor seen, this one before I got this copy. Great and RARE! MB $300

9. The Nodaens — "Beach Girl / Gypsy" GOLD RECORDS 1001 VG+ BRIAN WILSON WITH JAN AND DEAN in a super obscure SURF VOCAL with very much a "Beach Boys Sound." I've had this only ONCE before. MB $300

10. Basil Swift And The Seegrams — "Farmer's Daughter / Shambles" MERCURY 72386M- WHITE LABEL PROMO written, produced and sung by BRIAN WILSON, moonlighting from Capitol. Very obscure and this is the VINYL promo! TOUGH TO FIND CLEAN. MB $250

11. Angie & The Citations — "Headache/Dance Her By Me" ANGELA 102 M- FABULOUS! From Tamaqua, Pennsylvania MB $200

17. The Beach Boys — "409/Surfin' Safari" CAPITOL 4777 M-/VG+ Near MINT record with gorgeous PICTURE SLEEVE which has NO ring wear and just light evidence of handling—a real nice package. MB $30

24. The Beach Boys — "Don't Worry Baby/I Get Around" CAPITOL 5174 M-/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $30

26. The Beach Boys — "Do You Wanna Dance?/Please Let Me Wonder" CAPITOL 5372 /M- PICTURE SLEEVE ONLY MB $30

27. The Beach Boys — "Help Me, Rhonda/Kiss Me, Baby" CAPITOL 5395 /M- PICTURE SLEEVE ONLY MB $30

28. The Beach Boys — "California Girls/Let Him Run Wild" CAPITOL 5464 M/VG+ With PICTURE SLEEVE which has NO ring wear, just a little evidence of handling MB $30

29. The Beach Boys — "Barbara Ann/Girl Don't Tell Me" CAPITOL 5561 M-/M- WITH THEIR SCARCEST PICTURE SLEEVE!!! Beautiful package! MB $75

31. The Beach Boys — "Good Vibrations/Let's Go Away For A While" CAPITOL 5676 M-/M- With PICTURE SLEEVE—One of the defining moments of the 1960's MB $30

32. The Beach Boys — "Wouldn't It Be Nice/God Only Knows" CAPITOL 5706 M- DOUBLE-SIDED MASTERPIECE MB $20

37. Booker T And The MG's — "Green Onions/Behave Yourself" VOLT 102 VG+ Usually found only on STAX, this is the original label it was released on MB $20

46. The Captivations — "Red Hot Scrambler-Go!/Speedshift" GARPAX 44179 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with faded xol, Hot Rod vocals MB $25

47. Al Casey — "Surfin' Hootenanny/Easy Pickin' " STACY 962 M- RED VINYL MB $20

48. The Castells — "I Do/Tear Drops" WARNER BROTHERS 5421 M- WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND ARRANGED BY BRIAN WILSON MB $50

52. The Champs — "Experiment In Terror/La Cucaracha" CHALLENGE 9140 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with xol MB $20

53. The Chantays — "Space Probe/Continental Missile" DOWNEY 116 M- Great Surf style instro from small California label MB $50

59. Cozy Cole — "Topsy ITopsy II" LOVE 5004 M/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $30

63. Vilas Craig & The Vicounts — "Black-Out / Heart Break Hotel"INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS 6336 • M- A-side is SURF . . .B-side is GARAGE MB $100

68. Dick Dale And The Del-Tones — "Miserlou / Eight Till Midnight" DELTONE 5019 MINT ALL TIME CLASSIC SURF ANTHEM MB $75

79. Eddie & The Showmen — "Mr. Rebel/Movin' " LIBERTY 55659 VG+ CREAM COLORED AUDITION RECORD MB $25

82. Duane Eddy And The Rebels — "Forty Miles Of Bad Road/The Quiet Three" JAMIE 1126 M-/M WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $30

91. Duane Eddy — "Your Baby's Gone Surfin'/Shuckin' " RCA VICTOR 47-8214 M-/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $25

94. The Empala Six — "Empala Rock/Sweet And Sour" BLUE MOON 419 M- TOUGH MB $50

97. The Fireballs — "Bulldog EP with Cover STILL SEALED!!!" TOP RANK REX 1000 SEALED/MINT ORIGINAL EP WITH COVER STILL SEALED IN ORIGINAL LOOSE FIT BAGGY MB $75

107. The Flamethrowers — "The Knights Caper /Suzette"CLIX 7M-/VG+ Plays perfect! GREAT ONE! MB $100

116. The Gigolos — "La Companola /Luna Rock" CHESS 1715M-WILD and CRAZY CHICANO INSTRUMENTALS—and a SUPER TOUGH CHESS RELEASE that almost NEVER turns up for sale. MB $300

127. The Hustlers — "Kop Out/Migraine" DOWNEY 125 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50

128. The Imposters — "Wipe In/Tulsa" FROGDEATH 1 M- MB $75

140. Jan & Dean — "Surf City/She's My Summer Girl" LIBERTY 55580 /M- PICTURE SLEEVE ONLY MB $30

142. Jan & Dean — "Honolulu Lulu/Someday" LIBERTY 55613 /M- PICTURE SLEEVE ONLY MB $25

144. Jan & Dean — "The New Girl In School/Dead Man's Curve" LIBERTY 55672 VG+/VG+ WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $25

148. Jan And Dean — "Like A Summer Rain/Louisiana Man" J & D RECORDS 402 MINT MB $25

152. Jerry Norell And The Beach Girls/Morty Jay — "What Is Surfin' All About/Saltwater Taffy" LEGEND 124 M-/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $30

156. Ronny Kae & The Saints — "The Lurch/Swimming Drums" BAND BOX 362 M- ADDAMS FAMILY related MB $30

158. Brian Lord And The Midnighters AKA FRANK ZAPPA — "The Big Surfer/Not Another One!" CAPITOL 4981 M- MB $75

159. The Mad-Ladds — "Midnight Terror/Dream Lover" TREY 300 MINT GREAT ROCKIN' WILD SURF MB $100

160. Henry Mancini — "Peter Gunn EP with Cover" RCA VICTOR ESP-4333 M-/M- LIVING STEREO MB $25

161. Manuel And The Renegades — "Woody Wagon/Surf Walk" PIPER 7000 M- MB $75

162. Manuel And The Renegades — "Rev-Up/Trans-Miss-Yen" PIPER 7001 M- Classic MB $75

165. The Mar-vels — "Surfing At Makaha/Endless Nights" IN RECORDS 102 MINT FABULOUS 1964 BEACH BOYS STYLE VOCALS MB $100

169. Dave Myers And His Surftones — "Gear!/Let The Good Times Roll" WICKWIRE 13008 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $75

177. The Nobelmen — "Thunder Wagon/Dragon Walk" USA 1213 MINT TOUGH TO FIND MINT MB $50

180. The Original Surfaris — "Gum Dipped Slicks/High Time" SURFARI 301 MINT RARE MB $150

185. The Persuaders WITH FRANK ZAPPA — "Grunion Run/Tijuana Stomp" ORIGINAL SOUND 39 MINT MB $50

188. The Pharaohs — "The Friendly Martian/Unknown Planet" CHATTAHOOCHEE 660 M- RARE AND GREAT MB $200

190. The Powder Puffs — "(You Can't Take) My Boyfriend's Woody/Woody Wagon" IMPERIAL 66014 MINT WHITE LABEL AUDITION RECORD—Fabulous! MB $100

192. The Quads — "Surfin' Hearse/Little Queenie" VAULT 907 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $25

195. The Rangers — "Mogul Monster/Snow Skiing" CHALLENGE 59229 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $200

196. Rebel And the Jaguars — "Take Off/It's All My Fault" CENTURY CUSTOM RECORDING SERVICE VG- Rare one from WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK MB $50

197. The Rebels — "Wild Weekend/Wild Weekend Cha-Cha" MARLEE 0094 MINT First Label True Pressing on on ORIGINAL LABEL before it went to SWAN and becama a MEGA-HIT MB $50

200. The Revels — "Soft Top/It's Party Time" WESTCO 4 M- TOUGH ONE FROM MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA MB $75

201. The Revels — "Intoxica/Commanche" DOWNEY 123 MINT MB $75

203. The Rip Chords — "Three Window Coupe/SAME" COLUMBIA 43035 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO on gorgeous RED VINYL with the same song on both sides MB $50

214. The Rumblers — "Boss/I Don't Need You No More" DOWNEY 103 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO of all time classic, xol MB $100

218. Santo & Johnny — "A Thousand Miles Away/Road Block" CANADIAN AMERICAN 167 M/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $30

220. The Scavengers — "Devils Reef/Little Annie" STARS OF HOLLYWOOD 1212 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with xol on A-side MB $50

222. The Sea Shells — "Love Those Beach Boys/Close To Jimmy" GOLIATH 1357 MINT MB $30

223. The Sierakowski Family — "Batman's Wipeout (Featuring John) / Evil Ways" BRADLEY RECORDING CO. 4046 • MINT RARE! MB $75

224. The Silvertones — "Bathsheba/Get It" GOLIATH 1355 M- FIRST LABEL, TRUE FIRST PRESSING before it went to VALIANT and hit status MB $50

227. Franklyn Stein — "Zotz/Zotz All" Colpix 639 M-/VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO with PROMO SLEEVE MB $30

232. The Sundancers — "Piki Teepee/Devil Surf" BREAK OUT 111 VG RARE AND PLAYS FANTASTIC MB $200

236. The Surfaris — "Surfer Joe / Wipe Out" PRINCESS 50VG SUPER RARE LONG VERSION!!!!! Just like the legendary rarity on DFS, this is the second label and it retains the same LONG version as the DFS version. "John Davis" written on label. MB $300

237. The Surfaris — "Surfer Joe/Wipe Out" PRINCESS 50 M- SHORT VERSION—and the way most have heard this, "G.M" written on A-side label MB $200

241. The Surfaris — "Psyche-Out/Tor Chula" FELSTED 8688 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $30

242. The Surf Bunnies — "Surf Bunny Beach/Our Surfer Boys" GOLIATH 1352 M- MB $30

244. The Tabbys — "Hong Kong Baby/Physical Fitness Blues" CLEOPATRA 1 M-/VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $75

247. The Three D's — "Graveyard Cha Cha/Squeeze" SQUARE 502 VG+ MB $25

248. The Tigers — "GeeTo Tiger/ Big Sounds Of The GeeTo Tiger" COLPIX SPEC-773M-/M- WHITE LABEL PROMO WITH SPECIAL FOLD-OUT PICTURE SLEEVE MB $75

249. The Tornadoes — "Bustin' Surfboards/Beyond The Surf" AERTAUN 100 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50

253. The Trademarks — "Baha-Ree-Ba! (Part 1)/(Part 2)" JUBAL 91 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50

255. The Turtlenecks — "Vibrations/Ding Dong Dolly" AUDIO FIDELITY 106 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50

257. Gary Usher — "Jody/The Beetle" CAPITOL 5128 MINT MB $50

258. The Ventures — "Walk Don't Run EP with Cover" DOLTON BEP 503 M-/VG+ MB $50

259. The Ventures — "Walk — Don't Run/The McCoy" DOLTON 25 M- MB $20

261. The Ventures — "Ram-Bunk-Shush/Lonely Heart" DOLTON 32 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with xol MB $20

262. The Ventures — "Sliver City/Bluer Than Blue" DOLTON 44 M- CREAM COLORED AUDITION RECORD MB $20

263. The Ventures — "Blue Moon/Lady Of Spain" DOLTON 47 M- CREAM COLORED AUDITION RECORD, xol MB $20

264. The Ventures — "Lolita Ya-Ya/Lucille" DOLTON 60 M- MB $20

268. The Viceroys — "Dartell Stomp/Granny's Medley" SEAFAIR BOLO 743 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $30

270. The Virtues — "Guitar Boogie Twist /Guitar Shimmy" VIRNON 603MINT PRODUCED BY LINK WRAY and this is the VERY FIRST PRESSING ON LINK'S ORIGINAL LABEL MB $75

273. The Wailers — "Dirty Robber/Mau Mau" GOLDEN CREST 526 M- TRUE FIRST PRESSING WITH PHOTO OF GROUP ON THE LABEL MB $35

275. The Wheel Men — "School Is A/Gas/Hon-Da Beach" WARNER BROTHERS 5480 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO GARY USHER MB $50

278. Brian Wilson — "Caroline, No/Summer Means New Love" CAPITOL 5610 MINT MB $30

280. Don Wilson — "The Twomp/Heart On My Sleeve" BLUE HORIZON 6054 MINT VENTURES GUY SOLO MB $50

282. Link Wray And His Ray Men — "Rumble/The Swag" CADENCE 1347 M- ALL TIME CLASSIC MB $20

284. Link Wray And The Ray Men — "Week End/Turnpike U.S.A." SWAN 4154 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $25

285. Link Wray — "Good Rockin' Tonight/I'll Do Anything For You" SWAN 4201 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $25

286. Link Wray — "Girl From The North Country/You Hurt Me So" SWAN 4232 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO, Tough one MB $30

288. The Young Ones — "Sour Grapes / Man Of Mystery" COLUMBIA 43788 M-/M- WHITE LABEL PROMO WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $100