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

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1. The Honeys — "Surfin' Down The Swanee River / Shoot The Curl" Capitol 4952 • VG+/VG Yup! This is it! The Beach Boys' wives in what must be the rarest SURF Picture Sleeve ever! Almost never for sale, anywhere. Decent copy without ring wear. Evidence of handling but one of the nicest copies I've ever seen. Anyone have this MINT with no flaws?! MB $1,000

2. The Gestics — "Invasion / Rockin' Fury" SURFER RECORDS 114 • M- RARE AND GREAT!!! MB $500

3. The Gestics — "Kahuna / Let's Go Trippin' " SURFER RECORDS 106 • M- X on A-side label MB $500

4. The Surfaris — "Wipe - Out / Surfer Joe" D F S 12 • G Plays M_ just looks very scuffy. All time classic and this is the true first pressing with the extended version of "Surfer Joe." INSANELY RARE!!! MB $500

5. Tidal Waves — "San Jose / Bull Dog Rock" QUALITY 300 • VG- BLUE VINYL! From Stockton, California. This is the ONLY copy I have ever seen or heard of!!! MB $300

6. The Ventures — "Walk—Don't Run /Home" BLUE HORIZON 101 • M- Absolute original True First Pressing on original label from Seattle, Washington. SUPER RARE and this copy is the CLEANEST ONE I'VE EVER SEEN!!! MB $2,500

7. Edgar Alan And The Po' Boys — "Panic Button/Lenore" RUST 5053 M- PROMO COPY MB $30

10. The Aquanauts — "Rumble On The Docks / Bombora" SAFARI RECORDS 1005 VG+/M- FANTASTIC TWO-SIDER AND VERY RARE!!! Xol on A-side MB $300

11. The Arrows — "Run Like The Wind / When You Were Sweet Sixteen" CUPID 102 • MINT YELLOW VINYL MB $100

14. The Atlantics — "Beaver Shot/Fine Fine Fine" RAMPART 643 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50

15. The Atlantics — "Bombora/Greensleeves" COLUMBIA 42877 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO with xol MB $25

18. Johnny Barakat And The Vestells — "Long Ride/Happy Time" DELL STAR RECORD CO. 103 M- MB $75

19. The Beach Boys — "Surfin/Luau" CANDIX 301 VG Distributed by ERA MB $25

21. The Beach Boys — "Four By The Beach Boys EP with Cover" CAPITOL R-5267 VG+/VG+ NICE COPY MB $50

22. The Beach Boys — "Surfin' Safari/409" CAPITOL 4777 VG+/VG+ With PICTURE SLEEVE MB $25

26. The Beach Boys — "Dance, Dance, Dance/The Warmth Of The Sun" CAPITOL 5306 M-/M- MB $50

28. The Beach Boys — "Help Me, Rhonda/Kiss Me, Baby" CAPITOL 5395 M-/VG+ WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $30

29. The Beach Boys — "California Girls/Let Him Run Wild" CAPITOL 5464 M/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $50

31. The Beach Boys — "Barbara Ann/Girl Don't Tell Me" CAPITOL 5561 M-/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $100

32. The Beach Boys — "Sloop John B/You're So Good To Me" CAPITOL 5602 M-/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $50

33. The Beach Boys — "Good Vibrations/Let's Go Away For Awhile" CAPITOL 5676 M-/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $50

47. Bruce And Terry — "Makaha At Midnight/Custom Machine" COLUMBIA 42956 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $25

48. Bruce And Terry — "Summer Means Fun/Yeah!" COLUMBIA 43055 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $25

53. The Captivations — "Red Hot Scrambler-Go!/Speedshift" GARPAX 44179 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with faded xol, HOT ROD VOCALS MB $50

55. The Catalinas — "Banzai Washout/Beach Walkin' " R I K 113 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50

56. The Centuries — "The Outer Limits/Polynesian Paradise" CLEOPATRA 2 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO PRESSED ON GORGEOUS RED VINYL MB $100

58. The Challengers — "K-39/Hot Rod Show" VAULT 913 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $25

62. The Champs — "Tequila EP with Cover" CHALLENGE EP 7100 M/M- GORGEOUS COPY MB $100

64. Chantays — "Pipeline/Move It" DOWNEY 104 VG+ True First Pressing on Original True First Label, slight label fades MB $25

67. The Chiefs — "How!/Tom Tom" VALIANT 6038 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50

71. Cozy Cole — "Charleston/Late And Lazy" LOVE 5024 VG+/VG+ WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $25

72. Conny And The Bellhops — "Shot Rod/Bop Sticks" R 505 MINT MB $50

74. The Cornells — "Surf Fever/Do The Slauson" GAREX 206 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $25

75. Dave "Baby" Cortez — "The Happy Organ EP with Cover" RCA VICTOR EPA-4342 M-/M MB $50

76. Johnny Cymbal — "Go V.W. Go/Sorrow And Pain" DCP 1135 M/M WHITE LABEL PROMO with rare double-sided photo insert MB $75

77. Dick Dale And The Del-Tones — "Let's Go Trippen/Del-Tone Rock" DELTONE 5017 VG WHITE LABEL PROMO with title of A-side misspelled! True FIRST PRESSING, xol and faded wol MB $25

78. Dick Dale And The Del-Tones — "Jungle Fever/Shake-N-Stomp" DELTONE 5018 M- Small sticker stain on A-side —TOUGH ONE MB $100

81. Dick Dale And The Del-Tones — "King Of The Surf Guitars/Hava Nagila" CAPITOL 4963 M-/VG+ WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $25

84. Dick Dale — "The Fairest Of Them All/We'll Never Hear The End Of It" YES 7014 M-/M- With PICTURE SLEEVE MB $50

86. The Datons — "The Whip/Daton Blues" KICK OFF 501 M- OBSCURE MB $75

90. Martin Denny — "Quiet Village/Llama Serenade" LIBERTY S-77162 VG Rare Stereo 45 MB $50

91. Martin Denny — "Martinique/Sake Rock" LIBERTY S-77199 VG+ STEREO MB $50

92. Lon DoBro Combo — "Undercurrent/Mid-Night Surf" JUKE 1003 M- MB $30

94. Eddie And The Showmen — "Scratch/Squad Car" LIBERTY 55608 M- AUDITION RECORD MB $75

95. Sam Eddy And The Revels — "Skip To My Lou/Lonely Walk" DACO 702 M- MB $25

101. The Fireballs — "Foot-Patter/Kissin' " TOP RANK RA-2038-ST M-/VG+ TRUE STEREO 45—RARE MB $50

110. The Frantics — "Werewolf/No Werewolf" DOLTON 16 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with #ol MB $50

113. The Gamblers — "Moon Dawg!/LSD-25" World Pacific Records 815 VG+ MB $25

114. The Gigolos — "La Companola /Luna Rock" CHESS 1715 • M- SUPER RARE CHESS RELEASE!!! Only had this ONCE before. MB $500

121. The Hollywood Tornadoes — "The Gremmie (Part I)/ (Part II)" AERTAUN 101 VG Xol on B-side MB $25

 

122. The Hondells — "Hot Rod High/Little Honda" MERCURY 72324 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $25

123. The Hondells — "Little Sidewalk Surfer Girl/Come On" MERCURY 72405 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $25

127. The Hustlers — "Inertia/Eight Ball" DOWNEY 118 M-/VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $75

135. Jan & Dean — "We Go Together/Rosilane" DORE 555 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with Promoter's stamp on the A-side MB $25

137. Jan And Dean — "Heart And Soul/Those Words" CHALLENGE 9111 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO—True First Pressing with original B-side MB $30

139. Jan & Dean — "Surf City/She's My Summer Girl" LIBERTY 55580 VG+/VG+ With PICTURE SLEEVE—AUDITION RECORD MB $25

140. Jan & Dean — "Drag City/Schlock Rod" LIBERTY 55641 M-/VG+ WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $25

144. Jan & Dean — "Sidewalk Surfin'/When It's Over" LIBERTY 55727 M-/M- WHITE LABEL AUDITION RECORD WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $30

145. Jan & Dean — "(Here They Come) From All Over The World/Freeway Flyer" LIBERTY 55766 M-/M- WITH SCARCE PICTURE SLEEVE MB $50

147. Jan & Dean — "Only A Boy/Love And Hate" WARNER BROTHERS 7151 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $25

149. Jan & Dean — "Hawaii/Tijuana" JAN & DEAN 10 M- MB $75

150. Jan & Dean — "Love & Hate/Fan Tan" JAN & DEAN 11 M- MB $75

151. Jan And Dean — "Summertime, Summertime/California Lullaby" J & D 401 M- MB $75

153. Jan & Dean — "Ocean Park Angel/BLANK" WHITE LABEL TEST PRESSING M- ONE- SIDED WHITE LABEL TEST PRESSING MB $25

154. Jan Berry's Aloha — "Little Queenie/SAME" A & M NO # VG+ WHITE LABEL TEST PRESSING with MONO version on one side and STEREO version on the other side MB $25

160. Bruce Johnston — "The Original Surfer Stomp/Pajama Party" DEL FI 4202 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $20

164. Verrill Keene — "Lilly's Back/Velvet Waters" Show Town 460 VG+/VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO with PICTURE SLEEVE MB $25

166. The Kipsters — "Twistin-An-Stomppin/Do This Do That" TAR-GET 1001 VG+ Drill hole in label MB $25

172. The Mad Englishman With The Furys — "Beetle-Mania/Janice" VEE SIX 1023 M- MB $50

173. Manuel And The Renegades — "Rev-Up/Trans-Miss-Yen" PIPER 7001 M-/VG+ MB $50

179. The Matadors — "Perfidia/Ace Of Hearts" COLPIX 698 VG+ Drill hole in label MB $25

180. The Matadors — "I Gotta Drive/La Corrida" COLPIX 718 M-/VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $30

181. The Matadors — "Come On Let Yourself Go, Part 1/Part 2" COLPIX 741 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $25

183. Gene Moles & The Softwinds — "Kaha Huna (Goddess Of Surfing)/Maria" GARPAX 44176 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO—Rare MB $75

184. Joe Nathen And The Hornets — "Passion Pit/Rogo" TRAC 101 VG MB $50

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

194. The Novelles — "Doreen/Enchanted" DIMENSION 1001 VG RARE ONE FROM HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA MB $25

199. The Pharaohs — "The Friendly Martian / Unknown Planet" CHATTAHOOCHEE 660 M- RARE MB $300

200. Jim Pierce And The Pistols — "The Green Hornet/The Peel" REPUBLIC 2028 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $25

202. The Polaras — "Breaker/Cricket" PHAROS 100 VG+ MB $25

204. The Pyramids — "Penetration!/Here Comes Marsha" BEST 13002 VG/VG WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $25

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

207. Tommy Redd And The Reddy Men — "Better Be Better/Hurtin' " RUBY RAY 9801 M-/M- With PICTURE SLEEVE and PROMO INSERT MB $50

209. The Revels — "Soft Top/It's Party Time" WESTCO 4 M- RARE MB $200

210. The Revels — "Intoxica/Comanche" DOWNEY 123 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $100

211. The Revels — "Vesuvius/Church Key" IMPACT 1 VG+ AUDITION COPY MB $25

212. The Reveres — "Me And My Spyder/Big "T" " VALIANT 6041 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $50

213. Little Bobby Jay — "Rockin' "J" Bells/Corrido De Auld Lang Syne (Dance Of The New Year)" ORIGINAL SOUND SOS-08 M- RARE STEREO 45 MB $25

216. The Rip Chords — "Three Window Coupe/SAME" COLUMBIA 43035 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO pressed on beautiful RED VINYL MB $75

219. The Road Runners — "Super Torque 427/Cute Little Colt" LONDON 5208 M- HOT ROD VOCALS MB $50

222. The Rockaways — "Top Down Time/Don't Cry" RED BIRD 10-005 M- PROMO COPY—HOT ROD VOCALS MB $50

231. Royale Monarchs — "Teen Scene/Great Balls Of Fire" DELL STAR 104 M- MB $50

234. The Rumblers — "Boss/I Don't Need You No More" DOWNEY 103 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with faded xol MB $100

241. The Sea Shells — "Love Those Beach Boys/Close To Jimmy" GOLIATH 1357 M- MB $50

249. The Sonars — "Who's That Knockin'/Ramblin' Man" VULCO 2 M-/VG+/M- WITH PICTURE SLEEVE MB $75

251. The Sting Rays of Springfield, Illinois — "Mad Surfer/Surfer's Walk" RAY 3473 MINT Name on label—RARE MB $150

256. The Sunsets — "My Little Surfin' Woodie/My Little Beach Bunny" CHALLENGE 9208 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO—VOCALS MB $25

257. The Original Surfaris — "Gum Dipped Slicks/High Time" SURFARI 301 MINT RARE MB $200

258. The Surfaris — "Wipe Out EP with Cover" DECCA ED-2765 M-/VG+/M- SUPER RARE EP!!! Beautiful copy! MB $300

261. The Surf Bunnies — "Surf Bunny Beach/Our Surfer Boys" GOLIATH 1352 MINT MB $50

262. The Surf Bunnies — "Surf City High/Met The Boy I Adore" GOLIATH 1353 MINT RARER OF THE TWO MB $75

263. The Surfer Girls — "Draggin' Wagon/One Boy Tells Another" COLUMBIA 43001 M- MB $25

265. The Tabbys — "Hong Kong Baby/Physical Fitness Blues" CLEOPATRA 1 M-/VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO with PICTURE SLEEVE MB $100

270. The Tigers — "GeeTO Tiger/BLANK" COLPIX SPEC-773 M-/M- WHITE LABEL PROMO ONLY ISSUE . . . ONE-SIDED WITH FOLD OUT PICTURE SLEEVE MB $75

271. The Tigers — "GeeTO Tiger/The GeeTO Prowl" COLPIX CP-773 VG/VG COMMERCIAL ISSUE with completely different PICTURE SLEEVE and actual B-side MB $25

272. The Tornadoes — "Bustin' Surfboards/Beyond The Surf" AERTAUN 100 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with Promoter's stamps on label MB $50

273. The Trademarks — "Baha-Ree-Bah! (Part 1)/(Part 2)" JUBAL 91 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $75

276. The Truants — "Sunset Surf/The Truant" ROCK-IT DISCS 1002 M- MB $75

280. Gary Usher — "Sacramento/That's Just The Way I Feel" CAPITOL 5193 M- MB $50

281. Gary Usher — "The Beetle/Jody" CAPITOL 5128 M- MB $50

283. The Ventures — "Walk Don't Run EP with Cover" DOLTON BEP 503 M-/VG+ TOUGH EP MB $150

285. The Virtues — "Guitar Boogie Shuffle/Guitar In Orbit" HUNT 324 VG+ RARE STEREO 45 MB $50

287. The Vistas — "Ghost Wave/Surfer's Minuet" VENPRO 1000 VG+ RARE MB $100

290. The Wailers — "Driftwood/Beat Guitar" GOLDEN CREST 375 M-/VG+ WITH SUPER SCARCE PICTURE SLEEVE . . . label has photo of the group as well MB $200

291. The Wailers — "Tall Cool One/Road-Runner" GOLDEN CREST 518 VG+ TRUE FIRST PRESSING WITH PHOTO LABEL MB $25

292. The Wailers — "Dirty Robber/Mau-Mau" GOLDEN CREST 526 M- TRUE FIRST PRESSING WITH PHOTO LABEL MB $50

295. Jim Waller And The Deltas — "I've Been Blue/What I Want" TRAC RECORDS 503 VG Rare one by them from tiny FRESNO, CALIFORNIA LABEL MB $50

302. Link Wray — "Rumble '68/Blow Your Mind" HEAVY 101 M- Small tol, tough one! MB $100

My July 27th, 2023 Surf 45's auction COMPLETE LIST