Surfers' Slide, Richie Allen, Music CD

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Surfers' Slide


1	Surfers' Slide 1:57
2	Sunday Surfer 2:14
3	The Lonely Surfer 2:22
4	Ridin' the Woodie 2:09
5	Swing Low 2:26
6	Surfers' Hop 1:49
7	A Touch of Blue 2:27
8	Malibu Run 2:26
9	Surf Man 2:22
10	Comin' Back to You 1:42
11	Undercurrent 2:34
12	Tidal Wave 2:27

Biography

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If Richie Allen's second album sounded kind of like it could have been done at the sessions for his debut LP, The Rising Surf, issued earlier in 1963, it's because it was kind of recorded at the same time. (One track, "Undercurrent," even appears on both discs.) Cut at various points from mid-1962 through early 1963, it likewise benefited from contributions by several top Los Angeles session cats, including guitarists Tommy Tedesco and Rene Hall; pianists Larry Knechtel and Lincoln Mayorga; bassist Ray Pohlman; drummer Sandy Nelson; and saxophonists Plas Johnson and Steve Douglas. But neither the largely easygoing material (all written by Richie Podolor aka Richie Allen) or the playing was particularly notable, though unceasingly competent. Some of the more country-oriented numbers sounded like a rough combination of surf music and cowboy Western soundtracks; others, like "Surf Man," were serviceable moody pieces that could have made good incidental music on surf documentaries (or, in the case of "Tidal Wave," a surf-cum-spy film). The album was reissued on CD with brief historical liner notes by Sundazed in 2006. Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

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Surfers' Slide


1	Surfers' Slide 1:57
2	Sunday Surfer 2:14
3	The Lonely Surfer 2:22
4	Ridin' the Woodie 2:09
5	Swing Low 2:26
6	Surfers' Hop 1:49
7	A Touch of Blue 2:27
8	Malibu Run 2:26
9	Surf Man 2:22
10	Comin' Back to You 1:42
11	Undercurrent 2:34
12	Tidal Wave 2:27

All Music Guide

If Richie Allen's second album sounded kind of like it could have been done at the sessions for his debut LP, The Rising Surf, issued earlier in 1963, it's because it was kind of recorded at the same time. (One track, "Undercurrent," even appears on both discs.) Cut at various points from mid-1962 through early 1963, it likewise benefited from contributions by several top Los Angeles session cats, including guitarists Tommy Tedesco and Rene Hall; pianists Larry Knechtel and Lincoln Mayorga; bassist Ray Pohlman; drummer Sandy Nelson; and saxophonists Plas Johnson and Steve Douglas. But neither the largely easygoing material (all written by Richie Podolor aka Richie Allen) or the playing was particularly notable, though unceasingly competent. Some of the more country-oriented numbers sounded like a rough combination of surf music and cowboy Western soundtracks; others, like "Surf Man," were serviceable moody pieces that could have made good incidental music on surf documentaries (or, in the case of "Tidal Wave," a surf-cum-spy film). The album was reissued on CD with brief historical liner notes by Sundazed in 2006. Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Format: CD
Original Release: 1963
Release Date: 03/21/2006
Label: SUNDAZED MUSIC INC.
Catalog No.: 6239
UPC: 090771623928
Sales Rank: 110,746

Album Credits
Performance Credits
Richie Allen		Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Guitar
Steve Douglas & the Rebel Rousers		Saxophone
Lincoln Mayorga		Piano
Plas Johnson		Saxophone
Sandy Nelson		Drums
Eddie Beal		Piano
Harper Cosby		String Bass
Rene Hall		Guitar
Ray Johnson		Piano
Larry Knechtel		Piano
Ray Pohlman		Bass, Bass Guitar
Tommy Tedesco		Guitar
Steve Douglas		Saxophone
Richie Podolor		Guitar

Technical Credits
Richard Allen		Contributor
Bob Irwin		Mastering
Stephen J. McParland		Liner Notes