One of those rarities where the same record charted twice...in this case, three years apart. The Surfaris intended this as a throwaway B-side and essentially wrote it on the spot in the studio. The busted board, the manic laugh and especially the drum solo became imbedded in rock history. The single reached #2 in August '63, and for some inexplicable reason was re-released in '66 where it returned to the Top 20. The band, unfortunately, had broken up by then.
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SURFER JOE was on the flip-side.
I guess, technically, this was a "two-sided" single hit.
"Surfer Joe" was supposed to be the A-side. It only got to #62 in Sept. '63. Shame, because it's not a bad surf music record.
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