From the Wog Archive

Mix/Standard Wog

Surf Fit
(39 minutes, Very Vigorous)

Pace Breakdown

Slow Walk
Mod Walk
Brisk Walk
Slow Jog
Mod Jog
Brisk Jog
Run

8:54
5:27
3:56
2:24
4:31
9:09
4:35
38:56

  

Distance: 1.9 to 2.8 miles
Speed: 2.9 to 4.3 MPH
Ave BPM: 127 (faster 147, slower 117)
Jog Beats: 64% (faster 82%, slower 52%)
Pace Variability: High

Maybe Jimi Hendrix didn’t like it, but for a while Surf music ruled the nation’s air, er, waves. Like the Beach Boys, many of these groups pounded out basic rock’n’roll with a backbeat, Chuck Berry-style, but I’ve included a few more unique numbers here, including the notorious Surfin’ Bird and the Surf Punks’ hilarious attempt at Disco. There’s also some great instrumental pieces, both by artists well-known (the Ventures, the Chantays) and not-so-well-known (the Lively Ones, the Atlantics). This set is rich in both Two-Timing and Skiplekability, so you can carve out your pace the way you like. Cowabunga!

Title

Artist

BPM

Time

PC

Comment

Genre

Album/Source

Surfin’ Bird

The Trashmen

100

2:23

4

Word!

Surf

Tube City! The Best Of The Trashmen

Bustin’ Surfboards

The Tornadoes

139

2:24

5

Rock’n’roll with a seasick guitar

Surf Instrumental

Now and Then

Ride The Wild Surf

Jan and Dean

147

2:20

5

Epic, dude

Surf

The Rock’N’Roll Era—Beach Party

Pipeline

Chantays

153

2:25

5

Extremely cool guitar bubbles

Surf Instrumental

Pipeline

Miserlou

Dick Dale

173

2:14

5

Surf guitar master. Two-Timer

Instrumental Rock

Beach Classics

Catch a Wave

The Beach Boys

141

2:11

5

Is surfing on trial here?

Surf

Surfer Girl

I Live for the Sun

Jeffrey Foskett

84

2:38

5

Covers hit by Sunrays

Surf

Thru My Window

Wipeout

The Surfaris

150

2:39

5

Every kid in ’64 knew how to beat out the rhythm

Surf

More Dirty Dancing

California Sun

The Rivieras

173

2:21

5

Somewhat obscure pop classic.
Two-Timer

Surf

California Sun
NADL

Surfs Up

The Atlantics

86

3:13

5

Shouldn’t these Aussies have been called the Pacifics?
Two-Timer

Surf Instrumental

Flight of the Surf Guitar

The Surf Instructor

Surf Punks

120

3:56

5

Okay...

Surf Disco

My Beach

He’s A Doll

The Honeys

153

1:57

5

One of the few female surf groups

Surf

60’s Girl Groups

Walk Don’t Run

The Ventures

157

2:08

5

Like Pipeline, it transcends the genre

Surf Instrumental

Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2: The Sixties

Goofy Foot

The Lively Ones

84

3:03

5

Nice sax, garage edge.
Two-Timer, SKBL

Surf Instrumental

Hang Five! The Best Of The Lively Ones

The Agony And The Ecstasy

The Clee-shays

102

3:04

5

Finale has a stately, almost classical feel

Surf Instrumental

The Dynamic Guitar Sounds Of The Clee-shays

BPM=Beats Per Minute; PC=Pace Consistency; SKBL=Skiplekable; NADL=Not currently available for download from Amazon or iTunes