'Surfer's Holiday' by the Nep-Tunes vinyl record

Maker Family Records

Date1963

Object number00015548

NamePhonograph record

MediumPaper, vinyl

DimensionsOverall (Diameter of record): 0.15 kg, 305 x 2 mm

ClassificationsSound communication

Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from David Fulton

Terms

DescriptionVinyl record by the Nep-Tunes titled 'Surfer's Holiday'. Manufactured by Family Records. Contains the songs : Pyramid, Cockles And Mussels In The Surf, Breakwater, Blue Planet, Odd Ball, Havah-Nagilah, Last Tide, Surfer's Holiday, Hot Line, Marauder, Crest Riders, Bristol Surf, Bamboo Surf and Coral Beach. Cover is registered 00015549. HistorySurf music was an extension of 1950s Rockabilly and Rhythm and Blues compositions, and was largely introduced by musicians that were not themselves involved in America's popular surf culture. Beginning with instrumental compositions, surf music later incorporated vocal harmonies. In their lyrics, vocal groups like the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean attempted to capture the essence of being a teenager and living in Southern California. Slightly behind developments in the United States, surf music reached Australia in 1962. The genre took hold in the form of a dance style known as The Stomp. Though there were unique elements in Australian surf music, much of it was influenced by the Californian scene.SignificanceSurf rock grew out of the 1950s emergence of rock and roll. Short-lived, it was intrinsically tied to the freedom and spirit of West Coast USA surf culture and captured youthful energy of a coastal lifestyle. Its popularity had diminished by the late 1960s as the reality of the Vietnam war, political activism and civil rights emerged.