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Greatest Hits, 1961-1976: Dick Dale & His Del-Tones,Dick Dale

- Greatest Hits, 1961-1976: Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
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Dick Dale
Released 1992

Let's Go Trippin'
02:33
913 plays

Hot Rod Racer
02:17
902 plays

The Wedge
02:19
876 plays

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songs

- 1
- The Scavenger
- 01:51
- 565 plays

- 2
- Surf Buggy
- 02:03
- 792 plays

- 3
- Hot Rod Racer
- 02:17
- 902 plays

- 4
- Misirlou
- 02:38
- 6,028 plays

- 5
- Surf Beat
- 02:03
- 1,086 plays

- 6
- Grudge Run
- 03:03
- 554 plays

- 7
- The Victor
- 03:16
- 744 plays

- 8
- Peppermint Man
- 04:38
- 608 plays

- 9
- Mr. Eliminator
- 01:59
- 1,073 plays

- 10
- Surfing Drums
- 04:49
- 1,348 plays

- 11
- Mag Wheels
- 01:54
- 508 plays

- 12
- Sloop John B.
- 02:49
- 496 plays

- 13
- Night Rider
- 01:44
- 785 plays

- 14
- Let's Go Trippin'
- 02:33
- 913 plays

- 15
- King of the Surf Guitar
- 02:16
- 542 plays

- 16
- The Wedge
- 02:19
- 876 plays

- 17
- Those Memories of You
- 02:23
- 439 plays

- 18
- Del-Tone Rock
- 02:39
- 655 plays

- 19
- Death of a Gremmie
- 02:44
- 473 plays

- 20
- Get Back the Feelin'
- 02:48
- 421 plays

- 21
- Peter Gunn
- 03:30
- 1,621 plays

album review

The records Dick Dale made with a shifting lineup of Del-Tones during the early '60s simultaneously defined surf music and redefined rock & roll. The guitarist's tone, a rapid-fire, six-string staccato snarl drenched in Fender reverb, remains one of the most instantly recognizable sounds in all of popular music. Though this Greatest Hits collection from GNP Crescendo spans the years 1961-1976, the fact is that Dale's career was greatly curtailed upon being diagnosed with cancer in 1966. Though he performed sporadically during the 1970s, he would not record again until the late '80s. The bulk of the set, then, is drawn from the albums Surfer's Choice (1962) and Checkered Flag (1963), Dale's first and third outings for Capitol Records. Included are "Let's Go Trippin'," the first surf instrumental ever recorded, and other classic bursts of guitar adrenaline like "Surf Beat," "The Victor," "Mr. Eliminator," "Night Rider," "The Wedge," and "Miserlou." The latter, the guitarist's finest recorded moment, is a six-string performance for the ages. Dale's lines seem almost too fast and manic for the music to handle, threatening at nearly every point to break through the song itself. Unfortunately, the vocal performances that make up a third of Greatest Hits are not nearly as impressive as the early, seminal instrumentals, ushering Dale's guitar to the sidelines. Still, while Rhino's Better Shred Than Dead may be more definitive (GNP misses "Shake 'N' Stomp" and "Take It Off," for example), this is a fine single disc that contains most of the essentials. ~ Nathan Bush, All Music Guide