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Dick Dale & His Del-Tones

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Profile:Dick Dale & His Del-Tones were a surf-rock group from southern California. Considered one of the first (if not the first) surf bands, the group was fronted by guitarist/vocalist Dick Dale. Formed in the late '50s, the group was extremely popular on their home turf. Dale's father, Jim Monsour, released several singles and an LP, "Surfer's Choice", (most of which were recorded live) on Deltone Records. The band's repetoire varied between Dick Dale-penned instrumentals and R&B and pop-flavored vocals tracks (usually cover songs) sung by Dale. The group was signed by Capital Records in 1963. Apparently, there were frequent line up changes in the Del-Tones. On the albums released by Capital, Dick Dale was mostly accompanied by studio musicians.

With 1963's "Checkered Flag" and 1964's "Mr. Eliminator", Dick Dale & His Del-Tones switched their focus from surfing to cars, as was the trend at the time, but Dale returned to surfing for "Summer Surf" (also released in 1964), his last record for Capital. In 1965, after being diagnosed with rectal cancer and frustrated with the music industry, Dick Dale retired from music. However, Dale would return to music in the 1970s, reviving the Del-Tone name and performing around southern California. Dale eventually dropped the Del-Tone name altogether and released several albums as a solo artist. Although Dick Dale owned the rights to his old music, including the records on Capital, the old albums remained out of print for a number of years, with only selected tracks appearing on several different "Greatest Hits" compilations. Eventually, Sundazed Music reissued the band's early records in 2006 & 2007.
URLs:http://www.dickdale.com/
Members:Dick Dale
Name Variations: All | Dick Dale & His Del-Tones | Dick Dale & The Del-Tones | Dick Dale And His Del-Tones | Dick Dale And The Del-Tones
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Releases:
Let's Go Trippin' / Del-Tone Rock (7", Single) Deltone Records 1961
Surfers' Choice (LP, Mono) Deltone Records, Deltone Records 1962
Surfing Drums / Fanny Mae (7") Capitol Records 1962
King Of The Surf Guitar (LP) Capitol Records 1963
Never On Sunday / Glory Wave (7") Capitol Records 1964
Surfer's Choice (LP) Capitol Records 1969
King Of The Surf Guitar - The Best Of Dick Dale & The Del-Tones (LP) Rhino Entertainment Company 1986
The Best Of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones (CD) Rhino Entertainment Company 1989
Greatest Hits, 1961-1976 (CD) GNP Crescendo 1992
Surfers' Choice (CD, Album, RE, RM) Sundazed Music 2006
Checkered Flag (CD, Album, RE, RM) Sundazed Music 2007
King Of The Surf Guitar (CD, Album, RE, RM) Sundazed Music 2007
Mr. Eliminator (CD, Album, RE, RM) Sundazed Music 2007
Summer Surf (CD, RE, RM, Album) Sundazed Music 2007
Tracks Appear On:
The History Of Surf Music Volume One: Original Instrumental Hits 1961-1963 (LP) Miserlou, Surf Beat Rhino Entertainment Company 1982
Rock N' Roll Guitar Classics (Cass) Let's Go Trippin' ERA Records 1990
The Rock 'N' Roll Era - Axes & Saxes: The Great Instrumentals (2xLP, Comp, RM) Misirlou Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1990
Music From The Motion Picture Pulp Fiction (CD, Comp) Misirlou MCA Records 1994
Pulp Fiction Soundtrack (LP) Misirlou MCA Soundtracks 1994
Pulp Fiction Soundtrack (LP) Misirlou MCA Soundtracks 1994
Pulp Fiction: Music From The Motion Picture (CD) Misirlou MCA Records 1994
Pulp Fiction: Music From The Motion Picture (CD, Comp) Misirlou MCA Records 1994
Pulp Fiction: Music From The Motion Picture (CD, Comp) Misirlou MCA Records 1994
Pulp Fiction: Music From The Motion Picture (CD, Comp) Misirlou MCA Records 1994
This Is Cult Fiction (CD, Comp) Misirlou Circa Records Ltd. 1995
Cowabunga! - The Surf Box (Box + 4xCD) Let's Go Trippin', Mis... Rhino Entertainment Company 1996
Movie Killers (CD) Misirlou Telstar 1996
The Tarantino Connection (CD) Misirlou MCA Records 1996
The World Of Surf Music (2xCD) King Of The Surf-Guita... ZYX Music 1996
Kahuna Classics - A Collection Of Surf Music (CD) Let's Go Trippin', Mis... K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1997
Pulp Fiction Soundtrack (LP) Misirlou Simply Vinyl (S12) 1997
Trackspotting (2xCD) Misirlou PolyGram TV 1997
Cult Boulevard - Original Tracks From The Cult Movies (CD) Misirlou Music Marketeers 1998
Hard Rock Cafe Surf (CD) Miserlou Rhino Entertainment Company, EMI-Capitol Special Markets 1998
Hot Rods & Custom Classics (4xCD + Box) Wild, Wild Mustang Rhino Entertainment Company 1999
Pulp Fiction: Music From The Motion Picture (Collector's Edition) (CD, Comp, RE) Pumpkin And Honey Bunn... MCA Records 2002
Sound Track (2xCD) Misirlou Echo 2005
Pulp Fiction Collector's Edition (LP, Pic) Misirlou Esmerilla Records 2006
Unofficial Releases:
A Quentin Tarantino Mash-Up (CD) Misirlou Not On Label 2004

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