Ski Surfin’

~ Release by The Avalanches (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

In the early 1960s, there was an explosion of youth fads that coincided with a sharp rise in the pool of top Los Angeles rock'n'roll session musicians. What does one have to do with the other, you might ask? Well, many record labels with an eye on each trend saw both new markets to exploit, and the ready availability of studio manpower to capitalize upon them. Studio-only, temporary aggregations of top session men formed to cut instrumental albums. The speed at which the groups were assembled was matched only by the speed at which the actual discs were recorded. Surfing, hot rodding, the folk boom -- all were ripe were plundering.

By Richie Unterberger

Annotation last modified on 2015-04-16 06:08 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Ski Surfin’
engineer:
Stan Ross (recording engineer, mixer & producer)
producer:
Wayne Shanklin, Jr.
bass:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Al De Lory
engineered at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
2:34
A2Winter Wonderland
engineer:
Stan Ross (recording engineer, mixer & producer)
producer:
Wayne Shanklin, Jr.
bass:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Al De Lory
engineered at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
2:33
A3Avalanche
engineer:
Stan Ross (recording engineer, mixer & producer)
producer:
Wayne Shanklin, Jr.
bass:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Al De Lory
engineered at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
2:40
A4Midnight Sun
engineer:
Stan Ross (recording engineer, mixer & producer)
producer:
Wayne Shanklin, Jr.
bass:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Al De Lory
engineered at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
3:05
A5Along the Trail With You
engineer:
Stan Ross (recording engineer, mixer & producer)
producer:
Wayne Shanklin, Jr.
bass:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Al De Lory
engineered at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
2:35
A6Sleigh Ride
engineer:
Stan Ross (recording engineer, mixer & producer)
producer:
Wayne Shanklin, Jr.
bass:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Al De Lory
engineered at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
3:13
B1Snowfall
engineer:
Stan Ross (recording engineer, mixer & producer)
producer:
Wayne Shanklin, Jr.
bass:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Al De Lory
engineered at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
2:31
B2I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
engineer:
Stan Ross (recording engineer, mixer & producer)
producer:
Wayne Shanklin, Jr.
bass:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Al De Lory
engineered at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
2:28
B3Winter Evening Nocturne
engineer:
Stan Ross (recording engineer, mixer & producer)
producer:
Wayne Shanklin, Jr.
bass:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Al De Lory
engineered at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
2:28
B4Canadian Sunset
engineer:
Stan Ross (recording engineer, mixer & producer)
producer:
Wayne Shanklin, Jr.
bass:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Al De Lory
engineered at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
2:57
B5Slalom
engineer:
Stan Ross (recording engineer, mixer & producer)
producer:
Wayne Shanklin, Jr.
bass:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Al De Lory
engineered at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
1:59
B6Baby, It’s Cold Outside
engineer:
Stan Ross (recording engineer, mixer & producer)
producer:
Wayne Shanklin, Jr.
bass:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
membranophone:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
piano:
Al De Lory
engineered at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
2:34