The Atlantics
One of the greatest instrumental surf groups did not even hail from America. The Atlantics, despite their name, were an Australian combo who not only emulated the sound of California surf music, but ranked among its very best practitioners. Featuring a reverb-heavy, extremely "wet" sound, the Atlantics attacked original material, standards, and movie themes with a nervy blend of precision and over-the-top intensity. As in Dick Dale's music, touches of Middle Eastern influences can be detected in the rhythms of melodies (some members of the group claimed Greek and Egyptian heritage). Their second single, "Bombora," went to the top of the Australian charts in 1963, and the follow-up, "The Crusher," was also a big hit. But Beatlemania spelled commercial death for the Atlantics, as it did for U.S. surf combos, in 1964 and 1965. After several albums and a few more equally fine instrumental singles, the Atlantics became a vocal group in the last half of the '60s, but are most renowned for their instrumental recordings.
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Discography
15 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Flight of the Surf Guitar
Rock - Released by Atlantics Music on Jan 1, 2000
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The Explosive Sound of The Atlantics
Rock - Released by Sony Music Entertainment on Apr 2, 1964
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The Atlantics the Best Of
Rock - Released by Atlantics Music on Jan 1, 2005
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Atlantics - The Next Generation
Rock - Released by The Atlantics on Jan 1, 2002
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Big Beat Boogie
Rock - Released by Minerva Entertainment Ltd on Jan 1, 2009
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Bombora
Rock - Released by Sony Music Entertainment on Oct 1, 1963
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Flight of the Surf Guitar 21st Anniversary Edition (Remixed) [Remastered]
Rock - Released by The Atlantics on Jun 3, 2021
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Now It's Stompin' Time
Rock - Released by Sony Music Entertainment on Dec 2, 1963
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Flight Of The Surf Guitar Backing Tracks
Rock - Released by Atlantics Music on Jan 1, 2001
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Point Zero Backing Tracks
Rock - Released by Atlantics Music on Jan 15, 2010
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Still Making Waves
Rock - Released by Atlantics Music on Jan 26, 2023
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