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The Chantays — Pipeline
Album: Pipeline
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Released: 1963
Length: 2:18
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 NeilBlanchard wrote:

The only thing that bugs me on this song, is the quavery electric piano ...




I really LIKE IT!  I wonder what type of electric piano they were using in 1963.  Thanx RP!   
Posted 6 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 mach-hog wrote:

Before the Beatles arrived in North America, this kind of music was the bee's knees.



Those damn mop heads ruined everything. 
Posted 9 months ago by chieromancer    [ Reply ]
 smartn1 wrote:

Classic




And GREAT!!   Thanx RP!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Classic
Posted 1 year ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
The only thing that bugs me on this song, is the quavery electric piano ...
Posted 1 year ago by NeilBlanchard    [ Reply ]
 sfyi2001 wrote:
Not many Iconic Guitarists were left-handed and preferred a Stratocaster. 


True, but Dick Dale and Jimi Hendrix did.
Posted 2 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 jsd52756 wrote:

If you had a garage band in the early 60's you played this song.  I remember my bro's band jamming on this over and over.  This and Wipeout.   The band members were all 14 or 15 years old.  
RIP bro.  I miss ya....
Both songs are just as bad ass today as 50+ years ago!!
-John



Yep...1st song my band played at a dance!                                               
Posted 2 years ago by jimkaiser    [ Reply ]
GODLIKE!!!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
Not many Iconic Guitarists were left-handed and preferred a Stratocaster. 

Posted 3 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
 gabeler wrote:
 "To you I shall put an end, then you'll never hear surf music again." 
was Hendrix's way of encouraging Dick Dale while he was undergoing treatment for colon cancer . . . 

The Great Surf Guitar! Lives 
 


Is that right? Wow. I always thought it as a 'warning' that surf music era in general was at an end.
Posted 3 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
Stevie Ray Vaughn did this song righteous justice.  But damn this is awesome.
Posted 3 years ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
Endless Summer....The first and still the best! I guess that my Grey Beard is showing. Oops!

Context:


According to an article in the "L.A. Weekly", after the film was edited, Michael Hynson and Bruce Brown (I) toured the U.S. in a bus in the summer of 1964, screening the documentary in high school auditoriums and Lions Clubs. The film originally didn't even have audio; Brown would play surf records and narrate the action live
Posted 3 years ago by mjbaumann    [ Reply ]
If you had a garage band in the early 60's you played this song.  I remember my bro's band jamming on this over and over.  This and Wipeout.   The band members were all 14 or 15 years old.  
RIP bro.  I miss ya....
Both songs are just as bad ass today as 50+ years ago!!
-John
Posted 3 years ago by jsd52756    [ Reply ]
 Zep wrote:
How common were electric keyboards in 1963? Seems they might have been a bit later than that. 
 
Vox Jaguar organ and Rhodes electric piano were 2, for a start. Vox also made other models too.
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
How common were electric keyboards in 1963? Seems they might have been a bit later than that. 
Posted 4 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Wkipedia says:

"The Chantays toured Japan and the United States, joining the Righteous Brothers and Roy Orbison on a few occasions, and they were the only rock and roll band to perform on The Lawrence Welk Show."

Impressive.
Posted 4 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
 mach-hog wrote:
Before the Beatles arrived in North America, this kind of music was the bee's knees.
 
Thanks to Bill for bringing it back on RP.
Posted 4 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
Before the Beatles arrived in North America, this kind of music was the bee's knees.
Posted 4 years ago by mach-hog    [ Reply ]
 janac13 wrote:
One of the first things I was taught to play on the guitar when I was a whippersnapper. Always a special place for me.
 
Same here, I thought I was a guitar hero...
Posted 4 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
Ok surfing dudes, get your fix.
Now move on. 
Posted 4 years ago by ciarataylor    [ Reply ]
Three guitar attack (including bass).  So innovative for the early 60s.  Forget surf/not surf.  Just great music period.
Posted 5 years ago by cely    [ Reply ]


THIS CHANTAYS TUNE IS A LANDMARK OF THE SURF GENRE.

It has been covered and recorded by a large number of other musicians including Johnny Thunders (whose live version plays over the closing credits of the television series 'The Sopranos' episode 74, entitled 'The Ride'), Dick Dale (with Stevie Ray Vaughan and with Jimmie Ray Vaughan), The Eagles, The Ventures, Nokie Edwards with the Light Crust Doughboys, Takeshi Terauchi & Blue Jeans, Art Greenshaw, Incredible Bongo Band, Hanoi Rocks, Hank Marvin (duet with Duane Eddy on Hank's 1992 album 'Into the Light'), Elton Motello, Agent Orange, The Challengers, Anthrax, The Low Babies, The Astronauts, Assassin, Hot Butter, Bruce Johnson, Sandy Nelson, Australia's 'Exploding White Mice', and Les Claypool's Duo de Twang's 'Four Foot Shack'.
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Dick Dale's version was also on the soundtrack for the 1987 film, 'Back to the Beach', as well as their separate compilation albums.

{#Crown} 

Posted 5 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
This is not SURF - this is primitive early 60's BS!

Retirement-home music!

What the hell is wrong with RP tonight?

I guess I take a walk....

 HAHAHAHAHAHA

...sigh.....

what was that line again?..."Do not give what is holy to...etc etc..." ?
OK, replied... now where the heck was that retirement home? ... ah, first let me grab those 45s....Bombora...Wipeout...Telstar....

all set now...
Posted 6 years ago by rashad    [ Reply ]
One of the first things I was taught to play on the guitar when I was a whippersnapper. Always a special place for me.
Posted 7 years ago by janac13    [ Reply ]
Crank up the volume time!
Posted 7 years ago by senorcerveza    [ Reply ]
The smell of Sex Wax.
Posted 7 years ago by LPCity    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
This is not SURF - this is primitive early 60's BS!

Retirement-home music!

What the hell is wrong with RP tonight?

I guess I take a walk....

 
Wow, you need an education.
Posted 7 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
This is not SURF - this is primitive early 60's BS!

Retirement-home music!

What the hell is wrong with RP tonight?

I guess I take a walk....

 
You DO see the album cover, right? I guess somebody thought it was surf music....like maybe the performers? Retirement home music? Maybe someday but not yet...ha ha.
Posted 7 years ago by dragon1952    [ Reply ]
I have several versions of 'Pipeline'.  This one is, shall we say? quixotic.
Posted 8 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

Wow: if this isn't surf music, tell us what is. From atop that giant mackin' wave in Cologne, Germany. {#Wave}

  

S-curvy wrote:

Oh, that's just Stingray spewing his usual pompous tripe.  Me thinks he drinks way too much black coffee ... gives one a very sour tummy.  If only all of us could be so brilliant and wise as Stingray....  Troll NOT moi.

 
{#Lol}

Is it the black coffee? Or poorly administered electroshock therapy? If Stingray didn't exist, someone would have to invent him. 
Posted 8 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

Wow: if this isn't surf music, tell us what is. From atop that giant mackin' wave in Cologne, Germany. {#Wave}

 
Yes, an odd remark from the old Stingray.  This is exactly surf music, by it's definition - instrumental music ABOUT SURFING.  What's more annoying is when any other genre of instrumental guitar music (The Shadows, Link Wray, etc.) gets called "surf music".
Posted 8 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 misterbearbaby wrote:

...and burned into my muscle memory. There was a surfing craze on Long Island (yeah- I know there's no surf there) in the mid-60's and my kid band was compelled by a discrete mixture of feminine allure/popular opinion/threat of violence to play this and Wipe Out over and over and over. It was why I sold my electric bass when I went to college. The music business, even on the crappiest localest level, makes stuff like this spread like some twisted ear-nereal disease.

 
Sorry for your loss 

We had a surfing craze in SoCal in the 60's and we did have surf and this was our hometown music.

{#Nyah}

Posted 9 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
 TerryS wrote:

I was once  associated with a band (OK I drove, carried, hooked up, booked, bought drinks and lusted after the groupies) and went to many "Battle of the Bands" events. On one such night in Lewisham, there were 7 bands competing and we made it through rounds one and two, but not to the finals. By the end of the evening, this tune had been played by every band at least once.

This tune and 'Wipeout' are tattooed on my eardrums.



 
...and burned into my muscle memory. There was a surfing craze on Long Island (yeah- I know there's no surf there) in the mid-60's and my kid band was compelled by a discrete mixture of feminine allure/popular opinion/threat of violence to play this and Wipe Out over and over and over. It was why I sold my electric bass when I went to college. The music business, even on the crappiest localest level, makes stuff like this spread like some twisted ear-nereal disease.


Posted 9 years ago by misterbearbaby    [ Reply ]

I was once  associated with a band (OK I drove, carried, hooked up, booked, bought drinks and lusted after the groupies) and went to many "Battle of the Bands" events. On one such night in Lewisham, there were 7 bands competing and we made it through rounds one and two, but not to the finals. By the end of the evening, this tune had been played by every band at least once.

This tune and 'Wipeout' are tattooed on my eardrums.


Posted 9 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

Wow: if this isn't surf music, tell us what is. From atop that giant mackin' wave in Cologne, Germany. {#Wave}

 
Oh, that's just Stingray spewing his usual pompous tripe.  Me thinks he drinks way too much black coffee ... gives one a very sour tummy.  If only all of us could be so brilliant and wise as Stingray....  Troll NOT moi.
Posted 9 years ago by S-curvy    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
This is not SURF - this is primitive early 60's BS!

Retirement-home music!

What the hell is wrong with RP tonight?

I guess I take a walk....

 
Wow: if this isn't surf music, tell us what is. From atop that giant mackin' wave in Cologne, Germany. {#Wave}
Posted 10 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Awesome blast from the past....hang 10!
Posted 10 years ago by philinnz    [ Reply ]
 scott_bruce wrote:
"Always with the negative waves, Moriarty" ....
 
Chuckle, chuckle.  A favorite of mine, too.  A hippie driving a tank -- with a helluva record playing system --  during WW2.
Posted 10 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
I have the original Chantays 45 vinyl that I personally pilfered from my moms old record collection.
Posted 10 years ago by mostling    [ Reply ]
Learn to play guitar with THE Ventures!
Posted 10 years ago by dew34    [ Reply ]
Timeless !
Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
excellent, the music of my youth.
Posted 11 years ago by jim1964    [ Reply ]
Classic, great! 
Surf's up!

 
Posted 11 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
great
Posted 11 years ago by steelinox51    [ Reply ]
Without THIS life would have been a lot more dull...because of this, rock really got rolling...still sounds mighty grand on a sunny java-jolted Saturday morning...
Posted 11 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 gabeler wrote:
 "To you I shall put an end, then you'll never hear surf music again." 
was Hendrix's way of encouraging Dick Dale while he was undergoing treatment for colon cancer . . . 

The Great Surf Guitar! Lives 
 
Apparently there was more to Jimi's statement.  From an interview with Dick Dale:

I read that when Jimi Hendrix said, "You'll never hear Surf music again," that was in reference to your battle with cancer. Is that true?

You know what's so funny? Why didn't they say the rest of his sentence? Do you know what the rest of the sentence is?

No, I have no idea. What is it?

I had never missed a gig in my life, and I had a temperature of 104, and I couldn't even talk...and had got hit real bad with rectal cancer. Jimi was recording in the studio and said, "I heard Dale did a no-show. That's not like him. You know?"
His guitar player said, "No man, he's dying."
They had given me three months to live.
Then Jimi said, "You'll never hear surf music again." And then he said, "I bet that's a big lie. Let's pack up, boys, and go home."
That was the full f-king sentence.





Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 WayUpNorth wrote:
Great song ... I just love this music.  Found this video yesterday while searching for the song on Youtube.  Laird Hamilton is my hero!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0Pw7vKtqpo
 

His dad was no slouch either.

This is a 10.
Posted 12 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
 RedGuitar wrote:

Gloria - one of my fave "garage band" tunes.  I still play it once in a while with my band - just for grins.
In the "knock upon my door" part, I do a bit where I can't hear the knock cuz I've got the stereo up too loud.
When we did it recently, the drummer kept missing his cue to do the "knock" and it was three or four times before he caught it!

 

{#Good-vibes}
Posted 12 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
 oldviolin wrote:
David played a stolen Mattel Wing-Ding. I had my band snare. Farlow and Duck fleshed it out. We were 13. Sounded pretty good to me.
Gloria too...G L O R I A...1968
 


Posted 12 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
This genre of music has always sounded "devious" to me. 
Posted 12 years ago by Lumpy13    [ Reply ]
 oldviolin wrote:
David played a stolen Mattel Wing-Ding. I had my band snare. Farlow and Duck fleshed it out. We were 13. Sounded pretty good to me.
Gloria too...G L O R I A...1968
 
Gloria - one of my fave "garage band" tunes.  I still play it once in a while with my band - just for grins.
In the "knock upon my door" part, I do a bit where I can't hear the knock cuz I've got the stereo up too loud.
When we did it recently, the drummer kept missing his cue to do the "knock" and it was three or four times before he caught it!

Posted 13 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
A breathe of fresh air....

Serious rock music oriented stations need that on occasion to keep things from getting too serious.

Big surf guitar fan here!!!

This is one of the prototypes for the genre!

Just a notch below godlike....there are better SG tunes out there these days.

{#Roflol}

Posted 13 years ago by mapman    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
This is not SURF - this is primitive early 60's BS!

Retirement-home music!

What the hell is wrong with RP tonight?

I guess I take a walk....
 

"Always with the negative waves, Moriarty" ....
Posted 13 years ago by scott_bruce    [ Reply ]
 HazzeSwede wrote:
Oh..swell !
 
Are you ripping on this? Has your enthusiasm ebbed? Or are you riding the wave of admiration for a timeless piece of surf history?

Posted 13 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Great song ... I just love this music.  Found this video yesterday while searching for the song on Youtube.  Laird Hamilton is my hero!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0Pw7vKtqpo
Posted 13 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
...'cause it's just an historic piece of music.
Posted 13 years ago by shutter    [ Reply ]
Oh..swell !
Posted 13 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
I don't care what Hendrix said.. I'm glad there is "surf"' music.
Posted 13 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
Don't mind me, breeding my Chocobo {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 13 years ago by electricparadise    [ Reply ]
David played a stolen Mattel Wing-Ding. I had my band snare. Farlow and Duck fleshed it out. We were 13. Sounded pretty good to me.
Gloria too...G L O R I A...1968
Posted 14 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
 Pyro wrote:

I can assure you that when THIS song came out, people were blown away by the "different" guitar licks....remember this was AM radio days....not many choices around.
 
Yep, the original and still the best.

Posted 14 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
 "To you I shall put an end, then you'll never hear surf music again." 
was Hendrix's way of encouraging Dick Dale while he was undergoing treatment for colon cancer . . . 

The Great Surf Guitar! Lives 
Posted 14 years ago by gabeler    [ Reply ]
This is not SURF - this is primitive early 60's BS!

Retirement-home music!

What the hell is wrong with RP tonight?

I guess I take a walk....
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Sounds like the B52s had stolen something from this....
Posted 14 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
Thankfully I was there, what a time we had........
Posted 14 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Somehow my brain catalogs surf music in the fifties.  But it's early sixties.
Posted 14 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
Don't know how this ties in with the Rachael Yamagata crap played just before it but its great to hear this one again.

Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
Captures the sound of the surf quite well. An oldie but goodie.
Posted 14 years ago by jadewahoo    [ Reply ]
Yeah, go ahead. Try to make me feel old.  Not gonna happen.  What a tune!
Posted 14 years ago by shutter    [ Reply ]
YEAH MORE SURF MUSIC!!!!
we've got a swell coming in tomorrow... woo hoo...

why isn't there a surfing banana??
Posted 14 years ago by cirruss    [ Reply ]
 jjbix wrote:
all these "beach blanket bingo" songs sound the same . . .  yawn . .
 
I can assure you that when THIS song came out, people were blown away by the "different" guitar licks....remember this was AM radio days....not many choices around.


Posted 15 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
I love the time warp BillG has presented us with today...Earlier it was Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass...and now this.  Childhood memories....
Posted 15 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
all these "beach blanket bingo" songs sound the same . . .  yawn . .
Posted 15 years ago by jjbix    [ Reply ]
There's nothing like a good surf instrumental!

And this is one of the best!!!
Posted 15 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
first!

...ok, second.

Posted 15 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
Sweet!{#Cool}
Posted 15 years ago by Tim_in_N_FL    [ Reply ]