SURFER JOE – STILL WORKIN':THE BEST OF SURFER JOE VOLUME 1 (YELLOW VINYL) - LP •

SURFER JOE – STILL WORKIN':THE BEST OF SURFER JOE VOLUME 1 (YELLOW VINYL) - LP •UPC: 709388075371 Label: HI TIDE RECORDINGS Format: LP Release Date: February 21, 2025 In stock items ship within 48 hours Hi Tide presents "Still Workin': The Best of Surfer Joe, Vol. 1" featuring 18 super charged, reverb drenched hits from the "International Surf Music Ambassador" Lorenzo Valdambrini, with cover art by Grey Haas! Since the early 1960s, the roots of surf instrumental music have always been associated with Southern California. Yet,

UPC: 709388075371
Label: HI-TIDE RECORDINGS
Format: LP
Release Date: February 21, 2025
In stock items ship within 48 hours

Hi-Tide presents "Still Workin': The Best of Surfer Joe, Vol. 1" - featuring 18 super-charged, reverb-drenched hits from the "International Surf Music Ambassador" Lorenzo Valdambrini, with cover art by Grey Haas!

Since the early 1960s, the roots of surf instrumental music have always been

associated with Southern California. Yet, fave First Wavers with charted surf

records, The Astronauts (“Baja”), were from Colorado and The Trashmen

(“Surfin’ Bird”) were from Minnesota. Who would have thought that early in the

21st century, not only would instrumental surf music be internationally alive and

well, but a musician from Italy would be the genre’s ambassador to the world?

The music couldn’t have a better or more knowledgeable individual to bring

instrumental surf music to the masses than Lorenzo Valdambrini, known

professionally as Surfer Joe. If you’ve missed any of his earlier recordings over

the last decade, here’s your chance to catch the best of the lot. -John Blair

If there really is anyone that deserves to hold the title of “international surf music

ambassador,” it’s Lorenzo Valdambrini. Fundamentally, the driving force behind

his life’s ambitions is his profound love and respect for surf music. Layer on top

of this impenetrable foundation incredible talent and skill, a tenacious work

ethic, and a missionary’s zeal to have as many ears hear and become touched

by surf music as possible, and one finds a true inspiration, a leader, an icon.

History will sort out who deserves to be remembered and respected as the

most important artists of a genre. There is no doubt that the name Lorenzo

Valdambrini will be included in that surf category, right alongside his heroes Dick

Dale and The Astronauts. -Jonpaul Balak

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