Surf Instro Review: The Sentinals -The Best Of The Sentinals: Sunset Beach

The Sentinals formed in 1961. They rose from the confines of a garage to national prominence as one of the top surf groups in the country in the 1960s. This group was known for raising the roof at live venues. 

Their trademark hit, "Surfers Stomp," was very popular. The song brought the house down, literally at times, because teenagers of the day would dance and stomp their feet so hard the building shook! Now that's rockin'!

The Best Of The Sentinals: Sunset Beach is jam-packed with breathtaking, high-intensity vintage surf. They covered a wide range of styles and did it all very well. Some of the guitar playing is incredible. The saxophone also has a notable influence, proving that it was an instrument with as much power and substance as the guitar when used in a surf tune. It sounded very fresh and full.

If you put this CD on without telling anyone who it is, most people would think it was a new recording. Most of the tracks sound that good. This is a tribute to the fine production and sound mastering efforts that are standard at Del-Fi Records.

Quite a few cuts fit really well into a movie soundtrack. This is an awe-inspiring compilation. If you really pay attention when you listen to this music, you can envision the time and place it came from. It's another slice of surf culture to add to your surf collection.

Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck

April 1999

Tracks:

01. Big Surf  

02. Exotic  

03. Latin'ia  

04. Tough Soul    

05. Revellion  

06. Pismo Beach  

07. Shout  

08. Tor-Chula

09. Sunset Beach  

10. Surfin'  

11. Intoxico  

12. Latin Soul   

13. Hideaway  

14. Surfin' Tragedy  

15. Surf 'N Soul

16. Gremmies Walk

17. Sentinal, The  

18. Free And Easy   

19. Surfer Girl  

20. Pipe, The  

21. Surf Stomper   

22. Blue Booze

23. Ooh Poh Pa Doo  

24. Nite Shuffle     

25. Sensation       

26. Twilighter    

27. Vesuvius