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A 60s party from drummer and madly grooving instrumentalist Sandy Nelson – way more than a frat party – this one's for the beaches, basements, drag-strips and anywhere else! This is the second dip into the wealth of Imperial singles and albums cut by Sandy – into the mid 60s here – storming instro groovers all the way! It's got rugged takes on TV and movie themes, surf, garage and bits of exotica – all with a tightly thumping, bottom heavy groove that's as insistent as can be! 24 tracks in all: "Nothing's Too Good For My Baby", "Batman Theme", "Sabre Dance', "Just Like Me", "Tim Tom Drum", "The Jerk", "Pipeline", "Peter Gunn", "Good Thing", "Work Song" and more.

Vintage Godzilla music – pulled from the first film to feature the big scaly green guy, presented here with some sparkling remastering for a 50th Anniversary edition! There's a really haunting quality to much of the music – not the typical monster movie stuff you might expect, and instead more of a blend of sad, melancholic themes, some exotic moments, and these eerie acoustic numbers that come across as if they were electronic! Most tunes are quite short, but incredibly powerful – and titles include "Theme For Ootojima Island", "Japanese Army March", "Ship Music/Sinking Of Eikou Maru", "Prayer For Peace", "Intercept Godzilla", "Horror Of The Water Tank", and "Stormy Ootojima Island".

2 of Gabor Szabo's classic late 60s albums for the Skye label – back to back on 1 CD, making for a tripped-out guitar-driven batch of groovy tunes! Both records have this mod exotica sound that would hardly ever be matched again – and feature Gabor's own lead guitar next to another guitar playing rhythm – making for lots of dreamy interplay between the strings, as the backup group does a nice job of hitting weird rhythms, and keeping the pace fresh and clean throughout! There's lots of modal, bossa, and psychedelic influences running through the sets – both produced by Gary McFarland, in a style that recalls some of his own great Verve and Impulse work of the time. Mike Melvoin plays organ on about half the tracks, making for an even groovier touch – and titles include "Divided City", "Bacchanal", "Sunshine Superman", "Some Velvet Morning", "Dear Prudence", "Stormy", "Walk Away Renee", "Michael From Mountains", "I've Just Seen A Face", and "You Won't See Me".

A heck of a kickoff for a new series of surf guitar compilations on Sundazed – as it's one of best we've ever stocked! This is the real deal – a stellar assortment of raucous instrumental stormers that rippled through the regional scenes back in the day. It's underground surf-garage masterpieces with everything we love about the genre, but without the glossy pop cliches of the bigger budget copycats to come! Reverb-drenched guitars, rumbling rhythms, tense bits of organ, sax and more. Incredible! Includes "Loophole" by The Royal Coachmen, "Gear!" by Dave Myers And His Surftones, "The Breeze And I" by Steve And The Emperors, "The Rising Surf" by The Tandems, "Cemetery Stomp" by The Essex, "Ian Fleming Theme" by The Menn, "Exotic" by The Original Surfaris, "Banzai Washout" by The Catalinas, "Shootin' Beavers" by The Tornadoes, "Moondawg" by The Rhythm Rockers and more. 28 tracks on 2LPs – and all tracks in the original mono mixes!

One of the groovier tunes you'll ever hear from Ray Ellis – an artist we mostly know for arrangements behind mainstream singers in the 60s! "The Sheik" is a cool instrumental rocker – replete with lots of wild instrumental touches that include vamping tenor sax, sparkling electric harpsichord, and this weird chorus of reeds with a decidedly Middle Eastern vibe! "Bagdad Rock" continues the spirit – but has a bit more of a rockish rhythm – a storming groove from The Sheiks, but topped with this cool exotic snakey saxophone line!