666 The Surfaris “Wipe Out” 1963

The band “achieved international success…with ‘Wipe Out’. This frantic yet simplistic instrumental, originally envisaged as a throwaway b-side, is recognized as one of the definitive surfing anthems. Controversy arose when the Surfaris discovered that the music gracing their debut album was, in fact played by a rival group, the Challengers. However, despite their understandable anger, such backroom machinations remained rife throughout the quintet’s career” (The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 2006). 

The Surfaris “Wipe Out”