The Long Boards (SPAIN)
Big Surf

©El Toro Records 2006

Europe's greatest instrumental surf combo of the new century!

Surfers had to be in top form to ride the rip-tides on a longboard. These boards took a great skill to master, and discouraged many a beginner. Longboards didn't paddle out to sea waiting for a wave - they created a tsunami of surf sounds. They have taken three pieces of vintage equipment and recorded an old-school valve mix of hot summer sounds. Catch the curl in "Bonzai Wash Out", feel your wetsuit being pulled on in "Toro." Take a break from the Sun in "Desert Sky Beach".

Jodi Porras plays bass as if he is riding his instrument into a wall of warm water. Hot & fast, loud & clear. Alfredo Ramero on guitars is twang-time, reverb surf city. Ander Boda pounds the skins in a way that will make you feel like you caught the "Wallride" and made it in to cruise the beach another sunny day.

Longboards are playing at the same beach party as Los Straightjackets, Dick Dale and the Phantom Surfers. A classic mix of style, sounds and instruments make this one an all-dayer. As you listen to this recording of perfect surfin' sounds it will take you to a hot sandy beach in your woody. The people are pretty and the waves just get bigger and better. Longboards are champions of surf sounds - come and ride the wildest waves with them.

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1. Moment Of Truth
2. Requiem For Link
3. Downhill
4. Jeff Philips
5. Journey To The Stars
6. Banzai Washoot
7. Big Surf
8. Wallride
9. Guinchi
10. Roll Out
11. Toro
12. Desert Sky Beach

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Los Twang! Marvels (DE)
Guitars In Orbit

©El Toro Records 2005

LOS TWANG! MARVELS a re breaking through to the Outer Space with Guitars in Orbit, their debut CD on El Toro Records Reverb Series.
Taste the exotic chords of this lovable combo, they rock!
Presently living in Germany, the two Marvel guitarreros, Marisol Yolanda and Alex Christian Anthony, initiated the band in summer 2000, trying different line-ups until the needed fuel & fire was found to make the audiences explode and dance beyond limits.
In their endless pursuit of good music, they throw in atin melodies mixed up with the spaciest of surf´n´roll and blends of euroinstro, rescuing from the forgotten dimension Uruguayan-Argentinian legends Los Iracundos, Los Bambis, Bingo Reyna and many more as well.
What is being said of Los Marvels:
"Los Straitjackets were recently in Mexico City and during a radio interview we were asked if we ever see other surf instrumental bands that we like.
Danny (Amis) and I both exclaimed 'Los Twang! Marvels'"
(Eddie Angel) "In-car listening of the evening: Latin Surf by Los Twang!Marvels. Superb.
Very well played, humorous & enough to make the legs snap like whipcords." (Robert Fripp)
Enjoy the ride, see you in Orbit!

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1. Guitars In Orbit
2. Swan's Lake
3. Marvels A Go Go
4. Luna Park
5. Eyesore
6. Runaway From Zardoz
7. The Black Widow
8. Rancho Cucamonga
9. Corazon Loco
10. Space Tiki Twist
11. Back Home
12. Queen Gipsy Witch
13. Carioca

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Los Twang! Marvels (DE)
Prueba de Fuego

©El Toro Records 2006

The main idea was to make a special record for The Twang! Marvels tour in Mexico at early 2006 but it ended as a compilation showing the band´s different stages.
We´re talking about a review, a temporary travel (not cronological) through the diverse stages of it´s musical development. A fine selection from “Guitars in Orbit” (edited at early 2005 by the spanish label El Toro Records) followed by the hits from the e.p. produced at the end of 2003 with musical contribution from Elvis Castro and several unreleased tracks specially recorded through 2005. They´re all here in this very edition.
The sonic news from 2005 could be listened in their own versions of Brasil and Samba Estrella where the Marvels put their own seal following the footsteps left by such acts as Los Iracundos, Los Bambis, Los Belkins and some other south-american forgotten instro jewels. The attractive title “Prueba de Fuego” is also a quote from a famous Erasmo Carlos´tune and it closes the record: “We just pleased ourselves by doing it´s cover version, adding all our body and soul flavor, not leaving Bingo Reyna out of it, of course”. The 2 new originals could be placed inside the surfin´& rockin´ Los Twang! Marvels style along with the always noted Link Wray´s master influence in such tunes as Safari Stomp and the Fender IV and their mytical Margaya, on the track Fenderviche.
The first edition of Prueba de Fuego was released by Isotonic records in Mexico city.

This edition is co-edited and presented by El Toro, Isotonic and Marvel Records. It also contains a video-clip showing Los Twang! Marvels live in the land of Tenochtitlan along with an incredible mexican audience which made possible that a trial by fire became the wildest party. A celebration with surf, rock and latin tunes. That´s The Twang! Marvels own trademark.

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1. Gypsy Queen Witch
2. Luna Park
3. Run Away From Zardoz
4. Rancho Cumamonga
5. Space Tiki Twist
6. Phantom Of The Highway
7. Rippin' Waves
8. Cannonball
9. Flight Of The Bumblebee
10. Safari Stomp
11. Brasil
12. El Fenderviche
13. Samba Estrella
14. Prueba de Fuego

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Los Walkysons (SPAIN)
Hits, All their Greatest & More

©El Toro Records 2006

This is it. The awesome debut-album by the masters of the beach parties, the rulers of the frat dances from coast to coast, the true groundbreakers in a world ruled by wattered down cheap crooners, pretty faces and teen idols, the incredible LOS WALKYSONS

This is by far one of the very best, authentic surf-instrumental and frat-rock records to come outta Europe in many, many years. The band comes from Barcelona, Spain and plays that twangin´ surf stuff made popular in early sixties by bands like DICK DALE, the ASTRONAUTS or the VENTURES and enrich it with some wylde hip-shakin´ frat-rock action we know best from bands like the UNTAMED YOUTH, GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS or RONNY & the DAYTONAS. Pop up a cold one, turn up the volume of your stereo and wide open your windows to let your neighbors enjoy the the sounds of LOS WALKYSONS

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1. Intro
2. Legend Of The Dude
3. Belmez Faces
4. JAJ
5. Wild Dance
6. Tabernas
7. Arrabassada
8. It's Not Easy
9. Thrill-Seekers
10. Our Man In Lisbon
11. Lenni's Mymmy
12. Let's Go To The Beach
13. Mile Zero
14. Walkysons Walk
15. El Tio Camuñas
16. Do The Dengue

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Lost Acapulco (MEXICO)
Acapulco Gold

© 2004 Mostrissimo Records

Instrumental Surf from Mexico!

With their second cd, Mexico's Lost Acapulco get to a perfect balance between classic surf and fiesta. They forget the trash vocal playing that appeared in the first record and jump into a rush of instrumentals and high class reverb-drenched guitars that push the band to a leading place in the pack of contemporary instrumental rock bands.

Of course, they still believe that this genre can stand whatever level of energy demanded. In "Acapulco golden" we find from crystal melodies with guitars that drive you lost in paradise (the masterpiece "Acapulco golden" or "Roqueta to the moon", that cames with final surprise) to beach sensations, good life and garage spirit ("Misión Malvarosa" or "Gambas y birras").

Add to this a Misfits' cover, instrumental of course, and a composition from Danny "Straitjacket" Amis and you will have the take-off recording from a band who soon will be claiming for Los Straitjackets' title of best instro band in the world!

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1. Mision Malvarosa
2. Por Un Tubo
3. Gambas y Birras
4. Tangatutanga
5. Luna Luau
6. Surf Mongol
7. Hollywood Baby
8. Acapulco Golden
9. Calaveras del Justicio
10. Gatecrusher
11. Aqua Vulva
12. Frenesick
13. Roqueta to the Moon

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The Vibrants (SPAIN)
The Exotic Guitar Sounds of...

©El Toro Records 2007

Latin Lovers Meet The Surf Champs. They mixed it all up and made one amazing trip to paradise. The Exotic Guitar Sounds Of The Vibrants are muy buenos!

You`re drivin` a `63 Impala with a pin stripped board strapped to the side,wearin vintage jams and a fez on your head. There is no tomorrow because tonight you are going to a shindig with that dark haired honey who is always up for a good time. The sun is out,it`s hot and the beach is just over the bend. Surf all day,dance all night. The Exoctic Guitar Sounds of The Vibrants is the soundtrack to this dream date. Sure you dig a bit of rockabilly, but you love surf and garage. Some 60`s twisters turn your head around and make you want to find a dance floor. Maybe you have a guitar or six. Your best pal is drumming on anything and everything. This CD was made for you and about the music you crave.

A nod to Dick Dale,The Trashmen, Duane Eddy and The Crickets. Throw in The Ventures, The Fireballs and Los Straightjackets and you have the perfect mix for a killer sound. This is surf and roll. This is the twist and the stomp it`s "The Twomp." This is The Exotic Guitar Sounds of The Vibrants.

Poundin`, twistin` garage frat meets surf slick...not done yet..take a do-wop crooner with "Pretty Girls" and make it a `63 twister. Absoultly brillant. "Snake Eyed Woman" a rockabilly classic turns on it`s forked tounge to slither into outerspace. Wild. Shimmy and shake to this explosive treasure. No stopping there with "Don`t Stop" the guitar work doesn`t stop, the sing along hook will catch you and reel your open mouth right onto the dance floor. "Firewater" the heat of this moonshine firewater is in your head then as it hits your belly you will soon be drunk on the sounds of The Vibrants. Surf City barroom brawl. Surftastic! The CD gets a smokin` starter with this shout out "Vibrant" Rips and whoops while curlin your short hairs. Simply Vibrant. Full of goodness.

This band is Fender equipped, Rodger skinned and consists of top players that know exactly what they are doing. Alan, Enrique, Norton and Manolo you will want as your new best friends. Cool as your bachelor pad and shagtastic! Sing along, twist on down , put em on your MP3, you don`t want to go anywhere without the Exotic Guitar Sounds of The Vibrants. Come on, Latin Lovers Meet The Surf Champs. They mixed it all up and made one amazing trip to paradise. The Exotic Guitar Sounds Of The Vibrants are muy buenos!

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1. Vibrant
2. Twomp
3. Stockade
4. Pretty Girls
5. Ginchy
6. Snake Eyed Woman
7. The Detective
8. Let's Go To Hawaii
9. El Cuatrero
10. Don't Stop
11. Quite a Fireball
12. Surfer Boy
13. Thunderbird
14. Dance the Carryface
15. Fire Water

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