The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird (1964) [Full Album 1995]

Surfin' Bird is the debut studio album by the Trashmen, released on January 14, 1964. It was named after their novelty hit of the same name. The album peaked at No. 48 at the Billboard 200 chart.

The album was recorded at Kay Bank Studios and rushed to the stores to capitalize on the success of the "Surfin' Bird" single, released two months earlier. According to Rick Shefchik's book Everybody's Heard about the Bird, which chronicles the band's rise and fall, both the Surfin' Bird album and the single each went on to sell over a million copies. Richie Unterberger of AllMusic, who gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, wrote that it "actually outstrips most of the Southern California-based competition, due to the ferocious grit of the playing and a vaguely demented, go-for-broke recklessness."

Tracklist:
1 Surfin' Bird 0:00
2 King Of The Surf 2:22
3 Henrietta 4:53
4 Miserlou 7:28
5 Malaguena
6 It's So Easy
7 Tube City
8 My Woodie
9 Bird Bath
10 Kuk
11 Money
12 Sleeper
13 Surfin' Bird (Demo Version) 30:08
14 Bird Dance Beat (Demo Version) 32:30
15 Walkin' My Baby 34:38
16 Dancin' With Santa

The Trashmen:
Tony Andreason – lead guitar
Dal Winslow – rhythm guitar
Robert Reed – bass guitar
Steve Wahrer – drums, vocals