Classic Rivingtons covers by The Trashmen, that's right I said covers,
Surfin' Bird is a mix of
Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow and
The Bird Is The Word. What makes
Surfin' Bird so great, which I probably do not have to point out, is the Wolfman Jack style vocals. The B-side sounds nothing like the A-side.
King of The Surf sounds like a version of bad early Beach Boys, which is kinda a disappointment since the A-side is so good and influential. I even bought the Surfin' Bird Lp in hopes of another Wolfman tune, but no dice, the record just wasn't any good! But whatever they may have had one hit, but that one hit had a huge impact, imagine The Cramps without The Trashmen ... exactly!
