From '' Music For Spies, Thighs & Private Eyes Volume One: The Thigh Who Loved Me '' Label: Not On Label (SIVLE Self-released) – SR001 Format: CD, Album Country: US Released: 2003
Penetration was an instrumental hit for surf band The Pyramids in 1964.
Background
"The song has been described as a pivotal surf-instro anthem. In Duane Cozzen's book, Surf & Hot Rod Music of the 60's: Collectors Quick Reference, it says that "Penetration" is believed to be the last major surf instrumental song.
On the day of the recording session, Will Glover was in the studio and he wasn't "feeling it" so he decided to go across the road to have a bite to eat and a soft drink.
Coming back he bumped into two members of The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
The Beach Boys had recorded in the same studio.
He got talking to them and then remembered his group's recording session.
By the time he got back to the studio, Skip Mercier had recorded his guitar part.
However Glover did sing on the other song contained on the 45. "Here Comes Marsha" which was written by Glover was meant to be the A side but a DJ in Riverside played the flip side "Penetration" and caused it to be a hit.
The Way Back Attack website has "Penetration" at #18 in the TOP 100 SURF SONGS 1959-1969 list.
Chart history
Spending a total of ten weeks in the charts, it peaked at #18 on the week of April 4, 1964.
The B side of the record, "Here Comes Marsha" was a regional hit in Texas thanks to deejays playing that side."
From '' Music For Spies, Thighs & Private Eyes Volume One: The Thigh Who Loved Me ''
ReplyDeleteLabel: Not On Label (SIVLE Self-released) – SR001
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2003
Penetration was an instrumental hit for surf band The Pyramids in 1964.
Background
"The song has been described as a pivotal surf-instro anthem.
In Duane Cozzen's book, Surf & Hot Rod Music of the 60's: Collectors Quick Reference, it says that "Penetration" is believed to be the last major surf instrumental song.
On the day of the recording session, Will Glover was in the studio and he wasn't "feeling it" so he decided to go across the road to have a bite to eat and a soft drink.
Coming back he bumped into two members of The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson and Mike Love.
The Beach Boys had recorded in the same studio.
He got talking to them and then remembered his group's recording session.
By the time he got back to the studio, Skip Mercier had recorded his guitar part.
However Glover did sing on the other song contained on the 45.
"Here Comes Marsha" which was written by Glover was meant to be the A side but a DJ in Riverside played the flip side "Penetration" and caused it to be a hit.
The Way Back Attack website has "Penetration" at #18 in the TOP 100 SURF SONGS 1959-1969 list.
Chart history
Spending a total of ten weeks in the charts, it peaked at #18 on the week of April 4, 1964.
The B side of the record, "Here Comes Marsha" was a regional hit in Texas thanks to deejays playing that side."