The Challengers Go Sidewalk Surfing!

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	1.	Pipeline 03:03
	2.	Asphalt Spinner (Ross At Sunset) 02:58
	3.	Raunchy 02:54
	4.	Hop Scotch (Channel Nine) 02:27
	5.	Big Shot 02:41
	6.	Johnny October 02:41
	7.	Skinned Shins 01:54
	8.	Delv's Sidewalk Capers 02:20
	9.	Bust Your Buns 01:33
	10.	Cruel Sea 02:23
	11.	Banzai Washout 02:06
	12.	The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt 02:49
	13.	Cruel Sea (Alternate Version) 02:28
	14.	Big Shot (Alternate Version) 02:02

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On this 1965 LP, the Challengers turned their attention to the booming sport of skateboarding, as the titles of such standout tunes as “Asphalt Spinner,” “Skinned Shins” and “Delvy’s Sidewalk Capers” demonstrate. Elsewhere on the album, the band honors its surf roots with board-busting renditions of such surf standards as “Pipeline,” “The Cruel Sea” and “Banzai Washout,” which showcase the Challengers’ imaginative compositions and peerless instrumental chops.

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released August 20, 1996

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The Challengers Los Angeles, California

The Challengers were one of the first and one of the best of the California surf combos. They were also one of the most prolific, turning out a series of ultra-cool LPs that stand with the surf genre's most beloved recordings. Led by drummer/producer Richard Delvy, they grew out of the breakup of the pioneering surf outfit the Bel Airs, creating some of the era's most powerful surf instrumentals. ... more

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