Let's Go Trippin'
Appearance
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"Let's Go Trippin'" | ||||
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Single by Dick Dale and The Del-Tones | ||||
from the album Surfers' Choice | ||||
Released | September 1961 | |||
Recorded | 1961 | |||
Genre | Surf rock[1] | |||
Length | 2:10 | |||
Label | Deltone | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dick Dale | |||
Producer(s) | Jim Monsour | |||
Dick Dale and The Del-Tones singles chronology | ||||
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"Let's Go Trippin'" is an instrumental by Dick Dale and The Del-Tones. It is often regarded as the first surf rock instrumental and is credited for launching the surf music craze.[1] First played in public in 1960 at the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa Peninsula, Newport Beach, California, it reached number 4 on the Los Angeles station KFWB, and later peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song was used as the theme tune to the BBC Radio 4 programme Home Truths, originally presented by John Peel.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, eds. (2002). All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul. Backbeat Books. pp. 1313–1314. ISBN 978-0-87930-653-3.
Bibliography
[edit]- All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul, Backbeat Records, 2002, ISBN 978-0879306533