King Of The Surf Guitar (studio album)
by Dick Dale And His Del-Tones

King Of The Surf Guitar by Dick Dale And His Del-Tones
Year: 1963
Overall rank: 16,868th   
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 27 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1963 (60th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (1,127th)
Award Best albums of all time (16,868th)

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Dick Dale And His Del-Tones bestography

King Of The Surf Guitar is ranked 2nd best out of 15 albums by Dick Dale on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Dick Dale is Surfer's Choice which is ranked number 6287 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 206.

Dick Dale And His Del-Tones album bestography « Higher ranked (6,287th)
Surfer's Choice
This album (16,868th)
King Of The Surf Guitar
Lower ranked (49,833rd) »
Tribal Thunder

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King Of The Surf Guitar rankings

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Overall rank: 16,868th | 1960s rank: 1,127th | 1963 rank: 60th

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69/100 (from 27 votes)
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From 10/26/2022 16:18 | #290817
Like the Finnish rautalanka, but this is tad louder and heavier
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Best Albums of 1963
1. The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus
2. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
3. Please Please Me by The Beatles
4. James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown
5. With The Beatles by The Beatles
6. Night Beat by Sam Cooke
7. Monk's Dream by The Thelonious Monk Quartet
8. A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists
9. Duke Ellington & John Coltrane by Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
10. Money Jungle by Duke Ellington / Charlie Mingus / Max Roach
11. Samba Esquema Novo by Jorge Ben
12. Midnight Blue by Kenny Burrell
13. Night Train by Oscar Peterson Trio
14. In Dreams by Roy Orbison
15. John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman by John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
16. Surfer Girl by The Beach Boys
17. Ballads by John Coltrane Quartet
18. Beethoven: IX. Symphonie by Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker
19. Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith
20. Surfin' U.S.A. by The Beach Boys
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