
most D.J.'s flipped the disc and Wipe Out soon aptured the number two position on the national charts, leaving Surfer Joe trailing at 62.Īfter their huge success The Surfaris signed to American Decca and released their self-penned Point Punic coupled with Waikiki Hun. disc was quickly picked-up for national distribution by Dot Records who edited two verses out of Surfer Joe and released the single in April '63. So with the help of their manager Dale Smallin (who supplied the hyena inspired intro) and producer Paul Buff they quickly turned a simple twelve use rhiff - provisionally entitled Stiletto - into one of the classic rock instrumentals in the story of pop. After completing Ron Wilson's vocal they realized that they didn't have an original song for the flipside. The group were all attending high school when they booked themselves into Pal Recording Studios. Pat Connolly, Boh Berryhill and Jim Push) rose to fame in the summer of '63 on the wave of enthusiasm for surf and hot rod music.
