Showing posts with label The Challengers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Challengers. Show all posts

Thursday, June 25, 2026

The Challengers • Tidal Wave



Review by Richie Unterberger
It's rare that a minor band such as The Challengers rates a package of the sort of alternate takes and rarities that you'll find on a Rolling Stones bootleg. That's what this 18-track compilation is, though. Half are alternate takes, five songs were previously unissued in any form, and three come from their rare 1965 LP, Surf's Up. This doesn't offer any radical redefinition of The Challengers' oeuvre, but it certainly doesn't suffer in comparison with their official vintage albums. In fact, you're about as well off with this compilation as any of their proper full-length recordings, and some tracks do burn, such as "Satan's Theme" and "Moovin' & Groovin'." Sound quality is excellent.

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Reseña de Richie Unterberger
Es raro que una banda menor como The Challengers califique un paquete del tipo de tomas alternas y rarezas que se encuentran en un pirata de los Rolling Stones. Sin embargo, eso es lo que es esta compilación de 18 pistas. La mitad son tomas alternativas, cinco canciones no fueron publicadas anteriormente en ninguna forma, y tres provienen de su raro LP de 1965, Surf's Up. Esto no ofrece una redefinición radical de la obra de The Challengers, pero ciertamente no sufre en comparación con sus álbumes oficiales antiguos. De hecho, esta compilación es tan buena como cualquiera de sus grabaciones completas, y algunos temas se queman, como "Satan's Theme" y "Moovin' & Groovin'". La calidad del sonido es excelente.


Friday, October 17, 2025

The Challengers • K-39

 



The Challengers were an instrumental surf music band started in late 1962 which included Richard Delvy and Jim Roberts, formerly of The Belairs. They were located in Los Angeles. They represented a growing love for surf music and helped make the genre popular.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/390543-The-Challengers

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The Challengers fue una banda de música de surf instrumental que comenzó a finales de 1962 y que incluía a Richard Delvy y Jim Roberts, antes de The Belairs. Estaban ubicados en Los Ángeles. Representaron un amor creciente por la música surf y ayudaron a popularizar el género.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/390543-Los-Challengers


Friday, January 31, 2025

VA • Come Spy With Us - The Secret Agent Songbook

 


James Bond, John Barry ,The Ventures, Al Caiola,Astrud Gilberto, The Challengers, Lalo Schifrin, Billy Strange, Johnny & The Hurricanes, Wynton Kelly, Sarah Vaughan, Jimmy Smith,Roland Shaw ...