Slim's, San Francisco, CA
February 21, 1992
soundboard
01 The Mermen - Bondage of the Sea (fades in)
02 The Mermen - Run, Don't Walk
03 The Mermen - Ali Baba
04 The Mermen - Raglan
05 The Mermen - Ocean Beach
06 The Mermen - My Black Bag
07 The Mermen - Gulf of Spleens
08 The Mermen - Honeycomb
09 The Mermen - Abalone Daze
10 The Mermen - Silly Elephant Who Stomped To Tea
11 The Mermen - Unknown title (cuts off at end)
12 The Mermen - The Drift (cut off)
My recollection on this was that my brother was there with a team from San Francisco State University to videotape the first appearance by Dick Dale in the City (yes, we call it that, as Little Richard put it, "Shut up!"). And while they were there, they recorded this off the soundboard. Whether or not this is a first generation or not, it SOUNDS GREAT.
If you don't know the Mermen, they're "modern surf instrumental." Lots of what made the original surf music great: watery, wavey spring reverb, clean guitar tones and melody guitar lines, and surf rock pounding drums.
