Artist:  The Surf Trio

Title:  Forbidden Sounds

Date:  1999

Label:  Dionysus/ Blood Red Vinyl   BRLP12008

Illustrations By:  El Hefe

Color By:  Steve Lewis  

Notes:  Another fun group of guys who just like to play surf-influenced music for the masses. I mean, how could anyone dislike an album with song titles like, "Being for the Benefit of Mr. French" or "Surfin' With the Mountain King"? There's a few vocals mixed in for good measure as well. And it contains, as the cover says, the millionth band to do the Banana Splits Theme. And do it well I might add. The cover presents the record as a Rat Fink inspired "All-Plastic Assembly Kit" and it appears that the boys on the back cover are wielding Mosrite guitars. A real blast from the past for us old enough to remember spending countless hours building model kits on the kitchen table. Anything by these madmen is worth giving a good listen to.

Line Up:

Pete Weinberger: guitar, organ
Ron Kleim: guitar
Jeff Punk Rock Martin: bass
Ramon LaMadrid: drums

Mark Pedersen plays drums and C.J. Cettina plays guitar on a couple songs. Jeff sings on a couple songs too.

Track Listing

Side 1

Hey Man, Cut the Comedy
Salt Bath
Vibrosurf
Bring Me the Head of Geraldo Rivera
Agent Invisible Goes West
Clatskanie
Little Death Coupe
Party in My Dorm
Forbidden Fruit
Perfida

Side 2

Being for the Benefit of Mr. French
Foglifter
Sharkskin Board
Surfin' With the Mountain King
Surfwalk
Water Witch
Bandolero
To Surf With Love
Calico Cat
Tra La La (Banana Splits Theme)