The Pyramids - Penetration! The Best Of The Pyramids

Back in print after more than 25 years!

Originally unissued tracks added!

Cut by Kevin Grray at Cohearent Audio and pressed in the USA on turquoise vinyl

Featuring new art showing their mind-boggling diversity for the early 1960s!

A gonzo crew of shaved-headed, sax-blowing, reverb-stomping maniacs, this fivesome tore it up on the stages of unsuspecting West Coast teen haunts and hit the big screen via the 1964 B-Movie "Bikini Beach." The album features "Penetration," one of the undisputed all-time surf cornerstones!

Back in the 1960s, when surf music was burning up and down the beaches of the Southern California coastline, it was often a gimmick that made one band stand out from the others. The Surfaris had the laugh at the beginning of "Wipe Out." The Chantays had the great guitar run at the beginning of "Pipeline." The Tornadoes tried "Shootin' Beavers"; The Pyramids simply had great surf music...and bald heads.

Their big hit, "Penetration," stayed in the Top Ten (Billboard) for 13 weeks reaching as high as No. 4 nationally. Only The Beatles kept the song from going higher. The Pyramids appeared on American Bandstand (twice), The Bob Eubanks Show, Shebang, Dave Hull's Hullabaloo, and The Lloyd Thaxton Show. The band went on to record a handful of killer singles and one album before splitting up in 1965. Now back in print after 25 years, the Pyramids are back in action and ready to rock!

 

1. Penetration

2. Road Runnah

3. Koko Joe

4. Sticks And Skins

5. Paul

6. Here Comes Marsha

7. Walkin’ The Dog

8. Everybody

9. Out of Limits

10. Contact

11. Pressure

12. Pyramid Stomp

13. Custom Caravan

14. Midnight Run

15. Record Run

16. Bikini Drag

17. Do The Slauson

18. Louie Louie

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