Surfer's Beat is a reprint of an earlier crown Records release, Twist Contest. Tracks such as "Hot and Foamy" "Rompin' at Rincon" "Wipe Out at Malibu Beach" or even "When the Kooks Go Surfin' By" could've perhaps passed as surf instrumentals if it hadn't been for the strictly R&B saxophone which permeates the mix and steals most of the solos.