Here we have the extended, full-length album of all Silly Surfers material (see the joint release of Music To Make Models By for the full picture). This particular album boasts six songs that were not included in the aforementioned Lp. Gary Usher and his everpresent group of studio musicians and singers were again behind this one - making it yet another in the mixed-up Hondells / SuperStocks / Knights / Wheel Men conglomerate. Created to tie in with the popular model kits of the day, The New Sound of the Silly Surfers was released near the tail end of the surfing music craze and is just about the wackiest and weirdest in the genre.

   

Like its' predecessor, upon placing the needle down on the wax, the listener is greeted with the sound of "120,000 hairs all growing at once" (again, see Music To Make Models By" Review) before jumping into the first track. 'Hearse on a Safari' is not much more than Chuck Girard and Dick Burns playing the roles of Igor and Dracula while speaking over an instrumental track. 'Gremmie Out of Control' is one of the better tracks on the album, while 'Hot Dogger and Surf Bunny Ridin' Tandem' is plain forgettable. "Hot Dogger Hangin' Ten' is a passable track though it suffers from Shary Richards' awkward voice-over as the girlfriend. Possibly the most interesting track on the album is 'Wave Hog', which features Gary Usher himself taking on a rare lead vocal part. "Hodad Makin', the Scene with a Six Pack" is a play on words - substituting abdominal muscles with a stash of 6 colas. "Beach Bunny Catchin' Rays" hasn't aged quite as well as the others on this album and would be unheard of for a children's album today. "Monster Surfer Hangin' Six" is actually rather comical. The strongest track on the whole album is ''Woodie on a Safari," which has no hokey sound effects or interjections from the characters and is a worthy addition to any surf music playlist. Additionally, 'Gremmie Scared Plenty Hanging' Twenty,' while not being up to the same standard, is an enjoyable number which is pretty much Dick Burns giving a surfing lesson to the character of 'Dick the Gremmie' before wiping out numerous times. It's all good fun. 'Hot Dogger Ridin the Wake' is another passable track, though it's painfully obvious Usher and company had only written a single verse to it, which gets repeated a few too many times. The final track, 'Cowabunga! Surf's Up', explores the etymological origins of the exclamation 'Cowabunga."

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In the interest of honesty, I must divulge that this was one of my favorite records between the ages of 14 and 17, and I listened to it on repeat too many times to count. With that said, my evaluation will be a tad biased as revisiting the Silly Surfers this year has reminded me of the special place this wacky album held in my teenage years.