Showing posts with label Surfin' With Bo Diddley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Surfin' With Bo Diddley. Show all posts

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Bo Diddley - Surfin' With Bo Diddley

Here's another album I haven't been able to find online nor on CD

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Straight up, this is a cash-in on the surf craze, not a normal Bo Diddley album. In fact, Bo is only given credit in about four songs (check the E. McDaniels on the back cover), some of which are covers. At least I think those are the best songs on here. Once you get past the fact that Checker was totally trying to trick you and didn't even put the effort into making a fun description on the back cover, it's a pretty competent surf album and I've definitely heard worse re-released by Sundazed (and I think Sundazed is great). Certainly not a waste of time, and a worthy listen if for no other reason than to experience a lost artifact from Bo's legacy.

This is my own vinyl rip from a less than pristine copy, so beware.

edit: Link to a nicer rip in the comments, October 11th