Surf's up - Brad Elliott

[Guy]

I saw this book last week in a record store, it was the first edition of the book. It it still rare and is it just a extensive discography or are there also articles in it? It was only $9, I should have just bought it, right?

[Ian]

It is outdated but still vital -doesn't list CDs of course- but has all album by the group, members appearances on other peoples albums, etc- no real articles in it, just lots of data- release dates, singles, etc. He has a chapter on unreleased material- but that is pretty outdated-since quite a few of the songs mentioned have since come out as bonus tracks on the cds or on the 93 box or Hawthorne

[JK]

For me the most important aspect of this book is the very fact that it is outdated!

It gives a fascinating glimpse of a world before Smile officially saw the light of day...