Better Shred Than Dead: The Dick Dale Anthology

~ Release by Dick Dale (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

2 × CD, Compilation, Remastered, Sleeve
On discs:
Made in U.S.A.
On back cover:
Printed in U.S.A.

Annotation last modified on 2018-05-07 10:10 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Ooh‐Whee Marie
Dick Dale32:14
2Stop Teasing
Dick Dale2:12
3Jessie Pearl
Dick Dale2:15
4Let’s Go Trippin’
producer:
Jim Monsour
recording of:
Let’s Go Trippin’
composer:
Dick Dale (surf guitarist)
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones32:11
5Del‐Tone Rock
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones2:40
6Shake‐N‐Stomp
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones2:09
7Miserlou
producer:
Jim Monsour
bass guitar:
Rick Rillera
drums (drum set):
Jerry Stevens (US surf rock drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Dick Dale (surf guitarist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Nick O’Malley (US surf rock guitarist)
piano:
Bill Barber (Keyboardist, not the tuba player)
saxophone:
Armon Frank and Barry Rillera
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 65)
recording of:
Misirlou (Dick Dale instrumental arrangement)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Dick Dale (surf guitarist) and Gabriel Paquin-Buki
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co.
arrangement of:
Miserlou (Mediterranean folk song)
arrangement of:
Μισιρλού (Misirlou)
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones4.32:16
8Surf Beat
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones2:58
9Peppermint Man
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones32:20
10Miserlou Twist
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones44:08
11A Run for Life
Dick Dale2:09
12Take It Off
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones2:09
13King of the Surf Guitar
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones2:07
14Hava Nagila
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones42:04
15Riders in the Sky
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones42:13
16Secret Surfin’ Spot
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones2:07
17The Wedge
Dick Dale1:59
18Night Rider
producer:
Jim Economides and Jim Monsour
recording of:
Night Rider
composer:
Dick Dale (surf guitarist)
publisher:
Monsour Publ. Co.
Dick Dale31:45
19Mag Wheels
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones1:56
20Mr Eliminator
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones1:58
21Flashing Eyes
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones31:45
22Banzai Washout
producer:
Jim Economides and Jim Monsour
recording of:
Banzai Washout
composer:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist)
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones32:17
23Tidal Wave
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones42:04
24Spanish Kiss
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones3:05
25Angry Generation (live)
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones2:48
26Ramblin’ Man
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones32:46
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