The Tornadoes

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Years Active
1960 – 2007 (47 years)
Founded In
Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, United States
The Tornadoes from Redlands, CA was the first band to receive national airplay with a surf instrumental. The song was Bustin' Surfboards released on Aertaun Records in 1962, and it has since become a classic and mainstay of the surf genre. One of its distinctions, and appeals, was the fact that the song opened with the sound of an ocean swell (that continued throughout the song), thereby creating a sense of actually being at a beach. The album with the same name was released in 1963. The band, however, did not manage to follow up on their success, their song "Shootin&… read more
The Tornadoes from Redlands, CA was the first band to receive national airplay with a surf instrumental. The song was Bustin' Surfboards released on Aertaun Records in 1962, and it has since become a classic and mainstay of the surf genre. One of its distinctions, and appeals, was t… read more
The Tornadoes from Redlands, CA was the first band to receive national airplay with a surf instrumental. The song was Bustin' Surfboards released on Aertaun Records in 1962, and it has since become a classic and mainstay of the surf genre. One of its distinctions, and appeals, was the fact that the song opened with the sound of an ocean swell (that cont… read more

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1 Play track Bustin' Surfboards Bustin' Surfboards
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2 Bustin' Surfboards - Alternate Take Bustin' Surfboards - Alternate Take
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3 Play track Bustin' Surfboards Maleguena
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4 Play track Presenting The Tornadoes Bustin' Surfboards (Alternate Take)
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5 Play track Bustin' Surfboards Vaquero
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6 The Songs from Madison Avenue - Music as heard in Mad Men Telstar
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7 Bustin’ Surfboards Bustin’ Surfboards
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8 Play track Surfs Up Bustin Surfboards
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9 Play track Bustin' Surfboards Summertime
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10 Play track Back to Mine: Orbital Love & Fury
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Albums

  1. 68,541 listeners

    2012 · 12 tracks

    Bustin' Surfboards
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  2. 25,259 listeners

    30 Mar 2011 · 2 tracks

    Bustin' Surfboards / Phantom Surfer
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  3. 8,236 listeners

    10 Dec 1962 · 8 tracks

    Presenting The Tornadoes
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  4. 4,989 listeners

    14 Jul 2006 · 26 tracks

    Charge Of The Tornadoes
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