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Prior to his emergence as a recording artist, surf guitar king Dick Dale first carved out his legend as a live performer. The artists incendiary early shows in front of raucous surfer crowds at Balboa Beachs Rendezvous Ballroom established Dale as a regional sensation, and in the process helped to put surf music on the map. After he became an international star, Dale and his longstanding band the Del-Tones maintained the energy and innovation of their early performances, expanding their reputation as a peerless live act.

In 1965, Dale captured the infectious spirit of his live shows with this album, recorded on stage at the fabled Hollywood nightclub Ciros. This vintage LP offers a bracing snapshot of the trailblazing guitar hero at his string-shredding best, tearing into his classic Lets Go Trippin, and applying his head-spinning instrumental fire to such diverse tunes as Henry Mancinis Peter Gunn, Lee Hazlewoods Angry Generation and Bob Dylans Blowin in the Wind. He also unveils his underrated vocal skills on riveting readings of Eddie Cochrans Summertime Blues, Barrett Strongs Money and Ray Charles Whatd I Say.

Out of print on vinyl for decades, the Sundazed edition of Rock Out with Dick Dale and His Del-Tones (Live at Ciros) has been mastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on high-quality 180-gram vinyl, with completely restored original cover art.