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Checkered Flag is an album of surf music by surf pioneer Dick Dale and his Del-Tones in 1963. This is Dale's first entry into the "Hot Rod" style of surf music, which the The Beach Boys, among others, were beginning to perform and record. Here the style shifts somewhat and features slightly altered beats and some added sounds to give the impression of the energy of Hot-rodding (this is not always the case though). The majority of the songs on this album are titled with themes of racing and Hot-rodding. Dale's next album Mr. Eliminator is basically a follow-up to this, featuring more surf songs of Hot-Rod nature.
[edit] Track Listing
- "The Scavenger" - 1:54
- "Surf Buggy" - 2:07
- " Hot Rod Racer" - 2:19
- " Mag Wheels" - 1:58
- "Big Black Cad" - 1:40
- "Ho-dad Machine" - 2:06
- "Grudge Run" - 3:05
- "Motion" - 1:44
- "426-super Stock" - 1:52
- "The Wedge" - 2:01
- "It Will Grow On You" - 1:33
- "Night Rider" - 1:47
- "Secret Surfin' Spot" - 2:04
- "Surfin' And A-swingin'" - 2:15
