Bombora by The Atlantics
1963
Bombora by The Atlantics
1963
- NFSA IDS89CC7XT
- TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
- MediumAudio
- FormMusic
- GenresPopular music
- Year1963
The summer of 1963-64 saw a brief flowering of Australian surf music. Inspired by the songs of Jan and Dean and The Beach Boys as well as the reverbed guitar instrumentals of bands like the Shadows, Bombora was the big hit of Australian surf music, hitting No. 1 in September 1963 and opening the way for six months of surf'n'stomp. The Atlantics were the only Australian surf band to achieve international success. By early 1964, The Beatles were No. 1 in Australia and surf music was replaced by the British Invasion.
The summer of 1963-64 saw a brief flowering of Australian surf music. Inspired by the songs of Jan and Dean and The Beach Boys as well as the reverbed guitar instrumentals of bands like the Shadows, Bombora was the big hit of Australian surf music, hitting No. 1 in September 1963 and opening the way for six months of surf'n'stomp. The Atlantics were the only Australian surf band to achieve international success. By early 1964, The Beatles were No. 1 in Australia and surf music was replaced by the British Invasion.
- NFSA IDS89CC7XT
- TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
- MediumAudio
- FormMusic
- GenresPopular music
- Year1963
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