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Bob Berryhill talks to the PNJ just before he brings his legendary surf-rock combo The Surfaris to Vinyl Music Hall. ... In 1963, The Surfaris’ story began with the release of “Wipeout.” ...

What you may not know about “Wipe Out,” the most famous 2 minutes and 12 seconds in surf-music history: The Surfaris tune, recorded in December 1962, has been covered more than 700 times ...

For small talk, he recounted how he had been the teenage guitar slinger on "Wipe Out," the seminal 1960s surf-rock instrumental by the Surfaris. Mr. Mason has told the story for years.