The Packards - Pray For Surf and Beach City Bop

"The long awaited CD issue of the Packards' first LP (Pray For Surf) from 1980 is a bigger event with the coupling of Beach City Bop ('82)... an excellent release, necessary for any serious surficionado." -Reverb Central. This is a fine musical set that will appeal beyond the surf fraternity, and features tasty re-recordings of many of Paul Johnson's greatest compositions. Paul's trademark flowing melodies and clean guitar interplay are enlivened by some harder edged picking and a dynamic band (that's) mightily proficient at delivering Paul's complex arrangements. So here, for the first time, is the whole colorful story of the early Packards.