This is the flip side of the "High Energy" page; not too many sharp edges here… These tunes, which are culled from every part of my catalog, are for when you just feel like kickin' back…
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'04
Lifting Our Hands
Paul Johnson
One of my favorite worship songs from the “70s
Take These hands
'03
Apache
The Surfaris
One of the great early instros. Written by Jerry Lordan, this was a smash in England for the Shadows in “60; Danish guitarist Jorgen Ingmann“s cover hit big in America the following year.
Basic Tracks
'61
Vampire
The Belairs
Ed Bertrand“s original tune, from the same session that yielded "Mr. Moto."
Origins of Surf Music
'66
The Way She Is
Everpresent Fullness
Warren Zevon wrote this for us; the record company told him to come up with something in the Herman“s Hermits vein...
Everpresent Fullness
'00
Baja Nights
The Duo-tones
Gil wrote this latin-flavored tune while on a south-of-the-border surf trip.
Surf Music Unplugged
'84
La Tierra Santa
Paul Johnson
a PJ original  I wrote this tune in the late “60s and named it after a commune on the Mendocino Coast. Translation: "The Sacred Land."
Escape to Reality
'98
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
The Hepcats
A different interpretation of George Harrisons masterpiece.
upcoming: Live at the Ajax Novelty Co.
'98
Tropical Dreams
Paul Johnson
a PJ original  A pleasant, exotic island excursion... this is also the opening section to my much longer "Stratocaster Suite," but it also works well as a stand-alone piece.