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It includes, amidst its 49 tracks, material drawn from that film, and from others spanning a dozen years – films that were made and screened by what was a burgeoning and enterprising DIY surf culture at the time.
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The collection takes its name from the classic 1966 surfing film by Paul Witzig ‘A Life in the Sun’ which is itself celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. McParland (author of classic Australian and Californian surf books like Waltzing the Plank, The California Sound and In the Studio with Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys), the collection is a celebration of a hugely significant era in Australian film and music as well as our culture generally.
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Curated and annotated by Australia’s internationally recognised vintage surf music and culture expert Stephen J. Out now on the revived Festival Records label, A Life In the Sun : Australian Surfing Film Soundtrack Music of the ‘60s & ‘70s is a superb 2CD set.