"Let's Go Trippin'" is an instrumental by Dick Dale and The Del-Tones. It is often regarded as the first surf rock instrumental and is credited for launching the surf music craze.[1] First played in public in 1960 at the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa Peninsula, Newport Beach, California, it reached number 4 on the Los Angeles station KFWB, and later peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Single by Dick Dale and The Deltones | ||||
from the album Surfers' Choice | ||||
Released | September 1961 | |||
Recorded | 1961 | |||
Genre | Surf rock[1] | |||
Length | 2:10 | |||
Label | Deltone | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dick Dale | |||
Producer(s) | Jim Monsour | |||
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The song was used as the theme tune to the BBC Radio 4 programme Home Truths, originally presented by John Peel.[citation needed]
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