Like every great surf combo worth its salt, the Astronauts were fully aware that the dragstrip was only a few miles away from the beach! When it came time to cut their 1964 LP,Competition Coupe, the fiery Boulder, Colorado quintet retooled their slippery-when-wet sound to accommodate the supercharged, A-gas burning crowd faster than the light blinks green on a Christmas-tree drag stack. The blistering lead guitar of Rich Fifield, stacked up against the twin rhythm-guitar assault of Bob Demmon and Dennis Lindsey, navigated the asphalt aisle as easily as it had previously straddled those pounding 20-footers on magical sides like "Little Ford Ragtop," "650 Scrambler," and album title-tune. A holy grail for surf 'n' drag collectors, Sundazed's high-definition vinyl, exact repro of Competition Coupe is cause for rubber-burning celebrations everywhere!
Track Listing: Side One 1. Little Ford Ragtop 2. Competition Coupe 3. The Hearse 4. ’55 Bird 5. Devil Driver’s Theme 6. Happy Ho-Daddy
Side Two 1. Our Car Club 2. Devil Driver 3. Chevy Scarfer 4. 4:56 Stingray 5. El Aguila (The Eagle) 6. 650 Scrambler
