The Atlantics – Now It's Stompin' Time (VG/VG) – LP, AU 1963

Now It's Stompin' Time is an LP by The Atlantics from 1963 released on the CBS label.

About this album

Now It's Stompin' Time is a lively early surf-rock album that shows The Atlantics sharpening their instrumental attack into something bright, brash and unmistakably Australian. Issued in 1963, it sits in the first wave of surf music, when the genre’s reverb-heavy guitar sound was spreading beyond the US West Coast and finding local identities elsewhere. The album favours tight, melodic instrumentals and playful title themes over vocals, giving the group room to lean into momentum, bite and hooky riffs. It remains a significant snapshot of surf rock’s international reach and The Atlantics’ role in shaping the style outside America.