Dick Dale - Let's Go Trippin'

This song is the first surf instrument. It was released as a single, on Dick Dale's debut album, and on The Best of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones.

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[MzRoslyn]

Wow! This is really memories to us of the mid-sixties (age) and from the early sixties. I was a bouncer at the Pavalon.

I don't believe that "trippin" had any lsd connotation at that time. It was just a bit before Tim Leary.

The header at the top right says that "Trippin'" was only released as a single. I believe it was actually on his first album, "Dick Dale & the Deltones" I wonder if "Mr. Peppermint Man" or "Sloop John B" is still around on You Tube?

[azdavidza]

you are correct, it did appear on his first album

[suffern63]

What did trippin mean when he wrote the song?

[Tenoke]

going on a trip..

[Lenangreal]

i wish i could have lived in your years (im 27)

[MidrealmDM]

An adjective meaning cool, freaky, groovy, amazing, or all of the above, depending on the context in which it's used.

[Anita Matthews]

lived for those times cleaned house all week so parent would let me go

[TchaikovskyFDR]

Anything that is progressive for the youth of that generation involving fun.

[abcpo51515]

It's amazing how much songs can communicate without a single word

[Guilherme1498]

lsd

[ArmorOfChrist777]

Rumor has it he blew up several amps recording this.

[ArmorOfChrist777]

Since he was a lefty, growing up he probably just picked up someone else's guitar (a righty ) and flipped it upside down. He got used to playing that way so he strung lefty guitars (when he finally got 'em) with the lowest string closest to the floor.