The Biggest Wave

The Biggest Wave
Studio album by The Surfin' Lungs
Released	September 1987 (1987-09)
Genre	Surf rock
Label	Satellite/Beat International
Producer	The Surfin' Lungs
The Surfin' Lungs chronology
Surf-Jet Girl (1986) The Biggest Wave (1987) Let 'Em Eat Surf (1988)

The Biggest Wave is the second album released by surf music band The Surfin' Lungs, released in September 1987 on Satellite Records' Beat International label. Similar in style to Cowabunga, The Biggest Wave featured a collection of surf/summer-inspired tunes with all 12 songs self-penned by the group. The album was self-produced by the group, but a failure by Beat International to promote the album saw fail to attract the attention it should have.

Track listing

1. Quarter Mile Machine (Pearce) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
2. Waiting for Summer Vacation (Pearce, Dean) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
3. Girl Trouble (Pearce) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
4. The Day They Towed My Chevy Away (Pearce, Dean) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
5. Gunfight At Waikiki Beach (Dean, Knipe) – Instrumental
6. Don't Face That Wave (Pearce) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
7. Jimmy's Pad (Pearce) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
8. Her Dad's A Jerk (Pearce, Dean) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
9. Goodbye To High School (Pearce) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
10. Volleyball King (Pearce, Dean) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
11. I Wish That Woody Was Mine (Pearce, Dean, Knipe) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce
12. That Special Summer (Pearce) – Lead vocals: Chris Pearce

Personnel

• Chris Pearce – vocals, guitar
• Geoffo Knipe – guitar, farfisa organ
• Steve Dean – vocals, bass
• Al Beckett – drums, vocals

Trivia

• These were the final Lungs recordings to feature founding member Geoffo Knipe, with the keyboardist leaving shortly after completion of the album and just before the release, to be replaced by Clive Gilling.
• This was also the final album that drummer Al Beckett appeared on, although he stayed with the group for another year until being replaced by Graeme Block.
• Geoffo Knipe never sang on any of the band's records.