Classic instrumental surf bands that can be found on CD and on CD compilations include: Richie Allen (aka Richard Podolor), The Astronauts, The Atlantics, The Avantis, Avenger IV, Johnny Barakat and the Vestells, The Bel-Airs (whose Paul Johnson later formed PJ and Artie and then PJ and the Galaxies, and whose Eddie Bertrand later formed Eddie & the Showmen), Blazers, Al Casey, The Centurians, The Challengers,
The Chantays, The Chevell's, Jerry Cole & the Spacemen, The Cornell's, The Crossfires (later The Turtles),
Dick Dale and the Del-Tones, Eddy & the Snowmen, The Esquires, The Fender IV, Johnny Fortune, The Frogmen, Bobby Fuller and the Fanatics (later The Bobby Fuller Four), The Gamblers, Gene Gray & the Stingrays, The Illusions, The Impacts, Bruce Johnson, The Journeymen, Jim Messina & his Jesters (of the later Loggins & Messina),
The Lively Ones, The Marketts, Mersadees,
Dave Myers and the Surftones, The New Dimensions, Jack Nitzeche , Aki Aleong & the Nobles, The Nocturnes, The Original Surfaris, The Pharos,
The Pyramids, The Ready Men, The Revels, The Rhythm Kings, The Rhythm Rockers, The Rhythm Surfers, Tony Rivers, The Rondels, The Rotators, The Sandals, The Sentinals, The Snowmen, The Soul Kings, The Surf Marachis,
The Surfaris, The Surfmen, Surf Stompers, Surf Teens,
The Tornadoes, The Trashmen, Gary Usher, Bob Vaught and the Renegaids, The Ventures, and Jim Waller and the Deltas.