art direction Geoff Gans
compiled by Kip Brown
design Brigid Pearson
liner notes John Blair
photography by Michael Ochs Archives
tracks 11 to 16 producer Jim Economides
tracks 1 to 16 producer Jim Monsour
tracks 8 to 10 producer Voyle Gilmore
remastered by Bill Inglot
remastered by Ken Perry
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 10 to 15, 17 written-by Dick Dale
Licensed From Dick Dale
Licensed From CBS Special Products
Phonographic Copyright (p) Rhino Records Inc.
Copyright (c) Rhino Records Inc.
Pressed By Specialty Records Corporation
Remastered At K Disc Mastering
Titled King Of The Surf Guitar: The Best Of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones on front cover,
just The Best Of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones on spines and disc.

All tracks licensed from Dick Dale except:
Track 17 courtesy of Greater Los Angeles Radio Inc.
Track 18 reproduced under license from CBS Special products, a service of CBS Records, a division of CBS, Inc.

℗ & © 1989 Rhino Records Inc.
Digital Remastering at K-Disc.


Original released:
Track 1: Del-Tone single #5017, 9/1961.
Track 2: Del-Tone single #5018, 3/1962.
Track 3: Del-Tone single #5019, 5/1962.
Tracks 4 & 5: Del-Tone single #5020, 11/1962.
Track 6: from the Del-Tone LP Surfer's Choice #1001, 11/1962.
Tracks 7 & 8: Capitol single #4963, 4/1963.
Track 9: from the Capitol LP King of the Surf Guitar #1930, 6/1963.
Tracks 10 & 11: Capitol single #5098, 11/1963.
Tracks 12 & 13: Capitol single #5140, 3/1964.
Track 14: from the Capitol LP Mr. Eliminator #2053, 3/1964.
Tracks 15 & 16: from the Capitol LP Summer Surf #2111, 7/1964.
Track 17: KRLA Promotional 12 #16691, 1986.
Track 18: from the Motion Picture Soundtrack, Back To The Beach.

Issued in a standard jewel case with fold-out insert.
Barcode: 0 8122-75756-2 5 (Text)
Barcode: 081227575625 (Scanned)
SPARS Code: AAD
Matrix / Runout: 3 R2 75756-2 SRC✲01. M2S2 (Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 3 R2 75756-2 SRC✲01. M2S1 (Variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 3 R2 75756-2 SRC✲01. M2S4 (Variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: 3 R2 75756-2 SRC✲01. M2S5 (Variant 4)