Surfin’ Bird

~ Recording by The Cramps

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.4Surfin’ Bird5:03The CrampsGravest Hits
  • 1979-06-15 GB
1.4Surfin’ Bird5:03The CrampsGravest Hits
  • 1979-10-10 US
1.4Surfin’ Bird5:03The CrampsOff the Bone
1.4Surfin' Bird5:08The CrampsOff the Bone
1.18Surfin’ Bird5:09The CrampsPsychedelic Jungle / Gravest Hits
1.18Surfin' Bird5:09The CrampsPsychedelic Jungle / Gravest Hits
1.4Surfin’ Bird5:07The CrampsOff the Bone
1.4Surfin’ Bird5:08The CrampsOff the Bone
  • 1998-04-13 GB
1.4Surfin’ Bird5:08The CrampsOff the Bone (EMI Swindon)
3.13Surfin’ Bird5:08The CrampsBest of Driving Rock
  • 2001-08-20 GB
1.4Surfin’ Bird5:08The CrampsOff the Bone / Songs the Lord Taught Us
1.1Surfin’ Bird5:10The CrampsFile Under Sacred Music: Early Singles 1978–1981
  • 2011-12-06 -
1.1Surfin’ Bird5:10The CrampsFile Under Sacred Music: Early Singles 1978–1981
1.4Surfin’ Bird5:07The CrampsOff the Bone

Relationships

engineer:John Hampton
producer:Alex Chilton
drums (drum set) [drums]:Nick Knox (in 1977-10)
guitar:Bryan Gregory (in 1977-10)
Ivy Rorschach (in 1997-10)
vocals:Lux Interior (in 1977-10)
recorded at:Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1977-10)
recording of:Surfin’ Bird (in 1977-10: cover)

Surfin’ Bird

writer:Al Frazier
Sonny Harris
Carl White
Turner Wilson
publisher:Beechwood Music Corp.
medley of:Papa‐Oom‐Mow‐Mow
The Bird’s the Word
is the basis for:Surfin’ nörd