The Dragons - Innermost Limits of Pure Fun – Original Soundtrack Recording LP (Orange Vinyl)

Artist: The Dragons

Album: Innermost Limits of Pure Fun – Original Soundtrack Recording

Label: Sundazed Music, Inc.

Format: 12” LP (Orange Vinyl)

Genre: Surf / Psychedelic / Soundtrack / Experimental Rock

Description

One of the most visionary and genre-defying surf soundtracks ever recorded.

Created for George Greenough’s groundbreaking late-1960s surf film Innermost Limits of Pure Fun, this soundtrack pushed surf music far beyond traditional reverb instrumentals into psychedelic, cinematic, and deeply immersive territory. Greenough’s revolutionary underwater filmmaking techniques changed surf cinematography forever, capturing the feeling of riding waves in ways audiences had never experienced before.

To match that energy, Greenough chose The Dragons, one of the most adventurous groups to emerge from the original surf instrumental era. Best known for the legendary “Troll,” the band had already begun stretching beyond the standard surf formula by blending fuzzy guitars, jazz-influenced percussion, keyboards, bass harmonica, and dense atmospheric arrangements into something far more expansive.

By the time these sessions were recorded in 1969, The Dragons were fully exploring improvisation, psychedelic textures, and experimental instrumental music while still remaining rooted in surf culture. The result feels hypnotic, oceanic, and completely transportive. Tracks like “Crystal Shingles,” “Snake Charmer,” “Inner Space,” and “Coming Of The Dawn” drift between surf, psych, jazz, and soundtrack music with a freedom rarely heard in the genre.

The influence of California counterculture runs throughout the entire project. Some of the non-surfers inspired by Greenough’s work during this era would later collaborate on his follow-up film Echoes. They were better known to the world as Pink Floyd.

This deluxe Sundazed edition is pressed on vibrant orange vinyl and includes a four-page insert with rare photos and extensive liner notes from Denny Aaberg and Dennis Dragon. Cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.

Why We Carry It

Because this is far more than a surf record. It is a landmark piece of California counterculture, experimental filmmaking, and psychedelic instrumental music. A truly essential release for collectors exploring the outer edges of surf and soundtrack culture.

For Fans Of

Pink Floyd, The Dragons, George Greenough films, psychedelic surf, experimental instrumental music, late-1960s California counterculture.

Track Listing

Side A
Crystal Shingles
Animal
Wind ’n Sea
Crumple Car
Tobies Oats
Zan Ho Say
Snake Charmer

Side B
The Eater
The Cruzer
Ground Shuffle
Inner Space
Outeriff
Coming Of The Dawn