The Champs – Go, Champs, Go! LP (Gold Vinyl)

Artist: The Champs

Album: Go, Champs, Go!

Label: Sundazed Music, Inc.

Format: 12” LP (Numbered Gold Vinyl)

Genre: Rock / Instrumental / Tex-Mex / Early Surf

Description

Before surf fully exploded across California, records like Go, Champs, Go! were already laying the groundwork for instrumental rock’s golden age.

Best known for the immortal classic “Tequila,” The Champs brought together a crew of elite Los Angeles session musicians and created a sound built on driving rhythms, twangy guitars, Latin influence, and Chuck Rio’s unmistakable saxophone work. The energy is loose, confident, and endlessly danceable.

What makes this record so special is how naturally it blends styles. You can hear early surf foundations colliding with Tex-Mex grooves, rock & roll attitude, rhythm & blues, and instrumental pop in real time. It feels raw and celebratory while still being incredibly tight musically.

Presented in glorious mono and cut all-analog directly from tape by Kevin Gray, this Sundazed edition captures the warmth and punch of the original recordings beautifully. Pressed at RTI on stunning gold vinyl and numbered to just 1000 copies, this release feels every bit as special as the music itself.

Why We Carry It

Because instrumental rock does not begin and end with surf. Records like Go, Champs, Go! helped shape the DNA of surf, garage, and rock & roll long before the genre lines fully formed. An essential piece of West Coast instrumental history.

For Fans Of

The Ventures, Link Wray, Duane Eddy, Tex-Mex rock & roll, early instrumental guitar music, vintage California dancehall energy