The Vara-tones

The story

The Vara-tones are a high-energy instrumental surf band in the best traditions of The Ventures, Dick Dale and The Surfaris.

From Discogs, written by its community.

Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

Watch

Tap the heart on the board while a song plays and it lands here. Listeners who keep their listening private are counted, never named.

Records

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Members

• Bill Epps
• Dick Smith
• Terry Zimmerman
• Gary Sunda
• Rich Campbell

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with The Vara-tones in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with The Vara-tones in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like The Vara-tones

• Satan’s Pilgrims2 sources agree
• The Fathoms2 sources agree
• The Atlantics2 sources agree
• Insect Surfers2 sources agree
• The Aqua Velvets2 sources agree
• The Eliminators2 sources agree
• The Penetrators2 sources agree
• The BomborasListenBrainz listeners
• The SurfarisListenBrainz listeners
• The ChallengersListenBrainz listeners
• The RumblersListenBrainz listeners
• The SentinalsListenBrainz listeners

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of The Vara-tones’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.