| Unknown Territory | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Studio | Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California [1] | |||
| Genre | Surf music | |||
| Length | 51:49 | |||
| Label | HighTone [2] | |||
| Producer | Scott Mathews, Dick Dale | |||
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Unknown Territory is a studio album by the American surf guitarist Dick Dale, released in 1994. [3] [4] Dale supported the album with a North American tour. [5] The cover of "Ring of Fire" was a tribute to Dale's childhood love of country music. [6]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Chicago Tribune | [8] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [9] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [10] |
The Chicago Tribune wrote that "the extravagance of [Dale's] embroiderings suggesting jazz even as the savagery of his attack is rock incarnate." [8] The Los Angeles Times opined that "the album's prime stuff is defined less by speed than by its sexy swagger ... 'F Groove' offers slow, heavy rock that is truly low-down and mean." [10] The News Tribune determined that "Hava Nagila" "sounds like the Ramones picked up a B'nai Brith songbook." [11]
All tracks composed by Dick Dale, except where indicated.
Musicians
Technical personnel [1]
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