"Tremendous packaging and excellent graphics design on the booklets!"

"Superb package of a release I had waited years to own"

"It's fantastic that this music is finally being re-released in its entirety.  This is important Canadian music history, as well as being great instrumental rock music in its own right"

"seminal instrumentals in the late 50s and early 60s, this long overdue first volume of vault purges shows off one of the roots of surf * * * * * (5 stars) Reverb Central

"Thank god for foreign labels, which have long led the way in rescuing rare Canadian recordings from oblivion. This past year, Minnesota's SuperOldies reissued classic
music from Edmonton's instrumental pop gods Wes Dakus & The Rebels.
If only Canada's own labels were as adventurous and historically minded." - Eye Weekly

The superb "Wes Dakus & The Rebels, Volume 2" collection presents the 12 rockin' tracks from the classic Capitol 6000 Series LP "The Wes Dakus Album With The Rebels" in stereo for the first time, which is reason enough for Canuck rock 'n' roll fans to celebrate.

But there's more. As a bonus, they've thrown in 11 more singles sides and previously unreleased rippers, including the boss Quality double-sider of "Las Vegas Scene" and "Sour Biscuits".

Informative liner notes and choice pics make for a super-swank package worthy of these trailblazers.

~ Tim Perlich ("Now" magazine) Toronto, Ontario, Canada (July 2007)

* * * * * (5 stars) ~ Reverb Central  FULL REVIEW

Like The Ventures, The Shadows, and other instrumental bands of the 1960s, Wes Dakus and The Rebels offered a cool alternative to vocal groups of the day. The talented Edmonton outfit got to record at Buddy Holly's legendary studio in Clovis, New Mexico, where it cut such reverb-heavy originals as "Hobo", "Sour Biscuits", and "Fried Rice". Now Thankfully back in circulation, these highly danceable tracks - including the slinky classic "Rattlesnake" - revive the thrilling twang of Canada's pioneering beat group. 

~ Nicholas Jennings ("Hello! Entertainment") Toronto, Ontario (Aug. 2007)

A Canadian combo, Wes Dakus & The Rebels encountered a great deal of regional success throughout the sixties. They toured constantly, appeared on television and their discs regularly clutched the charts. Not too long ago, the Super Oldies label released an anthology of the band's early material and now they're back with a second installment.

Focusing on the years 1964 and 1965, when Wes Dakus & The Rebels were managed by Norman Petty and recorded their goods at the legendary producer's studio in Clovis, New Mexico, "Volume 2" ripples and rolls with some of the neatest instrumental guitar rock ever put to wax. A nice blend of original compositions, cover tunes and a few contributions from George Tomsco of The Fireballs are spread across the set, which is flooded with choppy chords, sturdy drumming and clinging melodies. Wes Dakus & The Rebels were one tight team, and "Volume 2" stands as an essential document of the style of music they played so well.

~ Beverly Paterson, "The Lance Monthly" (Sept. 2007)

"You have done an amazing job on the re-mastering and packaging
of both CDs and I look forward with great anticipation to Volume 3."