Don't ask me how...

...I got here in my random morning "surfing," but this is apparently the first mention of LSD in rock music.

"LSD 25" was recorded in 1959 by the Gamblers, an early southern California surf band. (It was released in 1960 on the flip-side of "Moon Dawg!")*

The instrumental was written by band members Derry Weaver and Sam Taylor after the pair read about the hallucinogenic drug in a magazine. As music historian Michael Hicks explained: "The title connotated nothing about the musical content, but only demonstrated that the name 'LSD' was being assimilated into mass culture."

P. S. Another member of the Gamblers was Bruce Johnston, who went on to join the Beach Boys in 1965 on tour to replace Brian Wilson.

* The title was inspired by early rock 'n' roll disk jockey Alan Freed's on-air nickname "Moondog."