Beach Boys, The

• NEW COLLECTION OF CLASSIC LPs

• 180 GRAM VINYL LP

• + 7” BONUS SINGLE ON COLORED VINYL (45 RPM)

PERSONNEL:

• THE BEACH BOYS:

• ALAN JARDINE – harmony and backing vocals
• MIKE LOVE – lead vocals
• CARL WILSON – lead guitar, backing vocals V
• DAVID MARKS – rhythm guitar, harmony & backing
• BRIAN WILSON – bass, keyboards, harmony
• DENNIS WILSON – drums, harmony and backing vocals
• NICK VENET – harmony and backing vocals, electric guitar

Recorded in California, between October 3, 1961 and September 6, 1962.

TRACKS:

• • • SIDE A:
    • 01. SURFIN’ SAFARI
    • 02. COUNTY FAIR
    • 03. TEN LITTLE INDIANS
    • 04. CHUG-A-LUG
    • 05. LITTLE GIRL (YOU’RE MY MISS AMERICA)
    • 06. 409
    • SIDE B:
    • 01. SURFIN’
    • 02. HEADS YOU WIN/TAILS I LOSE
    • 03. SUMMERTIME BLUES
    • 04. CUCKOO CLOCK
    • 05. MOON DAWG
    • 06. THE SHIFT

+ Containing two early Beach Boys songs not included on their first LP: "Luau" and "Judy".

Both “Luau” and “Judy” belong to the earliest sessions by The Beach Boys, but none of them appeared on their debut LP. “Luau” was issued as the B side of a single backing “Surfin’.” The two tracks here, “Luau,” and “Judy,” were originally produced by Hite Morgan and released on the small Candix label. Major success arrived quickly for the group when “Surfin’ Safari,” their first Capitol single, raced up the charts, peaking at Number 14. The Beach Boys’ run of surfing-related hits–“Surfin’,” “Surfin’ Safari,” “Surfin’ U.S.A.” and “Surfer Girl,” all released in 1962 and 1963 –raised the profile of the state of California and the sport of surfing.

Luau: Recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, October 3, 1961.

Judy: Recorded at World Pacific Studios, Los Angeles, August 2, 1962.