Endless Summer

by The Beach Boys

Overview

This was the album by which millions of sons of late baby boomers (and sons and daughters of the early ones) first really discovered the Beach Boys, beyond hearing the occasional oldie on the radio. It was the summer of 1974, and the Beach Boys were still trying to get themselves back on track commercially after a seven-year commercial dry spell, when this double LP of their 1963-1966 material (all but one cut pre-dating Pet Sounds) came along and did the job. Endless Summer, which was assembled in consultation with Mike Love, soared to number one and charted high over two subsequent summers (spending three years on the charts, the longest of any of the group's albums), and attracted the enthusiastic attention of millions of listeners too young to have bought their singles back when. The programming was a little thin, not even running an hour total, spread among two LPs, but most of the group's best loved singles were represented -- no notes, not a word of historical context, just a great collection of songs that proved irresistible to many shoppers. The packaging was nigh perfect, a simple, celebratory sun-lit graphic that spoke volumes about the music. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	10/28/2008
Label:	Capitol / Virgin Emi
UPC:	5099924279413
Rank:	26219

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Surfin' Safari
2. Surfer Girl
3. Catch a Wave
4. The Warmth of the Sun
5. Surfin' U.S.A.
6. Be True to Your School
7. Little Deuce Coupe
8. In My Room
9. Shut Down
10. Fun, Fun, Fun
11. I Get Around

Disc 2

12. The Girls on the Beach
13. Wendy
14. Let Him Run Wild
15. Don't Worry Baby
16. California Girls
17. Girl Don't Tell Me
18. Help Me, Rhonda
19. You're So Good to Me
20. All Summer Long
21. Good Vibrations

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Beach Boys   Primary Artist
The Honeys   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Chuck Britz   Engineer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Gary Usher   Composer
Louie Perez   Composer
Mike Love   Composer
Brian Wilson   Composer
T-Bone Burnett   Composer
Vince Clarke   Composer
David Hidalgo   Composer
Roger Christian   Composer