VINYL FORMAT. "The best Beach Boys album, and one of the best of the 1960s. The group here reached a whole new level in terms of both composition and production, layering tracks upon tracks of vocals and instruments to create a richly symphonic sound. Conventional keyboards and guitars were combined with exotic touches of orchestrated strings, bicycle bells, buzzing organs, harpsichords, flutes, the theremin, Hawaiian-sounding string instruments, Coca-Cola cans, barking dogs, and more. It wouldn't have been   [ read more ]

LP $20.98

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After gaining control of the Beach Boys' entire catalog (including all the band's post-1969 material), Capitol released two-fers covering their out of print '70s records and a Brian Wilson-selected compilation titled Classics, then later, this hits compilation -- the longest single-disc American collection ever seen. With all but five tracks coming from their 1962-1969 peak, and every one a Top 40 hit, Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys is also the best, a worthy digital-age su   [ read more ]

CD $18.03

"The best Beach Boys album, and one of the best of the 1960s. The group here reached a whole new level in terms of both composition and production, layering tracks upon tracks of vocals and instruments to create a richly symphonic sound. Conventional keyboards and guitars were combined with exotic touches of orchestrated strings, bicycle bells, buzzing organs, harpsichords, flutes, the theremin, Hawaiian-sounding string instruments, Coca-Cola cans, barking dogs, and more. It wouldn't have been a classic wit   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. On 180 gram vinyl! "The last three tracks are what make Surf's Up such a masterpiece. The first, "A Day in the Life of a Tree," is simultaneously one of Brian's most deeply touching and bizarre compositions; he is the narrator and object of the song (though not the vocalist; co-writer Jack Rieley lends a hand), lamenting his long life amid the pollution and grime of a city park while the somber tones of a pipe organ build atmosphere. The second, "'Til I Die," isn't the love song the tit   [ read more ]

LP $20.98

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VINYL FORMAT. Limited edition. Repressed on high-quality 180 gram vinyl! A truly classic Beach Boys album, tribute to the fact that Brian Wilson had entirely retired from performing to concentrate on production and studio work. Includes great hits like "Do You Wanna Dance?" and "Dance, Dance, Dance" as well as an alternate take of "Help Me, Rhonda."

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VINYL FORMAT. Limited edition. Repressed on high quality 180 gram vinly! Home to number one hits like "Help Me, Rhonda" and "California Girls." Also features two, cleverly gender-reversed covers: "The Girl From New York City" and "Then I Kissed Her."

LP $17.99

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VINYL FORMAT. On 180 gram vinyl! "After Reprise rejected what was to be their debut album for the label, the Beach Boys re-entered the studio to begin work on what would become a largely different set of songs. The results signaled a creative rebirth for the band, a return to the beautiful harmonies and orchestral productions of their classic mid-'60s material...Sunflower showed the Beach Boys truly working as a band, and doing so better than they ever had in the past (or would in the future). Many o   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. After the much-ballyhooed album Smile failed to come to fruition, The Beach Boys released Smiley Smile in its place. Although the (at-the-time) hypothetical Smile and its replacement were two entirely different releases, Smiley Smile remains a sparsely arranged, highly unusual and very often overlooked piece of work in the Beach Boys catalog. A must have for anybody who fancies themselves a fan!

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VINYL FORMAT. 180 gram vinyl. 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 predating Pet Sounds) came along and did the job. Endless    [ read more ]

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The spring 2001 version of this two-LP-on-one-CD compilation, in 24-bit sound, is the best way ever to hear either of these albums. Smiley Smile was one of the most genial and unpretentious examples of psychedelic music to emerge in 1967, although at the time it was a difficult album for many fans to appreciate. A lot of it is comprised of what amounts to languid, almost impressionist sound paintings, some of them, such as "Wonderful" and "Wind Chimes," quite stunningly beautiful, and others, su   [ read more ]

CD $16.13

Collected for the first time ever - the complete Beach Boys U.S. Singles Collection from 1962-1965. This Limited Edition Deluxe box set with real wood inlay features 16 CDs faithfully reproducing the original vinyl singles. Each CD contains the original A & B sides in both mono and stereo. The collection includes eight previously unreleased stereo/mono mixes and a beautiful 48 page "sand covered" book.

16xCD $124.99

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This documentary details the Beach Boys rise to success with rarely seen footage of the band, while it exposes the Summer of Love's darkest side and investigates the connections between some of the most controversial characters of that period (Anton La Vey, Kenneth Anger, and Brian Wilson) and their connection to the Manson Family.

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