Holland
Released: Jan 8, 1973
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Released: Jan 8, 1973
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The California sun mixed with mysticisms and some outrageous sound experiments (all with a great beat). A failed effort to renew the group's sound with a change of venue (to Holland) that is...
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Wow! Great Concert!
Released: Jul 31, 1972
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Released: Jul 31, 1972
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An abridged version of Beach Boys Concert. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Carl and the Passions - So Tough
Released: May 15, 1972
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Released: May 15, 1972
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With the addition of drummer Ricky Fataar and guitarist Blondie Chaplin to the lineup, the Beach Boys entered a period of surprisingly earthy arrangements, obviously based on what they'd been...
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Surf's Up
Released: Aug 30, 1971
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Released: Aug 30, 1971
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The Beach Boys' catalog is littered with forgotten 1970s LPs that barely scraped the charts upon release but matured into solid fan favorites despite -- and occasionally, because of -- their many...
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Sunflower
Released: Aug 31, 1970
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Released: Aug 31, 1970
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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...
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Summertime Blues
Released: Jul 1, 1970
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Released: Jul 1, 1970
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This is an 11-track compilation of miscellaneous early Capitol recordings, none of them hits. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
A Vocal Element: Live 1967
Released: 2006
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Released: 2006
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During their November 1967 "Thanksgiving Tour," the Beach Boys -- without Brian Wilson, and with Daryl Dragon adding keyboards and Ron Brown bass -- recorded several of their shows for their own...
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Platinum Collection
Released: December 2005
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Released: December 2005
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This reviewer is a bit torn over how to approach this triple-CD EMI import of Beach Boys material, mostly because it's almost too good at what it does. It does encompass, in its nearly three-hour...
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Carnegie Hall 11-23-1972
Released: 2005
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Released: 2005
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The Beach Boys' show at Carnegie Hall on November 23, 1972, was professionally recorded, but not issued, though a couple of songs surfaced on the Endless Harmony compilation. This disc doesn't...
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