Endless Summer

~ Release by The Beach Boys (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Surfin' Safari
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Nick Venet and Murry Wilson
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (in 1962-06, on 1962-06-13)
recording of:
Surfin’ Safari (on 1962-06-13)
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
publisher:
Guild Music Company
lyrics quoted on:
Hot Wax
4.152:08
2Surfer Girl
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
bass guitar, piano and lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder) (on 1963-06-12)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1963-06-12)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1963-06-12)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
David Marks (on 1963-06-12)
background vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1963-06-12), David Marks (on 1963-06-12), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1963-06-12) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1963-06-12)
recording of:
Surfer Girl (on 1963-06-12)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee
3.72:29
3Catch a Wave
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
bass guitar and bass vocals:
Al Jardine (on 1963-07-16)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1963-07-16)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1963-07-16)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
David Marks (on 1963-07-16)
harp:
Maureen Love (on 1963-07-16)
organ and piano:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder) (on 1963-07-16)
background vocals:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1963-07-16) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1963-07-16)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1963-07-16) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder) (on 1963-07-16)
recording of:
Catch a Wave (on 1963-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
32:10
4The Warmth of the Sun
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder) (on 1964-01-01)
recording of:
The Warmth of the Sun (on 1964-01-01)
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3.52:54
5Surfin' U.S.A.
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Nick Venet
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1963-01-31)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1963-01-31)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1963 (number: 9)
recording of:
Surfin’ U.S.A. (on 1963-01-31)
lyricist:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music Publishing Company and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Sweet Little Sixteen
4.62:29
6Be True to Your School
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1963-09-02)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
recording of:
Be True to Your School (on 1963-09-02)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
4.252:08
7Little Deuce Coupe
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1963-06-12)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
recording of:
Little Deuce Coupe (on 1963-06-12)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Christian (US radio personality and lyricist) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
3.351:41
8In My Room
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder) (on 1963-07-16)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 209)
recording of:
In My Room (on 1963-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Usher and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
32:15
9Shut Down
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Nick Venet and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1963-01-31)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1963-01-31)
recording of:
Shut Down (on 1963-01-31)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Christian (US radio personality and lyricist) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
3.51:52
10Fun, Fun, Fun
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
baritone saxophone:
Jay Migliori
bass guitar:
Al Jardine and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Ray Pohlman
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys)
guitar:
Al Jardine and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
Hammond organ and piano:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
tambourine:
Hal Blaine
tenor saxophone:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist)
background vocals:
Al Jardine, Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys)
bass vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1964-01-01)
recorded at:
United Western Recorders Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Fun, Fun, Fun (on 1964-01-01)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
publisher:
Elmwin Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label)
3.62:05
11I Get Around
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
bass guitar:
Al Jardine (on 1964-04-02)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1964-04-02)
electric bass guitar [6-string electric bass guitar]:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (on 1964-04-02) and Ray Pohlman (on 1964-04-02)
electric guitar:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1964-04-02)
Hammond organ [Hammond B3 organ], harpsichord, piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder) (on 1964-04-02)
percussion [rim with thin stick] and timbales [timbales with brush]:
Hal Blaine (on 1964-04-02)
background vocals:
Al Jardine (on 1964-04-02), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1964-04-02) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1964-04-02)
bass vocals and lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1964-04-02)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
recording of:
I Get Around (on 1964-04-02)
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., Sea of Tunes, Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher - do NOT use as a release label), Victor Music Arts, Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
4.652:15
12The Girls on the Beach
engineer:
Chuck Britz
recording of:
Girls on the Beach (in 1964-05)
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
32:27
13Wendy
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
bass guitar:
Al Jardine (in 1964-04)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (in 1964-04)
guitar:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (in 1964-04)
organ and piano:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder) (in 1964-04)
background vocals:
Al Jardine (in 1964-04), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (in 1964-04) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (in 1964-04)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (in 1964-04) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder) (in 1964-04)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
recording of:
Wendy (in 1964-04)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
2.652:18
14Let Him Run Wild
engineer:
Chuck Britz
12 string guitar:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28)
acoustic bass guitar:
Jimmy Bond (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28)
bass guitar:
Carol Kaye (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28)
electric piano:
Leon Russell (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28)
guitar:
Howard Roberts (jazz guitarist, educator, session musician and producer) (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28)
handclaps:
Al Jardine (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28), Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys) (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28), Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28), Ron Swallow (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28), Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder) (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28)
membranophone:
Hal Blain (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28)
tambourine:
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28)
tenor saxophone:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist) (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28)
vibraphone:
Frank Capp (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28)
wood block [wood block hit on tambourine]:
Billy Strange (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28)
background vocals:
Al Jardine (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28), Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys) (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28), Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28), Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder) (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder) (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28)
recording of:
Let Him Run Wild (from 1965-03-20 until 1965-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
22:24
15Don't Worry Baby
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder) (on 1964-02-20)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 176)
recording of:
Don’t Worry Baby (on 1964-02-20)
writer:
Roger Christian (US radio personality and lyricist) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
publisher:
Essex Music International, Irving Music, Inc., Sea of Tunes, Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher - do NOT use as a release label), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
4.12:49
16California Girls
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
12 string guitar:
Jerry Cole (on 1965-04-06) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1965-04-06)
baritone saxophone:
Jay Migliori (on 1965-04-06)
bass guitar:
Carol Kaye (on 1965-04-06)
bass saxophone:
Jack Nimitz (on 1965-04-06)
double bass [upright bass]:
Lyle Ritz (on 1965-04-06)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (on 1965-04-06)
guitar:
Howard Roberts (jazz guitarist, educator, session musician and producer) (on 1965-04-06)
organ:
Al De Lory (on 1965-04-06)
piano:
Leon Russell (on 1965-04-06)
tambourine:
Billy Strange (on 1965-04-06)
tenor saxophone:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist) (on 1965-04-06)
trumpet:
Roy Caton (on 1965-04-06)
vibraphone:
Frank Capp (on 1965-04-06)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1965-04-06)
vocals:
Al Jardine (on 1965-04-06), Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys) (on 1965-04-06), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1965-04-06) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1965-04-06)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-04-06)
recording of:
California Girls (on 1965-04-06)
lyricist and composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4.352:42
17Girl Don't Tell Me
engineer:
Chuck Britz
lead vocals:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1965-04-30)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-04-30)
recording of:
Girl Don’t Tell Me (on 1965-04-30)
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
32:21
18Help Me, Rhonda
engineer:
Chuck Britz
lead vocals:
Al Jardine (from 1965-01-08 until 1965-01-19)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1965-01-08 until 1965-01-19)
recording of:
Help Me, Rhonda (from 1965-01-08 until 1965-01-19)
additional lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4.353:10
19You're So Good to Me
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Alan Boyd (musician, sound engineer, producer and filmmaker), Mark Linett and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder) (on 1965-05-24)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-05-24)
recording of:
You’re So Good to Me (on 1965-05-24)
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
32:17
20All Summer Long
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
electric bass guitar:
Al Jardine (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
electric guitar [electric rhythm guitars]:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
fife and piccolo:
Jay Migliori (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
marimba and xylophone:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
tenor saxophone:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
background vocals:
Al Jardine (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07), Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
bass vocals and lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
recording of:
All Summer Long (from 1964-05-06 until 1964-05-07)
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
3.352:08
21Good Vibrations
recording engineer:
Bruce Botnick, Chuck Britz and Larry Levine
engineer:
Chuck Britz and Jim Lockert (Enginear)
producer:
The Beach Boys (American rock band) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
mixer:
Derry FitzGerald
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
recorded at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 6) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 53)
recording of:
Good Vibrations (Love/Wilson lyrics, common version) (from 1966-02 until 1966-06)
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country-specific information is available)
version of:
Good Vibrations (Tony Asher lyrics)
4.23:37