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Beach Boys 50th anniversary releases – round-up

Written by admin on August 20, 2012 – 7:51 am -



The Beach Boys’ 50th anniversary celebrations continue next month with the release of two greatest hits collections and remastered editions of 12 Beach Boys albums.

The single disc “The Beach Boys: Greatest Hits” features 20 of the band’s most popular songs, including “California Girls,” “Good Vibrations,” “Surfin’ U.S.A.,” “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “God Only Knows,” “Kokomo,” and their latest single “That’s Why God Made The Radio”.

The deluxe, 2-CD “The Beach Boys: Greatest Hits – 50 Big Ones” includes all the big hits, plus the title track from “That’s Why God Made The Radio” and a new single version of “Isn’t It Time” from the new album. The deluxe collection also includes an expanded booklet and seven postcards.

The Beach Boys: Greatest Hits -  50 Big Ones

Both collections are released on September 24 in the UK/Canada and October 9 in the US.

Here’s the tracklists for the two greatest hits collections:

The Beach Boys: Greatest Hits

  1. That’s Why God Made The Radio
  2. California Girls
  3. Sloop John B
  4. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
  5. Surfer Girl
  6. Do It Again
  7. Surfin’ Safari
  8. Surfin’ U.S.A.
  9. Don’t Worry Baby
  10. Little Deuce Coupe
  11. I Get Around
  12. Fun, Fun, Fun
  13. Be True to Your School
  14. Dance, Dance, Dance
  15. All Summer Long
  16. Help Me, Rhonda
  17. Rock And Roll Music
  18. God Only Knows
  19. Good Vibrations
  20. Kokomo.

The Beach Boys: Greatest Hits – 50 Big Ones

CD 1

  1. California Girls
  2. Do It Again
  3. Surfin’ Safari
  4. Catch a Wave
  5. Little Honda
  6. Surfin’ U.S.A.
  7. Surfer Girl
  8. Don’t Worry Baby
  9. Little Deuce Coupe
  10. Shut Down
  11. I Get Around
  12. The Warmth of the Sun
  13. Please Let Me Wonder
  14. Wendy
  15. Getcha Back
  16. The Little Girl I Once Knew
  17. When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)
  18. It’s OK
  19. Dance, Dance, Dance
  20. Do You Wanna Dance
  21. Rock And Roll Music
  22. Barbara Ann
  23. All Summer Long
  24. Help Me, Rhonda
  25. Fun, Fun, Fun.

CD 2

  1. Kokomo
  2. You’re So Good To Me
  3. Wild Honey
  4. Darlin’
  5. In My Room
  6. All This Is That
  7. This Whole World
  8. Add Some Music To Your Day
  9. Cotton Fields
  10. I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
  11. Sail on, Sailor
  12. Surf’s Up
  13. Friends
  14. Heroes and Villains
  15. I Can Hear Music
  16. Good Timin’
  17. California Saga (On My Way to Sunny Californ-I-A)
  18. Isn’t It Time (single version)
  19. Kiss Me, Baby
  20. That’s Why God Made The Radio
  21. Forever
  22. God Only Knows
  23. Sloop John B
  24. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
  25. Good Vibrations.

Also out on September 24 outside North America and a day later in North America are remastered editions of 12 of the Beach Boys classic albums, namely:

  • “Surfin’ U.S.A.”
  • “Surfer Girl”
  • “Little Deuce Coupe”
  • “Shut Down, Volume 2”
  • “All Summer Long”
  • “The Beach Boys Today!”
  • “Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)”
  • “Beach Boys Party!”
  • “Pet Sounds”
  • “Smiley Smile”
  • “Sunflower (stereo mix only)”
  • “Surf’s Up (stereo mix only)”.

“Smiley Smile” and “Beach Boys Party!” are making their stereo debut, and “The Beach Boys Today!” and “Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)” are being released in stereo for the first time in their entirety.

A career-spanning Beach Boys 50th Anniversary box set is also scheduled for release later this year by Capitol/EMI.

Ahead of these titles comes the release on DVD and Blu-ray next week of “The Beach Boys – Doin’ It Again”. The hour-long documentary includes recent interviews with the band, live performances from the 50th anniversary tour, behind the scenes footage from the making of the new album “That’s Why God Made the Radio” and never-before-seen footage from the 1966 “Good Vibrations” recording sessions.

“The Beach Boys – Doin’ It Again” promo

All titles can be ordered now from:

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The Beach Boys: Greatest Hits (CD)

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The Beach Boys: Greatest Hits – 50 Big Ones (2 CDs)

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The Beach Boys – Remastered albums 2012

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The Beach Boys: Doin’ It Again (DVD)

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The Beach Boys: Doin’ It Again (Blu-ray)

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