Album
Surfin' Safari
1962 · Rock
25 collectors on Gatefold own this
Surfin' Safari is a Rock album by The Beach Boys, originally released in 1962. On Gatefold: 120 pressings tracked, owned by 25 collectors.
About
The Beach Boys' first album, released Oct. 1, 1962, features the band's debut single ("Surfin'"), the follow-up ("Surfin' Safari"), and inspired performances throughout, even if some material sounds too green to compete with the band's best work. In the early '60s, record companies considered the pop album something that featured a hit single, filled out with covers and lesser originals, with little care going into the final product. However, Brian Wilson's abilities to craft superior harmonies and write songs were already in evidence, as he cowrote a majority of the tracks with either fellow Beach Boy Mike Love or musician/producer Gary Usher. While Love handles most of the lead vocals, Dennis Wilson takes a gorgeous turn at Herb Alpert's "Little Girl (You're My Miss America)," Brian nearly suggests future glory with the relatively slight "Cuckoo Clock," and Carl Wilson gives his all to Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues." Despite the limitations of the studio and the group's inexperience, the <i>energy</i> here makes this an early classic from a seminal American rock 'n' roll band.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Surfin' Safari2:05
- A2County Fair2:15
- A3Ten Little Indians1:30
- A4Chug-A-Lug2:00
- A5Little Miss America2:05
- A64091:58
Side B
- B1Surfin'2:10
- B2Heads You Win - Tails I Lose2:18
- B3Summertime Blues2:10
- B4Cuckoo Clock2:08
- B5Moon Dawg2:00
- B6The Shift1:54
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Surf Rock
- jangly
- euphoric
- summer
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alan JardineHARMONY VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS VOCALS ACOUSTIC BASS
- Brian WilsonARRANGED BY , LEADER BASS GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS BASS, KEYBOARDS, HARMONY VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS
- Carl WilsonLEAD GUITAR LEAD GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS LEAD GUITAR, VOCALS
- David MarksRHYTHM GUITAR RHYTHM GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS RHYTHM GUITAR, HARMONY VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS
- Dennis WilsonDRUMS, HARMONY VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS DRUMS, VOCALS VOCALS, DRUMS
- Mike LoveLEAD VOCALS LEAD VOCALS , TENOR VOCALS , BASS VOCALS LEAD VOCALS, BASS VOCALS
- Nick VenetHARMONY VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, ELECTRIC GUITAR
25 collectors on Gatefold own this · 120 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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