HOLLYWOOD, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Capitol/ EMI) - On June 10, Capitol/EMI will release the first complete collection of The Beach Boys' early Capitol Records singles, spanning the years 1962 to 1965. The Beach Boys: U.S. Singles Collection - The Capitol Years (1962-1965) will be released in a highly-collectible, limited edition boxed set of 16 CDs and as a digital collection. Each of the deluxe boxed set's CDs includes an original single's A and B-sides, plus other versions of most tracks, from additional mono and stereo mixes to live recordings. Eight previously unreleased mixes are among the new collection's 66 tracks.
The CD boxed set's lavish packaging includes 16 individual CDs in digipaks with faithfully reproduced original single artwork, plus a 48-page hardbound photo book with faux sand finish, housed in a striking '60s hotrod and surfboard-inspired red and yellow box with wood inlay.
The hit-packed set begins with 1962's "Surfin' Safari" and its B-side, "409," in their original mono mixes, paired with a 1965 concert recording of "409." Also included are The Beach Boys' timeless No 1 smash Pop hits "I Get Around" and "Help Me Rhonda," and Top 10 Pop hits "Surfin' USA," "Surfer Girl," "Be True To Your School," "Little Saint Nick," "Fun, Fun, Fun," "When I Grow Up To Be A Man," "Dance, Dance, Dance," "The Man With All The Toys," and "California Girls." The new collection's other hit sides include "Ten Little Indians," "Shut Down," "Little Deuce Coupe," "In My Room," "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?," "Don't Worry Baby," "Wendy," "Little Honda," "Do You Wanna Dance?" and "Please Let Me Wonder."
In 1961, The Beach Boys began singing about America's newest craze, surfing. What followed was a wave of hits that vividly expressed the lifestyles, dreams and ambitions of America's youth. Their signature sound, full of sun-drenched harmonies, golden melodies and descriptive lyrics, delivered a taste of the free and easy California lifestyle to listeners around the world. The music of The Beach Boys brings optimism and a beam of Southern California sun wherever it is played.
For more than four decades, The Beach Boys, originally comprised of the three Wilson brothers: Brian, Carl and Dennis, their cousin Mike Love, and school friend Al Jardine, have recorded and performed the music that has become the world's favorite soundtrack to summer. In 1962, Hawthorne neighbor David Marks joined the group for their first wave of hits on Capitol Records, leaving in late 1963, and in 1965, Bruce Johnston joined the band when Brian Wilson retired from touring.
The Beach Boys: U.S. Singles Collection - The Capitol Years (1962-1965) captures all of the earliest fun in the sun highlights from America's Band in one gorgeous, artful package. It follows the 2007 release of The Warmth Of The Sun, a new career-spanning collection compiled and sequenced by the band's Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love, and Brian Wilson to complement 2003's double-platinum certified Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys.
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The Beach Boys: U.S. Singles Collection - The Capitol Years (1962-1965)
(Deluxe, Limited Edition CD Boxed Set & Digital Collection)
CD Single 1
1. Surfin' Safari
(Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
mono single, Pop No 14 / charted 8-11-62
2. 409
(Brian Wilson - Mike Love - Gary Usher)
mono single, Pop No 76 / charted 10-13-62
3. 409 (Live)
Recorded live in Chicago 3-27-65, mono mix / previously unreleased
CD Single 2
1. Ten Little Indians
(Brian Wilson - Gary Usher)
mono single, Pop No 49 / charted 12-1-62
2. County Fair
(Brian Wilson - Gary Usher)
mono single
3. Punchline
(Brian Wilson)
Instrumental, mono mix from Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys
CD Single 3
1. Surfin' USA
(Chuck Berry - Brian Wilson)
mono single, Pop No 3 / charted 3-23-63; R&B No 20 / charted 4-20-63
2. Shut Down
(Brian Wilson - Roger Christian)
mono single, Pop No 23 / charted 4-27-63
3. Surfin' USA
original stereo mix from Surfin' U.S.A.
4. Shut Down
stereo mix from Sounds Of Summer
CD Single 4
1. Surfer Girl
(Brian Wilson)
mono single, Pop No 7 / charted 8-3-63; R&B No 18 / charted 8-31-63
2. Little Deuce Coupe
(Brian Wilson - Roger Christian)
mono single, Pop No 15 / charted 8-17-63; R&B No 28 / charted 8-24-63
3. Surfer Girl
original stereo mix from Surfer Girl
4. Little Deuce Coupe
original stereo mix from Surfer Girl
CD Single 5
1. Be True To Your School
(Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
mono single, Pop No 6 / charted 11-2-63; R&B No 27 / charted 11-16-63
2. In My Room
(Brian Wilson - Gary Usher)
mono single, Pop No 23 / charted 11-2-63
3. Be True To Your School
mono alternate version from Little Deuce Coupe
4. In My Room
original stereo mix from Surfer Girl
CD Single 6
1. Little Saint Nick
(Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
mono single, Pop No 3 / charted 12-21-63; also Pop No 6 / charted 12-5-64
2. The Lord's Prayer
(Albert Hay Malotte)
mono single
3. Little Saint Nick
new stereo mix / previously unreleased
4. The Lord's Prayer
stereo mix from Hawthorne, CA
CD Single 7
1. Fun, Fun, Fun
(Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
mono single, Pop No 5 / charted 2-15-64
2. Why Do Fools Fall In Love?
(Frankie Lymon - Morris Levy)
mono single, Pop No 120 / charted 2-15-64
3. Fun, Fun, Fun
original stereo mix from Shut Down, Vol. 2
4. Why Do Fools Fall In Love?
alternate mono single edit / previously unreleased
CD Single 8
1. I Get Around
(Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
mono single, Pop No 1 / charted 5-23-64
2. Don't Worry Baby
(Brian Wilson - Roger Christian)
mono single, Pop No 24 / charted 5-30-64
3. I Get Around
stereo track mix from Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys
4. Don't Worry Baby
original stereo mix from Shut Down, Vol. 2
CD Single 9
1. When I Grow Up To Be A Man
(Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
mono single, Pop No 9 / charted 9-5-64
2. She Knows Me Too Well
(Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
mono single
3. When I Grow Up To Be A Man
new stereo mix / previously unreleased
4. She Knows Me Too Well
new stereo mix / previously unreleased
CD/EP Single 10
1. Wendy
(Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
mono, Pop No 44 / charted 10-17-64
2. Don't Back Down
(Brian Wilson)
mono
3. Little Honda
(Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
Mono, Pop No 65 / charted 10-17-64
4. Hushabye
(Doc Pomus - M. Schuman)
mono
5. Wendy
stereo mix from Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys
6. Don't Back Down
original stereo mix from All Summer Long
7. Little Honda
original stereo mix from All Summer Long
8. Hushabye
original stereo mix from All Summer Long
CD Single 11
1. Dance, Dance, Dance
(Brian Wilson - Carl Wilson - Mike Love)
mono single, Pop No 8 / charted 11-7-64
2. The Warmth Of The Sun
(Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
mono single
3. Dance, Dance, Dance
stereo mix from Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys
4. The Warmth Of The Sun
original stereo mix from Shut Down, Vol. 2
CD Single 12
1. The Man With All The Toys
(Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
mono single, Pop No 3 / charted 12-5-64
2. Blue Christmas
(Billy Hayes - J. W. Johnson)
mono single
3. The Man With All The Toys
original stereo mix from The Beach Boys Christmas Album
4. Blue Christmas
original stereo mix from The Beach Boys Christmas Album
CD Single 13
1. Do You Wanna Dance?
(Bobby Freeman)
mono single, Pop No 12 / charted 2-27-65
2. Please Let Me Wonder
(Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
mono single, Pop No 52 / charted 3-6-65
3. Do You Wanna Dance?
new stereo track mix / previously unreleased
4. Please Let Me Wonder
stereo mix from The Warmth Of The Sun
CD Single 14
1. Help Me, Rhonda
(Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
mono single, Pop No 1 / charted 4-17-65
2. Kiss Me, Baby
(Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
mono single
3. Help Me, Rhonda
mono backing track from Beach Boys Party!/Stack-O-Tracks twofer
4. Kiss Me, Baby
stereo mix from The Warmth Of The Sun
CD Single 15
1. California Girls
(Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
mono single, Pop No 3 / charted 7-24-65
2. Let Him Run Wild
(Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
mono single
3. California Girls
stereo mix from Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys
4. Let Him Run Wild
stereo mix from The Warmth Of The Sun
CD Single 16 (Bonus Single)
1. All Dressed Up For School
(Brian Wilson)
mono mix (9-16-64) / previously unreleased original mono mix
2. I'm So Young
(W. H. Tyrus, Jr.)
mono mix (9-9-64) / previously unreleased original mono mix
3. Help Me, Rhonda
alternate mono mix from Endless Harmony
4. Graduation Day
(J. Sherman - N. Sherman)
stereo mix from Today / Summer Days twofer
Billboard chart positions courtesy of BPI Communications and Joel Whitburn's Record Research Publications.
