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THE BEACH BOYS

DISCOGRAPHY FOR U.S.A. 1961-1976


Dec 1961 7" Surfin'
    Surfin' 2.10 / Luau 1.43 (X Records 301) (later reissue 7": Candix 301 & Candix 308)
Both tracks recorded 3 Oct 1961.

April ca 1962 7" Kenny and The Cadets: Barbie

    Barbie 2.12 / What Is a Young Girl Made of 2.20 (Randy Records, 422)
Both tracks recorded (as Kenny and The Cadets, not Beach Boys) 8 March 1962.

4 June 1962 7" Surfin' Safari

    Surfin' Safari 2.05 / 409 (1.59) (Capitol 4777)
Both tracks recorded 19 April 1962.

1 Oct 1962 LP SURFIN' SAFARI

  1. Surfin' Safari 2.05
  2. County Fair 2.15
  3. Ten Little Indians 1.26
  4. Chug-a-Lug 1.59
  5. Little Girl (You're My Miss America) 2.04
  6. 409 (1.59)
  1. Surfin' 2.10
  2. Heads You Win - Tails I Lose 2.17
  3. Summertime Blues 2.09
  4. Cuckoo Clock 2.08
  5. Moon Dawg 2.00
  6. The Shift 1.52 (Capitol 1808)
    CD 2 in 2014 European 2-CD:
    First Beach Boys Session 3 Oct 1961:
  1. Studio Chatter 0.17
  2. Surfin' (First Attempt) 2.25
  3. Studio Chatter 0.08
  4. Surfin' (Master Take) 2.19
  5. Studio Chatter 0.24
  6. Luau (First Attempt) 1.48
  7. Luau (Master Take B-Side) 1.47
    Candix Recording Session 8 Feb 1962:
  8. Surfin' Safari 2.06
  9. Studio Chatter 0.21
  10. Surfin' Safari (Master) 2.05
  11. Studio Chatter 1.01
  12. Surfer Girl (Master) 2.25
  13. Judy (Take 1) 2.18
  14. Judy (Master) 2.18
  15. Beach Boys Stomp (Karate) 2.13
  16. Surfin Safari (Overdub Demo) 2.07
    Recorded as "The Pendeltones" 15 Sep 1961:
  17. Lavender 2.32
  18. Luau 1.45
  19. Surfin' 2.28
    Recorded as "Kenny & The Cadets" 8 March 1962:
  20. Barbie (Stereo) 2.20
  21. What Is a Young Girl Made of? (Stereo) 2.15 (2-CD 2014: Easy Action Recordings Ltd. EARS061)
Main LP: "Surfin'" recorded 3 Oct 1961, "Surfin' Safari" & 409 recorded 19 April 1962, remaining tracks recorded 8 Aug & 5-6 Sep 1962.

26 Nov 1962 7" Ten Little Indians

    Ten Little Indians / County Fair (Capitol 4880)


4 March 1963 7" Surfin' USA

    Surfin' U.S.A. 2.27 / Shut Down 1.54 (Capitol 4932)
25 March 1963 LP SURFIN' USA
  1. Surfin' USA 2.27
  2. Farmer's Daughter 1.49
  3. Misirlou 2.03
  4. Stoked 1.59
  5. Lonely Sea 2.21
  6. Shut Down 1.49
  1. Noble Surfer 1.51
  2. Honky Tonk 2.01
  3. Lana 1.39
  4. Surf Jam 2.10
  5. Let's Go Trippin' 1.57
  6. Finders Keepers 1.38 (Capitol 2027)


22 July 1963 7" Surfer Girl

    Surfer Girl 2.26 / Little Deuce Coupe 1.38 (Capitol 5009)
16 Sep 1963 LP SURFER GIRL
  1. Surfer Girl 2.26
  2. Catch a Wave 2.07
  3. The Surfer Moon 2.11
  4. South Bay Surfer 1.45
  5. The Rocking Surfer 2.00
  6. Little Deuce Coupe 1.38
  1. In My Room 2.11
  2. Hawaii 1.59
  3. Surfers Rule 1.54
  4. Our Car Club 2.22
  5. Your Summer Dream 2.27
  6. Boogie Woodie 1.56 (Capitol 1981)


7 Oct 1963 LP LITTLE DEUCE COUP

  1. Little Deuce Coupe 1.50
  2. Ballad of Ole' Betsy 2.15
  3. Be True To Your School 2.05
  4. Car Crazy Cutie 2.40
  5. Cherry, Cherry Coupe 1.50
  6. 409 1.58
  1. Shut Down 1.50
  2. Spirit of America 2.40
  3. Our Car Club 2.15
  4. No-Go Showboat 1.52
  5. A Young Man Is Gone 2.15
  6. Custom Machine 1.40 (Capitol 1998)
28 Oct 1963 7" Be True To Your School
    Be True To Your School 2.09 [single version] / In My Room 2.11 (Capitol 5069)


Dec 1963 7" Little Saint Nick

    Little Saint Nick 2.00 / The Lord's Prayer


1 Feb 1964 7" Fun, Fun, Fun

    Fun, Fun, Fun 2.16 / Why Do Fools Fall in Love 2.05 (Capitol 5118)
23 March 1964 LP SHUT DOWN VOLUME 2
  1. Fun, Fun, Fun 2.16
  2. Don't Worry Baby 2.45
  3. In the Parkin' Lot 1.55
  4. "Cassius" Love vs. "Sonny" Wilson 3.30
  5. The Warmth of the Sun 2.47
  6. This Car of Mine 1.35
  1. Why Do Fools Fall in Love 2.05
  2. Pom, Pom Play Girl 1.27
  3. Keep an Eye on Summer 2.17
  4. Shut Down, Part II 2.05
  5. Louie Louie 2.21
  6. Denny's Drums 1.55 (Capitol 2027)


11 May 1964 7" I Get Around

    I Get Around 2.12 / Don't Worry Baby 2.45 (Capitol 5174)
13 July 1964 LP ALL SUMMER LONG
  1. I Get Around 2.12
  2. All Summer Long 2.06
  3. Hushabye 2.40
  4. Little Honda 1.52
  5. We'll Run Away 2.00
  6. Carl's Big Chance 2.25
  1. Wendy 2.20
  2. Do You Remember? 1.37
  3. Girls on the Beach 2.25
  4. Drive-In 1.50
  5. Our Favourite Recording Sessions 2.00
  6. Don't Back Down 1.50 (Capitol 2110)
24 Aug 1964 7" When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)
    When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) 2.01 / She Knows Me Too Well 2.27 (Capitol 5245)
Both tracks released in 1965 on LP 'BEACH BOYS TODAY!'

21 Sep 1964 EP Four By The Beach Boys

    Wendy 2.20 / Don't Back Down 1.50 // Little Honda 1.52 / Hushabye 2.40 (Capitol R 5267)


19 Oct 1964 live LP BEACH BOYS CONCERT [Live 1 Aug 1964]

  1. Fun, Fun, Fun 2.26
  2. The Little Old Lady from Pasadena 3.00
  3. Little Deuce Coupe 2.27
  4. Long, Tall Texan 2.32
  5. In My Room 2.25
  6. Monster Mash 2.27
  7. Let's Go Trippin' 2.34
  1. Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow 2.18
  2. The Wanderer 2.00
  3. Hawaii 1.51
  4. Graduation Day 3.29
  5. I Get Around 2.42
  6. Johnny B. Goode 1.56 (Capitol 2198)
Recorded live 1 Aug 1964 at the Civic Auditorium in Sacramento, California.


Nov 1964 LP THE BEACH BOYS' CHRISTMAS ALBUM

  1. Little Saint Nick 1.59 [album version]
  2. The Man with All the Toys 1.32
  3. Santa's Beard 1.59
  4. Merry Christmas, Baby 2.22
  5. Christmas Day 1.47
  6. Frosty the Snowman 1.54
  1. We Three Kings of Orient Are 4.03
  2. Blue Christmas 3.09
  3. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town 2.20
  4. White Christmas 2.29
  5. I'll Be Home for Christmas 2.44
  6. Auld Lang Syne 1.19 (Capitol 2164)
Nov 1964 7" The Man with All the Toys
    The Man with All the Toys 1.30 / Blue Christmas 3.07 (Capitol 5312)


26 Oct 1964 7" Dance, Dance, Dance

    Dance, Dance, Dance 2.00 / The Warmth of the Sun 2.47 (Capitol 5306)
15 Feb 1965 7" Do You Wanna Dance?
    Do You Wanna Dance? 2.25 / Please Let Me Wonder 2.45 (Capitol 5372)
8 March 1965 LP THE BEACH BOYS TODAY!
  1. Do You Wanna Dance? 2.19
  2. Good to My Baby 2.16
  3. Don't Hurt My Little Sister 2.07
  4. When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) 2.01
  5. Help Me, Ronda 3.08
  6. Dance, Dance, Dance 1.59
  1. Please Let Me Wonder 2.45
  2. I'm So Young 2.30
  3. Kiss Me, Baby 2.35
  4. She Knows Me Too Well 2.27
  5. In the Back of My Mind 2.07
  6. Bull Session with the "Big Daddy" 2.10 (Capitol 2269)
26 April 1965 7" Help me Rhonda
    Help Me, Rhonda 2.45 [single version] / Kiss Me, Baby 2.34 (Capitol 5395)
5 July 1965 LP SUMMER DAYS [AND SUMMER NIGHTS!!]
  1. The Girl from New York City 1.53
  2. Amusement Parks U.S.A. 2.31
  3. Then I Kissed Her 2.15
  4. Salt Lake City 2.00
  5. Girl Don't Tell Me 2.17
  6. Help Me, Rhonda 2.45 [single version]
  1. California Girls 2.37
  2. Let Him Run Wild 2.21
  3. You're So Good To Me 2.14
  4. Summer Means New Love 1.58
  5. I'm Bugged at My Ol' Man 2.15
  6. And Your Dream Comes True 1.02 (Capitol 2354)
12 July 1965 7" California Girls
    California Girls 2.37 / Let Him Run Wild 2.21 (Capitol 5464)


8 Nov 1965 LP BEACH BOYS' PARTY!

  1. Hully Gully 2.22
  2. I Should Have Known Better 2.23
  3. Tell Me Why 1.39
  4. Papa-Omm-Mow-Wow 2.12
  5. Mountain of Love 2.47
  6. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away 2.43
  7. Devoted To You 1.19
  1. Alley Oop 2.53
  2. There's No Other Like My Baby 3.02
  3. Medley : I Get Around / Little Deuce Coup 3.31
  4. The Times They Are A-Changin' 2.13
  5. Barbara Ann 2.53 (Capitol 2398)
22 Nov 1965 non-LP 7" The Little Girl I Once Knew
    The Little Girl I Once Knew 2.35 / No Other (Like My Baby) 3.00 (Capitol 5540)
20 Dec 1965 7" Barbara Ann
    Barbara Ann 2.05 [single version] / Girl Don't Tell Me 2.17 (Capitol 5540)


7 March 1966 solo 7" Brian Wilson: Caroline, No

    Caroline, No 2.15 / Summer Means New Love 1.58 (Capitol 5610)
23 March 1966 7" Sloop John B
    Sloop John B 2.55 / You're So Good To Me 2.14 (Capitol 5602)
16 May 1966 LP PET SOUNDS
  1. Wouldn't It Be Nice 2.22
  2. You Still Believe in Me 2.33
  3. That's Not Me 2.27
  4. Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) 2.52
  5. I'm Waiting for the Day 3.01
  6. Let's Go away for Awhile 2.18
  7. Sloop John B 2.57
  1. God Only Knows 2.46
  2. I Know There's an Answer 3.10
  3. Here Today 2.38
  4. I Just Wasn't Made for These Times 3.21
  5. Pet Sounds 2.20
  6. Caroline No 2.16 (Capitol 2458)
18 July 1966 7" Wouldn't It Be Nice
    Wouldn't It Be Nice 2.22 [single version] / God Only Knows 2.46 (Capitol 5706)


10 Oct 1966 7" Good Vibrations

    Good Vibrations 3.35 / Let's Go away For Awhile 2.18 (Capitol 5676)
From the aborted "SMILE" LP.


24 July 1967 7" Heroes and Villains

    Heroes and Villains 3.36 / You're Welcome 1.17 (Brother Records 1001)
28 Aug 1967 solo 7" Beach Boys - Brian Wilson & Mike Love: Gettin' Hungry
    Gettin' Hungry 4.40 / Devoted to You 2.13 (Brother Records 1002)
18 Sep 1967 LP SMILEY SMILE
  1. Heroes and Villains 3.36
  2. Vegetables 2.05
  3. Fall Breaks Back to Winter (W. Woodpecker Symphony) 2.14
  4. She's Goin' Bald 2.12
  5. Little Pad 2.30
  1. Good Vibrations 3.35
  2. With Me Tonight 2.13
  3. Wind Chimes 2.36
  4. Gettin' Hungry 2.27
  5. Wonderful 2.20
  6. Whistle In 1.02 (Brother 9001)


23 Oct 1967 7" Wild Honey

    Wild Honey 2.35 / Wind Chimes 2.36 (Brother 2028)
18 Dec 1967 LP WILD HONEY
  1. Wild Honey 2.36
  2. Aren't You Glad 2.15
  3. I Was Made To Love Her 2.05
  4. Country Air 2.19
  5. A Thing Or Two 2.40
  1. Darlin' 2.11
  2. I'd Love Just To See You 1.48
  3. Here Comes the Night 2.42
  4. Let the Wind Blow 2.19
  5. How She Boogalooed It 1.56
  6. Mama Says 1.05 (Capitol 2859)
18 Dec 1967 7" Darlin'
    Darlin' 2.11 / Here Today 2.38 (Capitol 2068)


15 April 1968 7" Friends

    Friends 2.30 / Little Bird 1.57 (Capitol 2160)
24 June 1968 LP FRIENDS
  1. Meant for You 0.38
  2. Friends 2.30
  3. Wake the World 1.31
  4. Be Here in the Morning 2.17
  5. When a Man Needs a Woman 2.08
  6. Passing By 2.25
  1. Anna Lee, the Healer 1.54
  2. Little Bird 2.00
  3. Be Still 1.25
  4. Busy Doin' Nothin' 3.04
  5. Diamond Head 3.37
  6. Transcendental Meditation 1.49 (Capitol 2895)
8 July 1968 7" Do It Again
    Do It Again 2.19 / Wake the World 1.29 (Capitol 2239)
19 Aug 1968 instrumental coll-LP STACK-O-TRACKS
  1. Darlin' 2.12
  2. Salt Lake City 1.54
  3. Sloop John B 2.47
  4. In My Room 2.14
  5. Catch a Wave 1.57
  6. Wild Honey 2.35
  7. Little Saint Nick 1.48
  1. Do It Again 2.12
  2. Wouldn't It Be Nice 2.10
  3. God Only Knows 2.35
  4. Surfer Girl 2.16
  5. Little Honda 1.35
  6. Here Today 3.01
  7. You're So Good To Me 1.54
  8. Let Him Run Wild 2.12 (Capitol DKAO-2893)
(1970/1976) live LP (+ CD) LIVE IN LONDON / BEACH BOYS '69 [Live 1 Dec 1968]
  1. Darlin'
  2. Wouldn't It Be Nice
  3. Sloop John B.
  4. California Girls
  5. Do It Again
  6. Wake the World
  7. Aren't You Glad

  8. Bluebirds over the Mountain
  9. Their Hearts Were Full of Spring
  10. Good Vibrations
  11. God Only Knows
  12. Barbara Ann
Recorded live 1 Dec 1968 at Palladium, London. First released in 1970 as "LIVE IN LONDON", then in 1976 as "BEACH BOYS '69 - LIVE IN LONDON".

Dec 1968 7" Bluebirds over the Mountain

    Bluebirds over the Mountain 2.08 / Never Learn Not To Love 2.52 (Capitol 2360)
3 Feb 1969 LP 20/20
  1. Do It Again 2.24
  2. I Can Hear Music 2.38
  3. Bluebirds over the Mountain 2.58
  4. Be with Me 3.16
  5. All I Want To Do 2.02
  6. The Nearest Faraway Place 2.36
  1. Cotton Fields 2.18
  2. I Went To Sleep 1.32
  3. Time To Get Alone 2.40
  4. Never Learn Not To Love 2.34
  5. Our Prayer 1.05
  6. Cabinessence 3.33 (Capitol SKAO-133)
3 March 1969 7" I Can Hear Music
    I Can Hear Music 2.38 / All I Want To Do 2.02 (Capitol 2432)
16 June 1969 non-LP 7" Break Away
    Break Away 2.54 / Celebrate the News 3.03 (Capitol 2530)


23 Feb 1970 7" Add Some Music To Your Day

    Add Some Music To Your Day 3.39 / Susie Cincinnati 3.04 (Reprise Records 0894)
29 June 1970 7" Slip on Through
    Slip on Through 2.17 / This Whole World (Reprise Records)
31 Aug 1970 LP SUNFLOWER
  1. Slip on Through 2.13
  2. This Whole World 1.55
  3. Add Some Music To Your Day 3.27
  4. Deirdre 3.24
  5. Got To Know the Woman 2.37
  6. It'a About Time 2.52
  1. Tears in the Morning 4.02
  2. All I Wanna Do 2.32
  3. Forever 2.37
  4. Our Sweet Love 2.35
  5. At My Window 2.26
  6. Cool, Cool Water 5.00 (Reprise Records 6382)
1 March 1971 7" Cool, Cool Water
    Cool, Cool Water [single version] 3.23 / Forever (Reprise Records 0998)


30 Aug 1971 LP SURF'S UP

  1. Don't Go Near the Water 2.37
  2. Long Promised Road 3.28
  3. Take a Load off Your Feet 2.28
  4. Disney Girls (1957) 4.07
  5. Student Demonstration Time 3.45
  1. Feel Flows 4.44
  2. Lookin' at Tomorrow (A Welfare Song) 1.54
  3. A Day in the Life of a Tree 3.04
  4. 'Til I Die 2.29
  5. Surf's Up 4.11 (Reprise Records RS 6453)
11 Oct 1971 7" Long Promised Road
    Long Promised Road 3.28 / 'Til I Die 2.29 (Reprise Records 1074)
29 Nov 1971 7" Surf's Up
    Surf's Up 4.11 / Don't Go Near the Water 2.37 (Reprise Records 1058)


15 May 1972 2-LP THE BEACH BOYS: Carl and the Passions "So Tough"

    LP 1: Carl and the Passions "So Tough"
  1. You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone 3.26
  2. Here She Comes 5.08
  3. He Come Down 4.40
  4. Marcella 3.52

  5. Hold On Dear Brother 4.42
  6. Make It Good 2.34
  7. All This Is That 3.57
  8. Cuddle Up 5.42
    LP 2: Pet Sounds [1966]
  1. Wouldn't It Be Nice 2.22
  2. You Still Believe in Me 2.33
  3. That's Not Me 2.27
  4. Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) 2.52
  5. I'm Waiting for the Day 3.01
  6. Let's Go away for Awhile 2.18
  7. Sloop John B 2.57

  8. God Only Knows 2.46
  9. I Know There's an Answer 3.10
  10. Here Today 2.38
  11. I Just Wasn't Made for These Times 3.21
  12. Pet Sounds 2.20
  13. Caroline No 2.16 (Warner Bros. Records 2MS 2083)
Released in Europe as a single LP without Pet Sounds.


8 Jan 1973 LP HOLLAND

  1. Sail On Sailor 3.15
  2. Steamboat 4.29
  3. California Saga / Big Sur 3.55
  4. California Saga / The Breaks of Eagles 2.48
  5. California Saga / California 3.59

  6. The Trader 5.01
  7. Leaving This Town 5.36
  8. Only with You 2.56
  9. Funky Pretty 4.07 (Brother Records MS 2118)
8 Jan 1973 free 7" Mount Vernon and Fairway (A Fairy Tale)
    Mt. Vernon and Fairway - Theme 1.30 / I'm the Pied Piper 2.24 / Better Get Back in Bed 1.42 / Magic Transistor Radio 1.23 /
    I'm the Pied Piper 3.00 / Radio King Dom 2.37
Free with initial copies of the LP.

5 Feb 1973 7" Sail On Sailor

    Sail On Sailor 3.15 / Only with You 2.56 (Brother/Reprise Records 1138)
16 April 1973 7" California Saga
    California Saga (single version) 3.22 / Funky Pretty 4.07 (Brother/Reprise Records 1156)


19 Nov (?) 1973 live 2-LP THE BEACH BOYS IN CONCERT [Live 1972/1973]

  1. Sail On Sailor 3.20
  2. Sloop John B 2.50
  3. The Trader 4.40
  4. You Still Believe in Me 2.35
  5. California Girls 2.30
  6. Darlin' 2.22

  7. Marcella 3.20
  8. Caroline, No 3.00
  9. Leaving This Town 6.40
  10. Heroes and Villains 3.30

  11. Funky Pretty 4.05
  12. Let the Wind Blow 3.00
  13. Help Me, Rhonda 3.55
  14. Surfer Girl 2.25
  15. Wouldn't It Be Nice 3.00

  16. We Got Love 6.32
  17. Don't Worry Baby 2.30
  18. Surfin' U.S.A. 2.40
  19. Good Vibrations 3.07
  20. Fun, Fun, Fun 4.00 (2-LP: Warner Bros. Records 2RS 6484; 2-MC: K5-6484)
Recorded live during their winter 1972 tour and 1973 summer tour.


23 Dec 1974 7" Child of Winter (Christmas Song)

    Child of Winter (Christmas Song) / Susie Cincinnati [from 1970] (Brother/Reprise Records REP 14383)


24 May 1976 7" Rock and Roll Music

    Rock and Roll Music 2.26 / The T M Song 1.34 (Brother/Reprise Records RPS 1354)
5 July 1976 LP 15 BIG ONES
  1. Rock and Roll Music 2.26
  2. It's O.K. 2.18
  3. Had to Phone Ya 2.13
  4. Chapel of Love 2.34
  5. Everyone's in Love with You 2.40
  6. Talk to Me 2.13
  7. That Same Song 2.14
  8. T M Song 1.34

  9. Palisades Park 2.29
  10. Susie Cincinnati 2.55 [from 1970]
  11. A Casual Look 2.43
  12. Blueberry Hill 3.01
  13. Back Home 2.47
  14. In the Still of the Night 3.01
  15. Just Once in My Life 3.34 (Brother/Reprise Records MS 2251)
Recorded 30 Jan to 15 May 1976.

9 Aug 1976 7" It's O.K.

    It's O.K. 2.08 / Had to Phone Ya 2.13 (Brother/Reprise Records RPS 1368)


Copyright (c) 2010-02-27 Jonas Wårstad.

Last update 2011-11-28.


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