The Best of The Beach Boys

Track Listings

1. Fun, Fun, Fun

2. California Girls

3. Good Vibrations

4. I Get Around

5. Help Me, Rhonda

6. Wouldn't It Be Nice

7. Barbara Ann

8. Surfer Girl

9. Surfin' U.S.A.

10. Be True to Your School

Tracks:

California Girls
I Get Around
Surfin Safari
Surfin U.S.A.
Fun, Fun, Fun
Surfer Girl
Dont Worry Baby
Little Deuce Coupe
Shut Down
Help Me, Rhonda
Be True To Your School
When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
In My Room
God Only Knows
Sloop John B
Wouldnt It Be Nice
Getcha Back
Come Go With Me
Rock And Roll Music
Dance, Dance, Dance
Barbara Ann
Do You Wanna Dance?
Heroes And Villains
Good Timin
Kokomo
Do It Again
Wild Honey
Darlin
I Can Hear Music
Good Vibrations

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The cynic may question just how many Beach Boys greatest hits albums are enough. Everyone else, however, will appreciate what makes Sounds of Summer unique. This is the first single-disc collection to feature such a large cross section of hits from the group's entire career, spanning 1962's "Surfin' Safari" through 1988's "Kokomo." All 30 tracks, spanning several label changes, were Billboard Top 40 hits and are probably now as identifiable as the national anthem to anyone with radio or TV access. The fact that the tracks aren't in chronological order helps make for a fresh listening experience, as does the crisp digital sound. And yet these songs--even those that are more than four decades old--always sound strangely fresh and will likely remain so as long as there are beaches, young people, and that symbolic season of freedom and dreams. Which is to say that the title here passes the "truth in advertising" test. Perfect for those casual fans not yet ready to spring for the individual albums, Sounds of Summer is in many ways a better representation of this legendary band's art than Elvis' 30 No. 1 Hits and The Beatles 1 were of the King and the Fab Four. --Bill Holdship

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Customer Reviews:

Summer music is here --- again!.......2007-06-14

These are summer classics and to hear them again is a such a joy! It brings you back to the 60's (for those of us who remember the 60's). I bet the young people of today would get a kick out of listening to a pristine version of Surfin' USA, I Get Around, and some of the other classics.

Don't Worry, Baby is a personal favorite but it's the mono version. However, listening to it on a nice set of speakers makes it sound like it's in stereo. I would have liked "Warmth of the Sun" included in this collection but hey, 30 of the best Beach Boys songs on one CD, I'm not complaining!

The perfect Beach Boys collection for casual fans.......2007-06-14

Casual fans will find this to be the ultimate collection of the Beach Boys music as it contains all of the band's top 40 hits. 30 classic tunes from 1962 all the way to 1988 are here on a single CD with top-notch sound quality, rare photos of the band, and a nice essay inside the CD booklet. All of the early surf classics that everyone knows are presented along with lesser-known later hits that are just as worthy such as "I can hear music", "Do it Again", "Wild Honey", and "Getcha Back".

However, since this CD contains only the band's "top 40 singles", serious fans will find this collection a little less appealing since some of the Beach Boys' best music {including many good recordings after 1966} never made the top 40. Several of these songs such as "Let him run wild", "Catch a Wave", "Warmth of the Sun", and "Girls on the Beach" are not included in this otherwise excellent collection. Much of this worthy lesser-known material has just been reissued on the new highly recommended compilation "The Warmth of the Sun".

This is only a minor issue of course since "Sounds of Summer" is surely one of the most comprehensive greatest hits collections ever released by any band. ALL of the Beach Boys hit singles are here on one disc, which makes this an essential CD for every Beach Boys fan.

Must have.......2007-06-13

If you're not one that already owns every Beach Boy record, this is one that you'll want to pick up. With 30 tracks it's a great survey of the Beach Boys from way back then up until some of there more recent stuff. If you're not familiar with the Beach Boys, you'll probably be amazed at the number of tracks on this CD that you've heard before and are familiar with, but didn't quite make the connection that all that good stuff came from the Beach Boys.

Great Seller.......2007-06-12

Service was excellent and product in excellent condition. Would love to do business with seller again.

Great Sounds!.......2007-06-09

For those of us who remember crusing down the highway with the radio blasting, you can't beat this CD. You just have to sing along. It's a reminder of the times when music was exciting and fun. It's simply great music.

Spongebob Squarepants: The Best Day Ever

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The Best Album Ever!
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The Best Album Ever!!!
Better than the Beatles White album.

Spongebob Squarepants: The Best Day Ever
Various Artists
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Release Date: 2006-09-12

Tracks:

WH20 Radio Show Open
The Best Day Ever
SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas In Concert
Employee Of The Month
Patrick! Turn Your Radio Down!
Under My Rock
Mrs. Puff's Boating School Ad
Where's Gary?
The Tuneful Tuna's Advice
Barnacles!
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My Tighty Whiteys
Dover Sole With Bikini Bottom Weather
Ridin' The Hook
Squidward's Request
Superior
Krusty Krab Radio Spot
Doin' The Krabby Patty
Plankton James The Signal
You Will Obey!
That Was Weird
Who Wants To Race Me?
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Fishin' For Money
SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas Drop By WH20
Bikini Bottom/Rock Bottom

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It was only a matter of time before SpongeBob Squarepants became a star big enough to pull off a concept album. Where so many other megawatt celebrities, be they living and land-based or fictional and sea-dwelling, can get all high-minded and grand when cobbling together a theme for their music, though, our man Sponge proves he's as humble and porous as ever on The Best Day Ever, a 26-track bonanza that delivers us into WH2O studios for a "live broadcast" from Bikini Bottom. Under the phony programmatic direction of snazzy DJ Al Bacore (get it?), SpongeBob & the Hi-Seas--a motley assemblage of characters including Plankton, Squidward, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Pearl, and Sandy--trot out 13 songs between often gut-busting station-based interstitials (in one, hapless caller Patrick can't figure out he's supposed to turn down his radio to hear). The music and lyrics, if not the intentionally doofusy vocals, are inspired: Brian Wilson (how did they get him to agree to this?) sings backup on "Doin' the Krabby Patty," Flaco Jimenez lends Latin flair squeezebox-style on "Barnacles!," and Tommy Ramone of the Ramones hammers out a punkish percussive number on "Ridin' the Hook." Through it all, even when he's baring his soul in a heartwarming serenade to his tighty whiteys, SpongeBob's nice-guy persona sets a friendly, happy tone: the mood, loud and clear as a seal's bark, is pure best-day-ever celebration; the master of ceremonies works his yellowness, squareness and general dim-wittedness to masterful effect. --Tammy La Gorce

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SpongeBob SquarePants has his Best Day Ever! All new original music- created and written by Tom Kenny, the voice of SpongeBob and producer Andy Paley, who are accompanied by a crew of legendary musicians - including Brian Wilson, Tommy Ramone and Flaco Jimenez.

The album presents the work of the soon-to-be-legendary animated band - SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas - whose debut record is being previewed on Bikini Bottom's WH2O. With cleverly crafted interstitials that play like a retro-modern rock and roll radio show, mixed with soon-to-be classic modern songs, the album comprises a fun-filled 26 tracks!

Customer Reviews:

Music Fan.......2007-06-19

I dont have enough time to write something about each of these songs, but this cd is great!!! My favorite songs are: The Best Day Ever, Employee of the Month, Barnacles, Doing the Krabby Patty and Bikini Bottom/Rock Bottom. I reccomend this cd to Spongebob lovers.SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 4, Vol. 1SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 4, Vol. 2

The Best Album Ever!.......2007-05-27

Get ready for an amazing experience that will change your listening habits....then put on this album. The first song is a mind-blower! "The Best Day Ever" seems like a cute little summer fun song but after you get into it you realize that musically it's really heavy! This is like a Beach Boys song that sucks you in with it's cute little beat and lyric and then knocks you out with it's musical sophistication.
The next song is "Employee Of The Month". This is pure power-pop. The Who circa 1966 meets The Turtles.WOW!!!
"Under My Rock" is sung by Patrick. This is classic garage-rock. Rave-up at the end reminds me of The Count Five.
"My Tighty Whiteys" is simply the best song and best production that has been released since the hey day of the Brill Building. Again...this seems simple but it's super sophisticated! My vote for best bridge since "Wouldn't It Be Nice?". Andy Paley and Tom Kenny are a great writing team! This is what's missing from pop music!
There is something for every pop music fan on this album. Guest stars include...Brian Wilson , Mandy Barnett, Nino Tempo , Tommy Ramone, Flaco Jimenez, James Burton , N.R.B.Q., Tommy Morgan , Jerry "The Geator" Blavett
etc..
I never get tired of this record. It's on in my car all the time. I've given it to all my hip friends and they all love it , as do their young kids and their stoner , college-age kids!
It's a HIT!!!!

cd.......2007-05-23

my granddaughter truly enjoyed this we often listen to it while doing chores and sing along

The Best Album Ever!!!.......2007-04-03

We went to a live performance by Tom Kenny, Mr. Lawrence and the guys who made this record down at Amoeba Records in Hollywood. It was fabulous!! The songs are WONDERFUL!!! If you want to get into a good mood, buy this album! The songs are like 60's beach music, which is a perfect fit for Spongebob. My favorite song is Employee of the month, but I also love Plankton's "You Will Obey!!" with it's explosion at the end. The whole album is done like a radio show. My daughter loves to say AAAAL Bacore!!! Who is the Tuneful Tuna, a dj. This CD is great for the entire family and I give it my highest recommendation.

Better than the Beatles White album........2007-03-31

One of the best CD's we ever listened to. Sponge Bob and Crew are at thier best. Pleasant harmonies and nice structure of music. Very pleasing arrangements.

The Beach Boys - The Greatest Hits Vol. 3: Best of the Brother Years

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SURFING WATERS BOTH DEEP AND SHALLOW
The Finest Group Ever
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The Beach Boys - The Greatest Hits Vol. 3: Best of the Brother Years
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One of the most popular touring acts of the '70s and '80s, the Beach Boys nonetheless found sales of their new music disappointing for much of those decades. Their Brother Records imprint was stamped on some of the best albums of their "mature" period--Sunflower, Surf's Up, and the one-of-a-kind The Beach Boys Love You--but earlier classics such as "Surfin' U.S.A." and "Good Vibrations" remained their most popular work. This third volume of greatest hits collects 20 Brother cuts, including the occasional chart success ("Rock & Roll Music," the twice-released "Sail On, Sailor," "It's OK," "Getcha Back"). A few lesser-known winners ("This Whole World," "Long Promised Road," "Honkin' Down the Highway") provide welcome highlights. Still, the inclusion of one too many remade oldies on the disc's second half underscores the Beach Boys' loss of creative energy by 1980. --Rickey Wright

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SURFING WATERS BOTH DEEP AND SHALLOW.......2006-03-06

THE BEACH BOYS are one of those bands that have provided the soundtrack to my life. Growing up in Southern California, their music really does become a part of one's experiences. For instance, I can't hear 'Help Me, Rhonda' or 'The Girls On The Beach' without recalling my years of bodysurfing the waves near Santa Monica's lifeguard station #26. 'Good Vibrations' automatically transports me back to Santa Monica High School - located conveniently 2 blocks from the Pacific Ocean. (Sometimes the sound of the surf called more insistently than the school bell did.) Samohi's official school song, 'Hymn Of Praise' written by Ken Darby from the Class of 1927, starts out, "Oh Samohi, dear old Samohi / Queen of the setting sun / For you we toil, for you our banners fly / We win for you when victory's won!" But every pep rally I attended from '74 through '77 ended more "excitationally" with...

Good, good, good, good vibrations
(oom bop bop)
I'm pickin' up good vibrations
She's giving me excitations
(oom bop bop)

'In My Room' humorously reminds me of the time in 1986 when I found it on a jukebox in a Reno lounge and drove every other patron out of the place with it. I was in the bartender's doghouse, but what are ya gonna do with a liquidated cowboy who wants to hear 'In My Room'.....18 times? And while the richly melancholic 'The Warmth Of The Sun' is my all-time favorite Beach Boys song, there is a lot to be said for many of the tracks found on this compilation.

This is the final part of Capitol's Beach Boys Greatest Hits trilogy series. This one - which features 20 of The Boys' late period minor hits and nonhits - will be ignored by the casual Beach Boys fan, and that is an unfortunate mistake. True, these "leftovers" were recorded and released after the height of the band's popularity and creative success according to the music critics, but the Beach Boys, though they had largely moved away from their gorgeous and complex trademark vocal harmony arrangements, were still making some magic music. And some of it as sensitive and more intense than anything that preceded it.

For every lightweight and silly 'SUSIE CINCINNATI' and 'PEGGY SUE' on this collection, you'll also find a brooding 'TIL I DIE', or nostalgic 'DISNEY GIRLS (1957)', or yearning 'SURF'S UP.' No, we didn't need another version of 'ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC' or 'COME GO WITH ME' and yet, I'd hate to have missed out on the world-weary, but defiant 'LONG PROMISED ROAD', or the intricate protest song, 'THE TRADER', with its catchy movements that force my toes to tap or my feet to stomp.

Some of these songs, being more melodically subtle and lacking that instantly recognizable sound of The Boys' early hits, will require a bit more patience from the listener, but with time, that open-minded patience will certainly be rewarded. Of course, 'SAIL ON, SAILOR' you probably already know (I invented my pen name while it was playing through the sound system in a Coco's Restaurant); the lovely 'GOOD TIMIN'' is reminiscent of that lush harmonizing adopted from The Four Freshmen during The Beach Boys' infancy. And the well-chosen closer, 'CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'', with its urgent tenor sax solo actually eclipses the classic Mamas And Papas version. (Yeah, I couldn't believe it either!)

If all you desire is a balanced career retrospective of some of The Beach Boys' best music on a single disc, then go with 'Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson'. But the REAL fan will want the 3-part Capitol compilation series: 'The Greatest Hits, Vol 1: 20 Good Vibrations'; 'The Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: 20 More Good Vibrations'; and this disc, 'THE GREATEST HITS, VOL. 3: BEST OF THE BROTHER YEARS, 1970 - 1986.'

[*This review is dedicated to my new friend, the surf-riding, beach bike path-riding, and book-writing, MYSTICAL MARY. Evidently she was too shy to approach me on the beach bike path in 1989 to ask, "Riding my way?" She waited seventeen years and until I was living in Airheadzona, and she in Joisey, before saying anything to me. However, Mystical Mary is one of my favorite living writers, and I think you're going to be hearing about her before too long.]

The Finest Group Ever.......2005-01-02

California Saga. When I first heard it in my early twenties I was shocked. I bought two or three copies of "Holland" and wore them out. Glad I finally got this cd with some of their very finest music. It's sad that they were on the decline by the early seventies, but what they left was amazing.

Ed Glasner is an Idiot.......2004-08-13

The guy clearly knows not of what he speaks. This disc covers some of the most adventurous music the Beach Boys recorded. That they weren't exactly "hits" in chart placement certainly doesn't diminish their value. Indeed it is because of people like Ed Glasner who completely misunderstand the work that this music wasn't more financially successful for the group.

An Interesting Look At An Interesting Time In Their Career.......2004-07-20

By the 1970s', The Beach Boys' career had gone downhill. Once a surefire toop 10 hit machine, their singles barely made the top 30 and their albums fared even worse. So a hits collection from this time period may seem like an odd product. But it's a good way to explore this underrated period in their career since it includes several underrated gems and besides, one song here did manage to it the top five.

The first half (tracks 1 - 11) covers1970 - 1973. This is when they recorded much of their best material. Songs like "Add Some Music To Your Day", "This Whole World", Bruce Johnston's lush "Disney Girls", Brian Wilson's chilling "'Til I Die", Carl's magnum opus "The Trader" and the robust "Sail On Sailor" all could've been bigger hits than they were. "Surf's Up", the title track from their 1971 masterpiece, is the best song here. Starting off with an urgent vocal by Carl, it soon drifts into Brian's 1967 demo of the song, with its eerie piano and Brian's somber vocal.

The second half (tracks 12 - 20) covers 1976 - 86. It starts off with their huge comeback hit, a cover of Chuck Berry's "Rock And Roll Music". It was good but the Chuck Berry material should have ended with "Surfin' USA" and "Fun, Fun, Fun". The next song, "It's OK", was the single released after "Rock And Roll Music". While it wasn't as big a hit (Billboard # 29), I like it better. It's fun and orginal. "Honkin' Down The Highway" is a great Al Jardine number with a cool drum intro and a nice, spacey intro. The 1978 cover of "Peggy Sue" is surprisingly good. Unlike other covers, they stay in vein with the original recording and they succeed. Had this song been released during their heyday, it could have been a bigger hit. But you can't judge a song solely on its chart performance. 1979's top 40 hit "Good Timin'" is, in my opinion, their last masterpiece. With their harmonies evoking earlier songs like "Surfer Girl" and Carl's impassioned vocal, it truly is a marvelous studio creation. By jumping ahead to 1981, they leave out the number 12 hit "Beach Boys" medley, but that would be unnecessary since all of those songs made it onto "Greatest Hits, Volume 1". Instead, we get their cover of the Del - Vikings' 1957 hit "Come Go With Me". The song, a top 20 hit, is better than the original because of the harmonies and its beat. "Goin' On" is an odd number vaguely sounding a bit like Queen's "Somebody To Love" with its rising/fading/rising again/ading again and so on and so forth harmonies. "Getcha Back", a top 30 hit from 1985, is a great combination of old Beach Boys with modern sounds, its drum intro eminiscent of Dennis Wilson's. Finally, there's another pgood cover. "California Dreamin'" (with a haunting 12 - string guitatr provided by Byrd Roger McGuinn) is in vein of the Mamas and Papas hits.

Overall, a good collection that I recommend to all music fans. You will find yourself listening to it more than once. Also get their studio albums, inclduing "Pet Sounds" and "Friends"/"20/20", as well as both their boxed sets.

Hits?.......2004-06-25

Greatest HIts -- I don't think so.
Top 10 hits? Few.
Top 20 or even Top 40 hits? Again, few.
Grocery store music remakes? Lots.
Songs to skip? Again, lots.

Tracks:

Fun, Fun, Fun
California Girls
Good Vibrations
I Get Around
Help Me, Rhonda
Wouldn't It Be Nice
Barbara Ann
Surfer Girl
Surfin' U.S.A.
Be True To Your School

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Customer Reviews:

Either Love It Or Hate It.......2004-01-19

Admittedly, I really used to like this album. It was this album that got me into The Beach Boys' music. I used to play it all the time in my car. Then, as I got more and more into their music and I heard stuff from "Pet Sounds", "Friends" and "Sunflower", I realized that this album was nothing more than a cheap way to cash in on the success of The Beach Boys.

For a greatest hits collection, the song selection can hardly be beat - "California Girls", "Surfer Girl", "Fun Fun Fun", "Wouldn't It Be Nice", etc. There all here. But the complaint is for what's not here. With 10 tracks that equal a running time of about 20 minutes, there was enough room to include "Little Deuce Coupe", "Shut Down", "Surfin' Safari", "In My Room", "God Only Knows", "Surfin'", "409", "Little Saint Nick", and "Sloop John B." to make it a much more complete collection of hits.

If you want a single disc collection of The Beach Boys' greatest hits, then seek out "Sounds Of Summer". It has all 10 of the tracks on this cd, as well as 20 other hit singles. It also has better sound and liner notesby an experienced rock and roll researcher. Take my advice (and the advice of every other reviewer who gave this a one or two star review) and skip this album.

A cheap collection of classic songs.......2000-12-31

That one star review really annoyed me. All this is is a cheap way to obtain ten of the Beach Boys classics on one CD. Their early surf period is when they did their best songs, after that Brian Wilson's creativity fizzled. I'd rather hear Fun, Fun, Fun, Barbera-Ann and Wouldn't It Be Nice than stuff like I Can Hear Music, Kokomo or Then I Kissed Her. These are pure classics, and to be honest if you think such a veteran band, now lacking all three Wilsons, would be able to match these records if they re-entered the studio, you're living in cloud cuckoo land. These could well be among the band's ten best songs, though why God Only Knows isn't hear I don't know, and for such a low price..... But hey, I was forgetting- 'About 90% of this album is from the early 60's surfing career, plus a few songs from Pet Sounds'. Aside from the shaky maths of that statement, teh fact is their best songs were from said early surf period, and almost everything after Pet Sounds was tripe. 20 Golden Greats is a better set, but for the price this is an ideal introduction.

You can't cover the career of the Beach Boys in 10 songs........2000-11-27

As of this year, the Beach Boys have been together for 39 years. They have put out around 50 albums, not including greatest hits albums such as this. One of their albums has been called by MOJO magazine the best album of all time. All of their founding members, and two of the later members have put out solo efforts. They were in the top 5 best selling bands of the 60's, and have had many hits outside of the 60's. 10 songs?

If you want a greatest hits for the Beach Boys, try the Good Vibrations box set. That is about 8 hours of music, and it isn't nearly big enough. The best thing you can do is buy all the albums.

If you only want a slight intruduction, try something else. Anything else. About 90% of this album is from the early 60's surfing career, plus a few songs from Pet Sounds, the crowning achievement.

Capitol needs to learn to stop all these stupid greatest hits packages, and pressure the band to stop living off nostalgia and make a CD. At least Brian is still being productive, the genius that he is. It would be really cool if he formed a band.

Good luck Brian, and everybody out there, stay away from this and go buy Pet Sounds.

WONDERFUL But Short.......2000-02-28

The first BEACH BOYS tape I ever heard! It's a wonderful tape (and I'm mad because there are two tracks on the CD edition that don't come with the tape--you see, I don't have a CD player....) But wonderful songs that really brighten your spirits, no matter how short it is!

Great Music But A Really Short CD.......1999-10-04

The total time on this CD is about twenty minutes

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The strongest collection of their hits
The Very Best of the Beach Boys on One CD

The Very Best of the Beach Boys
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Surfin' Usa
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When I Grow Up
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Exclusive import only 30 track two cd collection. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Featuring all the hits you know and love. Highlights include, 'Wouldn't It Be Nice (Original Pet Sounds Mono Version)', 'Help Me Rhonda (Mono Single Version)', 'God Only Knows (Original Pet Sounds Mono Remastered Version)', 'Caroline No(Original Pet Sounds Mono Remastered Version)', 'Sloop John B. (Original Pet Sounds Mono Remastered Version)' other tracks include, 'Good Vibrartions', 'California Girls', 'I Get Around', 'Rock & Roll Music', 'Then I Kissed Her' and many more. 2001 EMI release.

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2001 digitally remastered UK only compilation. The best, most complete compilation yet! 30 timeless hits!

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The strongest collection of their hits.......2003-03-22

So many of their songs are well known, and not just to those who were raised on this music, but to people of all ages. Part of the reason may be that surf music is inextricably linked with the sixties - you won't find any modern equivalent.

Here you get the classic songs they wrote themselves - California girls, Fun fun fun, Good vibrations, Little deuce coupe, Help me Rhonda, God only knows, Darlin', I get around and Wouldn't it be nice to name just a few - together with songs that they covered in their own unique way - Do you wanna dance, Then I kissed her, Sloop John B and Cotton fields.

There have been plenty of compilations of their music down the years and will be many more. Given the number of classic songs they recorded, picking just thirty inevitably means that some great songs get left out. Yet, this compilation is as good as any you are ever likely to find. For absolute perfection, I would have preferred In my room or Bluebirds over the mountain (perhaps the best two songs not included) to Caroline no, but this is a minor quibble.

The Very Best of the Beach Boys on One CD.......2002-11-24

To find a CD with 30 hits of the Beach Boys was very hard, until I found "The Very Best of The Beach Boys". The sound is excellent and al the songs that are included here, are excellent too.Starting with "Good Vibrations", "California girls", "I get around", and ending with the great "Kokomo", each and every one of the songs will move us to another time, in the sixties or even in the seventies.And here is included too one of the finest and more beautiful songs ever wroten... "God only knows". I only miss two or three songs from the Beach Boys Album "L. A"., that I guess they had to be included here. But, even so, this is collector's CD, and I'm so glad that I have it.

1966: The Beat Goes On (Time-Life Music Classic Rock)

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Song list: 1 Byrds, The Eight Miles High (3:39) 2 Mamas & The Papas, The California Dreamin' (2:42) 3 Left Banke, The Walk Away Renée (2:44) 4 Sam & Dave Hold On! I'm Comin' (2:33) 5 Donovan Mellow Yellow (3:46) 6 Beach Boys, The Wouldn't It Be Nice (2:25) 7 Tommy James & The Shondells Hanky Panky (2:55) 8 Knickerbockers, The Lies (2:45) 9 Supremes, The My World Is Empty Without You (2:36) 10 Lou Christie Lightnin' Strikes (3:02) 11 Lovin' Spoonful, The Daydream (2:22) 12 Paul Revere & The Raiders Hungry (3:02) 13 Capitols, The Cool Jerk (2:28) 14 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels Devil With A Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly (3:06) 15 Monkees, The Last Train To Clarksville (2:45) 16 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Going To A Go-Go (2:48) 17 Outsiders, The (4) Time Won't Let Me (2:53) 18 Stevie Wonder Uptight (Everything's Alright) (2:56) 19 Los Bravos Black Is Black (2:59) 20 Wilson Pickett Land Of 1000 Dances (2:28) 21 Association, The (2) Along Comes Mary (2:52) 22 Yardbirds, The Over Under Sideways Down (2:20)

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best of the beach boys

Best of the Beach Boys: 10 Best Series
The Beach Boys
Manufacturer: EMI Special Products
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Not Too Late

ASIN: B000AHJ7TI
Release Date: 2005-08-30

Tracks:

Fun, Fun, Fun
California Girls
Good Vibrations
I Get Around
Help Me, Rhonda
Wouldn't It Be Nice
Barbara Ann
Surfer Girl
Surfin' USA
Be True To Your School

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best of the beach boys.......2005-10-02

i am sure most beach boys fans will have all these songs considering this is the umpteenth repackaging of them.However i have to give it 5 stars because these are timeless.Leading off with "fun,fun,fun" and finishing with "be true to your school"you can't help but sing along,tap your feet,& dance in your seat.The only thing maybe they could have differently was replace "surfer girl"with 1 more uptempo song.I love the song but the other 9 songs are mid-uptempo tunes,so the ballad doesn't seem to fit as well as another uptempo song would.

1964: Shakin' All Over (Time Life Music Classic Rock)

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1964: Shakin' All Over (Time Life Music Classic Rock)
Major Lance , Brenda Holloway , The Hondells , Jumpin' Gene Simmons , The Velvelettes , Jimmy Hughes , Bobby Bland , The Impressions , The Searchers , and Gerry and the Pacemakers
Manufacturer: Time-Life Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000FPHJBS

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Song listing: 1 Roy Orbison Oh, Pretty Woman (2:58) 2 Major Lance Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um (2:22) 3 Peter & Gordon I Don't Want To See You Again (2:01) 4 Chuck Berry Nadine (Is It You?) (2:34) 5 Brenda Holloway Every Little Bit Hurts (2:53) 6 Beach Boys, The Don't Worry Baby (2:49) 7 Hondells, The Little Honda (2:05) 8 Jumpin' Gene Simmons Haunted House (2:35) 9 Velvelettes, The Needle In A Haystack (2:26) 10 Dionne Warwick Walk On By (2:53) 11 Gerry & The Pacemakers Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying (2:37) 12 Diana Ross & The Supremes Baby Love (2:39) 13 Searchers, The Don't Throw Your Love Away (2:17) 14 Ventures, The Walk, Don't Run '64 (2:25) 15 Marvelettes, The Too Many Fish In The Sea (2:30) 16 Little Anthony & The Imperials I'm On The Outside (Looking In) (3:09) 17 Jimmy Hughes Steal Away (2:28) 18 Bobby Bland Ain't Nothing You Can Do (2:31) 19 Jan & Dean Drag City (2:17) 20 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Quicksand (2:36) 21 Impressions, The Talking About My Baby (2:32) 22 Bobby Vinton Mr. Lonely (2:39)

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1966: Time-Life Music Classic Rock
The Beach Boys , The Temptations , The Young Rascals , The Standells , Donovan , The Bobby Fuller Four , The Shadows of Knight , The Supremes , The Monkees , and Paul Revere and the Raiders
Manufacturer: Time-Life Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FXUYWQ

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Song listing: 1. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys 2. (I Know) I'm Losing You - The Temptations 3. Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals 4. Dirty Water - The Standells 5. Sunshine Superman - Donovan 6. Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville 7. Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful 8. Standing in the Shadows of Love - The Four Tops 9. I Fought the Law - The Bobby Fuller Four 10. Beauty is Only Skin Deep - The Temptations 11. When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge 12. Reach Out I'll Be There - The Four Tops 13. Gloria - The Shadows of Knight 14. Barbara Ann - The Beach Boys 15. Shapes of Things - The Yardbirds 16. Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? - The Lovin' Spoonful 17. Monday, Monday - The Mamas and the Papas 18. You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes 19. Wild Thing - The Troggs 20. I'm a Believer - The Monkees 21. Kicks - Paul Revere and the Raiders 22. Psychotic Reaction - The Count Five

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1964 Classic Rock: The Beat Goes On
The Honeycombs , The Dixie Cups , Don Covay , The Reflections , The Murmaids , Roy Orbison , The Pyramids , The Rip Chords , The Searchers , and The Jelly Beans
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ASIN: B000FPHK62

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Song listing: 1 Honeycombs, The Have I The Right (2:59) 2 Supremes, The Where Did Our Love Go (2:35) 3 Dixie Cups, The People Say (2:36) 4 Don Covay Mercy, Mercy (2:28) 5 Murmaids, The Popsicles And Icicles (2:35) 6 Roy Orbison It's Over (2:51) 7 Kingsmen, The Louie Louie (2:48) 8 Shangri-Las, The Give Him A Great Big Kiss (2:09) 9 Impressions, The Keep On Pushing (2:34) 10 Maxine Brown Oh No, Not My Baby (2:38) 11 Beach Boys, The When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) (2:04) 12 Searchers, The Love Potion Number Nine (2:08) 13 Reflections, The (2) (Just Like) Romeo And Juliet (2:23) 14 Marvin Gaye How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (3:01) 15 Jelly Beans, The I Wanna Love Him So Bad (2:45) 16 Four Tops Baby, I Need Your Loving (2:48) 17 Gene Pitney I'm Gonna Be Strong (2:16) 18 Rip Chords, The Hey, Little Cobra (2:04) 19 Pyramids, The Penetration (2:01) 20 Shirley Ellis The Name Game (3:03) 21 Marvin Gaye You're A Wonderful One (2:49) 22 Impressions, The Amen (3:28)

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1. Fun, Fun, Fun
2. California Girls
3. Good Vibrations
4. I Get Around
5. Help Me, Rhonda
6. Wouldn't It Be Nice
7. Barbara Ann
8. Surfer Girl
9. Surfin' U.S.A.
10. Be True to Your School

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