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Sounds of Summer: Very Best of The Beach Boys

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Track Listings

1 California Girls
2 I Get Around
3 Surfin’ Safari
4 Surfin’ U.S.A.
5 Fun, Fun, Fun
6 Surfer Girl
7 Don’t Worry Baby
8 Little Deuce Coupe
9 Shut Down
10 Help Me, Rhonda
11 Be True To Your School
12 When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
13 In My Room
14 God Only Knows
15 Sloop John B
16 Wouldn’t It Be Nice
17 Getcha Back
18 Come Go With Me
19 Rock And Roll Music
20 Dance, Dance, Dance
21 Barbara Ann
22 Do You Wanna Dance?
23 Heroes And Villains
24 Good Timin’
25 Kokomo
26 Do It Again
27 Wild Honey
28 Darlin’
29 I Can Hear Music
30 Good Vibrations

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2003 USA anthology - 30 hit tunes on 1 CD !

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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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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.84 x 5.55 x 0.47 inches; 4.97 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Capitol
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2129987
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2003
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 12, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Capitol
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000093BDX
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • Bman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Got here on time with no problems to disc
    Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2025
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    Alot of music by them I didn't have or hear before. Good price for alot of songs
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  • Brian King
    5.0 out of 5 stars It Takes Me Back
    Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2025
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    I grew up listening to the Beach Boys on the radio. Hearing their music is like traveling in a time machine, it takes me back. This CD contains 30 songs, (almost) all of them are must have.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Beach boys
    Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2025
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    Neat classic cd.
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  • Jay L. Rudko
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Beach Boys better than ever...almost.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2022
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    I've been a Beach Boys fan since I was in high school, and reading about this pending release intrigued me. All these tracks, in stereo, with several remixes...what's not to like? Their hits, plenty of album cuts... Oh, yeah! I had to get this!

    It came today, and, with one exception, it didn't disappoint. The remix engineers did some serious magic on the tracks that were updated. Many were the original stereo mixes from the group's heyday, and there were some that were remixed from the master tapes, appearing in stereo for presumably the first time. The only track that disappointed me was "Be True To Your School", which was the 1963 single version. Perhaps this was intended to be the "token" mono track; it really didn't make sense, since it appeared in stereo on another album. In all honesty, though, that's nitpicking.

    I was mostly interested, on the first playing, in the tracks that were hits. I started off with "I Get Around". This song, even on the original stereo LP, was in mono. Not here, though; the stereo mix brought out details in the music that had been covered up in the original album. "Help Me Rhonda" had a clarity and detail that had been missed in mono. The original album, "Summer Days and Summer Nights" had been originally mixed in mono only, no stereo mix. Capitol gave it the "Duophonic" treatment, which was fake stereo. That's exactly how it sounded. Thank goodness there's none of that here! Another favorite track is "Wendy". The original album, "All Summer Long", had this song in decent stereo, but there was a strange noise in the intro that I heard on every copy of the LP I had, mono or stereo. It's not on this CD, which means we hear it exactly as intended.

    Let's talk about the sound. The only thing that would have made it better would have been to have mixed it in 5.1 surround, on a Blu-ray Audio disc. But since they didn't do that, it's some of the best sounding stereo Beach Boys you'll ever hear. Clear, no distortion, dynamic as all get-out. You'll hear textures in the sound you didn't know were there. Bottom line: if you're a Beach Boys fan, this set is going to knock your socks off! Three discs, chock-full of "Fun, Fun, Fun"! Order this! You won't go wrong.
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  • Laurie B.
    5.0 out of 5 stars There will never be another sound like theirs.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2024
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    They became known to me in my teen years--the '50s. Nice to see their sound is still popular and still culturally relevant. This disc replaces my worn-out cassette tape of "Keepin' the Summer Alive"--from their early days.
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  • Kenneth W. Howe
    4.0 out of 5 stars Long awaited expanded edition is a keeper, well almost!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2022
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    As with all Beach Boys fans I was elated when I found out that this 3-CD remastered and expanded edition of the original "Sounds Of Summer" was to be released. This is the age of re-releasing classic albums from the last 40 to 60 years from almost every successful recording artist that has had an impact on Popular music in every genre and sub-genre one can think of. Also new box sets of artist's entire careers are released seemingly every month (with some, including The Beach Boys, surpassing previous box sets that are now 20 to 30 years old). Entire catalogues have been remastered, some with greater sound improvements than others. The Beach Boys are no exception to this renaissance of (trying) to improve on their marvelous, recorded history. I gave this new edition of "Sounds Of Summer" 4 stars. The reason I did not give it 5 stars is because, sadly, very few retrospective releases of any recording artist's work hit the proverbial "nail on the head", sort of speak, as to getting it right. There's always something that could or should have been done to make it better. Overall, the new "Sounds Of Summer" is an excellent retrospect of The Beach Boys career. However, there are a few quibbles about this release that deal with both sonic quality or "remastering" and track selection. First, the remastering. Remastering previously recorded music is a tricky proposition. It all comes down to how the music was originally recorded in the first place and what sources the remastering sound engineer has to work with (along with the experience and knowledge of the sound engineer him/herself). For some artists this has been a no brainer for remastering their catalogues. The Beatles and Pink Floyd are prime examples of their music having been recorded exceptionally well in the first place and then remastered years later with highly praised success. The Beach Boys' music always sounded great, sonically, from their early singles and albums through "Pet Sounds" and beyond. This no doubt is attributed to Brian Wilson's exceptional productions and his knack for experimentation and finding different sounds to expand on and also having the best sound engineers that Capitol Records could assign to the recordings. I don't think I've ever heard a "bad" Beach Boy song sonically speaking. Yes, there was always the mono versus stereo comparisons and arguments as to which is better but that is just a matter of preference really (as was The Beatles catalogue; mono or stereo). Wilson always preferred the mono mixes whereas Capitol wanted the stereo mixes. Anyway, with this release almost every track are the stereo versions with a few exceptions. The problem I find with this release (as well with a lot of other "remastered" releases in recent years) is that the remastering has gone overboard. By that I mean the volume levels are always maxed out leaving no room for subtle volume changes and giving the music space to "breathe". On many tracks there is also too much bass. Together with the maxed volume level this causes lousy distorted sound on any average stereo home system. Not all of the music buying public have stereo systems costing thousands of dollars that would interpret the music that is digitally embedded in the cds the same way as the state-of-the-art audio equipment that the remastering engineers use and hear back on when they remaster music. The simplest and most famous example I could give is the story of legendary producer Phil Spector when getting the "sound" he wanted would play a song back on cheap speakers similar to what would be inside of cars that would be playing what is heard on the radio. He wanted to make sure the sound would be correct when the masses heard it on THEIR sound systems. And he was right! Some tracks on this release suffer from over-remastering (a term that I have coined). In particular "Do You Wanna Dance" hits the volume ceiling and with too much bass, ruining Wilson's original production sound. Then, oddly enough, "Dance, Dance, Dance", which was from the same sessions from the "BBs Today" album, sounds more closer to the original production sound. "California Girls" is another track that suffers from over-remastering. The versions of these tracks in the 1993 "Beach Boys Good Vibrations" box set sound much better, IMHO, without all this maxed volume, bass obsession. These are glaring examples but there are a few others scattered about on the 3 cds. Now, track selection. Again, track selection for retrospective releases are always a sticky subject. It can make or break the intention of giving a fair yet introspective and interesting overview of any artist's career. Fortunately, I can say that this release does give a very good selection of Beach Boys tracks. But, there are a few quibbles here. Some tracks I am baffled as to why they were NOT included such as "Catch A Wave", "Please Let Me Wonder", "You Still Believe In Me", "God Only Knows", "Surf's Up" (the beautiful and haunting Brian Wilson solo demo version that was on the 1993 box set) and absolutely no tracks from 2012's critically acclaimed "That's Why God Made The Radio" album (on The BBs 50th anniversary). Instead, nonsense tracks like "Do You Like Worms?" and "Vegetables" (from the aborted "Smile" album) are here. There is, however, a very good sampling of tracks taken from the band's post "Holland" era that give a fair and interesting overview of the band's sometimes misguided and troublesome period. Also, the songs are presented in a somewhat mixed order, not in order of recording / release dates (which I prefer but it does depend on the artist; sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't). Overall though it is an interesting mix of all the Beach Boys periods (minus the 2012 "God Radio" album as mentioned). And for the money it is a fair price for the 3-cd set that also includes a well written booklet with info on every track. So, in the end, I'm sure that any casual or loyal Beah Boys fan would enjoy this release.
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  • Donnie Kidwell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cd
    Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2024
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    Great CD for a beach boys fan.
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  • leon6767
    5.0 out of 5 stars Très bien à écouter
    Reviewed in France on July 24, 2024
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    A écouter, c'est beau
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  • Pablo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Surfing Memories
    Reviewed in Italy on June 24, 2024
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    La magia della musica 🎶 dei The Beach Boys in tutte le sue sfumature lungo un viaggio senza tempo nell'estate della vita.
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  • Chadicus Roboticus
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent greatest hits album!
    Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2021
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    What can I say about the record? I purchased the vinyl version of this album. The album comes with two records and a paper insert with a write-up and pictures. The album contains all the familiar hits that I know - which is essentially I was looking for. It has all the typical "surfer" songs, and all of their popular hits as well such as "Help me, Rhonda" "when I grow up to be a man" "Wouldn't it be nice" and "Barbara Ann." I've listened to this record a few times and I enjoy having it on the background. If you're looking for a good introduction to a classic boy band - you can't go wrong with this greatest hits album.

    The record was packaged well in a hard cardboard sleeve - which I feel adds a lot of protection from damage during shipping. The records play fine - no trouble there.
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    Chadicus Roboticus
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Excellent greatest hits album!

    Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2021
    What can I say about the record? I purchased the vinyl version of this album. The album comes with two records and a paper insert with a write-up and pictures. The album contains all the familiar hits that I know - which is essentially I was looking for. It has all the typical "surfer" songs, and all of their popular hits as well such as "Help me, Rhonda" "when I grow up to be a man" "Wouldn't it be nice" and "Barbara Ann." I've listened to this record a few times and I enjoy having it on the background. If you're looking for a good introduction to a classic boy band - you can't go wrong with this greatest hits album.

    The record was packaged well in a hard cardboard sleeve - which I feel adds a lot of protection from damage during shipping. The records play fine - no trouble there.
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  • F. Van Der Scheer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Tamelijk complete verzamelaar
    Reviewed in the Netherlands on March 5, 2024
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    Deze verzamelaar is tamelijk compleet. Je krijgt veel nummers voor relatief weinig geld. Toch zijn er ook minputen:
    - De nummers Then I Kissed Her, Tears in the Morning, Breakaway en Surfin' ontbreken.
    - De verpakking is waardeloos. De cd's zijn er moeilijk uit te krijgen en twee schijfjes waren zelfs vastgelijmd.
    - De nummers staan niet op chronologische volgorde.
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  • Moises Turon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ok
    Reviewed in Spain on February 1, 2024
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    Ok
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