Beach Boys Concert
Beach Boys Concert | ||||
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Live album by the Beach Boys | ||||
Released | October 19, 1964 | |||
Recorded | December 21, 1963; August 1964 | |||
Venue | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California (1963; August 1, 1964) | |||
Studio | Western, Hollywood (August 30) | |||
Genre | Surf rock, rock and roll | |||
Length | 32:07 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Brian Wilson | |||
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Beach Boys Concert is the first live album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on October 19, 1964. It is their seventh album in all, and their third alone in the same year. It was their first of two chart-topping albums in the US (the other was their 1974 greatest hit compilation, Endless Summer), as well as the first live album to top pop music record charts,[5] maintaining its position for four weeks during a sixty-two-week chart stay, and becoming another gold seller.
The album was recorded live at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California, though it received heavy post-production treatment. Because Brian Wilson was about to vacate his position in the live group, and would only perform sporadically with them over the course of the next three decades, it is one of the few live documents of the original line-up of the Beach Boys that has been officially released.
In 2014, Live in Sacramento 1964 was released, containing additional performances from these concert dates.[6]
Recording
The album includes several songs that the Beach Boys regularly performed live but had not previously included on an album, such as "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena", "Long Tall Texan", "Monster Mash", "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow", "The Wanderer", "Graduation Day", and "Johnny B. Goode". Alongside those were a sampling of their hits, such as "Hawaii", "Fun, Fun, Fun", and "I Get Around". "Little Deuce Coupe", "In My Room", "Johnny B. Goode" and "Long Tall Texan" dated from the December 21, 1963 show.[7]
Variations
A truncated version was released on Pickwick Records as Wow! Great Concert! Beach Boys Concert (Capitol (S)TAO 2198) When their albums were remastered for CD in 1990 (and again in 2001), Beach Boys Concert was paired on CD with Live in London, with bonus tracks from both periods.
Track listing
- Side one
- "Fun, Fun, Fun" (Brian Wilson, Mike Love) – 2:26
- "The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)" (Don Altfeld, Jan Berry, Roger Christian) – 3:00
- "Little Deuce Coupe" (Brian Wilson, Roger Christian) – 2:27
- "Long, Tall Texan" (Henry Strezlecki) – 2:32
- "In My Room" (Brian Wilson, Gary Usher) – 2:25
- "Monster Mash" (Bobby Pickett, Lenny Capizzi) – 2:27
- "Let's Go Trippin'" (Dick Dale) – 2:34
- Side two
- "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" (Carl White, Al Frazier, Sonny Harris, Turner Wilson Jr.) – 2:18
- "The Wanderer" (Ernest Maresca) – 2:00
- "Hawaii" (Brian Wilson, Mike Love) – 1:51
- "Graduation Day" (Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman) – 3:29
- "I Get Around" (Brian Wilson, Mike Love) – 2:42
- "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry) – 1:56
- Beach Boys Concert / Live in London 1990/2001 CD reissue bonus tracks
- "Don't Worry Baby" (Brian Wilson, Roger Christian) – 2:57
- "Heroes and Villains" (Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks) – 3:45
Personnel
- The Beach Boys
- Mike Love – vocals; saxophone on "Long Tall Texan" and "Let's Go Trippin'"
- Al Jardine – vocals; rhythm guitar; bass guitar on "The Wanderer"
- Brian Wilson – vocals; bass guitar; drums on "The Wanderer"
- Carl Wilson – vocals, lead guitar
- Dennis Wilson – drums; lead vocals on "The Wanderer"
Charts
Chart (1964) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Top LPs | 1 |
References
- ^ Unterberger, Richie (1964-10-19). "Concert – The Beach Boys : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (October 2004). "The Beach Boys Concert/Live in London". Blender. Archived from the original on June 30, 2006. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; with Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 46. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Moskowitz 2015, p. 42.
- ^ "Beach Boys Release Two Expansive Archival Digital Albums Featuring Music from 1964". WFJA Classic Hits 105.5'. December 7, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ Ian Rusten, https://www.beachboysgigs.com/1963-2/
Sources
- Beach Boys Concert/Live in London CD booklet notes, David Leaf, c.1990.
- Moskowitz, David V., ed. (2015). The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-4408-0340-6.
- "The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and the Southern California Experience", Timothy White, c. 1994.
External links
- Beach Boys Concert at Discogs (list of releases)
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- Surfin' U.S.A.
- Surfer Girl
- Little Deuce Coupe
- Shut Down Volume 2
- All Summer Long
- The Beach Boys' Christmas Album
- The Beach Boys Today!
- Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
- Beach Boys' Party!
- Pet Sounds
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- Wild Honey
- Friends
- 20/20
- Sunflower
- Surf's Up
- Carl and the Passions – "So Tough"
- Holland
- 15 Big Ones
- The Beach Boys Love You
- M.I.U. Album
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- The Beach Boys
- Still Cruisin'
- Summer in Paradise
- Stars and Stripes Vol. 1
- That's Why God Made the Radio
- Beach Boys Concert
- Live in London
- The Beach Boys in Concert
- Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980
- Songs from Here & Back
- Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour
- Live in Sacramento 1964
- Live in Chicago 1965
- Graduation Day 1966
- 1967 – Live Sunshine
- The Beach Boys On Tour: 1968
compilations
- Endless Summer
- Rarities
- Made in U.S.A.
- Lost & Found (1961–62)
- Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys
- The Pet Sounds Sessions
- Endless Harmony
- Ultimate Christmas
- Hawthorne, CA
- Sounds of Summer
- The Smile Sessions
- Made in California
- The Big Beat 1963
- Keep an Eye on Summer 1964
- Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged
- Becoming the Beach Boys
- 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow
- Wake the World: The Friends Sessions
- I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions
- Feel Flows
- Sail On Sailor – 1972
- Documentary
concert films
- It's OK! (1976)
- An American Band (1985)
- Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (1995)
- Nashville Sounds (1996)
- Endless Harmony: The Beach Boys Story (1998)
- Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 (2002)
- Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile (2004)
- Doin' It Again (2012)
- Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (2021)
- The Beach Boys (2024)
- Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys (1990)
- An American Family (2000)
- Love & Mercy (2014)
- The Beach Boys and the California Myth
- Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961–1963
- Catch a Wave
- Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy
- Heroes and Villains: The True Story of the Beach Boys
- I Am Brian Wilson
- Inside the Music of Brian Wilson
- Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story
- The Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Brian Wilson Presents Smile
- Caroline Now!
- Good Vibrations (musical)
- Looking Back with Love
- Pacific Ocean Blue
- Pet Sounds Live
- A Postcard from California
- Smiling Pets
- Spring
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