Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys is a boxed set by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released in 1993 by Capitol Records which collects tracks spanning their entire career up to that point on four CDs. A fifth disc contains mostly studio session tracks, complete vocal and instrumental tracks, and rare live performances. The set also includes a car window decal. Though it never charted, Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys went gold in the US just over four months after its release.
| Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys | ||||
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| Released | July 29, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1960–1988 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 382:27 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Compiler | Mark Linett, David Leaf, Andy Paley | |||
| The Beach Boys chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| Blender | |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
The first four discs anthologize the band with mostly mono single versions, but also several demos and unreleased songs; the tracks are organized essentially in chronological order. Disc 2 includes 30 minutes of music from the 1966/1967 Smile sessions, which had been heavily bootlegged for years but never officially released. In addition, there is a hidden recording at the end of Disc 1 of a young Brian Wilson singing "Happy Birthday Four Freshmen" to his favorite vocal group into his multi-track tape recorder in 1960.
Track listing
All songs by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Surfin' U.S.A. (Demo Version)" | Brian Wilson, Chuck Berry | Previously unreleased | 1:49 |
| 2. | "Little Surfer Girl" | B. Wilson | Previously unreleased | 0:31 |
| 3. | "Surfin' (Rehearsal)" | Previously unreleased | 1:31 | |
| 4. | "Surfin'" (Featuring Take 1, followed by Take 7 (master)) | Surfin' Safari | 2:28 | |
| 5. | "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring (Demo)" | Bobby Troup | Previously unreleased | 2:35 |
| 6. | "Surfin' Safari" | Surfin' Safari | 2:16 | |
| 7. | "409" | B. Wilson, Mike Love, Gary Usher | Surfin' Safari | 2:09 |
| 8. | "Punchline (Instrumental)" | B. Wilson | Previously unreleased | 1:52 |
| 9. | "Surfin' U.S.A." | B. Wilson, Berry | Surfin' U.S.A. | 2:29 |
| 10. | "Shut Down" | B. Wilson, Roger Christian | Surfin' U.S.A. | 1:51 |
| 11. | "Surfer Girl" | B. Wilson | Surfer Girl | 2:26 |
| 12. | "Little Deuce Coupe" | B. Wilson, Christian | Surfer Girl | 1:48 |
| 13. | "In My Room" | B. Wilson, Usher | Surfer Girl | 2:15 |
| 14. | "Catch a Wave" | Surfer Girl | 2:18 | |
| 15. | "The Surfer Moon" | B. Wilson | Surfer Girl | 2:18 |
| 16. | "Be True to Your School (Single Version)" | B. Wilson | Little Deuce Coupe | 2:07 |
| 17. | "Spirit of America" | B. Wilson, Christian | Little Deuce Coupe | 2:20 |
| 18. | "Little Saint Nick (Single Version)" | B. Wilson | The Beach Boys' Christmas Album | 1:59 |
| 19. | "The Things We Did Last Summer" | J. Styne, S. Cahn | Previously unreleased | 2:27 |
| 20. | "Fun, Fun, Fun" | Shut Down Volume 2 | 2:19 | |
| 21. | "Don't Worry Baby" | B. Wilson, Christian | Shut Down Volume 2 | 2:49 |
| 22. | "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" | Frankie Lymon, Morris Levy | Shut Down Volume 2 | 2:08 |
| 23. | "The Warmth of the Sun" | Shut Down Volume 2 | 2:50 | |
| 24. | "I Get Around" | All Summer Long | 2:13 | |
| 25. | "All Summer Long" | All Summer Long | 2:07 | |
| 26. | "Little Honda" | All Summer Long | 1:51 | |
| 27. | "Wendy" | All Summer Long | 2:20 | |
| 28. | "Don't Back Down" | All Summer Long | 1:53 | |
| 29. | "Do You Want to Dance" | Bobby Freeman | The Beach Boys Today! | 2:17 |
| 30. | "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" | The Beach Boys Today! | 2:01 | |
| 31. | "Dance, Dance, Dance" | B. Wilson, Carl Wilson, Love | The Beach Boys Today! | 1:59 |
| 32. | "Please Let Me Wonder" | The Beach Boys Today! | 2:45 | |
| 33. | "She Knows Me Too Well" | The Beach Boys Today! | 2:28 | |
| 34. | "Radio Station Jingles/Concert Promo" | Previously unreleased | 1:03 | |
| 35. | "Hushabye (Live)" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | Previously unreleased | 3:56 |
| 36. | "Happy Birthday Four Freshmen (Hidden Track)" |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "California Girls" | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) | 2:37 | |
| 2. | "Help Me, Rhonda" | The Beach Boys Today! | 2:47 | |
| 3. | "Then I Kissed Her" | J. Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) | 2:15 |
| 4. | "And Your Dream Comes True" | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) | 1:06 | |
| 5. | "The Little Girl I Once Knew (45 RPM)" | B. Wilson | Non album single | 2:37 |
| 6. | "Barbara Ann (45 RPM)" | Fred Fassert | Beach Boys' Party! | 2:04 |
| 7. | "Ruby Baby (Outtake)" | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | Previously unreleased | 2:10 |
| 8. | "KOMA (Radio Promo Spot)" | Previously unreleased | 0:10 | |
| 9. | "Sloop John B" | Traditional; arranged by B. Wilson | Pet Sounds | 2:57 |
| 10. | "Wouldn't It Be Nice" | B. Wilson, Tony Asher | Pet Sounds | 2:23 |
| 11. | "You Still Believe in Me" | B. Wilson, Asher | Pet Sounds | 2:30 |
| 12. | "God Only Knows" | B. Wilson, Asher | Pet Sounds | 2:49 |
| 13. | "Hang On to Your Ego (Alternate Version)" | B. Wilson, Terry Sachen | Previously unreleased | 3:13 |
| 14. | "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" | B. Wilson, Asher | Pet Sounds | 3:12 |
| 15. | "Pet Sounds" | B. Wilson | Pet Sounds | 2:22 |
| 16. | "Caroline, No" | B. Wilson, Asher | Pet Sounds | 2:52 |
| 17. | "Good Vibrations (45 RPM)" | Non album single | 3:38 | |
| 18. | "Our Prayer" | B. Wilson | 20/20, intended for Smile | 1:07 |
| 19. | "Heroes and Villains" | B. Wilson, Van Dyke Parks | Smiley Smile, intended for Smile | 2:56 |
| 20. | "Heroes and Villains" (Sections)" | B. Wilson, Parks | Previously unreleased, intended for Smile | 6:40 |
| 21. | "Wonderful" | B. Wilson, Parks | Previously unreleased, intended for Smile | 2:02 |
| 22. | "Cabinessence" | B. Wilson, Parks | 20/20, intended for Smile | 3:33 |
| 23. | "Wind Chimes" | B. Wilson, Parks | Previously unreleased, intended for Smile | 2:32 |
| 24. | "Heroes and Villains (Intro)" | B. Wilson, Parks | Previously unreleased, intended for Smile | 0:35 |
| 25. | "Do You Like Worms" | B. Wilson, Parks | Previously unreleased, intended for Smile | 4:00 |
| 26. | "Vegetables" | B. Wilson, Parks | Previously unreleased, intended for Smile | 3:29 |
| 27. | "I Love to Say Da Da" | B. Wilson | Previously unreleased, intended for Smile | 1:34 |
| 28. | "Surf's Up" | B. Wilson, Parks | Previously unreleased, intended for Smile | 3:38 |
| 29. | "With Me Tonight" | B. Wilson | Smiley Smile | 2:17 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heroes and Villains" | B. Wilson, Parks | Smiley Smile | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Darlin'" | Wild Honey | 2:12 | |
| 3. | "Wild Honey" | Wild Honey | 2:37 | |
| 4. | "Let the Wind Blow" | Wild Honey | 2:21 | |
| 5. | "Can't Wait Too Long" | B. Wilson | Previously unreleased | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Cool, Cool Water" | B. Wilson | Previously unreleased | 1:12 |
| 7. | "Meant for You" | Friends | 0:40 | |
| 8. | "Friends" | B. Wilson, C. Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Al Jardine | Friends | 2:31 |
| 9. | "Little Bird" | D. Wilson, Stephen Kalinich | Friends | 1:58 |
| 10. | "Busy Doin' Nothin'" | B. Wilson | Friends | 3:04 |
| 11. | "Do It Again" | 20/20 | 2:28 | |
| 12. | "I Can Hear Music" | J. Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector | 20/20 | 2:38 |
| 13. | "I Went to Sleep" | B. Wilson, Carl Wilson | 20/20 | 1:38 |
| 14. | "Time to Get Alone" | B. Wilson | 20/20 | 2:43 |
| 15. | "Break Away" | B. Wilson, Reggie Dunbar | Non album single | 2:56 |
| 16. | "Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song) (45 Version)" | Huddie Ledbetter | 20/20 | 3:03 |
| 17. | "San Miguel" | D. Wilson, Gregg Jakobson | Ten Years of Harmony | 2:26 |
| 18. | "Games Two Can Play" | B. Wilson | Previously unreleased | 2:01 |
| 19. | "I Just Got My Pay" | B. Wilson | Previously unreleased | 2:20 |
| 20. | "This Whole World" | B. Wilson | Sunflower | 1:57 |
| 21. | "Add Some Music to Your Day" | B. Wilson, Love, Joe Knott | Sunflower | 3:33 |
| 22. | "Forever" | D. Wilson, Jakobson | Sunflower | 2:41 |
| 23. | "Our Sweet Love" | B. Wilson, C. Wilson, Jardine | Sunflower | 2:38 |
| 24. | "H.E.L.P. Is on the Way" | B. Wilson | Previously unreleased | 2:30 |
| 25. | "4th of July" | D. Wilson, Jack Rieley | Previously unreleased | 2:44 |
| 26. | "Long Promised Road" | C. Wilson, Rieley | Surf's Up | 3:27 |
| 27. | "Disney Girls (1957)" | Bruce Johnston | Surf's Up | 4:08 |
| 28. | "Surf's Up" | B. Wilson, Parks | Surf's Up | 4:13 |
| 29. | "Til I Die" | B. Wilson | Surf's Up | 2:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sail On, Sailor" | B. Wilson, Parks, Tandyn Almer, Ray Kennedy, Rieley | Holland | 3:19 |
| 2. | "California" | Jardine | Holland | 3:20 |
| 3. | "The Trader" | C. Wilson, Rieley | Holland | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Funky Pretty" | B. Wilson, Love, Rieley | Holland | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Fairy Tale Music" | B. Wilson | Previously unreleased | 4:05 |
| 6. | "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone" | B. Wilson, Rieley | Carl and the Passions - "So Tough" | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Marcella" | B. Wilson, Rieley | Carl and the Passions - "So Tough" | 3:52 |
| 8. | "All This Is That" | C. Wilson, Love, Jardine | Carl and the Passions - "So Tough" | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Rock and Roll Music" | Berry | 15 Big Ones | 2:28 |
| 10. | "It's O.K." | Previously unreleased | 2:11 | |
| 11. | "Had to Phone Ya" | B. Wilson, Love, Diane Rovell | 15 Big Ones | 1:44 |
| 12. | "That Same Song" | 15 Big Ones | 2:15 | |
| 13. | "It's Over Now" | B. Wilson | Adult/Child | 2:50 |
| 14. | "Still I Dream of It" | B. Wilson | Adult/Child | 3:26 |
| 15. | "Let Us Go On This Way" | The Beach Boys Love You | 1:59 | |
| 16. | "The Night Was So Young" | B. Wilson | The Beach Boys Love You | 2:15 |
| 17. | "I'll Bet He's Nice" | B. Wilson | The Beach Boys Love You | 2:35 |
| 18. | "Airplane" | B. Wilson | The Beach Boys Love You | 3:04 |
| 19. | "Come Go with Me" | C.E. Quick | M.I.U. Album | 2:03 |
| 20. | "Our Team" | B. Wilson, D. Wilson, C. Wilson, Love, Jardine | Previously unreleased | 2:33 |
| 21. | "Baby Blue" | D. Wilson, Jakobson, Karen Lamm | L.A. (Light Album) | 3:18 |
| 22. | "Good Timin'" | B. Wilson, C. Wilson | L.A. (Light Album) | 2:11 |
| 23. | "Goin' On" | Keepin' the Summer Alive | 3:03 | |
| 24. | "Getcha Back" | Love, Terry Melcher | The Beach Boys | 3:02 |
| 25. | "Kokomo" | Love, Scott McKenzie, John Phillips, Terry Melcher | Still Cruisin' | 3:37 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In My Room" (Demo, 1963)" | B. Wilson, Usher | 2:33 |
| 2. | "Radio Spot #1" | 0:09 | |
| 3. | "I Get Around (Track Only, 1964)" | 2:19 | |
| 4. | "Radio Spot #2" | 0:15 | |
| 5. | "Dance, Dance, Dance (Tracking Session, 1964)" | B. Wilson, C. Wilson, Love | 2:12 |
| 6. | "Hang On to Your Ego (Sessions)" | B. Wilson, Asher | 6:40 |
| 7. | "God Only Knows (Tracking Session)" | B. Wilson, Asher | 9:14 |
| 8. | "Good Vibrations (Sessions)" | 15:18 | |
| 9. | "Heroes and Villains (Track Only)" | B. Wilson, Parks | 0:47 |
| 10. | "Cabinessence (Track Only)" | B. Wilson, Parks | 3:59 |
| 11. | "Surf's Up (Track Only)" | B. Wilson, Parks | 1:40 |
| 12. | "Radio Spot #3" | 0:06 | |
| 13. | "All Summer Long (Vocals)" | 2:12 | |
| 14. | "Wendy (Vocals)" | 2:27 | |
| 15. | "Hushabye (Vocals)" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | 2:42 |
| 16. | "When I Grow Up (Vocals)" | 2:19 | |
| 17. | "Wouldn't It Be Nice (Vocals)" | B. Wilson, Asher | 2:43 |
| 18. | "California Girls (Vocals only)" | 2:34 | |
| 19. | "Radio Spot #4" | 0:11 | |
| 20. | "Concert Intro/Surfin' USA (Live 1964)" | 3:15 | |
| 21. | "Surfer Girl (Live 1964)" | B. Wilson | 2:52 |
| 22. | "Be True to Your School (Live 1964)" | 2:29 | |
| 23. | "Good Vibrations (Live 1966)" | 5:14 | |
| 24. | "Surfer Girl (Live in Hawaii Rehearsals 1967)" | B. Wilson | 2:18 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bluebirds Over the Mountain" | |
| 2. | "Tears in the Morning" | |
| 3. | "Here Comes the Night (12" version)" | |
| 4. | "Lady Lynda" | |
| 5. | "Sumahama" |
Sources
- "The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and the Southern California Experience", Timothy White, c. 1994.
- Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys booklet notes, David Leaf, c.1993.
- Allmusic.com
References
- Allmusic review
- Blender review
- Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). London: Oxford University Press. p. 479. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- Rolling Stone review
- 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.
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