The Boys as they appeared in concert - Sacramento, CA (1964)
Introduction
From the very first time I heard the
infectious Beach Boys' sound, I was hooked. That was almost 50 years ago. I loved their
musicality, their close harmonies, and the beat of their songs. I
was a drummer back then and I was captivated by their surfing and hot
rod rhythms. I loved to play to their records. This
discography is an effort on my part to pay tribute to all the great
music The Beach Boys have given us over the years and in particular to
salute the years they recorded on the Capitol Records label.
Please note that this discography will not contain any material recorded on other labels, solo albums by any of the members, or compilations. It will contain reissues of original albums and as many listings as I can possibly find of their Capitol international recordings. What you will see on the following pages is by no means a finished work, but a work in progress; always evolving to cover additional material.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Leslie J. Pfenninger of On A&M Records for her support and encouragement throughout the birthing of this project and for proofreading the entire site prior to it going online. Leslie also contributed international listing info to this site. My gratitude also goes out to Peter Bay of the Austin Symphony Orchestra for his assistance in contributing scans and listing information for the site. Thanks very much also to Wolfgang Weissbrodt for supplying rare international listing info and scans for the site. And of course I am very grateful to The Beach Boys themselves: Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love and especially Brian Wilson for their wonderful music, arrangements, and hours of countless pleasure I have enjoyed in listening to their records.
--B.J. (Barbara J.) Major
October, 2010
Please note that this discography will not contain any material recorded on other labels, solo albums by any of the members, or compilations. It will contain reissues of original albums and as many listings as I can possibly find of their Capitol international recordings. What you will see on the following pages is by no means a finished work, but a work in progress; always evolving to cover additional material.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Leslie J. Pfenninger of On A&M Records for her support and encouragement throughout the birthing of this project and for proofreading the entire site prior to it going online. Leslie also contributed international listing info to this site. My gratitude also goes out to Peter Bay of the Austin Symphony Orchestra for his assistance in contributing scans and listing information for the site. Thanks very much also to Wolfgang Weissbrodt for supplying rare international listing info and scans for the site. And of course I am very grateful to The Beach Boys themselves: Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love and especially Brian Wilson for their wonderful music, arrangements, and hours of countless pleasure I have enjoyed in listening to their records.
--B.J. (Barbara J.) Major
October, 2010
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