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Another erratic early album from the Beach Boys; few other rock LPs have such a wide gap between the best and worst material. On the good side, you have absolute classics in the Chuck Berry-ish "Fun, Fun, Fun" and the superb "Don't Worry Baby," one of the most advanced pop productions of 1964 with its breathtaking harmonies and unusual lyric. "The Warmth of the Sun" is one of the most melodic (and melancholic) ballads they ever recorded, and "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" is one of their best oldies covers. Yet the rest reduces the oceanic scale of the classics to dishwater, whether they're throwaway hot rod tunes and instrumentals, innocuous high-school romantic ditties, or a soulless cover of "Louie Louie." When this album hit the racks in early 1964, the Beatles were proving that you could make LPs that were all killer, no filler; the Beach Boys would soon be forced to up their ante. [Surfer Girl/Shut Down, Vol. 2, a Capitol two-fer CD, combines this and Surfer Girl onto one disc, adding the 45 version of "Fun, Fun, Fun," a German version of "In My Room," and the previously unreleased Brian Wilson composition "I Do."]
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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MARK LINETT, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Love, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
MARK LINETT, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Roger Christian, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Brian Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Love, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Roger Christian, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Brian Wilson, Composer, Producer, Narrator - Mike Love, Composer, Narrator - The Beach Boys, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Brian Wilson, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Love, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Brian Wilson, Composer, Producer - Mike Love, Composer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Dennis Wilson, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Morris Levy, ComposerLyricist - Brian Wilson, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Frankie Lymon, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Gary Usher, ComposerLyricist - Brian Wilson, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Brian Wilson, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - BOB NORMAN, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Brian Wilson, Producer - Mike Love, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, Composer
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Richard Berry, Composer - Brian Wilson, Producer - Mike Love, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Brian Wilson, Producer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Dennis Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Brian Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Love, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Brian Wilson, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Roger Christian, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Brian Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Love, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Roger Christian, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Brian Wilson, Composer, Producer, Narrator - Mike Love, Composer, Narrator - The Beach Boys, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Brian Wilson, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Love, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Brian Wilson, Composer, Producer - Mike Love, Composer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Dennis Wilson, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Morris Levy, ComposerLyricist - Brian Wilson, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Frankie Lymon, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Gary Usher, ComposerLyricist - Brian Wilson, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Brian Wilson, Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - BOB NORMAN, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Brian Wilson, Producer - Mike Love, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, Composer
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Richard Berry, Composer - Brian Wilson, Producer - Mike Love, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Brian Wilson, Producer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Dennis Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Another erratic early album from the Beach Boys; few other rock LPs have such a wide gap between the best and worst material. On the good side, you have absolute classics in the Chuck Berry-ish "Fun, Fun, Fun" and the superb "Don't Worry Baby," one of the most advanced pop productions of 1964 with its breathtaking harmonies and unusual lyric. "The Warmth of the Sun" is one of the most melodic (and melancholic) ballads they ever recorded, and "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" is one of their best oldies covers. Yet the rest reduces the oceanic scale of the classics to dishwater, whether they're throwaway hot rod tunes and instrumentals, innocuous high-school romantic ditties, or a soulless cover of "Louie Louie." When this album hit the racks in early 1964, the Beatles were proving that you could make LPs that were all killer, no filler; the Beach Boys would soon be forced to up their ante. [Surfer Girl/Shut Down, Vol. 2, a Capitol two-fer CD, combines this and Surfer Girl onto one disc, adding the 45 version of "Fun, Fun, Fun," a German version of "In My Room," and the previously unreleased Brian Wilson composition "I Do."]
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:25
- Main artists: The Beach Boys
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1964 Capitol Records LLC ℗ 2015 Capitol Records LLC
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