Surfer Girl [LP]

by The Beach Boys

Overview

Capitol pushed the Beach Boys for too much material in too short a time for the group to maintain as much quality control as would have been desirable. Consequently, most of their pre-1965 albums contain a high degree of filler, and thus stack up poorly next to those of such contemporaries as the Beatles, who were able to maintain high standards on almost all of their tracks. Surfer Girl does have some great tunes, including the title song, the hot rod ditty "Little Deuce Coupe," and "Catch a Wave" (which could have been a substantial hit single on its own merits). Most significant of all is the gorgeous ballad "In My Room," which anticipated future Beach Boys releases both in its sophisticated production (strings, organ, dense harmonies) and its personal, solipsistic lyrics. The rest is surprisingly mediocre filler, especially as at this point they were restricting their lyrical themes to beach culture almost exclusively; "Your Summer Dream," with its unusual harmonies, is about the most interesting of the obscure tracks. If you're not a dedicated Beach Boys fan, though, you should pass, as you can find the first-rate tracks on best-of anthologies. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	10/07/2016
Label:	Capitol
UPC:	0602547969927
Rank:	31778

Tracks

1. Surfer Girl
2. Catch a Wave
3. The Surfer Moon
4. South Bay Surfer
5. The Rocking Surfer
6. Little Deuce Coupe
7. In My Room
8. Hawaii
9. Surfer's Ride
10. Our Car Club
11. Your Summer Dream
12. Boogie Woogie

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Beach Boys   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
The Beach Boys   Composer
Gary Usher   Composer
Dennis Wilson   Composer
Mark Linett   Producer,Mastering
N. Norberg   Composer
Bob Norman   Composer
Mike Love   Composer
Alan Boyd   Producer
Brian Wilson   Arranger,Composer,Original Recording Producer
Vince Clarke   Composer
Dennis Wolfe   Producer
D. Wilson   Composer
Roger Christian   Composer