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The Beach Boys Beach Boys' Party! Release Date: 1965 11 08 Running Time: 29:57 Label: Capitol Capitol, which had already released ten Beach Boys albums in three years, was bugging the group for product that it could release in time for the 1965 Christmas season. To buy time while Brian Wilson began conceiving the Pet Sounds masterpiece, the group issued a set of covers, mostly of the '50s rock and R&B they had listened to as schoolboys. Packaged as if it had been recorded at an actual party, it was in fact recorded in the studio, with friends and romantic partners adding sounds and vocals to create an informal atmosphere. With the exception of a bass guitar, all the instruments were acoustic; the acoustic guitar-and-bongo arrangements, in fact, give this a hootenanny campfire feel. In recent years, this album has gone up a few notches in critical esteem, praised for its loose, casual feel and insight into the group's influences. Realistically, though, its present-day appeal lies mostly with dedicated fans of the group, as fun and engaging as it is. Others will find the material shopworn in places, and the presentation too corny. It does have the massive hit "Barbara Ann," which actually features Dean Torrence (of Jan & Dean) on much of the lead vocals; other highlights include "Mountain of Love," an unexpected version of "The Times They Are a-Changin'," and three Beatles covers. [Beach Boys' Party!/Stack-O-Tracks, a Capitol two-fer CD, combines this and Stack-o-Tracks onto one disc, adding three previously unreleased backing tracks to the Stack-O-Tracks half of the program.] Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Hully Gully Goldsmith, Smith 2:22 2 I Should Have Known Better Lennon, McCartney 2:23 3 Tell Me Why Lennon, McCartney 1:39 4 Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow White, Frazier, Harris, Wilson 2:12 5 Mountain of Love Dorman 2:47 6 You've Got to Hide Your Love Away Lennon, McCartney 2:43 7 Devoted to You Bryant 1:19 8 Alley Oop Frazier 2:53 9 There's No Other (Like My Baby) Spector, Bates 3:02 10 Medley: I Get Around/Little Deuce Coupe Wilson, Christian 3:31 11 Times They Are A-Changin' Dylan 2:13 12 Barbara Ann Fassert 2:53 Releases: Year Type Label 1994 CD Capitol 2001 CD EMI 1998 CD Import 1998 CD Import 2008 CD Toshiba Emi CS Capitol 1994 CS Capitol 1994 LP Capitol

Group Members: Ricky Fataar David Marks Blondie Chaplin Bruce Johnston Dennis Wilson More >> Similar Artists: The Turtles The Beatles The Four Seasons The Mamas & the Papas The Hollies More >>

Influenced By: Phil Spector Chuck Berry The Four Freshmen The Everly Brothers The Hi-Lo's More >> Followers: Huey Lewis The Heavy Blinkers Veronica Lake The High Llamas Henry Gross More >>

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