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The Beach Boys

Surfin' safari, released: october 21st, 1962.

October 15th, 1962 : The Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari

By nick bornholt.

The events we write about at Gaslight Records happened in some form or another 50 years ago to the day. Roll along with us and imagine you are back in 1974.

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"Let's go surfin' now, everybody's learnin' how, come on a safari with me…"

Some of the best known and most beloved lyrics of the era, it was this call of the surfing wild that, on October 1st 1962, introduced the world to The Beach Boys' first studio album, Surfin' Safari.

With the success of the singles 'surfin" and 'luau,' Capitol records released Surfin' Safari –the first studio album for the three Wilson brothers (Dennis, Carl & Brian), Mike Love and Al Jardine. With the chart success of Surfin' Safari's name sake song and '409,' the album launched The Beach Boy's onto the world stage.

Though not nearly as intricately layered as later albums the band, or ultimately, Brian Wilson put together, Surfin' Safari holds its own musically. The landscapes as rendered by the lyrics are really a thing of beauty. Surfin' Safari transports us to a world of root-beer soda stands, dates at county fairs, waves and muscle cars. Win your girl a Koala bear and admire her blue eyes, blonde hair and lips like a movie star— the innocent lyrical content really does highlight 'So-Cal's' youth culture in this era. It comes across like an easy breath before the plunge into the political and social turmoil that shaped the world and lyrical expression of artists later in the decade. Surfin' Safari is a simpler album from a simpler time.

The album fires, more or less, from start to finish. 'Summertime blues,' 'moon dawg' and 'shift'—songs that were less well received than 'Surfin' Safari' or '409′—entail the beachy sounds of tinny guitar, loose bass and melodic vocal harmonies as much as any song on this or later albums. 'Cuckoo clock' meanwhile gives us a taste of the intertwined vocals and instrumentals that have come define Brian Wilson musically.

Surfin' Safari's contribution to the popularization of surfing is another legacy of the album. Be it shooting the pier in Malibu and Huntington or angling in Laguna, from Hawaii to the shores of Peru, some of surfing's most famous cradles made their way into the homes of people around the world thanks to this LP.

Whether laying on the couch, relaxing by a beach, or loading up the woody for a surf trip, the quintessential summer-sounds this album introduces us to really are fine, like a '409.'

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The official Beach Boys Gallery offers a peek into The Beach Boys' world of unseen moments, historic events, intimate working sessions at home and in the studio, along with the band’s love of fun and their unique journey through the world together. From the innocence of their first commercial photo shoot at Paradise Cove near Malibu, CA with the legendary Ken Veeder (then Head of Photography at Capitol Records) in July 1962, to the worldly Earl Leaf capturing the band on their first trip to Europe, this uniquely curated collection has been drawn together from extensive research, exclusive access to the archives of the band, Capitol Records and the photographers who captured this history. The official gallery has been made possible with the assistance of the band and those that know them best. All sales made directly through The Beach Boys Gallery will generate a donation to the Surfrider Foundation . Surfrider is a nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world’s ocean, waves and beaches for all people through a powerful activist network. Founded in 1984 by a handful of visionary surfers in Malibu, California, the Surfrider Foundation now maintains over one million supporters, activists and members, with more than 200 volunteer-led chapters and student clubs in the U.S., and more than 800 victories protecting our coasts. The band have been long time supporters.

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Surfin' Safari

The Beach Boys' first album, released Oct. 1, 1962, features the band's debut single ("Surfin'"), the follow-up ("Surfin' Safari"), and inspired performances throughout, even if some material sounds too green to compete with the band's best work. In the early '60s, record companies considered the pop album something that featured a hit single, filled out with covers and lesser originals, with little care going into the final product. However, Brian Wilson's abilities to craft superior harmonies and write songs were already in evidence, as he cowrote a majority of the tracks with either fellow Beach Boy Mike Love or musician/producer Gary Usher. While Love handles most of the lead vocals, Dennis Wilson takes a gorgeous turn at Herb Alpert's "Little Girl (You're My Miss America)," Brian nearly suggests future glory with the relatively slight "Cuckoo Clock," and Carl Wilson gives his all to Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues." Despite the limitations of the studio and the group's inexperience, the energy here makes this an early classic from a seminal American rock 'n' roll band.

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The ultimate pressings of the Beach Boys discography from Analogue Productions! Original mono mix created in 1962 under Brian Wilson's supervision Surfin' Safari - Mono only, no stereo! Audio production — Mark Linett For Brother Records — Elliott Lott Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, most from the original master tapes or best sources available Lacquer plating by Gary Salstrom and 200-gram vinyl pressing by Quality Record Pressings! "These are the best sounding and best-looking versions of the Beach Boys records that have ever been produced. We want everything about these to be better than the original." — Chad Kassem, owner and CEO, Acoustic Sounds

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• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12 x 12.6 x 1 inches; 8 ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Analogue Prod.
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2014
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 22, 2014
• Label ‏ : ‎ Analogue Prod.
• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00RC25CBG
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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