Other Endless Summers or Bummers?

[Cam Mott]

What other groups/artists have had an equivalent career reviving/destroying album/comp?

Cam/Mott

[Rocker]

Elvis- 30 No. 1 Hits

[Sheriff John Stone]

I can't think of any.

The only group/artist that almost qualifies (but really doesn't because it's a TV show) is The Monkees. In 1986, not too many people were talking about or playing The Monkees music. Then, MTV started showing their old TV series, and an album, Then And Now (a greatest hits comp with a few new ones), was released. The album was a big seller and The Monkees were everywhere.

Much like the Beach Boys, The Monkees started touring to sold out crowds. The setlists were obviously filled with oldies, but sprinkled with a couple of new ones. Monkees' reissues started to surface in the record stores. And then The Monkees released a "new" album, Justus - and that was the end of that. Also, much like The Beach Boys.....

[L Ransford]

Not long after Endless Summer, Capitol did it again with The Beatles "Rock N Roll Music" a two record set that even produced a top-40 single ("Got To Get You Into My Life"). This exposed The Beatles to young teens (like myself) to The Beatles music. It was the perfect vehicle for us Wings fans to go back and check out Paul's original band. Of course we all knew the famous hits like "Hey Jude" and "Let It Be" but this big seller let us hear stuff like "Hey Bulldog" and "Slow Down" (in fantasic true stereo sound too).
Of course unlike the Beach Boys, the ex Beatles did not ride the nostalgic wave and continued to ignore their past.

Abba had a large boost in hipness in the early 90's with the huge selling "Gold" that mirrored the "Endless Summer" formula.

[Yorick]

Not long after Endless Summer, Capitol did it again with The Beatles "Rock N Roll Music" a two record set that even produced a top-40 single ("Got To Get You Into My Life"). This exposed The Beatles to young teens (like myself) to The Beatles music. It was the perfect vehicle for us Wings fans to go back and check out Paul's original band. Of course we all knew the famous hits like "Hey Jude" and "Let It Be" but this big seller let us hear stuff like "Hey Bulldog" and "Slow Down" (in fantasic true stereo sound too).
Of course unlike the Beach Boys, the ex Beatles did not ride the nostalgic wave and continued to ignore their past.

Abba had a large boost in hipness in the early 90's with the huge selling "Gold" that mirrored the "Endless Summer" formula.

Remember that it was not The Beach boys that were first with such a compilation on Capitol, but that capitol had already used the formula with the release of the red and blue beatles comps in 1973, 1962-1966 and 1966-1970. Those were REAL MEGA sellers here in Europe and they reached far more audience than the Rock n Roll Music compilation, even though that one was REAL huge too!

[Sheriff John Stone]

Remember that it was not The Beach boys that were first with such a compilation on Capitol, but that capitol had already used the formula with the release of the red and blue beatles comps in 1973, 1962-1966 and 1966-1970.

Yorick, but maybe The Beach Boys DID PREDATE The Beatles with compilations - with The Beach Boys Greatest Hits Vol. 1, 2, and 3. They weren't double albums, but they were released before any Beatles comps.

The effects weren't the same as Endless Summer, though. The Beach Boys Greatest Hits Vol. 1,2, and 3 didn't resurrect the groups' career or anything, just cashed in on some of the groups' earlier success. At that time, The Beach Boys were actually trying to disassociate themselves from their earlier image as a "surfing group".

[Aegir]

If you really think about it.. nearly EVERY album Capitol put out by the Beatles was a compilation!