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wallabie

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Surfin Safari/409

« on: September 07, 2009, 07:24:30 AM »

Hi,

I have a question about the Single "Surfin Safari/409"... when the Single was released officialy, "409" was the A-Side, wasn´t it, and Surfin Safari was the B-Side. Correct? But I always thought, that they turned around the Single after a few weeks so that "Surfin Safari" was the A-Side... so does anyone know how it was?

Unfortunaltely I don´t have the Single myself so I cannot look at the cover. Can anyone help?
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Re: Surfin Safari/409

« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2009, 10:54:50 AM »

I don't have my copies available right now, but IIRC, there was no side A and side B designation. I don't know if that's any help.


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Re: Surfin Safari/409

« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2009, 11:11:52 AM »

I think you're right, wallabie. DJ's preferred Surfin' Safari and it became more popular , so they made the change to boost sales


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Re: Surfin Safari/409

« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2009, 12:26:50 PM »

The legend goes that "Safari" broke in Phoenix AZ.


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Re: Surfin Safari/409

« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2009, 12:30:59 PM »

Hi Andrew,

happy birthday by the way Grin

. I found the evidenz that Surfin Safari was A-Side on your Homepage, but in your book you wrote that "409" was the A-Side. So you might be the best man to tell me, because Í´m working on a beach boys disco for a project and I want to make it right. But I am not sure about Surfin Safari...