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Title: Lost And Found (1961-1962) Post by: Charles LePage @ ComicList on December 24, 2005, 07:11:27 PM Discuss, review and rate Lost And Found (1961-1962), released February 1991.
(http://www.smileysmile.net/images/albums/lostfound1.gif) Title: Re: Lost And Found (1961-1962) Post by: Jason on December 25, 2005, 01:04:28 PM Naivete at its finest, but the group would only get better from here.
Title: Re: Lost And Found (1961-1962) Post by: st2580smile on December 25, 2005, 04:31:56 PM ...Where it all begins.
Raw, and very young. Wouldn't it been great to be around at the time? Yeah!! Pete Title: Re: Lost And Found (1961-1962) Post by: SurferGirl7 on December 27, 2005, 01:07:10 PM If you like hearing sessions and want to know more about the very early years, this is the album for you. I do like stuff on it like Lavender, Barbie and What is a Young Girl Made Of. The best for me on it is Surfin' and Luau back to back. Best versions of those songs! They sound so young. A nice time to visit always.
4 stars. Title: Re: Lost And Found (1961-1962) Post by: mikeyj on October 05, 2007, 08:50:41 AM This is a decent enough release. I thought it was interesting reading in the liner notes Dorinda Morgan's perspective on those times aswell. I actually like the early takes of Luau better than the master take, although it sounds more rushed and more rough around the edges, its just more fun to listen to. It's also fun to listen to the earlier takes of Surfin' aswell. But the highlight for me is Barbie and What Is A Young Girl Made of... okay not the greatest songs ever but nice enough and they showcase Brian's voice from early on (though I think it was actually recorded after Surfin' Safari maby? Not 100% sure but I think Ive read that somewhere, but this show's Brian as a lead vocalist nonetheless very early on. Lavender is pretty boring as a song but it still shows the amazing vocal abilities of the boys(especially considering how nervous the boys would have been). And Judy is pretty average but still it was one of Brians earlier compositions so I can't really criticise him. I think a previous user summed it up nicely in "They sound so young. A nice time to visit always." and I just enjoy listening to it (not too often mind you) because they sound so innocent etc.. I mean who would have guessed at this stage that these 5 boys would make such an impact on music and go through everything that they went through etc...?
Title: Re: Lost And Found (1961-1962) Post by: TheLazenby on February 06, 2010, 11:57:21 AM Great to have a definitive version of this material to kill all the third-party releases (which generally add content NOT by the Beach Boys - a local book store here is selling "The Best of the Beach Boys", which consists of the better takes from this batch, and faceless cover versions of more BB's songs).
Title: Re: Lost And Found (1961-1962) Post by: DefMode66 on February 14, 2010, 09:22:30 AM Orginal recordings were all within '61-'62 in a year and a half span. I have always liked the raw sound!
"Luau" (Bruce Morgan) – 1:46 "Surfin'" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:31 "Studio Chatter" – 0:16 "Surfin'" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:29 "Studio Chatter" – 0:07 "Surfin'" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:21 "Studio Chatter" – 0:23 "Luau" (Bruce Morgan) – 1:50 "Luau" (Bruce Morgan) – 1:49 "Barbie" (Bruce Morgan) – 2:23 "What Is a Young Girl Made Of" (Bruce Morgan) – 2:18 "Surfin' Safari" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:06 "Studio Chatter" – 0:20 "Surfin' Safari" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:05 "Studio Chatter" – 1:00 "Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson) – 2:26 "Judy" (Brian Wilson) – 2:22 "Judy" (Brian Wilson) – 2:21 "Beach Boys Stomp (A.K.A. Karate)" (Carl Wilson) – 2:15 "Surfin' Safari" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:09 "Lavender" (Bruce Morgan) – 2:31 Title: Re: Lost And Found (1961-1962) Post by: TheLazenby on June 07, 2012, 12:08:40 PM To further enhance my statement about how it's great to have a TRUE release of these....
After seeing copies of it for years, I finally just caved and bought that Wand Records LP "The Beach Boys' Greatest Hits 1961-1963." (You know the one, ugly yellow cover with black silhouettes of the Boys.) Hearing murky mono Beach Boys outtakes mixed with terrible Herb Alpert-esque instrumental covers of their REAL hits from that time period is quite an unsettling experience. Title: Re: Lost And Found (1961-1962) Post by: Orange Crate Art on July 12, 2013, 04:13:21 AM Great youthful fun! I don't play this cd too often but I do enjoy the tunes, except for Barbie. Great if you like vintage garage rock type stuff!
Title: Re: Lost And Found (1961-1962) Post by: scooby1970 on August 21, 2013, 03:27:56 AM 3/5 simply because it has some great early songs, and possibly the best version of Surfer Girl. I really enjoy the boys voices on this album full of early material, but Surfer Girl is spine-tingling in it's simplicity and beauty.
:) Mark Title: Re: Lost And Found (1961-1962) Post by: drbeachboy on August 21, 2013, 07:18:58 AM The biggest plus for this particular album is, is that up to this point, all preceding releases of this material sounded terrible. I believe this was the first issuance where the actual tapes were used, provided by Bruce Morgan. Steve Hoffman did the mastering on it.
Title: Re: Lost And Found (1961-1962) Post by: Mr. Wilson on December 10, 2013, 05:40:02 PM I don't play this often but it is a fine 1st chapter of a hall of fame career .. I was pleasantly surprised by Lavender.. 3/5
Title: Re: Lost And Found (1961-1962) Post by: Lonely Summer on November 21, 2014, 11:12:15 PM Best album to get for the early sessions.
Title: Re: Lost And Found (1961-1962) Post by: Michael Edward Osbourne on November 22, 2014, 01:41:26 PM I love Karate/Beach Boys Stomp. It's simple but pure fun. Carl is the sole credit on it, even though he claimed that Long Promised Road was the first song he ever wrote.
Title: Re: Lost And Found (1961-1962) Post by: Lonely Summer on May 21, 2016, 12:32:29 AM I love Karate/Beach Boys Stomp. It's simple but pure fun. Carl is the sole credit on it, even though he claimed that Long Promised Road was the first song he ever wrote. He had some other songwriting credits before LPR, too - mostly co-writes with Brian, or instrumentals. Title: Re: Lost And Found (1961-1962) Post by: Lonely Summer on May 23, 2016, 11:18:25 PM It's surprising how good this album is. The instrumentation is pretty basic, but even then, those Boys could sing! They sure sing sweetly on Lavender, and I love the middle part on Luau that Brian sings; Karate is a pretty exciting instrumental. Carl already had his guitar chops down, and he was what, 15?
Title: Re: Lost And Found (1961-1962) Post by: RangeRoverA1 on July 02, 2019, 12:07:39 AM This is greatest young band album made, full stop. :3d
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