Beach Boys Trading Cards !!

[leggo of my ego]

Comments, anyone? I think they did a really nice job with these cards. I'll post another batch later.

I can contribute to the cause...

ETCHINGS:

[leggo of my ego]

Artist Proof & Concert Gear cards:

[leggo of my ego]

DENNIS & "Honors" Card GV

[leggo of my ego]

Sweaty Mike Love 

[leggo of my ego]

Sounds of Summer / Top 10 Hits - Parallel Cards (gold foil surfer)

[bgas]

Comments, anyone? I think they did a really nice job with these cards. I'll post another batch later.

I can contribute to the cause...

ETCHINGS:

 

Artist Proof & Concert Gear cards:

GOOD for you!!  Were these from Hobby or Retail packs( or both)?  
I haven't found squat in the retail packs I've bought. Did get an empty retail box, tho( emptied it myself, onto the store rack)
By the way, what takes up all the extra space in the Hobby boxes? They're one third larger than the Retail boxes( and they both have 24 packs per box)

[leggo of my ego]

Comments, anyone? I think they did a really nice job with these cards. I'll post another batch later.

I can contribute to the cause...

ETCHINGS:

 

Artist Proof & Concert Gear cards:

GOOD for you!!  Were these from Hobby or Retail packs( or both)?  
I haven't found squat in the retail packs I've bought. Did get an empty retail box, tho( emptied it myself, onto the store rack)
By the way, what takes up all the extra space in the Hobby boxes? They're one third larger than the Retail boxes( and they both have 24 packs per box)

All from Hobby boxes - they have spacers inside the boxes on both ends so all the packs are in the middle.

I would like an empty retail box too but I cant find a full one! 

[lee]

Thanks for posting all of the photos. I dig the artist proof and etching cards of Brian.

We need some Carl please!

[bgas]

I would like an empty retail box too but I cant find a full one! 

I heard there's one in Bloomington IN.....

[Pretty Funky]

At the risk of being a detail-tragic nerd, is the concert gear sample from the Al shirt in the first picture? Al didn't wear many bright shirts last year so maybe old stock.

(I'm ashamed I even noticed or care to ask!  )

[feelsflow]

bgas, SloopJohnnyB, and leggo of my ego,   Thanks for posting all the pics!!  One of my favorite photos of Brian, on the Artist Proof card.  The Brian Etching is also way cool.  I second the Carl request.

[rab2591]

Thanks guys! I think I'll pick a pack or two up now. They look great!

[punkinhead]

You're right about being a new fan and the record store thrill. I really am jealous of that experience, as being a newer fan as of 2000. I do get a thrill when going to my usual record/antique stores and looking for what Beach Boys products are available, but it's def not the same as the experiences older fans have.

The whole record store promo items, that sounds like a new thread that should happen unless one has already been started. All I have, that was given to me, is the front cover posters for the LA album. It's 6 different posters of each postcard on the front cover- LA, Beach Boys sign, Lady Lynda, Here Comes the Night, Sumahama, and Full Sail.

Anyone have those? I know LA was promoted like no other album, promo records, tshirts, frisbees, and so on...so they might not be worth much, but to quote Boba Fett: "it's (he's) worth a lot to me."

You should start the thread, and get Mikie to post pics of all his stuff as a starting point!  

I have one of those. And quite a few other posters and ads and frisbees and buttons and other stuff promoting 15 Big Ones. There's a 4' x 4' poster among others. Also have a "Love You" mobile (same size as the 15 Big Ones) and a 4' x 4' of that album among other posters and other sh*t. It helped to kiss the asses of people working at the record stores or knowing retailers at the record swap meets. Warners didn't hold back on their promotion of the Beach Boys records in the 70's. A lot of in-store paper items and other promotional stuff. Same with the CBS/Caribou records.

I have those. In addition to a promo set of 6 actual postcards from the L.A. Light album cover. Also have the 4ft. by 4ft. poster of L.A. Light.

But I'm curious: The two of you are saying there are individual posters for each postcard? I don't remember seeing anything except the posters of the front cover.
 And there were 9 postcards, not 6( you probably just typed 6 instead of 9 by mistake) 

Haven't looked at them in years, Bgas.  Just remember having the complete set of postcards, however many there are.  Also have an L.A. Light vinyl picture disc.

And to be clear. I am also unaware of posters for each picture. Never seen any of those before. 

Thanxx Mikie, that clears it for me from your end! 
So, back to you punkinhead; are you saying you have individual posters fro each postcard? Never heard of anything like that as a promo item. definitely not at the time of release. 

Here's pics of the front and back of the cards I have( and the mailing envelope they came in); not certain how easy it will be to read the back side of each card.... 

   
 

Yeah, there's a poster per each postcard...but just the front cover postcards.

[Pretty Funky]

bgas, SloopJohnnyB, leggo and Pretty Funky,   Thanks for posting all the pics!!  One of my favorite photos of Brian, on the Artist Proof card.  The Brian Etching is also way cool.  I second the Carl request.

Not me. I'm looking at them here for the first time myself. But they are very good.

[SloopJohnnyB]

More on the way tonight.

[SloopJohnnyB]

By the way, anyone know who helped put this all together? Who wrote the notes and compiled the photos?

Nice job!

[SloopJohnnyB]

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