"It's OK" starts cold (no real intro) and is barely 2:00 long at best with a sizable fade-out.. for 1976 radio its too short. This is a song that needed someone to write a beginning to!
You're right. And Kayla Williams did a nice job!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnhTZObOTcUWow, that is a great one! Absolutely love Kayla Williams' BB covers!
I can remember exactly where I was when I first heard Rock n Roll Music - driving by the beach in Del Mar, Calif. I had just pushed a button to change the station and heard the song, on AM radio, about 30 seconds in. My thoughts were, "Wow, that's the Beach Boys," and, "I absolutely love this rendition of the song!"
Perhaps someone can answer this question - "Why was there ever an album version in the first place?" The single mix was released before the album and is vastly superior. I find it baffling that the album version is on most of the comps, other than the fact that such a move seems par for the course for the BBs.
And another question - "Who was responsible for the single mix vs the album mix?" The single had been on the charts for 5 weeks and was already a top 20 song in the US when 15 Big Ones was released, so why did they stick a far less punchy and rather anemic sounding mix on the album?
I had never thought of that before. That makes it even more mind boggling that the album version was ever released at all!