Creating your own imaginary Beach Boys Anthology

[SamMcK]

Hey guys, long time no see.

Because I have way too much time on my hands sometimes, i've decided to post the track list for my own self indulgent Beach Boys box set. I sort of picture it as the first of two compilations with the second comp focusing on the years 1970-2014 + some solo highlights. I mainly used the good vibrations box set as a guideline but wanted to cram in my favourite tracks from their most acclaimed years.

But anyway the main factor for this one is to try and include the vast majority of popular album tracks and singles the band released during the sixties. The aim is more to create a more stable image of a band who could be wildly inconsistent but were still able to produce countless gems including many brilliant singles and one of the greatest albums + lost albums of all time.
 
There are 28 songs on each disc, each of them are split into different periods of the band. Pet Sounds is the most consistent/popular record by the group (not counting the SMiLE sessions) so i've placed the entire album on Disc two. I've also tried to include as many fan favourites as possible including many of the most popular SMiLE tracks using the 2011 release.


The Beach Boys & Brian Wilson: Anthology (1961-1969)

(Disc 1: 1961-1964)

1. Surfin'
2. Surfin' Safari
3. 409
4. Surfin' U.S.A
5. Shut Down
6. Lonely Sea
7. Surfer Girl
8. Little Deuce Coupe
9. Catch The Wave
10. The Surfer Moon
11. In My Room
12. Hawai
13. Be True To Your School
14. Little Saint Nick
15. The Warmth Of The Sun
16. I Get Around
17. Don't Worry Baby
18. Fun, Fun, Fun
19. Why Do Fools Fall In Love
20. All Summer Long
21. Hushabye
22. Little Honda
23. Wendy
24. Girls On The Beach
25. Don't Back Down
26. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
27. She Knows Me Too Well
28. Dance, Dance, Dance

(Disc 2: 1965-1966)

1. Do You Wanna Dance?
2. Good To My Baby
3. Please Let Me Wonder
4. I'm So Young
5. Kiss Me, Baby
6. In The Back Of My Mind
7. Help Me, Rhonda
8. Then I Kissed Her
9. Girl Don't Tell Me
10. California Girls
11. Let Him Run Wild
12. You're So Good To Me
13. The Little Girl I Once Knew
14. Barbara Ann
15. Wouldn't It Be Nice
16. You Still Believe In Me
17. That's Not Me
18. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
19. I'm Waiting For The Day
20. Let's Go Away For A While
21. Sloop John B.
22. God Only Knows
23. I Know There's An Answer
24. Here Today
25. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
26. Pet Sounds
27. Caroline No
28. Good Vibrations

(Disc 3: 1967-1969)

1. Our Prayer
2. Heroes and Villains
3. Wonderful
4. Cabinessence
5. Child Is Father Of The Man
6. Surf's Up
7. Vega-Tables
8. Wind Chimes
9. Little Pad
10. With Me Tonight
11. Wild Honey
12. Aren't You Glad
13. Country Air
14. Darlin'
15. Here Comes The Night
16. Let The Wind Blow
17. Can't Wait To Long
18. Meant For You
19. Friends
20. Wake The World
21. Little Bird
22. Busy Doin' Nothin'
23. Do It Again
24. I Can Hear Music
25. I Went To Sleep
26. Time To Get Alone
27. Break Away
28. Celebrate The News

There could also be a fourth disc featuring unreleased tracks and whatnot. I haven't decided yet.

What do you think? Also, what would your Beach Boys boxset look like?

[Dudd]

Ah, I made one of these earlier this year - posted the tracklist but updated it a bit since then.

Disc 1 (1962 - 1965)
01. Surfin' Rehearsal
02. Surfin' Safari (Original Mono Long Version)
03. Lonely Sea
04. Surfin' USA
05. Shut Down
06. Surfer Girl
07. Little Deuce Coupe
08. Catch A Wave
09. In My Room
10. I Do
11. Ballad of Ole' Betsy
12. Car Crazy Cutie
13. Little Saint Nick
14. The Lord's Prayer
15. Fun, Fun, Fun
16. Little Honda
17. Don't Worry Baby
18. Why Do Fools Fall In Love
19. The Warmth of the Sun
20. I Get Around (Mono)
21. All Summer Long
22. We'll Run Away
23. Don't Back Down
24. Wendy
25. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
26. Dance, Dance, Dance
27. Girl Don't Tell Me (Mono)
28. Help Me, Rhonda (Mono)
29. Let Him Run Wild
30. I'm Bugged At My Ol' Man
31. Please Let Me Wonder
32. I'm So Young
33. Kiss Me, Baby
34. She Knows Me Too Well
35. In The Back Of My Mind

Disc 2 (1965 - 1967)
01. California Girls
02. The Little Girl I Once Knew
04. Sloop John B
05. Session Excerpt #1
06. Wouldn't It Be Nice
07. You Still Believe In Me
08. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
08. God Only Knows
09. Hang On To Your Ego
10. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
11. Caroline, No
12. Caroline, No (Promotional Spot)
13. Good Vibrations
14. Session Excerpt #2
15. Our Prayer
16. Heroes and Villains
17. Vega-Tables
18. Cabin Essence
19. Wind Chimes
20. Fire (Mrs O'Leary's Cow)
21. Wonderful
22. Surf's Up
23. Smile Retail Promo Advert
24. Little Pad
25. Wind Chimes (Smiley Smile)
26. Wonderful (Smiley Smile)
27. Whistle In
28. Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring
29. Surf's Up (1967 Version)
30. Can't Wait Too Long

Disc 3 (1967 - 1970)
01. Darlin'
02. Aren't You Glad (Mono)
03. Country Air
04. I'd Love Just Once To See You (Mono)
05. Here Comes The Night (Mono)
06. Friends
07. Wake The World
08. Be Here In The Morning
09. Passing By
10. Busy Doin' Nothin'
11. Do It Again
12. Walk On By
13. I Can Hear Music
14. Be With Me (Demo)
15. I Went To Sleep
16. Time To Get Alone
17. Never Learn Not To Love
18. Mona Kana
19. I Just Got My Pay
20. Break Away
21. San Miguel
22. Celebrate The News
23. Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)
24. Back Home
25. Where Is She?
26. Soulful Old Man Sunshine (Writing Session Excerpt)
27. Soulful Old Man Sunshine
28. Slip On Through
29. This Whole World
30. All I Wanna Do
31. Forever
32. Cool, Cool Water

Disc 4 (1971 - 1977)
01. Feel Flows
02. Long Promised Road
03. Disney Girls (1957)
04. A Day In The Life Of A Tree
05. 'Til I Die (Alternate Mix)
06. Wouldn't It Be Nice (To Live Again)
07. Marcella
08. All This Is That
09. Carry Me Home
10. Mount Vernon and Fairway (Theme)
11. Sail On, Sailor
12. California Saga
13. The Trader
14. Only With You
15. Short Skirts
16. Surf Squad
17. Rock and Roll Music (Hot Mix)
18. It's OK
19. Had To Phone Ya (Instrumental)
20. Mony, Mony
21. Just Once In My Life (Instrumental)
22. Life Is For The Living
23. Deep Purple
24. It's Over Now
25. Still I Dream Of It

Disc 5 (1977 - 2012)
01. California Feelin' (Demo)
02. Mona
03. Johnny Carson
04. Good Time
05. The Night Was So Young
06. I'll Bet He's Nice
07. Let's Put Our Hearts Together
08. Everybody Wants To Live
09. I'm Begging You Please
10. She's Got Rhythm
11. Come Go With Me (Alternate Version)
12. My Diane
13. Good Timin'
14. Baby Blue
15. Stevie
16. Goin' To The Beach
17. Oh Darlin' (Alternate Version)
18. Goin' On
19. Oh Lord (Demo)
20. Where I Belong
21. It's Gettin' Late
22. Male Ego
23. Soul Searchin'
24. You're Still A Mystery
25. Think About The Days
26. From There To Back Again
27. Pacific Coast Highway
28. Summer's Gone

Disc 6 (Rarities)
01. Meant For You (Alternate Version)
02. Old Man River
03. Radio Spot #1
04. Sail Plane Song
05. My Solution
06. Big Sur ('Landlocked' Version)
07. This Whole World (a cappella)
08. Sweet and Bitter
09. Won't You Tell Me
10. I Believe In Miracles (Vocal Section)
11. I Was Made To Love Her (Rehearsal)
12. Oh Yeah!
13. Fig Plucker
14. Radio Spot #2
15. Good Vibrations (Early Version)
16. Back Home (1963 Version)
17. Why
18. We Got Love
19. Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love
20. Rollin' Up To Heaven
21. Drip Drop (Teardrops On My Bed)
22. Heroes and Villains (Lei'd in Hawaii)
23. Unused Intro for (Don't Talk) Put Your Head On My Shoulder
24. Can't Wait Too Long (Fragment)
25. Psychedelic Talk
26. Sherry, She Needs Me
27. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
28. Airplane (Love You Audition)
29. Let's Put Our Hearts Together (Love You Audition)
30. I'll Bet He's Nice (Love You Audition)
31. Heroes and Villains (Cocaine Sessions)
32. My Love Lives On
33. Wonderful K.O.M.A.
34. Radio Spot #3
35. We're Together Again (2012 Mix)
36. Friends (Takes 1 & 2)
37. In The Back Of My Mind (Instrumental)
38. Thank Him (Demo)
39. Harmony Friends

[SamMcK]

Now thats a really nice track list! I can see you put a lot of thought into it, it's the later years that are the hardest to compile I think.

[Dudd]

Thanks! The later years aren't easy. I'm still not satisfied with disc 5... perhaps some solo cuts should have gone on instead. How'd you tackle it?

Yours is awesome, I really like having the entire Pet Sounds on the second disc. 

[SamMcK]

The post-1977 albums are quite hard for me to digest so I have to admit outside of the more popular tracks i'm not even familiar with a lot of that era. I have a soft spot for anything Carl sings lead on though, so I would have Keepin' The Summer Alive. The problem with a lot of the tracks like that is the production is pretty dull. The Knebworth 1980 version is pretty great though. I also am fond of Somewhere Near Japan and California Calling.

The biggest problem for me is that the dip after 1977 is just too big not counting TWGMTR + Denny and Brian's solo stuff.

[ontor pertawst]

I haven't picked out my tracks, but I so picked out the cover: