Today I was fiddling around with this song and listening to all the versions of it. I just want to post somewhere that Pamela Jean is a totally rippin' track, even for BW standards. I think that PJ is the best incarnation of this song. It was released as a single with little fanfare, I think somewhere between Fun, Fun, Fun and I Get Around. Geez that guy was on fire as a 21 year old.
Here is a link to an alternate version of Pamela Jean that I hadn't heard before today. Some studio banter and a few extra background vocals that I assume got cut off or buried for the single are what I noticed as new.
https://youtu.be/0canGKvultU