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| 1 California Girls [2002 Stereo Mix] |
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| 2 I Get Around [Mono Version] |
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| 3 Surfin' Safari [Mono Version] |
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| 4 Surfin' U.S.A. [Original Stereo Version] |
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| 5 Fun, Fun, Fun [Mono Version] |
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| 6 Surfer Girl [Original Stereo Version] |
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| 7 Don't Worry Baby [Mono Single Version] |
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| 8 Little Deuce Coupe [Original Stereo Version] |
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| 9 Shut Down [New Stereo Mix] |
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| 10 Help Me, Rhonda [Mono Single Version] |
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| 11 Be True to Your School [Single Version] |
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| 12 When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) [Original Stereo Version] |
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| 13 In My Room [Original Stereo Version] |
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| 14 God Only Knows [Original Stereo Version] |
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| 15 Sloop John B |
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| 16 Wouldn't It Be Nice [Original Stereo Version] |
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| 17 Getcha Back [Original Stereo Version] |
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| 18 Come Go with Me [Original Stereo Version] |
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| 19 Rock & Roll Music [Original Stereo Version] |
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| 20 Dance, Dance, Dance [Original Stereo Version] |
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| 21 Barbara Ann [Mono Single Version] |
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| 22 Do You Wanna Dance [Mono Version] |
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| 23 Heroes and Villains [2002 Stereo Mix] |
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| 24 Good Timin' |
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| 25 Kokomo |
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Album Review
After gaining control of the Beach Boys' entire catalog (including all the band's post-1969 material), Capitol released two-fers covering their out-of-print '70s records and a Brian Wilson-selected compilation titled "Classics", then later, this hits compilation -- the longest single-disc American collection ever seen. With all but five tracks coming from their 1962-1969 peak, and every one a Top 40 hit, "Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys" is also the best, a worthy digital-age successor to previous classics like "Endless Summer" and "Greatest Hits, Vol. 1". Though the songs don't appear in chronological order, the compilers improved the concept of a hits compilation by bunching the disc into mini-sets -- one of classic adolescence songs ("Be True To Your School," "When I Grow Up [To Be A Man]," "In My Room"), one of surfing songs ("Surfin' Safari," "Surfin' U.S.A.," "Surfer Girl"), one of frat-boy classics ("Dance, Dance, Dance," "Barbara Ann"), and another including selections from their masterpiece "Pet Sounds" ("God Only Knows," "Sloop John B," "Wouldn'T It Be Nice"). Nearly any compilation on an important artist can be argued, but it's the rare one that covers as many bases and leaves out so few classics as "Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys". ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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