Beach Boys Box Up Their Singles

Just when you thought you had every iteration of the Beach Boys catalog, America's inventors of pop-rock make another contribution to record collectors worldwide with their first complete collection of early Capitol Records singles, spanning from 1962-1966. The limited-edition box o' goodness is packed with 16 CDs of original A- and B-sides, along with alternate takes including additional mono and stereo mixes of live recordings. This 66-track mecca of Beach Boys gems also boasts eight previously released tunes.

Hear the collection after the jump.


CD Single 1
1. 'Surfin' Safari'
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
mono single, Pop #14 / charted 8-11-62
2. '409'
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love – Gary Usher)
mono single, Pop #76 / charted 10-13-62
3. '409' (Live)
Recorded live in Chicago 3-27-65, mono mix / previously unreleased

CD Single 2
1. 'Ten Little Indians'
(Brian Wilson – Gary Usher)
mono single, Pop #49 / charted 12-1-62
2. 'County Fair'
(Brian Wilson – Gary Usher)
mono single
3. 'Punchline'
(Brian Wilson)
Instrumental, mono mix from Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys

CD Single 3
1. 'Surfin' USA'
(Chuck Berry – Brian Wilson)
mono single, Pop #3 / charted 3-23-63; R&B #20 / charted 4-20-63
2. 'Shut Down'
(Brian Wilson – Roger Christian)
mono single, Pop # 23 / charted 4-27-63
3. 'Surfin' USA'
original stereo mix from Surfin' U.S.A.
4. 'Shut Down'
stereo mix from Sounds Of Summer

CD Single 4
1. 'Surfer Girl'
(Brian Wilson)
mono single, Pop #7 / charted 8-3-63; R&B #18 / charted 8-31-63
2. 'Little Deuce Coupe'
(Brian Wilson – Roger Christian)
mono single, Pop #15 / charted 8-17-63; R&B #28 / charted 8-24-63
3. 'Surfer Girl'
original stereo mix from Surfer Girl
4. 'Little Deuce Coupe'
original stereo mix from Surfer Girl

CD Single 5
1. 'Be True To Your School'
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
mono single, Pop #6 / charted 11-2-63; R&B #27 / charted 11-16-63
2. 'In My Room'
(Brian Wilson – Gary Usher)
mono single, Pop #23 / charted 11-2-63
3. 'Be True To Your School'
mono alternate version from Little Deuce Coupe
4. 'In My Room'
original stereo mix from Surfer Girl

CD Single 6
1. 'Little Saint Nick'
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
mono single, Pop #3 / charted 12-21-63; also Pop #6 / charted 12-5-64
2. 'The Lord's Prayer'
(Albert Hay Malotte)
mono single
3. 'Little Saint Nick'
new stereo mix / previously unreleased
4. 'The Lord's Prayer'
stereo mix from Hawthorne, CA

CD Single 7
1. 'Fun, Fun, Fun'
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
mono single, Pop #5 / charted 2-15-64
2. 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love?'
(Frankie Lymon – Morris Levy)
mono single, Pop #120 / charted 2-15-64
3. 'Fun, Fun, Fun'
original stereo mix from Shut Down, Vol. 2
4. 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love?'
alternate mono single edit / previously unreleased

CD Single 8
1. 'I Get Around'
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
mono single, Pop #1 / charted 5-23-64
2. 'Don't Worry Baby'
(Brian Wilson – Roger Christian)
mono single, Pop #24 / charted 5-30-64
3. 'I Get Around'
stereo track mix from Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys
4. 'Don't Worry Baby'
original stereo mix from Shut Down, Vol. 2

CD Single 9
1. 'When I Grow Up To Be A Man'
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
mono single, Pop #9 / charted 9-5-64
2. 'She Knows Me Too Well'
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
mono single
3. 'When I Grow Up To Be A Man'
new stereo mix / previously unreleased
4. 'She Knows Me Too Well'
new stereo mix / previously unreleased

CD/EP Single 10
1. 'Wendy'
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
mono, Pop #44 / charted 10-17-64
2. 'Don't Back Down'
(Brian Wilson)
mono
3. 'Little Honda'
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
Mono, Pop #65 / charted 10-17-64
4. 'Hushabye'
(Doc Pomus – M. Schuman)
mono
5. 'Wendy'
stereo mix from Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys
6. 'Don't Back Down'
original stereo mix from All Summer Long
7. 'Little Honda'
original stereo mix from All Summer Long
8. 'Hushabye'
original stereo mix from All Summer Long

CD Single 11
1. 'Dance, Dance, Dance'
(Brian Wilson – Carl Wilson – Mike Love)
mono single, Pop #8 / charted 11-7-64
2. 'The Warmth Of The Sun'
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
mono single
3. 'Dance, Dance, Dance'
stereo mix from Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys
4. 'The Warmth Of The Sun'
original stereo mix from Shut Down, Vol. 2

CD Single 12
1. 'The Man With All The Toys'
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
mono single, Pop #3 / charted 12-5-64
2. 'Blue Christmas'
(Billy Hayes – J. W. Johnson)
mono single
3. 'The Man With All The Toys'
original stereo mix from The Beach Boys Christmas Album
4. 'Blue Christmas'
original stereo mix from The Beach Boys Christmas Album

CD Single 13
1. Do You Wanna Dance?
(Bobby Freeman)
mono single, Pop #12 / charted 2-27-65
2. 'Please Let Me Wonder'
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
mono single, Pop #52 / charted 3-6-65
3. 'Do You Wanna Dance?'
new stereo track mix / previously unreleased
4. 'Please Let Me Wonder'
stereo mix from The Warmth Of The Sun

CD Single 14
1. 'Help Me, Rhonda'
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
mono single, Pop #1 / charted 4-17-65
2. 'Kiss Me, Baby'
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
mono single
3. 'Help Me, Rhonda'
mono backing track from Beach Boys Party!/Stack-O-Tracks twofer
4. 'Kiss Me, Baby'
stereo mix from The Warmth Of The Sun

CD Single 15
1. 'California Girls'
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
mono single, Pop #3 / charted 7-24-65
2. 'Let Him Run Wild'
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
mono single
3. 'California Girls'
stereo mix from Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys
4. 'Let Him Run Wild'
stereo mix from The Warmth Of The Sun

CD Single 16 (Bonus Single)
1. 'All Dressed Up For School'
(Brian Wilson)
mono mix (9-16-64) / previously unreleased original mono mix
2. 'I'm So Young'
(W. H. Tyrus, Jr.)
mono mix (9-9-64) / previously unreleased original mono mix
3. 'Help Me, Rhonda'
alternate mono mix from Endless Harmony
4. 'Graduation Day'
(J. Sherman – N. Sherman)
stereo mix from Today / Summer Days twofer

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