The Beach Boys - Surfer Girl

The ultimate pressings of the Beach Boys discography from Analogue Productions!

Audio production — Mark Linett

For Brother Records — Elliott Lott

Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, most from the original master tapes or best sources available

Double LP 45 RPM pressing! Deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket from Stoughton Printing!

Lacquer plating by Gary Salstrom and 180-gram vinyl pressing by Quality Record Pressings!

"These are the best sounding and best-looking versions of the Beach Boys records that have ever been produced. We want everything about these to be better than the original." — Chad Kassem, owner and CEO, Acoustic Sounds

A musical legacy that began in Hawthorne, California and went on to conquer the world. Analogue Productions presents the ultimate pressings of 14 essential Beach Boys albums! Mastered by Kevin Gray, most from the original master tapes, and plated and pressed by Quality Record Pressings, the finest LP pressing facility in the world, these are awesome recordings to experience. And the look of each album befits its sonic superiority! Presented in "old school" Stoughton tip-on jackets, these time honored favorites shine brighter than the originals!

Surfer Girl, the Beach Boys' third album for Capitol Records, was the first produced by Brian Wilson on his own (the previous two, Surfin Safari and Surfin Usa (Mono & Stereo Remasters), were co-produced by the late Capitol A&R man, Nick Venet). This album was The Boys' first really great effort; there's not a bad track in the lot, including the title song, "Catch A Wave," "In My Room," "Hawaii," "Our Car Club," "Little Deuce Coupe," "Your Summer Dream," and more.

Apart from Surfin' Safari, which was mono only, the Beach Boys did turn in stereo masters on all of their early albums up until 1965. The Beach Boys Today! was the first LP for which they only delivered a mono master.

The stereo editions of Surfin' USA, Surfer Girl, Little Deuce Coupe, Shut Down Vol. 2, All Summer Long, Beach Boys Christmas Album and Beach Boys Concert were all mixed in stereo by their own preferred engineer, Chuck Britz, ostensibly under the group's supervision.

"Brian may or may not have been present for those mixing sessions — evidence suggests that he trusted Chuck's skills enough to let him prepare those mixes on his own — but the group held onto their multitrack tapes and delivered stereo masters to Capitol, rather than allowing Capitol to prepare their own stereo versions. Later, when Brian was only delivering mono masters, Capitol would prepare the Duophonic pseudo stereo editions for the stereo market," says Alan Boyd, producer and Beach Boys' archivist.

The Beach Boys' practice of double-tracking their vocals really lends itself to stereo mixes. Split left and right, as they are on a lot of those early stereo versions, those doubled vocal parts can really envelop the listener, surrounding them with Wilsons, Loves and Jardines!

All of the newer stereo mixes on these remastered albums (The Beach Boys Today!, Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), The Beach Boys' Party, Pet Sounds and Smiley Smile) were all done by Mark Linett on behalf of the Beach Boys.

 

 

1. Surfer Girl

2. Catch A Wave

3. The Surfer Moon

4. South Bay Surfer

5. The Rocking Surfer

6. Little Deuce Coupe

7. In My Room

8. Hawaii

9. Surfer’s Rule

10. Our Car Club

11. Your Summer Dream

12. Boogie Woodie

Customer Reviews (5.00 Stars) 8 person(s) rated this product.

Simply stunning! posted on 10/25/2023 5 Stars Reviewer: Chris I recently ordered this due to the rave reviews I had been hearing about the 45rpm version of this album. I'm not even really a fan of the Beach Boys but I do recognize their vocal prowess and have always been amazed at the quality of records put out by Acoustic Sounds. Boy was it worth it! The voices simply shimmer and there is absolute clarity and separation amongst all the members of the group. This is simply a demo disc for me. Way to go folks!

Beach Boys Surfer Girl posted on 10/13/2023 5 Stars Reviewer: Mark Without question, this is the cleanest, best sounding, record I’ve put on vinyl. Get it now!

In My Room …with goosebumps posted on 05/06/2023 5 Stars Reviewer: Mike Z. Chad has warned us repeatedly, this is the LAST repressing of these wonderful Beach Boys treasures. Do NOT miss out !!!

Another Homerun for Analogue Productions posted on 12/27/2021 5 Stars Reviewer: Carson Tucker This 2LP 45 RPM record sounds absolutely jaw-dropping, particularly stand out cuts "Surfer Girl" and "In My Room" among many others. Highly recommended!

A Fabulous sounding album!! posted on 01/25/2021 5 Stars Reviewer: Randy G Having purchased several other AP 200 gram 45 RPM LP's, I anticipated this being excellent. It is better than excellent. It is quiet, has great spaciousness and the harmony vocals simply ooze warmth and radiance. You're in for a treat when you drop the needle and hear the title cut, and everything that follows for that matter. I can't imagine this record ever sounding better. If you're a Beach Boys fan, you need it in your collection. Great job AP and all involved!

Worth every penny.... posted on 01/12/2020 5 Stars Analogue Production's 45 RPM double disc release of Surfer Girl is just spectacular. I hesitated to purchase this one, thinking it couldn't sound any better than the mono or stereo remasters, but I'm so glad I did. I thought I knew every beat of this record, but this pressing charms me again each time I listen. Thanks AP! (Yes, it's flawless - quiet, clean, etc)

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