The Beach Boys – M.I.U. Album
(Reprise Records 1978 MSK2268)
Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– import cut in bottom left corner & light rub mark near bottom
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– has import cut in bottom left corner
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961. The group’s original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine.
M.I.U. Album is the 22nd studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on September 25, 1978. Characterized for its easy-listening sound, the album was produced by Al Jardine and touring member Ron Altbach during one of the most acrimonious periods in the band’s history. It sold poorly, peaking at number 151 in the U.S, and was met with confused reactions from critics and fans.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocal(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “She’s Got Rhythm” | Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Ron Altbach | B. Wilson and Love | 2:27 |
| 2. | “Come Go with Me” | C.E. Quick | Al Jardine with Love | 2:06 |
| 3. | “Hey Little Tomboy” | B. Wilson | B. Wilson, Love and Carl Wilson | 2:25 |
| 4. | “Kona Coast” | Al Jardine, Love | Love and Jardine | 2:33 |
| 5. | “Peggy Sue” | Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty | Jardine | 2:15 |
| 6. | “Wontcha Come Out Tonight” | B. Wilson, Love | B. Wilson and Love | 2:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocal(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Sweet Sunday Kinda Love” | B. Wilson, Love | C. Wilson | 2:42 |
| 2. | “Belles of Paris” | B. Wilson, Love, Altbach | Love | 2:27 |
| 3. | “Pitter Patter” | B. Wilson, Love, Jardine | Love and Jardine | 3:14 |
| 4. | “My Diane” | B. Wilson | Dennis Wilson | 2:37 |
| 5. | “Match Point of Our Love” | B. Wilson, Love | B. Wilson | 3:29 |
| 6. | “Winds of Change” | Altbach, Ed Tuleja | Jardine and Love | 3:14 |
| Total length: | 32:19 | |||
Personnel
Credits sourced from Craig Slowinski, John Brode, Will Crerar, Joshilyn Hoisington and David Beard.
The Beach Boys
- Al Jardine – lead (2, 4, 5, 9, 12) and backing vocals (all but 3), electric (4, 9) and acoustic guitars (2, 8), tack piano (2), bass guitar (2, 3?, 10?), handclaps (1, 2, 5), fingersnaps (2), glockenspiel (2), vocal arrangements
- Mike Love – lead (1-4, 6, 8, 9, 12) and backing vocals (all but 3), handclaps (1, 5)
- Brian Wilson – lead (1, 3, 6, 11) and backing vocals (all tracks), piano (1, 6-8, 10, 11), tack piano (3), electric piano (9), electric harpsichord (5), Minimoog (3), handclaps (1, 5), vocal and horn arrangements
- Carl Wilson – lead (3, 7) and backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 9, 10), 12-string electric guitar (1, 6, 9), electric guitar (3), handclaps (1, 5)
- Dennis Wilson – lead (10) and backing vocals (3, 10), drums (3, 5, 10), additional drums (1)
Touring musicians
- Michael Andreas – saxophone (1, 6, 11), flute (1, 12), horn arrangements
- Ron Altbach – piano (12), electric piano (1, 4, 6-9, 11), accordion (6), ARP Omni (1), vibraphone (3, 4, 10, 11), xylophone (4), trombone (1, 12)
- Lance Buller – trumpet (12)
- Gary Griffin – electric piano (4), organ (1, 6, 7, 11), Minimoog (3, 6), tubular bells (1), string arrangements
- Ed Carter – electric (1, 6, 7, 11) and acoustic guitars (8), bass guitar (3?, 4, 8, 9, 10?)
- John Foss – trumpet (1, 12), flugelhorn (12)
- Billy Hinsche – backing vocals (10), electric guitar (10)
- Mike Kowalski – drums (1, 3, 4, 6-9, 11, 12), congas (1, 11), bongos (1), sleigh bells (1, 3, 4, 6, 9), tambourine (7, 10), shaker (3, 11), guiro (3, 11), wood block (12), tubular bells (8), mark-tree (9, 11)
- Charles Lloyd – flute (12)
- Charlie McCarthy – flute (12)
- Rusty Ford – bass guitar (1, 7, 11)
Additional players
- Chris Midaugh – steel pedal guitar (4, 9)
- Marilyn Rovell – backing vocals (6)
- Diane Rovell – backing vocals (6)
- Jay Graydon – electric guitars (5)
- Frank Marocco – accordion (5)
- Ray Pohlman – bass guitar (5)
- Ricky Fataar – drums (2)
- Julius Wechter – sleigh bells (5), vibraphone (5)
- Matt Jardine – handclaps (2), fingersnaps (2)
- Michael Sherry – handclaps (2), fingersnaps (2)
- Richard Hurwitz – trumpet (6)
- Raymond Brown – trumpet (6)
- Vincent Fanuele – trombone (6)
- Steve Douglas – tenor saxophones (5)
- Jay Migliori – baritone saxophones (5)
- William Collette – saxophone (6)
- Bill Green – saxophone (6)
- Maureen Love – harp (10, 12)
- Roberleigh Barnhardt – string arrangements
- Bernard Kundell, Alfred Breuning, Thomas Buffum, Herman Clebanoff, Cynthia Kovacs, Jay Rosen – violins (6, 8, 10, 12)
- Rollice Dale, Mark Kovacs, Linda Lipsett – violas (6, 8, 10, 12)
- Marie Fera, Igor Horoshevsky, Victor Sazer – cellos (6, 8, 10, 12)
- Unknown – saxophones (2), strings (7, 11)
Recording engineering personnel & assistants
- Al Jardine – producer
- Ron Altbach – producer
- Brian Wilson – executive producer
- Diane Rovell – music coordinator
- John Hanlon – recording engineer
- Earle Mankey – recording engineer
- Stephen Moffitt – recording engineer
- Jeff Peters – recording engineer, final mixdown producer
- Bob Rose – recording engineer
Artwork
- Dean O. Torrence – album design, graphics
- The Beach Boys – album design, graphics
- Warren Bolster/Surfer Magazine – front cover photography
- Guy Webster – back cover photography
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