The Beach Boys – Surfer Girl
(Capitol Records 1967 T1981 Mono)
UK Pressing
G&L Flipback Sleeve in Excellent condition
– some creasing to laminate on front & some marks and rubbing on back
Vinyl in Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)
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.
Surfer Girl is the third album by American rock band the Beach Boys and their second in 1963. Surfer Girl reached number 7 in the US during a chart stay of 56 weeks. In the UK, the album was released in spring 1967 and reached number 13. This was the first album by the Beach Boys for which Brian Wilson was given full production credit, a position Wilson would maintain for the next few years.
Track listing
| Side one | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
| 1. | “Surfer Girl” | Brian Wilson | Brian Wilson | 2:26 |
| 2. | “Catch a Wave” | B. Wilson/Mike Love | Mike Love/B. Wilson | 2:07 |
| 3. | “The Surfer Moon” | B. Wilson | B. Wilson | 2:11 |
| 4. | “South Bay Surfer (The Old Folks at Home)” | Stephen Foster (music); B. Wilson/Carl Wilson/Al Jardine (lyrics) | Love/B. Wilson | 1:45 |
| 5. | “The Rocking Surfer” | trad. arr. B. Wilson | instrumental | 2:00 |
| 6. | “Little Deuce Coupe” | B. Wilson/Roger Christian | Love | 1:38 |
| Side two | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocals | Length |
| 1. | “In My Room” | B. Wilson/Gary Usher | B. Wilson | 2:11 |
| 2. | “Hawaii” | B. Wilson/Love | Love/B. Wilson | 1:59 |
| 3. | “Surfers Rule” | B. Wilson/Love | Dennis Wilson/B. Wilson | 1:54 |
| 4. | “Our Car Club” | B. Wilson/Love | Love/B. Wilson | 2:22 |
| 5. | “Your Summer Dream” | B. Wilson/Bob Norberg | B. Wilson | 2:27 |
| 6. | “Boogie Woodie” | trad. arr. B. Wilson | instrumental | 1:56 |
- The Beach Boys
- Al Jardine – backing and harmony vocals; bass guitar; hand claps
- Mike Love – lead, backing and harmony vocals; hand claps
- David Marks – rhythm guitar; hand claps
- Brian Wilson – lead, backing and harmony vocals; bass guitar; piano, organ; hand claps
- Carl Wilson – backing and harmony vocals; lead guitar, bass guitar; hand claps
- Dennis Wilson – lead, backing and harmony vocals; drums, hand claps
- Additional musicians and production staff
- Hal Blaine – drums, percussion
- Steve Douglas – tenor saxophone
- Maureen Love – harp
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