The Beach Boys discography

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The Beach Boys discography spans 4 decades and is one of the deepest song catalogs of the 20th century.

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[edit] Overview

The Beach Boys first burst onto the music scene in November 1961 with their release of the single "Surfin'". The single was moderately successful, hitting #75 in the United States. The band released their first album Surfin' Safari in 1962. The album included hits such as "Surfin' Safari", "409" and of course "Surfin'". The album reached #32 in the United States, a reasonable performance for the band's debut album.

The band's first top ten single was "Surfin' USA" which peaked at #3 in the United States. It was also the band's first single to chart in the United Kingdom reaching #34 on the UK charts. The follow up album to Surfin' Safari was Surfin' USA, released five months after their first album in 1963. The album was the band's first top ten album in the United States reaching #2. It was also their first album to chart in the United Kingdom peaking at #17. The band's third studio album Surfer Girl, which was released in 1963, hit #7 in the United States and #13 in the United Kingdom. The album included such classic songs as "Surfer Girl", "Little Deuce Coupe" and "In My Room". Only a month later, the Beach Boys released their fourth studio album, called Little Deuce Coupe.

The following year saw the Beach Boys release three studio albums, Shut Down Volume 2, All Summer Long and The Beach Boys' Christmas Album, and one live album, Beach Boys Concert. The Beach Boys Concert album surprisingly provided The Beach Boys with their first and only chart topping album as it reached #1 in the United States. That year also provided the band's first ever US #1 single with "I Get Around" from their All Summer Long album.

In 1965, the Beach Boys released another three albums The Beach Boys Today!, Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) and Beach Boys' Party!. The Beach Boys Today! album was the band's first ever top ten album in the United Kingdom, peaking at #6. The album also proved successful in the US, reaching #4. The follow-up album Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) reached #2 in the US and #4 in the UK and the album included such classic songs as "Help Me, Rhonda" and "California Girls". "Help Me, Rhonda" was the band's second #1 single in the United States.

In 1966 the band released what many people consider their best album, Pet Sounds. The album featured some of their most recognisable songs including "Wouldn't It Be Nice", "Sloop John B" and "God Only Knows". On its release, the album did not perform as well as Brian Wilson hoped it would, only peaking at #10 in the US. In the UK, however, the album reached #2, the best chart position for any Beach Boys album in that country. The follow-up to Pet Sounds was Smiley Smile which was released in 1967. The album hit #41 in the United States but reached an impressive #9 in the United Kingdom. The album featured the UK top ten song "Heroes and Villains" and it also featured the band's third US #1 hit and their first #1 UK hit in "Good Vibrations". It was the first and only time that a Beach Boys single hit #1 in both the US and UK. The band also released their 13th studio album Wild Honey that year which peaked at #24 in the US and #7 in the UK. The album featured the single "Darlin'" which peaked at #19 in the US and #11 in the UK.

In 1968, the band released just one album: Friends. The album sold poorly in the US, reaching only #126, but it managed to reach #13 in the UK. The following year, 1969, saw the release of the band's 15th and final studio album with Capitol Records, 20/20. The album featured the Beach Boys' second UK #1 hit, "Do It Again" with the B-side being "Wake the World".

1970 saw the band release Sunflower, which was their 16th studio album and their first album under their reactivated record label Brother Records. The album was also their first album of the 1970s. It featured such well-known Beach Boys songs as "Add Some Music to Your Day", "This Whole World" and "Forever". The following year saw the band release Surf's Up which featured such songs as "Long Promised Road", "'Til I Die" and "Surf's Up". Carl and the Passions - "So Tough" was the band's next album which was released in 1972. The following year, the band's 19th studio album Holland was released featuring "Sail On, Sailor", which was released twice as a single although it only peaked at #49 in the United States.

1976 saw the return of Brian Wilson as producer of a Beach Boys album - 15 Big Ones. The album peaked at #8 in the US and #31 in the UK and featured the band's Chuck Berry cover "Rock And Roll Music" which peaked at #5 in the US and #36 in the UK.

Overall, the Beach Boys released a total of 28 studio albums between 1962 and 1996. They also released four live albums from 1964 to 2002.

Listed below are the Beach Boys' official studio albums, live albums and singles released in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

"Surfin' Safari" (October 29, 1962) Capitol Records - US: #32
 Tracks: Surfin' Safari; County Fair; Ten Little Indians; Chug-A-Lug; Little Girl (You're My Miss America); 409; Surfin'; Heads You Win - Tails I Lose; Summertime Blues; Cuckoo Clock; Moon Dawg; The Shift
"Surfin' USA" (March 25, 1963) Capitol Records - US: #2; UK: #17
 Tracks: Surfin' USA; Farmer's Daughter; Misirlou; Stoked; Lonely Sea; Shut Down; Noble Surfer; Honky Tonk; Lana; Surf Jam; Let's Go Trippin'; Finders Keepers (Certified Gold by the RIAA)
"Surfer Girl" (September 23, 1963) Capitol Records - US: #7; UK: #13
 Tracks: Surfer Girl; Catch a Wave; The Surfer Moon; South Bay Surfer; The Rocking Surfer; Little Deuce Coupe; In My Room; Hawaii; Surfers Rule; Our Car Club; Your Summer Dream; Boogie Woodie (Certified Gold by the RIAA)
"Little Deuce Coupe" (October 21, 1963) Capitol Records - US: #4
 Tracks: Little Deuce Coupe; Ballad of Ole' Betsy; Be True to Your School; Car Crazy Cutie; Cherry, Cherry Coupe; 409; Shut Down; Spirit of America; Our Car Club; No-Go Showboat; A Young Man is Gone; Custom Machine (Certified Platinum by the RIAA)
"Shut Down Volume 2" (March 23, 1964) Capitol Records - US: #13
 Tracks: Fun, Fun, Fun; Don't Worry Baby; In the Parkin' Lot; Cassius Love vs. Sonny Wilson; The Warmth of the Sun; This Car of Mine; Why Do Fools Fall In Love; Pom Pom Play Girl; Keep an Eye on Summer; Shut Down, Part II; Louie Louie; Denny's Drums (Certified Gold by the RIAA)
"All Summer Long" (July 13, 1964) Capitol Records - US: #4
 Tracks: I Get Around; All Summer Long; Hushabye; Little Honda; We'll Run Away; Carl's Big Chance; Wendy; Do You Remember?; Girls on the Beach; Drive-In; Our Favorite Recording Sessions; Don't Back Down (Certified Gold by the RIAA)
"The Beach Boys' Christmas Album" (November 16, 1964) Capitol Records - US: #6
 Tracks: Little Saint Nick; The Man with All the Toys; Santa's Beard; Merry Christmas, Baby; Christmas Day; Frosty the Snowman; We Three Kings Of Orient Are; Blue Christmas; Santa Claus Is Coming to Town; White Christmas; I'll Be Home for Christmas; Auld Lang Syne (Certified Gold by the RIAA)
"The Beach Boys Today!" (March 8, 1965) Capitol Records - US: #4; UK: #6
 Tracks: Do You Wanna Dance?; Good to My Baby; Don't Hurt My Little Sister; When I Grow Up (to be a man); Help Me, Ronda; Dance, Dance, Dance; Please Let Me Wonder; I'm So Young; Kiss Me, Baby; She Knows Me Too Well; In the Back of My Mind; Bull Sessions With "Big Daddy" (Certified Gold by the RIAA)
"Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!)" (June, 1965) Capitol Records - US: #2; UK: #4
 Tracks: The Girl from New York City; Amusement Parks U.S.A.; Then I Kissed Her; Salt Lake City; Girl Don't Tell Me; Help Me, Rhonda; California Girls; Let Him Run Wild; You're So Good to Me; Summer Means New Love; I'm Bugged at My Ol' Man; And Your Dream Comes True (Certified Gold by the RIAA)
"Beach Boys' Party!" (November 8, 1965) Capitol Records - US: #6; UK: #3
 Tracks: Hully Gully; I Should Have Known Better; Tell Me Why; Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow; Mountain of Love; You've Got to Hide Your Love Away; Devoted to You; Alley Oop; There's No Other (Like My Baby); Medley: I Get Around/Little Deuce Coupe; The Times They Are a-Changin'; Barbara Ann
"Pet Sounds" (May 16, 1966) Capitol Records - US: #10; UK: #2
 Tracks: Wouldn't It Be Nice; You Still Believe in Me; That's Not Me; Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder); I'm Waiting for the Day; Let's Go Away For Awhile; Sloop John B; God Only Knows; I Know There's an Answer; Here Today; I Just Wasn't Made for These Times; Pet Sounds; Caroline No (Certified Platinum by the RIAA)
"Smiley Smile" (September 5, 1967) Capitol Records - US: #41; UK: #9
 Tracks: Heroes and Villains; Vegetables; Fall Breaks and Back to Winter (Woody Woodpecker Symphony); She's Goin' Bald; Little Pad; Good Vibrations; With Me Tonight; [[[Wind Chimes (song)|Wind Chimes]]; Gettin' Hungry; Wonderful; Whistle In
"Wild Honey" (December 11, 1967) Capitol Records - US: #24; UK: #7
 Tracks: Wild Honey; Aren't You Glad; I Was Made to Love Her; Country Air; A Thing or Two; Darlin'; I'd Love Just Once to See You; Here Comes the Night; Let the Wind Blow; How She Boogalooed It; Mama Says
"Friends" (June 10, 1968) Capitol Records - US: #126; UK: #13
 Tracks: Meant for You; Friends; Wake the World; Be Here in the Mornin'; When a Man Needs a Woman; Passing By; Anna Lee, the Healer; Little Bird; Be Still; Busy Doin' Nothin'; Diamond Head; Transcendental Meditation
"20/20" (February 3, 1969) Capitol Records - US: #68; UK: #3
 Tracks: Do It Again; I Can Hear Music; Bluebirds over the Mountain; Be with Me; All I Want to Do; The Nearest Faraway Place; Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song); I Went to Sleep; Time to Get Alone; Never Learn Not to Love; Our Prayer; Cabinessence
"Sunflower" (August 31, 1970) Brother Records - US: #151; UK: #29
 Tracks: Slip On Through; This Whole World; Add Some Music to Your Day; Got to Know the Woman; Deirdre; It's About Time; Tears in the Morning; All I Wanna Do; Forever; Our Sweet Love; At My Window; Cool, Cool Water
"Surf's Up" (August 30, 1971) Brother Records - US: #29; UK: #15
 Tracks: Don't Go Near the Water; Long Promised Road; Take A Load Off Your Feet; Disney Girls (1957); Student Demonstration Time; Feel Flows; Lookin' at Tomorrow (A Welfare Song); A Day in the Life of a Tree; 'Til I Die; Surf's Up
"Carl and the Passions - "So Tough"" (May 15, 1972) Brother Records - US: #50; UK: #25
 Tracks: You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone; Here She Comes; He Come Down; Marcella; Hold On Dear Brother; Make It Good; All This Is That; Cuddle Up
"Holland" (January 8, 1973) Brother Records - US: #36; UK: #20
 Tracks: Sail On, Sailor; Steamboat; California Saga: Big Sur; California Saga: The Beaks of Eagles; California Saga: California; The Trader; Leaving This Town; Only with You; Funky Pretty
"15 Big Ones" (January 8, 1976) Brother Records - US: #8; UK: #31
 Tracks: Rock And Roll Music; It's OK; Had to Phone Ya; Chapel of Love; Everyone's in Love with You; Talk To Me; That Same Song; TM Song; Palisades Park; Susie Cincinnati; A Casual Look; Blueberry Hill; Back Home; In the Still of the Night; Just Once in My Life (Certified Gold by the RIAA)
"Love You" (April 11, 1977) Brother Records - US: #53; UK: #28
 Tracks: Let Us Go On This Way; Roller Skating Child; Mona; Johnny Carson; Good Time; Honkin' Down the Highway; Ding Dang; Solar System; The Night Was So Young; I'll Bet He's Nice; Let's Put Our Hearts Together; I Wanna Pick You Up; Airplane; Love Is a Woman
"M.I.U. Album" (October 2, 1978) Brother Records - US: #151
 Tracks: She's Got Rhythm; Come Go with Me; Hey, Little Tomboy; Kona Coast; Peggy Sue; Wontcha Come Out Tonight?; Sweet Sunday; Belles of Paris; Pitter Patter; My Diane; Match Point of Our Love; Winds of Change
"L.A. (Light Album)" (March 19, 1979) Brother Records - US: #100; UK: #32
 Tracks: Good Timin'; Lady Lynda; Full Sail; Angel Come Home; Love Surrounds Me; Sumahama; Here Comes the Night; Baby Blue; Goin' South; Shortenin' Bread
"Keepin' the Summer Alive" (March 24, 1980) Brother Records - US: #75; UK: #54
 Tracks: Keepin' the Summer Alive; Oh Darlin'; Some of Your Love; Livin' with a Heartache; School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell); Goin' On; Sunshine; When Girls Get Together; Santa Ana Winds; Endless Harmony
"The Beach Boys" (June 10, 1985) Brother Records - US: #52; UK: #60
 Tracks: Getcha Back; It's Gettin' Late; Crack at Your Love; Maybe I Don't Know; She Believes in Love Again; California Calling; Passing Friend; I'm So Lonely; Where I Belong; I Do Love You; It's Just a Matter of Time; Male Ego
"Still Cruisin'" (August 28, 1989) Brother Records - US: #46
 Tracks: Still Cruisin; Somewhere Near Japan; Island Girl; In My Car; Kokomo; Wipe Out; Make It Big; I Get Around; Wouldn't It Be Nice; California Girls (Certified Platinum by the RIAA)
"Summer in Paradise" (August 3, 1992) Brother Records - never charted
 Tracks: Hot Fun in the Summertime; Surfin'; Summer of Love; Island Fever; Still Surfin'; Slow Summer Dancin' (One Summer Night); Strange Things Happen; Remember (Walking In The Sand); Lahaina Aloha; Under the Boardwalk; Summer in Paradise; Forever
"Stars and Stripes Vol. 1" (August 19, 1996) River North Records - US: #101
 Tracks: Don’t Worry Baby; Little Deuce Coupe; 409; Long Tall Texan; I Get Around; Be True to Your School; Fun, Fun, Fun; Help Me, Rhonda; The Warmth of the Sun; Sloop John B; I Can Hear Music; Caroline No

[edit] Live albums

"Beach Boys Concert" (October 19, 1964) Capitol Records - US: #1
 Tracks: Fun, Fun, Fun; The Little Old Lady from Pasadena; Little Deuce Coupe; Long, Tall Texan; In My Room; Monster Mash; Let's Go Trippin'; Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow; The Wanderer; Hawaii; Graduation Day; I Get Around; Johnny B. Goode
"Live in London" (May, 1970) Capitol Records - US: #75
 Tracks: Darlin'; Wouldn't It Be Nice; Sloop John B; California Girls; Do It Again; Wake the World; Aren't You Glad; Bluebirds over the Mountain; Their Hearts Were Full of Spring; Good Vibrations; God Only Knows; Barbara Ann
"The Beach Boys in Concert" (November 19, 1973) Brother Records - US: #25
 Tracks: Sail On, Sailor; Sloop John B; The Trader; You Still Believe in Me; California Girls; Darlin'; Marcella; Caroline No; Leaving This Town; Heroes and Villains; Funky Pretty; Let the Wind Blow; Help Me, Rhonda; Surfer Girl; Wouldn't It Be Nice; We Got Love; Don’t Worry Baby; Surfin' USA; Good Vibrations; Fun, Fun, Fun (Certified Gold by the RIAA)
"Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980" (November 26, 2002) Brother Records - US: #101
 Tracks: Intro; California Girls; Sloop John B; Darlin'; School Days; God Only Knows; Be True to Your School; Do It Again; Little Deuce Coupe; Cotton Fields/Heroes and Villains; Happy Birthday Brian; Keepin' the Summer Alive; Lady Lynda; Surfer Girl; Help Me, Rhonda; Rock And Roll Music; I Get Around; Surfin' USA; You Are So Beautiful; Good Vibrations; Barbara Ann; Fun, Fun, Fun

[edit] Compilations

[edit] EPs

  1. Four By The Beach Boys (Capitol R 5267/21 September 1964) US: 44 / UK: 11
  • A: Little Honda; Wendy US: 44
  • B: Don’t Back Down; Hushabye US: 65

[edit] Singles

Date of Release Title Label Chart position RIAA Certification
US Pop US AC UK
November, 1961 "Surfin'"/"Luau" Candix Records 75
June 4, 1962 "Surfin' Safari"/ (A-Side) Capitol Records 14
June 4, 1962 → "409" (B-Side) Capitol Records 76
November 19, 1962 "Ten Little Indians"/"County Fair" Capitol Records 49
March 4, 1963 "Surfin' USA"/(A-Side) Capitol Records 3 34
March 4, 1963 → "Shut Down" (B-Side) Capitol Records 23
July 22, 1963 "Surfer Girl"/ (A-Side) Capitol Records 7
July 22, 1963 → "Little Deuce Coupe" (B-Side) Capitol Records 15
October 14, 1963 "Be True to Your School"/ (A-Side) Capitol Records 6
October 14, 1963 → "In My Room" (B-Side) Capitol Records 23
December 2, 1963 "Little Saint Nick"/"The Lord’s Prayer" Capitol Records 3
February 3, 1964 "Fun, Fun, Fun"/"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" Capitol Records 5
May 11, 1964 "I Get Around"/(A-Side) Capitol Records 1 7 Gold
May 11, 1964 → "Don’t Worry Baby" (B-Side) Capitol Records 24
August 17, 1964 "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)"/"She Knows Me Too Well" Capitol Records 9 27
October 26, 1964 "Dance, Dance, Dance"/(A-Side) Capitol Records 8 24
October 26, 1964 → "The Warmth of the Sun"(B-Side) Capitol Records
November 16, 1964 "The Man with All the Toys"/"Blue Christmas" Capitol Records 3
February 8, 1965 "Do You Wanna Dance?"/(A-Side) Capitol Records 12
February 8, 1965 → "Please Let Me Wonder"(B-Side) Capitol Records 52
April 5, 1965 "Help Me, Rhonda"/"Kiss Me, Baby" Capitol Records 1 27
July 12, 1965 "California Girls"/(A-Side) Capitol Records 3 26
July 12, 1965 → "Let Him Run Wild"(B-Side) Capitol Records
November 8, 1965 "The Little Girl I Once Knew"/"There's No Other (Like My Baby)" Capitol Records 20
December 20, 1965 "Barbara Ann"/(A-Side) Capitol Records 2 3
December 20, 1965 → "Girl Don't Tell Me"(B-Side) Capitol Records
March 7, 1966 "Caroline No"/"Summer Means New Love"

(A "Brian Wilson" single)

 Capitol Records 32
March 21, 1966 "Sloop John B"/(A-Side) Capitol Records 3 2
March 21, 1966 → "You're So Good to Me"(B-Side) Capitol Records
July 11, 1966 "Wouldn't It Be Nice"/(A-Side) Capitol Records 8 2
July 11, 1966 → "God Only Knows"(B-Side) Capitol Records 39 2
October 10, 1966 "Good Vibrations"/"Let's Go Away For Awhile" Capitol Records 1 1 Gold
May, 1967 "Then I Kissed Her"/"Mountain of Love" Capitol Records 5
July 24, 1967 "Heroes and Villains"/"You’re Welcome" Brother Records 12 8
August 28, 1967 "Gettin' Hungry"/"Devoted to You"

(A "Brian Wilson and Mike Love" single)

 Brother Records never charted
October 23, 1967 "Wild Honey"/"[[[Wind Chimes (song)|Wind Chimes]]" Capitol Records 31 29
December 11, 1967 "Darlin'"/"Here Today" Capitol Records 19 11
April 8, 1968 "Friends"/"Little Bird" Capitol Records 47 25
July 15, 1968 "Do It Again"/"Wake the World" Capitol Records 20 1
December 2, 1968 "Bluebirds over the Mountain"/"Never Learn Not to Love" Capitol Records 61 33
February 24, 1969 "I Can Hear Music"/"All I Want to Do" Capitol Records 24 10
June 23, 1969 "Break Away"/"Celebrate the News" Capitol Records 63 6
February 23, 1970 "Add Some Music to Your Day"/"Susie Cincinnati" Brother Records 64
April 20, 1970 "Cottonfields"/"The Nearest Faraway Place" Capitol Records 103 5
June 29, 1970 "Slip On Through"/"This Whole World" Brother Records never charted
November, 1970 "Tears in the Morning"/"It's About Time" Brother Records never charted
February, 1971 "Cool, Cool Water"/"Forever" Brother Records never charted
April, 1971 "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (live)/"The Times They Are a-Changin'" Ode Records never charted
May 24, 1971 "Long Promised Road"/"Deirdre" Brother Records never charted
October 11, 1971 "Long Promised Road"/"'Til I Die" Brother Records 89
November 8, 1971 "Surf's Up"/"Don't Go Near the Water" Brother Records never charted
May 15, 1972 "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone"/"Cuddle Up" Brother Records never charted
June 26, 1972 "Marcella"/"Hold On Dear Brother" Brother Records 110
January 29, 1973 "Sail On, Sailor"/"Only with You" Brother Records 79
April 16, 1973 "California Saga: California"/"Funky Pretty" Brother Records 84 37
August 17, 1974
(US chart date)		 "Surfin' USA" Capitol Records 36
December 23, 1974 "Child of Winter"/"Susie Cincinnati" Brother Records never charted
March 10, 1975 "Sail On, Sailor"/"Only with You" Brother Records 49
May 24, 1976 "Rock And Roll Music"/"The TM Song" Brother Records 5 36
August 9, 1976 "It's O.K."/"Had to Phone Ya" Brother Records 29 33
November 1, 1976 "Everyone's in Love with You"/"Susie Cincinnati" Brother Records never charted
May 30, 1977 "Honkin' Down the Highway"/"Solar System" Brother Records never charted
August 28, 1978 "Peggy Sue"/"Hey, Little Tomboy" Brother Records 59 46
February 19, 1979 "Here Comes the Night"/"Baby Blue" Caribou Records 44 37
April 16, 1979 "Good Timin'"/"Love Surrounds Me" Caribou Records 40 12
June, 1979 "Lady Lynda"/"Full Sail" Caribou Records 39 7
September, 1979 "It’s A Beautiful Day"/"Sumahama" Caribou Records 45
March 11, 1980 "Goin' On"/"Endless Harmony" Caribou Records 83
May 20, 1980 "Livin' with a Heartache"/"Santa Ana Winds" Caribou Records never charted
October, 1981 "The Beach Boys Medley" Caribou Records 12 20
November 2, 1981 "Come Go with Me"/"Don't Go Near the Water" Caribou Records 18 11
May 8, 1985 "Getcha Back"/"Male Ego" Caribou Records 26 2
July 17, 1985 "It's Gettin' Late"/"It’s O.K." Caribou Records 82 20
October 2, 1985 "She Believes in Love Again"/"It's Just a Matter of Time" Caribou Records 26
June 9, 1986 "Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue"/"Good Vibrations" (Live in London) Capitol Records 68
September 1, 1986 "California Dreamin'"/"Lady Liberty" Capitol Records 57 8
November, 1987 "Happy Endings" (with Little Richard) /"California Girls" Critique Records 45
July 18, 1988 "Kokomo"/"Tutti Frutti" (with Little Richard) Elektra Records 1 5 25 Platinum
August 7, 1989 "Still Cruisin'"/"Kokomo" Capitol Records 93 9
January, 1990 "Somewhere Near Japan"/"Kokomo" Capitol Records never charted
June, 1990 "Wouldn't It Be Nice"/"The Beach Boys Medley" Capitol Records 58
July, 1990 "Problem Child"/"Tutti Frutti" (with Little Richard) RCA Records 38
July, 1992 "Hot Fun in the Summertime"/"Summer of Love" Brother Records 17
August, 1996 "I Can Hear Music" (w/Kathy Troccoli) River North Records 16

[edit] Availability

  • With the exception of Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys' Christmas Album, and the three albums since 1989, all the Beach Boys albums are available in a two-LP-on-one-CD "twofer" format. The reissues of the 1960s albums also include bonus tracks.
  • Pet Sounds is available on both CD and DVD-Audio. A four-disc box set including numerous outtakes and alternate versions is also available. One CD release has both the stereo and mono mixes of the classic album as well as an alternate session outtake entitled Hang On to Your Ego (an early version of I Know There's an Answer).
  • The Beach Boys' Christmas Album is available both on its own and as part of the Ultimate Christmas album, which includes tracks from an aborted 1977 Christmas album.
  • Still Cruisin', Summer in Paradise, and Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 are currently out of print, but can be found used on CD. Rarities is out of print but can be found as an import CD. Still Cruisin' can be downloaded online via Apple's iTunes service.
  • The 1993 box set Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys presents a comprehensive review of the group's career plus a number of rare tracks, including some from the legendary Smile sessions.

Four albums have been released since the group's split.

  • Endless Harmony Soundtrack is a compilation of otherwise unreleased tracks together with remixes of better-known tracks; a good introduction to the band, containing no duplications of earlier releases except the title track. Includes a stereo mix of California Girls, which had previsously been available only in mono.
  • Hawthorne, CA is a two-CD set along the same lines. Dance, Dance, Dance and Heroes and Villains, previously only in mono, is presented in stereo here.
  • Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 is a studio-enhanced concert recording.
  • Songs From Here & Back features live tracks and three new studio recordings contributed by each living original member.
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