Compil. NL 1974 on Capitol Records label
Rock and Pop (Folk Rock, Surf, Pop Rock)
The title on the cover is listed as "Beach Boys Bests", on the record label as "Beach Boys Best" (the latter probably being the right one). Tracks A6 to B2, B6, B7, D5, D7 to D10 in stereo and the rest either fake stereo or mono. Discs are Made in Germany. Track A2 is incorrectly credited to "Cary Usher" and track A7 is misspelled "Hawai" on the back cover.
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Peter Van Bruggen liner notes |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Surfin' Safari | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Mike Love | 2:05 |
2 | 409 | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Gary Usher | 1:58 |
3 | Ten Little Indians | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Harry Nilsson | |
4 | Surfin' USA | The Beach Boys | Chuck Berry | 2:20 |
5 | Shut Down | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Roger Christian | 1:50 |
6 | Farmer's Daughter | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | 1:49 |
7 | Hawaii | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | 2:02 |
8 | Surfer Girl | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | 2:15 |
9 | Little Deuce Coupe | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Roger Christian | 1:35 |
10 | Be True To Your School | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | 2:05 |
11 | In My Room | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Gary Usher | 2:11 |
12 | Fun, Fun, Fun | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Mike Love | 2:16 |
13 | I Get Around | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | 2:14 |
14 | Don't Worry Baby | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Roger Christian | 2:45 |
15 | When I Grow Up | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | 2:02 |
16 | Wendy | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | 2:20 |
17 | Little Honda | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Mike Love | 1:50 |
18 | Dance, Dance, Dance | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | 2:05 |
19 | Do You Wanna Dance? | The Beach Boys | Bobby Freeman | 2:17 |
20 | Please Let Me Wonder | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Mike Love | 2:39 |
21 | Help Me Rhonda | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | 3:07 |
22 | California Girls | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | 2:37 |
23 | The Little Girl I Once Knew | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | 2:36 |
24 | Barbara Ann | The Beach Boys | Fred Fassert | 2:11 |
25 | Sloop John B | The Beach Boys | Traditional | 2:57 |
26 | Wouldn't It Be Nice | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Tony Asher | 2:22 |
27 | God Only Knows | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Tony Asher | 2:46 |
28 | You're So Good To Me | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson | 2:14 |
29 | Good Vibrations | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Mike Love | 3:35 |
30 | Then I Kissed Her | The Beach Boys | Spector, Greenwich & Barry | 2:15 |
31 | Heroes And Villains | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks | 3:36 |
32 | Gettin' Hungry | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Mike Love | 2:27 |
33 | Wild Honey | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Mike Love | 2:36 |
34 | Darlin' | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Mike Love | 2:11 |
35 | Friends | The Beach Boys | Alan Jardine, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson | 2:30 |
36 | Do It Again | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Mike Love | 2:24 |
37 | Blue Birds Over The Mountain | The Beach Boys | Ersel Hickey | 2:53 |
38 | I Can Hear Music | The Beach Boys | Spector, Greenwich & Barry | 2:38 |
39 | Cottonfields | The Beach Boys | Huddie Ledbetter | 2:18 |
40 | Break Away | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Reggie Dunbar | 2:54 |