Beach Boys Platinum Collection

Rating

Album: Beach Boys Platinum Collection
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	I Get Around	More Info...	0:02
2)	Don't Worry Baby	More Info...	0:02
3)	Surfin' USA	More Info...	0:02
4)	In My Room	More Info...	0:02
5)	Little Deuce Coupe	More Info...	0:01
6)	Surfer Girl	More Info...	0:02
7)	Fun Fun Fun	More Info...	0:02
8)	When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)	More Info...	0:02
9)	Girls On the Beach	More Info...	0:02
10)	All Summer Long	More Info...	0:02
11)	Wendy	More Info...	0:02
12)	Dance, Dance, Dance	More Info...	0:02
13)	Be True to Your School	More Info...	0:02
14)	The Warmth of the Sun	More Info...	0:03
15)	Little Honda	More Info...	0:02
16)	Surfin'	More Info...	0:02
17)	Surfin' Safari	More Info...	0:02
18)	Do You Wanna Dance?	More Info...	0:02
19)	Please Let Me Wonder	More Info...	0:02
20)	Then I Kissed Her	More Info...	0:02
21)	Fun Fun Fun	More Info...	0:03

Album: Beach Boys Platinum Collection
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	I Get Around	More Info...	0:02
2)	Don't Worry Baby	More Info...	0:02
3)	Surfin' USA	More Info...	0:02
4)	In My Room	More Info...	0:02
5)	Little Deuce Coupe	More Info...	0:01
6)	Surfer Girl	More Info...	0:02
7)	Fun Fun Fun	More Info...	0:02
8)	When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)	More Info...	0:02
9)	Girls On the Beach	More Info...	0:02
10)	All Summer Long	More Info...	0:02
11)	Wendy	More Info...	0:02
12)	Dance, Dance, Dance	More Info...	0:02
13)	Be True to Your School	More Info...	0:02
14)	The Warmth of the Sun	More Info...	0:03
15)	Little Honda	More Info...	0:02
16)	Surfin'	More Info...	0:02
17)	Surfin' Safari	More Info...	0:02
18)	Do You Wanna Dance?	More Info...	0:02
19)	Please Let Me Wonder	More Info...	0:02
20)	Then I Kissed Her	More Info...	0:02
21)	Fun Fun Fun	More Info...	0:03

Tracks

1. I Get Around

2. Don't Worry Baby

3. Surfin' USA

4. In My Room

5. Little Deuce Coupe

6. Surfer Girl

7. Fun Fun Fun

8. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)

9. Girls On The Beach

10. All Summer Long

11. Wendy

12. Dance Dance Dance

13. Be True To Your School

14. The Warmth Of The Sun

15. Little Honda

16. Surfin'

17. Surfin' Safari

18. Do You Wanna Dance

19. Please Let Me Wonder

20. And Then I Kisser Her

21. Good Vibrations

22. California Girls

23. Sloop John B

24. Barbara Ann

25. God Only Knows

26. Wouldn't It Be Nice

27. You Still Believe In Me

28. The Little Girl I Once Knew

29. Caroline No

30. You're So Good To Me

31. Girl Don't Tell Me

32. Help Me Rhonda (Single Version)

33. Heroes And Villains

34. Wild Honey

35. Darlin'

36. Friends

37. Bluebirds Over The Mountain

38. Breakaway

39. Beach Boys Medley

40. Do It Again

41. Cottonfields (The Cotton Song)

42. I Can Hear Music

43. Tears In The Morning

44. Sail On Sailor

45. Disney Girls (1957)

46. Long Promised Road

47. Forever

48. Surf's Up

49. 'til I Die

50. Marcella

51. Student Demonstration Time

52. Lady Lynda

53. California Saga / California

54. Sumahama

55. Rock 'n' Roll Music

56. Here Comes The Night

57. Kokomo

58. Wipe Out

59. California Dreaming

60. Fun Fun Fun

Performer Notes

This 60-track, three-disc collection of the best music recorded by California icons The Beach Boys features classics like "I Get Around," "California Girls," and "Good Vibrations," and a booklet including extensive liner notes and photography.
Adapter: Brian Wilson .
Audio Mixers: Stephen W. Desper; Mark Linett.
Audio Remixer: Mark Linett.
Liner Note Author: Anthony DeCurtis.
This reviewer is a bit torn over how to approach this triple-CD EMI import of Beach Boys material, mostly because it's almost too good at what it does. It does encompass, in its nearly three-hour running time, almost anything that all but the most totally immersed and dedicated fan could want -- the only notable exceptions are a handful of tracks from the '70s Brother Records library, such as "Add Some Music to Your Day" and "This Whole World," but even that end is covered decently, with the inclusion of such tracks as "Sail on Sailor," "Marcella," "Disney Girls (1957)," "Surf's Up," "Forever," "Till I Die," and "California Saga: California." And in encompassing the Capitol years, the producers have included everything from "Surfin'" to "Breakaway," and in the right versions, and always in excellent sound. There are also some very late-inning cuts, such as "Wipe Out" with the Fat Boys and "Fun Fun Fun" with Status Quo that may seem less-than-essential, but they do represent some of the group's more recent high-profile work and can be understood on that level. There's also precious little in the way of annotation beyond an essay by Anthony DeCurtis, and it can also get a little confusing for the neophyte listener, owing to the loose structure of the programming -- each of the three discs covers a distinct period in the group's sound, but none of them is remotely in chronological order. The listening experience on each disc ends up being a sort of hybrid between a formal retrospective and a good FM radio set devoted to the band. The real reason behind this reviewer's reticence to recommend this collection in unqualified terms is a matter of broader thinking about the Beach Boys -- one doesn't really want to encourage people to forgo the considerable joys of their individual albums; anyone who knows their work will be keenly aware, hearing this collection, how much totally worthwhile material is being skipped over, even on a collection as vast and comprehensive as this. ~ Bruce Eder