Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys
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Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys
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| Released | July 29, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1960–1988 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 382:27 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Compiler | Mark Linett, Andy Paley | |||
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Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [5] |
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys is a box set by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released in 1993 by Capitol Records. It collects tracks spanning their entire career up to that point on four CDs. A fifth disc contains mostly studio session tracks, complete vocal and instrumental tracks, and rare live performances. The set also includes a car window decal. Though it never charted, Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys went gold in the US just over four months after its release.
The first four discs
Four Freshmen
" to his favorite vocal group into his tape recorder in 1960.
Track listing
All songs by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " All Summer Long" | All Summer Long | 2:07 | |
| 26. | "Little Honda" | All Summer Long | 1:51 | |
| 27. | "Wendy" | All Summer Long | 2:20 | |
| 28. | "Don't Back Down" | All Summer Long | 1:53 | |
| 29. | "Do You Wanna Dance?" | Bobby Freeman | The Beach Boys Today! | 2:17 |
| 30. | "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" | The Beach Boys Today! | 2:01 | |
| 31. | "Dance, Dance, Dance" | B. Wilson, Carl Wilson, Love | The Beach Boys Today! | 1:59 |
| 32. | "Please Let Me Wonder" | The Beach Boys Today! | 2:45 | |
| 33. | "She Knows Me Too Well" | The Beach Boys Today! | 2:28 | |
| 34. | "Radio Station Jingles/Concert Promo" | Previously unreleased | 1:03 | |
| 35. | "Hushabye (Live)" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | Previously unreleased | 3:56 |
| 36. | "Happy Birthday Four Freshmen" (hidden track) |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | " Surf's Up" | B. Wilson, Parks | Surf's Up, intended for Smile | 3:38 |
| 29. | "With Me Tonight" | B. Wilson | Smiley Smile | 2:17 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heroes and Villains" | B. Wilson, Parks | Smiley Smile | 3:38 |
| 2. | " Til I Die " | B. Wilson | Surf's Up | 2:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Fairy Tale Music" | B. Wilson | Previously unreleased | 4:05 |
| 6. | "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone" | B. Wilson, Rieley | Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Marcella" | B. Wilson, Rieley | Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" | 3:52 |
| 8. | "All This Is That" | C. Wilson, Love, Jardine | Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Rock and Roll Music" | Berry | 15 Big Ones | 2:28 |
| 10. | "It's O.K." | 15 Big Ones | 2:11 | |
| 11. | "Had to Phone Ya" | B. Wilson, Love, Diane Rovell | 15 Big Ones | 1:44 |
| 12. | "That Same Song" | 15 Big Ones | 2:15 | |
| 13. | "It's Over Now" | B. Wilson | Previously unreleased, intended for Adult/Child | 2:50 |
| 14. | "Still I Dream of It" | B. Wilson | Previously unreleased, intended for Adult/Child | 3:26 |
| 15. | "Let Us Go On This Way" | The Beach Boys Love You | 1:59 | |
| 16. | "The Night Was So Young" | B. Wilson | The Beach Boys Love You | 2:15 |
| 17. | "I'll Bet He's Nice" | B. Wilson | The Beach Boys Love You | 2:35 |
| 18. | "Airplane" | B. Wilson | The Beach Boys Love You | 3:04 |
| 19. | "Come Go with Me" | C.E. Quick | M.I.U. Album | 2:03 |
| 20. | "Our Team" | B. Wilson, D. Wilson, C. Wilson, Love, Jardine | Previously unreleased | 2:33 |
| 21. | "Baby Blue" | D. Wilson, Jakobson, Karen Lamm | L.A. (Light Album) | 3:18 |
| 22. | "Good Timin'" | B. Wilson, C. Wilson | L.A. (Light Album) | 2:11 |
| 23. | "Goin' On" | Keepin' the Summer Alive | 3:03 | |
| 24. | "Getcha Back" | Love, Terry Melcher | The Beach Boys | 3:02 |
| 25. | "Kokomo" | Love, Scott McKenzie, John Phillips, Terry Melcher | Still Cruisin' | 3:37 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In My Room" (demo, 1963) | B. Wilson, Usher | 2:33 |
| 2. | "Radio Spot #1" | 0:09 | |
| 3. | "I Get Around" (track only, 1964) | 2:19 | |
| 4. | "Radio Spot #2" | 0:15 | |
| 5. | "Dance, Dance, Dance" (tracking session, 1964) | B. Wilson, C. Wilson, Love | 2:12 |
| 6. | "Hang On to Your Ego" (sessions) | B. Wilson, Asher | 6:40 |
| 7. | "God Only Knows" (tracking session) | B. Wilson, Asher | 9:14 |
| 8. | "Good Vibrations" (sessions) | 15:18 | |
| 9. | "Heroes and Villains" (track only) | B. Wilson, Parks | 0:47 |
| 10. | "Cabinessence" (track only) | B. Wilson, Parks | 3:59 |
| 11. | "Surf's Up" (track only) | B. Wilson, Parks | 1:40 |
| 12. | "Radio Spot #3" | 0:06 | |
| 13. | "All Summer Long" (vocals) | 2:12 | |
| 14. | "Wendy" (vocals) | 2:27 | |
| 15. | "Hushabye" (vocals) | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | 2:42 |
| 16. | "When I Grow Up" (vocals) | 2:19 | |
| 17. | "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (vocals) | B. Wilson, Asher | 2:43 |
| 18. | "California Girls" (vocals only) | 2:34 | |
| 19. | "Radio Spot #4" | 0:11 | |
| 20. | "Concert Intro/Surfin' USA" (live 1964) | 3:15 | |
| 21. | "Surfer Girl" (live 1964) | B. Wilson | 2:52 |
| 22. | "Be True to Your School" (live 1964) | 2:29 | |
| 23. | "Good Vibrations" (live 1966) | 5:14 | |
| 24. | "Surfer Girl" (live in Hawaii rehearsals 1967) | B. Wilson | 2:18 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bluebirds Over the Mountain" | |
| 2. | "Tears in the Morning" | |
| 3. | "Here Comes the Night" (12" version) | |
| 4. | "Lady Lynda" | |
| 5. | "Sumahama" |
