The Beach Boys
Sounds Of Summer - The Very Best Of The Beach Boys
Label:  Capitol 
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  Ref#:  ?-0501
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 California Girls    
      2.  
      		 I Get Around    
      3.  
      		 Surfin? Safari    
      4.  
      		 Surfin? U.S.A.    
      5.  
      		 Fun, Fun, Fun    
      6.  
      		 Surfer Girl    
      7.  
      		 Don?t Worry Baby    
      8.  
      		 Little Deuce Coupe    
      9.  
      		 Shut Down    
      10.  
      		 Help Me, Rhonda    
      11.  
      		 Be True To Your School    
      12.  
      		 When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)    
      13.  
      		 In My Room    
      14.  
      		 God Only Knows    
      15.  
      		 Sloop John B    
      16.  
      		 Wouldn?t It Be Nice    
      17.  
      		 Getcha Back    
      18.  
      		 Come Go With Me    
      19.  
      		 Rock And Roll Music    
      20.  
      		 Dance, Dance, Dance    
      21.  
      		 Barbara Ann    
      22.  
      		 Do You Wanna Dance?    
      23.  
      		 Heroes And Villains    
      24.  
      		 Good Timin?    
      25.  
      		 Kokomo    
      26.  
      		 Do It Again    
      27.  
      		 Wild Honey    
      28.  
      		 Darlin?    
      29.  
      		 I Can Hear Music    
      30.  
      		 Good Vibrations    
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      The cynic may question just how many Beach Boys greatest hits albums are enough. Everyone else, however, will appreciate what makes Sounds of Summer unique. This is the first single-disc collection to feature such a large cross section of hits from the group's entire career, spanning 1962's "Surfin' Safari" through 1988's "Kokomo." All 30 tracks, spanning several label changes, were Billboard Top 40 hits and are probably now as identifiable as the national anthem to anyone with radio or TV access. The fact that the tracks aren't in chronological order helps make for a fresh listening experience, as does the crisp digital sound. And yet these songs--even those that are more than four decades old--always sound strangely fresh and will likely remain so as long as there are beaches, young people, and that symbolic season of freedom and dreams. Which is to say that the title here passes the "truth in advertising" test. Perfect for those casual fans not yet ready to spring for the individual albums, Sounds of Summer is in many ways a better representation of this legendary band's art than Elvis' 30 No. 1 Hits and The Beatles 1 were of the King and the Fab Four. --Bill Holdship
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