Beach Boys 'Live In London' Vinyl Record 1976 SEALED - NEVER OPENED 1968 Concert
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The Beach Boys 'Live In London' Vinyl Record Album 1976 Release STILL SEALED - NEVER OPENED from 1968 London Concert.
Condition is "New" old stock, original 1976 Stereo MFP 50345 copy never opened.
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1968 was a difficult year for The Beach Boys in the USA, where their reputation had soured considerably, yet their European success was still strong, as evidenced by these confident performances recorded while the group were making their 20/20 album. After the surprise success of the Endless Summer and Spirit of America hits packages in 1974 and 1975, the Beach Boys enjoyed a resurgence of popularity in America, especially on the concert circuit. It was during this time that Capitol decided to issue a renamed edition of the album for the first time in the US. The reissue had art by rock artist Jim Evans, and a new title, Beach Boys '69. Besides the fact that the live performance was actually recorded in December 1968, the LP's appearance added confusion to the marketplace as the group had recently issued a new, live double album—The Beach Boys in Concert—on their own Brother Records label, as part of a distribution deal with their new label, Reprise. Despite this, the record became a small chart success in the US, following the Top 10 placing of 15 Big Ones, reaching #75 in the Fall of 1976 during a US chart stay of 10 weeks. The UK edition failed to chart.
It is believed that The Beach Boys owed Capitol one more album (this may have been offered to fill such a role, instead of the Fading Rock Group Revival/Reverberation project), and so, this release ended their relationship with that record label, as well as with EMI in the UK. When their albums were remastered for CD in 1990 (and again in 2001), Live in London was paired with their 1964 live release Beach Boys Concert.
Track listing
All tracks written by Brian Wilson/Mike Love, unless otherwise noted.
Side one- "Darlin'" – 2:41
- "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher/Love) – 1:53
- "Sloop John B" (Trad./Arr. Brian Wilson) – 2:30
- "California Girls" – 2:19
- "Do It Again" – 2:47
- "Wake the World" (Brian Wilson/Al Jardine) – 2:26
- "Aren't You Glad" – 3:09
- "Bluebirds Over the Mountain" (Ersel Hickey) – 2:53
- "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring" (Bobby Troup) – 2:49
- "Good Vibrations" – 4:36
- "God Only Knows" (Brian Wilson/Asher) – 3:27
- "Barbara Ann" (Fred Fassert) – 2:32
- In 1990, Live in London was paired on CD with Beach Boys Concert, featuring two live bonus tracks from 1964 ("Don't Worry Baby") and 1967 ("Heroes And Villains").
- The live version of "Good Vibrations" featured here was used as a B-side to “Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue” and was also included in the game Rock Band 3.
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