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The James Watt controversy was in 1983, and Ringo's July 4 performance with the Beach Boys was in 1984. The Statue of Liberty project was for the 100th anniversary of the U.S. acquisition of the statue. That centennial was in 1986, when "Lady Lynda" was rewritten as "Lady Liberty;" that appeared as the B-side of "California Dreamin'," but it wasn't on any album as far as I know.

Carl was touring as the opening act for the Doobie Brothers in 1981 (just before they broke up for eight years), which is why Brian is singing lead on "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations." The 1981 album is the only one of the quasi-legal live albums that I have, and I'm not too fond of it, although I listen to it once a year. The sound quality isn't great, and the group doesn't sound very good. I'm surprised you didn't mention the occasional unwelcome interruptions from the police audio, or whatever it is that suddenly appears in one or two places on that album. I think there's a little bit of the concert missing, because the length of the performance was slightly longer than the amount of music that can be put on one CD.

My copy of the album is one I bought when it was still available only as an import from the U.K. on the pale green Capitol label, with the back cover photo from "20/20" as the front cover photo.

According to the site Beach Boys Gigs, this took place on June 14, 1974. Blondie Chaplin had left six months earlier, and Ricky Fataar did his last concert as a Beach Boy on September 8. That site also says that Elton John came on for "Barbara Ann" and stayed through the end of the show, while Paul Simon joined them for "Fun, Fun, Fun," the closing number.

When I went to college my friend Preston was backstage & brought me Dennis Wilson's drumstick since I had to study for an exam!

Good evening sir! Please pray for salvation as I heard conflating reports!

Very cool I’m going next month to the vip after party I can’t wait should be fun

Nice job man. Not too clued up on the show but what I saw (I think it's a classic tv show). Witty, weird & wonderful. A show way ahead of it's time. Patrick MacNee was superb, effortlessly smooth and stylish. Very inventive show. I think I mostly saw the Diana Rigg era. For fans a definite must buy set. Didn't know that some of the series was lost..Great info😎

I asked Via Vision, and they said this DVD set would work in region 1. My guess is that the set is all-region but PAL.

I’ve heard that The Beach Boys actually played on the Disco version of Here Comes The Night themselves.

Wait…no Rock And Roll To The Rescue?

Thank you for this. I just discovered the release of the Australian blu-ray Tara King collection, & though the advertising claims region free coding means it works on US players, I was anxious about whether the discs truly play without issue. It's reassuring to hear there were no playback problems. I look forward to seeing these excellent episodes in their restored glory. The original home video vhs & dvd releases of years ago seemed a little ragged, as the transfers were made using complete but well-worn prints at that time. I'd like to have seen a comparison of on screen still images or video showcasing the improvements of the new edition, compared to older releases, but I understand that this was an unboxing video, not a quality review, & I appreciate the walk through!

I like the version of Ronda on this one with the fake fade...not because of the fake fade but because I actually think its a superior recording

I enjoy your intros/opens to your videos 😅 I bought Endless Summer on cassette around 1980. I was 13. Such a good album. Thanks for the info

I have not seen that GV album. Impressive to see it and hear about it

I just discovered this channel not long ago. I really like it. Very good. I'm a long time BB aficionado and collector

Seriously. Frosty the freaking Snowman? Mind boggling. Why not one of the originals from the Christmas album - Santa's Beard maybe, or Merry Christmas Baby? Great review as always @betamaxblocker

I have a UK cd pressing of the Live London 69. It sounds as if they're in the room. With bonus tracks.

The Beach Boys have never been known for their great album covers. I bought this album when it came out, and it's a good companion piece to "Beach Boys/Brian Wilson Rarities," released on Capitol in Australia in 1981. I got both albums at the same store. The Dutch version of "Bluebirds Over the Mountain" was also on the Australian album. The single version of "Cottonfields" was a new recording, not a remix, and was the first track on the U.K. release of "Sunflower." "Pamela Jean" and the B-side, "After the Game," were on the Australian album.

They play some of the songs reaaal fast on this and I like it alot. I think they probably did studio cuts for Fun, Fun, Fun and I Get Around on Beach Boys Concert cause they sound like punk rock songs on the actual live tape.

The intro to "Wendy" was also flubbed in their appearance on Ed Sullivan: ruclips.net/video/naA0JnZndw4/видео.html Bitchin' was a fashionable word with young people in those days, at least in southern California.

i was delighted when the BEACHBOYS included SHES JUST MY STYLE gary lewis. it has that beach /school / harmony feel.

"Little Deuce Coupe" through "Monster Mash" were also reportedly from December 21, 1963. If so, "Long Tall Texan" was a current hit by Murry Kellum, entering the Cash Box chart on November 2, 1963, the same week as "In My Room." If you're wondering why the version of "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" on this album contains a verse that isn't in the Jan & Dean version, the full-page ad for the Jan & Dean single that appeared in the July 4, 1964 issue of Billboard included all of the lyrics, with that extra verse as the last verse. I don't know why Jan & Dean didn't record it that way. Is there anyone who knows why Carl's guitar solo is missing from the Concert version of "I Get Around"? It really sounds odd without it.

The bluebirds dutch single was a result of a misunderstood instructions given to the record pressers in Holland, there were two mono tracks meant to be mixed down, one of them an additional track of percussion and acoustic guitar, meant to be mixed quieter than the rest of the mono master but the dutch pressers got it mixed up

Man oh man, I LIVED for those twofers when they first came out. Intelligently compiled, beautifully mastered.

PS: Mike Love is the Joe Piscopo of rock and roll.

First time commenter here🤓. Back in the seventies I found the reissue version and thought, “Wow! They sure sounded great live!” Then I thought “Hey wait…something is fishy here.” This was before the Internet so ya couldn’t just look stuff up. It was more like, let’s find Carl’s number and ask him.

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I know that in 1989-1990, in Capitol’s short lived StarLine CD Series, the abridged “California Girls” album was issued on CD, and was pulled from the market when the 1990 Two-Fer series of The Beach Boys catalog was mastered for CD, with bonus tracks.

I have the 2016 repressing on vinyl, and had the original 2003 CD. Great collection to help discover the band. I got the repress as the recent reissue (the 3 CD/6 (?) LP sets) was outta my price range.

I had The Beach Boys’ “The Lord’s Prayer” on a Radio Station Programmers Promotional album by Capitol Records (label dated November 1969) that I found at a yard sale in the 80’s for 25 cents.

I’m very fortunate to have gotten to grow up with this boxset. I used to load each disc into the five CD changer, and rather than listening to it in order I would just sit and spend hours skipping around listening to whatever song I felt like hearing in the moment while admiring the artwork. I’d also make lots of compilation cassette tapes containing my favorite songs in different orders that I’d like to hear them in. The original copy that my family has owned since the day it was released has been passed on to me and I’m still enjoying it to this day.

I have one from Maurices store 🎉😊!

Good evening sir! I LOVE your shirt !😊

I really like Live in London. The versions of Aren't You Glad and basically all of side two is just incredible. Although In Concert is also fantastic, I still prefer LIL. Great video once again!

Look at those shirts.

I grew up with that ghastly "Wow! Great Concert!" version. It was a cheapie, and grown-ups always found and gave you all the cheapies before paying the extra buck for the good stuff. Nonetheless, I loved it like crazy.

I like Concert.....but not as much as Live in London and In Concert. Part of it is song selection.....there are a lot of other Beach Boys tracks I would have rather have over Monster Mash and The Little Old Lady from Pasadena. Sure Papa Oom Mow Mow is fun, but I would have traded it for Wendy or All Summer Long. Having said that, as a historical document----with a pre-breakdown Brian on bass-----Concert is invaluable. Great video once again!

This was my first Beach Boys album I got the original album from Mom and Dad at age 6 in 1971 I love this album

great video really in depth, i do like the album for the covers and it is just fun, better live to come later, cool to see you show the nascar album love to see a video on that as i dont have it too expensive over here, the work you put in you should have way more views, cheers man

Great vid Betamax. Always cool to hear you discuss the Stooges and physical media history. Sometimes I look back at my previous box sets and even though they may be obsolete, I usually can't bring myself to part with them. That said, upgrades are always fun as heck. Side-note: good to know there's another '20 Million Miles to Earth' fan out there! I feel like that one doesn't get enough love. Be well man!

I hope Mike is making improvements on Don't Back Down since he put it back into the set list.Love that song and hope it survives for a while! Was sad to see Surf City only lasted a few songs earlier this year.

fantastic review! excellent job @betamaxblocker

I have REALLY enjoyed your Beach Boys series......but I have to respectfully hard-core disagree with you on Summer in Paradise. Calling SIP a dumpster fire is an insult to the fine infernos that illuminate from within large metal trash bins. As you mentioned, the production on this album is inexcusably bad. There isn't a single cover version here that comes close to competing with the original......I'm looking at you "Remember Walking in the Sand." Don't get me started on the cheesiness of the "Surfin'" remake or the laugh-out-loud-bad Stamos-led "Forever." The lack of Brian doesn't help matters, but it isn't the sole reason the album is a drag. Every Beach Boys album, even sub-standard ones, has at least a few good-or-great songs. Summer in Paradise, in my opinion, is the exception to the rule. Great video once again!

Very interesting point about how Spirit of America was basically a "Red Album Part Two." Yes, it has some great early songs that weren't on Endless Summer, like Dance Dance Dance and The Little Girl I Once Knew. But....Little Honda, Do You Remember, This Car of Mine and a few others are weak, if not laugh-out-loud bad. They could have been replaced with later songs like Time to Get Alone, Forever and Marcella. Great video. Nice job.

Amazing collection. The only Beach Boys 8-track I own is Best of...Volume 3. Thanks for the cool video!

Howdy Beta B. You've been an integral part of Steve's Basement, so looking forward to actually WATCHING this and Pt. 2 ! (BTW, just wondering where you pulled your nickname from? Did you ever mess w/ actual Beta VCRs?)

The difference between the 1990 and 2001 twofers is the 1990 twofers have noise reduction which lops off the top end. The 2001 twofers have the top end restored.

I have an interest in these US/Canada cheapo compilations on Pickwick.Some of them are so odd, like the one with the "20/20" cover avoiding any hit and any later track! It's actually a pretty cool selection of early surf tracks, but more like a deep dive; We had some strange compilations in Europe as well, on MFP for example. As for the reissues of the original albums minus two tracks, I never understood what reasoning went behind that. Most Beach Boys albums were so short to begin with!

93 box set they did a mini"kinda unplugged" but not really tour. Extra long show. May find it on yt @ Valley Forge Music Fair.