List of unreleased songs recorded by the Beach Boys


List of unreleased songs recorded by the Beach Boys


The Beach Boys recorded a myriad of songs, instrumentals, and alternate versions of tracks that have never been officially released. Only recordings that have been reliably confirmed to have existed are listed here. Some of these tracks circulate on bootlegs, but many of the tapes have been lost since their creation.

This list is ordered chronologically, by recording date, and does not include non-substantial rehearsal tapes or jam sessions recorded by the group. Live recordings are included if there is no studio equivalent. Some tracks listed under certain album subheaders may not have been recorded for that particular album, but are listed as such simply to note the band's then-current album project at the time of recording.

Key

1962–1968

Surfin' Safari – Party! (1962–1965)

Pet Sounds – 20/20 (1965–1968)

1969–1972

Sunflower – Surf's Up (1969–1971)

"So Tough" – Holland (1971–1972)

1973–1975

1976–1977

15 Big Ones – Love You (1976)

Adult/Child (1977)

1977–1980

M.I.U. Album – L.A. (Light Album) (1977–1979)

Keepin' the Summer Alive (1979–1980)

Later recordings

1980s–1990s

That's Why God Made the Radio (2011–2012)

A total of 28 songs were written and recorded for the album. Discounting the 2011 rerecording of "Do It Again", only twelve tracks saw release.

Formerly unreleased songs

For historical interest, the following is a list of studio outtakes and live recordings that later appeared on Beach Boys compilation albums. It is partially adapted from Andrew Doe and Phillip Lambert.

Some of these releases are currently out of print. California Feeling 2 was a limited-edition CD offered with a 2015 issue of Endless Summer Quarterly, an unofficial Beach Boys fan/collector's magazine. Misc Tracks 1971 and 1972 Release were among several releases (the others not being listed here), most of which were briefly offered online (commonly through Bandcamp, YouTube, and/or AllMusic) and then quickly taken down, to preserve copyright under the 2013 European Union copyright extension legislation.

References

Citations

Bibliography

  • Badman, Keith (2004). The Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band, on Stage and in the Studio. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-818-6.
  • Lambert, Philip (2007). Inside the Music of Brian Wilson: The Songs, Sounds, and Influences of the Beach Boys' Founding Genius. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4411-0748-0.
  • Leaf, David (1978). The Beach Boys and the California Myth. Grosset & Dunlap. ISBN 978-0-448-14626-3.
  • Priore, Domenic (2005). Smile: The Story of Brian Wilson's Lost Masterpiece. London: Sanctuary. ISBN 1860746276.

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