We swear, we did not intend to time the release of this episode so that it lands on Brian Wilson’s birthday; we recorded this in late May and just…got hung up in post production. But here we are now, as summer is about to begin, as we discuss not one, not two, but eight records’ worth of music: four classic double-album Beach Boys compilations that arguably may have paved the way for the reissue of Sounds of Summer. Ninety-six songs covering the best of a mere eighteen-year period!

Recorded May 30, 2022

Show Notes:

• Endless Summer commercial
• Endless Summer artwork
• Spirit of America artwork
• The Beach Boys “perform” “Beach Boys Medley” on American Bandstand
• Sunshine Dream artwork
• “Sifting Sands: Ten Years of Harmony,” by Brad Elliott, from the Add Some Music fanzine