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Spins: The Beach Boys • Feel Flows: The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971

Spins: The Beach Boys • Feel Flows: The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971

| January 9, 2022 | 0 Comments

The Beach Boys Feel Flows: The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971 (UMe/Capitol) Sunflower and Surf’s Up were the Beach Boys’ 16th and 17th studio albums, released on August 30 of 1970 and 1971, respectively. Sunflower was the Beach Boys’ first album for Reprise Records after the band left Capitol Records ensconced as the most […]

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The Beach Boys live!

The Beach Boys live!

| May 22, 2012 | 2 Comments

So many incarnations of The Beach Boys have hit the road over the years, that it’s often tricky to keep track of who’s in the band. But considering 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of summer’s supreme act,

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Cover Story: The Beach Boys

Cover Story: The Beach Boys

| May 1, 2012 | 0 Comments

Many casual rock fans get stuck on this poser: name the band who were greatly influenced by both Bob Dylan and The Beatles, and in turn had major influence on Bob Dylan and The Beatles. The answer is The Byrds. Similarly, another ’60s-born Southern California-based outfit led several lives

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