CD 1
1. Surfin’ (Demo) The Beach Boys
2. Surfin’ (Takes 1–2) The Beach Boys
3. Surfin’ (Take 3) The Beach Boys
4. Surfin’ (Take 4) The Beach Boys
5. Surfin’ (Take 5) The Beach Boys
6. Surfin’ (Take 6) The Beach Boys
7. Surfin’ (Take 7) The Beach Boys
8. Surfin’ (Take 8) The Beach Boys
9. Surfin’ (Master) The Beach Boys
10. Luau (Demo – Take 1) The Beach Boys
11. Luau (Demo – Take 2) The Beach Boys
12. Luau (Demo – Take 3) The Beach Boys
13. Luau (Takes 1–2) The Beach Boys
14. Luau (Takes 3, 5–6) The Beach Boys
15. Luau (Take 7) The Beach Boys
16. Luau (Takes 8–11) The Beach Boys
17. Luau (Take 12) The Beach Boys
18. Luau (Master) The Beach Boys
19. Lavender (Rehearsal – Take 1) The Beach Boys
20. Lavender (Rehearsal – Take 2) The Beach Boys
21. Lavender (Rehearsal – Take 3) The Beach Boys
22. Lavender (Take 1) The Beach Boys
23. Lavender (Take 2) The Beach Boys
24. Lavender (Take 4) The Beach Boys
25. Surfin’ Safari (Takes 3–4) The Beach Boys
26. Surfin’ Safari (Takes 5–6) The Beach Boys
27. Surfin’ Safari (Take 10) The Beach Boys
28. Surfin’ Safari (Overdub – Take 1 on Take 6) The Beach Boys
29. Surfin’ Safari (Overdub – Take 2 on Take 10) The Beach Boys
30. Surfin’ Safari (Stereo Overdub) The Beach Boys
31. Surfin’ Safari (Master) The Beach Boys
CD 2
1. Surfer Girl (Take 1) The Beach Boys
2. Surfer Girl (Take 2) The Beach Boys
3. Surfer Girl (Take 3) The Beach Boys
4. Surfer Girl (Take 4) The Beach Boys
5. Surfer Girl (Take 5) The Beach Boys
6. Surfer Girl (Take 6) The Beach Boys
7. Surfer Girl (Master) The Beach Boys
8. Surfer Girl (Overdub – Background Vocals) The Beach Boys
9. Judy (Take 1) The Beach Boys
10. Judy (Take 2) The Beach Boys
11. Judy (Overdub – Takes 1–2) The Beach Boys
12. Judy (Overdub – Take 4) The Beach Boys
13. Judy (Master) The Beach Boys
14. Judy (Demo – April 1962 Guitar Solo) The Beach Boys
15. Beach Boy Stomp (AKA “Karate”) (Take 1) The Beach Boys
16. Beach Boy Stomp (AKA “Karate”) (Rehearsal – Take 2) The Beach Boys
17. Beach Boy Stomp (AKA “Karate”) (Overdub – Take 1 on Take 1) The Beach Boys
18. Beach Boy Stomp (AKA “Karate”) (Overdub – Take 2 on Take 1) The Beach Boys
19. Beach Boy Stomp (AKA “Karate”) (Master) The Beach Boys
20. Barbie (Overdub – Take 1) Kenny And The Cadets
21. Barbie (Overdub – Take 3) Kenny And The Cadets
22. Barbie (Overdub – Takes 4–5) Kenny And The Cadets
23. Barbie (Overdub – Take 6) Kenny And The Cadets
24. Barbie (Overdub – Take 7) Kenny And The Cadets
25. Barbie (Master) Kenny And The Cadets
26. What Is A Young Girl Made Of (Demo) Kenny And The Cadets
27. What Is A Young Girl Made Of (Overdub – Take 1) Kenny And The Cadets
28. What Is A Young Girl Made Of (Overdub – Take 3) Kenny And The Cadets
29. What Is A Young Girl Made Of (Overdub – Takes 4–5) Kenny And The Cadets
30. What Is A Young Girl Made Of (Overdub – Take 6) Kenny And The Cadets
31. What Is A Young Girl Made Of (Overdub – Take 7) Kenny And The Cadets
32. What Is A Young Girl Made Of (Master) Kenny And The Cadets
• For the first time ever, the earliest recordings of America’s greatest band. • 62 tracks, over 40 previously unissued. • Liner notes by Jim Murphy, author of Becoming The Beach Boys, 1961-1963. • Photos of rare records and previously unseen tape boxes. • Fully authorized by The Beach Boys.
In September of 1961 Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and Mike Love stepped up to a microphone together for the fi rst time at the home of Hite and Dorinda Morgan to demo The Beach Boys’ first three songs. Between that September date and March 1962, before signing a seven-year contract with Capitol Records on May 24, 1962, they committed nine songs to tape under the direction of Hite and Dorinda Morgan. Some iconic, others obscure—“Surfin’,” “Luau,” "Lavender,” “Surfin’ Safari,” “Surfer Girl,” “Judy,” “Beach Boy Stomp” (aka “Karate”), “Barbie,” and “What Is A Young Girl Made Of”— Every complete take, false start, master take, and every second of studio banter during these historic recordings is gathered on this landmark collection, Becoming The Beach Boys: The Complete Hite & Dorinda Morgan Sessions. From the liner notes by Jim Murphy, author of Becoming The Beach Boys, 1961-1963: “Appropriately enough, “Surfin’,” The Beach Boys’ first effort, released in late November 1961, had its origin near the ocean. During a Saturday morning fishing trip on the Redondo Beach Pier, Mike and Dennis noted there were guitar instrumentals conjuring the feel of surfing, but no one had yet sung about it. ‘I remember Dennis and Michael going to the beach, and when they came back they were talking about making a song about surfing,’ Carl recalled. ‘That’s the first thing I remember as far as the reality of a group actually forming.’” In these 62 recordings, with over 40 tracks previously unissued, the genesis of one of the greatest vocal groups of the 20th century can be heard. The liner notes detail the origins of the band and their earliest songs, and the booklet includes photos of the early rare records drawn from these recordings, as well as tape boxes from the sessions. With a career spanning 55 years, The Beach Boys have sold more than 100 million records, charted over 80 songs worldwide, had 36 U.S. Top 40 hits, and are widely recognized as one of the most critically acclaimed and influential bands of all time. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and the album Pet Sounds has been preserved in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress and inducted into the Grammy® Hall of Fame. In 2001, the group received a Grammy® Lifetime Achievement Award. “Here in these seminal recordings are the nascent Beach Boys, the premier vocal group of American popular music, and this is where it all began.”—Jim Murphy’s liner notes.
