SEALED BEACH BOYS “Surfin’ Safari” surf LP original USA CAPITOL MONO WOW
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Description
Artist/Group: THE BEACH BOYS
Title: “Surfin’ Safari”
Label: CAPITOL. Original monaural first pressing. No bar code. Catalog number is T 1808.
Year: 1962.
Condition:
Album is STILL SEALED in original factory shrink wrap. Front panel has some faint spotting/staining under the shrink due to storage (moisture exposure?). Reverse panel has some faint staining and the bottom right corner has faded and is lightly stained. Shrink wrap is tight and intact; except for small area above the center of the spine (less than ½ inch small chip of top layer), approx. ½ inch missing shrink at bottom left corner, and approx. 1 inch tear of shrink at right center of front panel. There is one small breather hole on the front, and one on the reverse.
The original retail store price sticker ($3.29) is affixed to the shrink wrap at upper right.
Far from perfect, but how many times do you see a still-sealed mono original of this historic LP in any condition??? This one comes with my standard 100% guarantee of satisfaction, or your money back.
Track Listing:
Side One:
- Surfin’ Safari
- County Fair
- Ten Little Indians
- Chug-a-Lug
- Little Miss America
- 409
Side Two:
- Surfin’
- Heads You Win – Tails I Lose
- Summertime Blues
- Cuckoo Clock
- Moon Dawg
- The Shift
Review:
“The Beach Boys' debut album, recorded in an era in which little was expected of rock groups in the way of strong LP-length statements, is mostly thin and awkward in both the songwriting and production departments. The title track, their first true smash, is great, as is its flip side ("409"), which was not only a hit in its own right, but was the first vocal hot rod classic. "Surfin'," their debut single (and small national hit), is also good, and one of the few Beach Boys tracks that could be said to have a garage-like quality. Unfortunately, most of the other cuts (most of which are group originals) are substandard ditties, as Brian Wilson had a way to go before honing his compositional genius. It does, however, afford a glimpse of the group as they sounded when they were a true band in the studio, before most of their parts were played by session musicians. Two of the better cuts, "The Shift" and the instrumental "Moon Dawg," have a grittier-than-usual surf rock base that would flower on 1963 hits like "Surfin' U.S.A."
(courtesy Richie Unterberger, allmusic.com.)
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