![]() ![]() "Put simply, this is the Beach Boys at their mid-'60s prime. And the look of each album befits its sonic superiority! Presented in "old school" Stoughton tip-on jackets, these time honored favorites shine brighter than the originals! Mastered by Kevin Gray, most from the original master tapes, and plated and pressed by Quality Record Pressings, the finest LP pressing facility in the world, these are awesome recordings to experience. So we’ve got your 2-channel needs covered with prime stereo mix versions as well. We’ve taken 10 of the most classic, best-sounding Beach Boy titles ever and restored them to their mono glory!īut there’s no disputing that the close harmonies and one-of-a-kind rhythms of hits like “Surfer Girl,” “In My Room,” “Little Deuce Coupe” and more lend themseleves naturally to stereo. The Beach Boys Today! was the first LP for which they only delivered a mono master. Still, apart from Surfin' Safari, which was mono only, the Beach Boys did turn in stereo masters on all of their early albums up until 1965. And the mono of those times worked well for Wilson, who suffers from partial deafness. In those days, hits were made on AM radio in mono. Mono mixes created under Wilson’s supervision were how the surf rockin’ California crew rose to fame! And we’ve got ‘em!įor the early part of the Beach Boys career, all of their singles were mixed and mastered and released only in the mono format - they didn't release a single in stereo until 1968. To meet the standards of Analogue Productions, our Beach Boys album reissues had a mission to achieve: Present the band's music the way that Brian Wilson - famed co-founder, songwriter and arranger - intended. in my opinion, the Analogue Productions pressings are now THE definitive issue of each Beach Boys album, and will be my reference copies until if and when something better comes along - which may be never." - Lee Dempsey, Endless Summer Quarterly, Summer 2015 Edition "What I can say is that Kevin Gray has been able to extract every last bit of information from whatever tape is in the box, and present it in a way that is pleasing and natural to the ear. We want everything about these to be better than the original." - Chad Kassem, owner and CEO, Acoustic Sounds "These are the best sounding and best-looking versions of the Beach Boys records that have ever been produced. Lacquer plating by Gary Salstrom and 200-gram vinyl pressing by Quality Record Pressings! Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, most from the original master tapes or best sources available ![]() 2, All Summer Long, Today!, Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), Beach Boys Party!, Pet Sounds and Smiley Smile One of 10 titles featuring 33 1/3 mono and stereo remastered editions: Surfin' USA, Surfer Girl, Little Deuce Coupe, Shut Down Vol. Original mono mix produced by Brian Wilson The ultimate pressings of the Beach Boys discography from Analogue Productions! ![]()
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