| features in: Album Chart of 1965 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1960s |
Under pressure from Capitol Records who had expressed concern at the “melancholy” nature of the second side of the preceding “Today!” LP, “Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)” seems, on the face of it, to be a bit of a backwards step. Unperturbed (or perhaps spurred on?) by this unwelcome interference, Wilson delivers an ever progressive compromise, with his variety of orchestral pop standing taller than the vast majority of his pop chart contemporaries in 1965. Is it any wonder that boy was stressing out all the time? If it wasn’t the record company it was his co-creator giving him grief. The tongue-in-cheek track “I’m Bugged at My Ol’ Man” was written as a none-too-subtle poke at his father Murry, who had been fired from his post as manager the previous year (though he was still occasionally showing up to either support, or badger, Brian in the studio). Ultimately, this is another solid set in The Beach Boys catalogue. Despite them all…
The Jukebox Rebel
02–Jan–2013
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [01:54]  The Beach Boys - The Girl From New York City (Brian Wilson, Mike Love) Cerebral Pop |
| A2 | [02:29]  The Beach Boys - Amusement Parks U.S.A. (Brian Wilson, Mike Love) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| A3 | [02:15]  The Beach Boys - Then I Kissed Her (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector) Pop |
| A4 | [02:00]  The Beach Boys - Salt Lake City (Brian Wilson, Mike Love) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| A5 | [02:19]  The Beach Boys - Girl Don’t Tell Me (Brian Wilson) Pop |
| A6 | [02:46]  The Beach Boys - Help Me, Rhonda [single version] (Brian Wilson, Mike Love) Pop |
| B1 | [02:38]  The Beach Boys - California Girls (Brian Wilson, Mike Love) Pop |
| B2 | [02:20] The Beach Boys - Let Him Run Wild (Brian Wilson, Mike Love) Cerebral Pop |
| B3 | [02:14]  The Beach Boys - You’re So Good To Me (Brian Wilson, Mike Love) Pop |
| B4 | [01:59]  The Beach Boys - Summer Means New Love (Brian Wilson) Pop Ballad |
| B5 | [02:17]  The Beach Boys - I’m Bugged At My Ol’ Man (Brian Wilson) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| B6 | [01:04]  The Beach Boys - And Your Dream Comes True (Brian Wilson, Mike Love) Operatic / Choral |
