- pop, surf rock, surf, doo-wop
- 25 min
- 12 tracks
- Capitol Records
Surfin' Safari is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on October 1, 1962, by Capitol Records. The official production credit went to Nick Venet, though it was Brian Wilson with his father Murry who contributed substantially to the album's production; Brian also wrote or co-wrote nine of its 12 tracks. The album reached number 32 in the US during a chart stay of 37 weeks.
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Warm, classical in form, effortless and unpretentious.
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- unpretentiousprestige
- cooloverwhelming
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- AllMusic2/5 ★
- Blender3/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Surfin’ Safari2:08
- A2County Fair2:17
- A3Ten Little Indians1:30
- A4Chug-a-Lug2:02
- A5Little Girl (You’re My Miss America)2:07
- A64092:02
- B1Surfin’2:13
- B2Heads You Win – Tails I Lose2:19
- B3Summertime Blues2:12
- B4Cuckoo Clock2:11
- B5Moon Dawg2:04
- B6The Shift1:53
12 tracks, 25 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Beach Boys
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Released
- October 1, 1962
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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