Category: Rock & Roll

The Beach Boys – Surfin’ USA (1963)
[2014, Analogue Productions Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
1.97 GB (DSF) + 915 MB (FLAC) + 2.04 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery

The real breakthrough, as Brian Wilson asserts himself in the studio as both songwriter and arranger on a set of material that was much stronger than Surfin’ Safari. Besides the hit title track and its popular drag-racing flip side (“Shut Down”) Continue reading “The Beach Boys – Surfin’ USA (1963) [2014, Analogue Productions Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Beach Boys – Surfer Girl (1963) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.07 GB (DSF) + 954 MB (FLAC) + 2.15 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CAPP 060 SA | Genre: Surf Rock

Capitol pushed the Beach Boys for too much material in too short a time for the group to maintain as much quality control as would have been desirable. Consequently, most of their pre-1965 albums contain a high degree of filler, and thus stack up poorly next to those of such contemporaries as the Beatles Continue reading “The Beach Boys – Surfer Girl (1963) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Beach Boys – All Summer Long (1964)
[2015, Analogue Productions Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
275 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.11 GB (DSF) + 972 MB (FLAC) + 2.15 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery

The best pre-1965 Beach Boys album featured their brilliant number one single “I Get Around,” as well as other standout cuts in the beautifully sad “Wendy,” “Little Honda” (one of their best hot rod tunes, covered by the Hondells for a hit), and their remake of the late-’50s doo wop classic “Hushabye.” Continue reading “The Beach Boys – All Summer Long (1964) [2015, Analogue Productions Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Beach Boys – Little Deuce Coupe (1963) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.04 GB (DSF) + 962 MB (FLAC) + 2.12 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CAPP 061 SA | Genre: Surf Rock

Little Deuce Coupe was a concept album of sorts, in that most of the songs had something to do with cars and hot rod culture. That’s a pretty thin train of thought to sustain for most of a record. What’s worse, by the Beach Boys’ own standards of hot rod tunes, most of the tracks are pretty trite and unimaginative, rating among their worst early material. Continue reading “The Beach Boys – Little Deuce Coupe (1963) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Beach Boys – Surfin’ Safari (1962) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
1.02 GB (DSF) + 451 MB (FLAC) + 1.03 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery

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. Continue reading “The Beach Boys – Surfin’ Safari (1962) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”