Category: Surf Rock

The Beach Boys – Surfin’ USA (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: 1.97 GB (DSF) + 915 MB (FLAC) + 2.04 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CAPP 059 SA | Genre: Surf Rock

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, Remastered, 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
Total Size: 1.02 GB (DSF) + 451 MB (FLAC) + 1.03 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CAPP 058 SA | Genre: Surf Rock

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]”