The Beach Boys és un grup de rock and roll i música pop estatunidenc format al 1961 a Califòrnia, i integrada pels tres germans Brian (compositor, veu, baix, piano), Carl (guitarra, veu) i Dennis Wilson (bateria, veu), amb en Mike Love (vocals) i l'Al Jardine (guitarra, veu).

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The Beach Boys (1964)

Les seves cançons recreen una forma de vida despreocupada, plena d'alegria, i melodies vocals, amb lletres sobre platges, noies i surf com a senyals d'identitat. Són considerats els reis indiscutibles de la música surf vocal.[1]

Discografia

Àlbums d'estudi

  • Surfin' Safari (1962) #32 US
  • Surfin' USA (1963) #2 US, #17 UK
  • Surfer Girl (1963) #7 US, #13 UK
  • Little Deuce Coupe (1963) #4 US
  • Shut Down Volume 2 (1964) #13 US
  • All Summer Long (1964) #4 US
  • The Beach Boys' Christmas Album (1964) #6 US
  • The Beach Boys Today! (1965) #4 US, #6 UK
  • Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) (1965) #2 US, #4 UK
  • Beach Boys' Party! (1965) #6 US, #3 UK
  • Pet Sounds (1966) #10 US, #2 UK
  • Smiley Smile (1967) #41 US, #9 UK
  • Wild Honey (1967) #24 US, #7 UK
  • Friends (1968) #126 US, #13 UK
  • Stack-O-Tracks (1968) (Did not chart)
  • 20/20 (1969) #68 US, #3 UK
  • Sunflower (1970) #151 US, #29 UK
  • Surf's Up (1971) #29 US, #15 UK
  • Carl and the Passions - "So Tough" (1972) #50 US, #25 UK
  • Holland (1973) #36 US, #20 UK
  • 15 Big Ones (1976) #8 US, #31 UK
  • Love You (1977) #53 US, #28 UK
  • M.I.U. Album (1978) #151 US
  • L.A. (Light Album) (1979) #100 US, #32 UK
  • Keepin' the Summer Alive (1980) #75 US, #54 UK
  • The Beach Boys (1985) #52 US, #60 UK
  • Still Cruisin' (1989) #46 US
  • Summer in Paradise (1992)
  • Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 (1996) #101 US
  • The Smile Sessions (2011)
  • That's Why God Made the Radio (2012)

Àlbums en directe

  • Beach Boys Concert (1964) #1 US
  • Live in London (1970) (released in America in 1976) #75 US
  • The Beach Boys in Concert (1973) #25 US
  • Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 (2002)
  • Songs From Here & Back (2006)

Recopilatoris

  • Best of The Beach Boys (1966) #8 US; #2 UK
  • Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 2 (1967) #50 US; #3 UK
  • Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 3 (1968) #153 US; #9 UK
  • Endless Summer (1974 - unofficial) #1 US
  • Spirit of America (1975 - unofficial) #8 US
  • Good Vibrations - Best of The Beach Boys (1975) #25 US
  • Ten Years of Harmony (1981) #156 US
  • Sunshine Dream (1982) #180 US
  • Rarities (1983)
  • Made in U.S.A. (1986) #96 US
  • Summer Dreams (1990) #2 UK
  • Ultimate Christmas (1998)
  • The Greatest Hits - Volume 1: 20 Good Vibrations (1999) #95 US
  • The Greatest Hits - Volume 2: 20 More Good Vibrations (1999) #192 US
  • Greatest Hits Volume Three: Best of the Brother Years 1970-1986 (2000)
  • Classics selected by Brian Wilson (2002) #159 US
  • Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys (2003) #16 US

Antologies

  • Endless Harmony Soundtrack (1998, reissued 2000)
  • Hawthorne, CA (2001)

Referències

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