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2012 digital remaster of this classic 1963 studio album from the beloved '60s Pop band featuring both the mono and stereo mix of the album. Digitally remastered by Mark Linett.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
LITTLE DEUCE COUPE, The Beach Boys' fourth Capitol album, was released just one month after SURFER GIRL. In mid-1963, Capitol Records released Shut Down, which included two Beach Boys tracks, the title song and "409," but was otherwise a various-artists collection of hot-rod music (Robert Mitchum, The Cheers, The Super Stocks, etc.) It was just issued on CD by Toshiba-EMI in Japan. The Beach Boys felt Capitol was trying to rip them off, so they took four tracks from previous releases ("Shut Down," "409," "Our Car Club," and "Little Deuce Coupe") and recorded eight new hot-rod songs (although "Be True To Your School" only has a passing car reference), and voila - a new best-selling album. Originally issued as a "two-fer" (Little Deuce Coupe / All Summer Long) in 1990, 1997 (Canadian import), and 2001, and as an individual stereo CD in 1994, the 2012 edition of the album has both the original mono and stereo mixes on the album. "409" appears in stereo for the first time, and there is also a new stereo mix of "A Young Man Is Gone," although I'm not sure why - the "two-fer" has the original stereo mix. If you want both mono and stereo, this new CD is the way to go, but keep the "two-fer" for the bonus tracks. Though it's not The Beach Boys' best, it is an enjoyable album nonetheless.
NOTE: The version of "Be True To Your School" is the original LP version, not the re-recorded single version with The Honeys (which appears on the 2012 Greatest Hits collection, and other compilations).
NOTE: The version of "Be True To Your School" is the original LP version, not the re-recorded single version with The Honeys (which appears on the 2012 Greatest Hits collection, and other compilations).
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Brian
Format:Audio CD
If you really like this album like I do get it.The Mono and Stereo versions of Shut Down,Little Deuce Coupe,Be True To Your Scholl,Ballad Of Old Betsy,A Young Man Is Gone)The Beach Boys tribute to screen legend James Dean)etc
Its great that Capitol is putting out this great Beach Boys series with the Mono and Stereo versions of each song.Long Overdue.
Its great that Capitol is putting out this great Beach Boys series with the Mono and Stereo versions of each song.Long Overdue.
By Pat McCarthy
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I had the album years ago and lent it out to a friend and never got it back. I will be using it as background music for our car club end of year videos and also crusing in our vett. Greats songs - great band
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Old Favorite
It's nice having the Mono and Stereo songs on one album to compare. They both sound better than some of my "OLD" recordings of these songs. I love this stuff! Read more
Published 4 months ago by David Hubbard
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very nostalgic. It takes me back to the 60's.
Even though it has Mono and Stereo, I can put it on while I am using the computer and get lots of good old Beach Boys music to enjoy.
Published 5 months ago by James Fisher
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Beach Boys - Little Deuce Couple 1976 - Pickwick
This is the orginal first release of the album Beach Boys Little Deuce Coupe on the Pickwick lable with capital record # SPC-3562. 10 Full length tracks. Read more
Published on October 31, 2008 by W. Larson
2.0 out of 5 stars
Four Star Music - get the other edition though
Capitol's 1990 reissue of The Beach Boys' 1960s LPs gave us 2 of these albums on 1 CD at normal price. They're back for who knows how long - so get them while they're hot. Read more
Published on June 12, 2000 by T.J.
