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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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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
SURFER GIRL, The Beach Boys' third album for Capitol Records, was the first produced by Brian Wilson on his own (the previous two, Surfin Safari and Surfin Usa (Mono & Stereo Remasters), were co-produced by the late Capitol A&R man, Nik Venet). This album was The Boys' first really great effort; there's not a bad track in the lot, including the title song, "Catch A Wave," "In My Room," "Hawaii," "Our Car Club," "Little Deuce Coupe," "Your Summer Dream," and more. Originally released on CD as a 1989 Mobile Fidelity "two-fer" (Surfer Girl & Surfin Usa), it was released by Capitol as a different "two-fer" (with SHUT DOWN, VOLUME 2) in 1990. That "two-fer" was replaced by an individual stereo CD in 1994, but was reissued in 1997 as a Canadian import, and then remastered and reissued in the USA in 2001. (Actually, Little Deuce Coupe (Mono & Stereo Remasters) was the official follow-up to SURFER GIRL, but Capitol rejected pairing those two albums, because the tracks "Little Deuce Coupe" and "Our Car Club" would have appeared twice on the same CD.)
The 2012 reissue of SURFER GIRL has both the stereo mix of the album found on the previous CD issues, as well as the mono mix, which makes its CD debut. Both mixes are superb. The back liner notes differ slightly. In the paragraph beginning with "And for old friends of The Beach Boys, there is plenty of that old rockin' surfer beat too...," the "two-fer" contains a reference to the Four Freshmen tribute, "Your Summer Dream." The 2012 edition refers to the single "Little Deuce Coupe" instead.
As I said in previous reviews, get this CD if you want both the mono and stereo mixes of the album. If you only care about stereo, stick with the earlier "two-fer," which has three bonus tracks.
The 2012 reissue of SURFER GIRL has both the stereo mix of the album found on the previous CD issues, as well as the mono mix, which makes its CD debut. Both mixes are superb. The back liner notes differ slightly. In the paragraph beginning with "And for old friends of The Beach Boys, there is plenty of that old rockin' surfer beat too...," the "two-fer" contains a reference to the Four Freshmen tribute, "Your Summer Dream." The 2012 edition refers to the single "Little Deuce Coupe" instead.
As I said in previous reviews, get this CD if you want both the mono and stereo mixes of the album. If you only care about stereo, stick with the earlier "two-fer," which has three bonus tracks.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Jeff
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Beatific! Pure! Fautless! Soulful! Timeless! This is exactly what being a teen was about back in the day. Oh! Where have those precious times gone?
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Smart Bedjo
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
The first time I tried to order this album, I knew nothing about this. But a friend of mine recommended this album as one of the Beach Boys greatest album. And the result... AMAZING!!
The mono version sounds less clean. But it's much better than the stereo version, which they put their voices in appropriate but the instruments sounded like playing in a room far behind them.
The drawback of this album is the lack of information about the album. Perhaps the Beach Boys could see The Beatles album remastered for its package.
But after all, the conclusion is, the materials on this album are simple but meaningful. Although it can not be equated with Pet Sounds.
The mono version sounds less clean. But it's much better than the stereo version, which they put their voices in appropriate but the instruments sounded like playing in a room far behind them.
The drawback of this album is the lack of information about the album. Perhaps the Beach Boys could see The Beatles album remastered for its package.
But after all, the conclusion is, the materials on this album are simple but meaningful. Although it can not be equated with Pet Sounds.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
My first beach boys album
I don't remember how I came across this, but I had the mono version as a kid. In my Room was my favorite song. Very comforting to a 7 year old. Read more
Published 2 months ago by William J. Thibault
5.0 out of 5 stars
New BB's REmasters
I recently purchased all the current Beach Boys remasters.and I am glad I did. Especially for the stereo which is clear and dynamic on all the releases.
Published 5 months ago by Jimmyboy
