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The Beach Boys – The Fabulous Beach Boys (VG/VG+) – LP, AU 1969
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The Fabulous Beach Boys is an LP by The Beach Boys from 1969 released on the Music For Pleasure label.
About this album
Pet Sounds is The Beach Boys’ landmark statement and one of the most influential albums of the 1960s. Issued in 1966, it shifted the group beyond surf pop into emotionally searching, highly arranged songwriting, with Brian Wilson’s studio craft, layered harmonies and inventive instrumentation setting a new standard for pop ambition. Songs such as God Only Knows, Wouldn’t It Be Nice and I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times became touchstones for later generations of artists, while the album’s blend of vulnerability and precision helped redefine what a pop record could achieve. Widely regarded as a masterpiece, it remains a benchmark for melodic invention and studio artistry.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: The Beach BoysLabel: Music For Pleasure – SMFP-8090Format: LP, Album, ReissueUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1969Genre: Pop & RockA1 Wouldn'T It Be Nice
A2 You Still Believe In Me
A3 That'S Not Me
A4 Don'T Talk
A5 I'M Waiting For The Day
A6 Let'S Go Away For Awhile
A7 Sloop John B
B1 God Only Knows
B2 I Know There'S An Answer
B3 Here Today
B4 I Just Wasn'T Made For These Times
B5 Pet Sounds
B6 Caroline