Beach Boys Surfin' Safari / Surfin Usa CD

The group's first two LPs were compiled together and upgraded in March of 2001. They hold up remarkably well 40 years later. 'Surfin' Safari' was recorded in such a rush after the title track became a hit but there's some very good music here beyond 'Surfin' Safari,' '409,' and 'Surfin': the lost surf hit 'Chug-a-Lug'; the doo wop-style 'Little Miss America '. 'Surfin' U.S.A.' was done with a little more time and more control. From the opening title cut, the album never let's up - 'Farmer's Daughter' is a gorgeous surf tune with a killer lead falsetto by Brian; 'Miserlou,' 'Stoked,' 'Honky Tonk,' 'Surf Jam,' and 'Let's Go Trippin' were brilliant instrumentals showing o- the group's virtuosity.

1. Surfin' Safari 2. County Fair 3. Ten Little Indians 4. Chug-A-Lug 5. Little Miss America 6. 409 7. Surfin' 8. Heads You Win, Tails I Lose 9. Summertime Blues 10. Cuckoo Clock 11. Moon Dawg 12. The Shift 13. Surfin' U.S.A 14. Farmer's Daughter 15. Misirlou 16. Stoked 17. Lonely Sea 18. Shut Down 19. Noble Surfer 20. Honky Tonk 21. Lana 22. Surf Jam 23. Let's Go Trippin' 24. Finders Keepers 25. Cindy, Oh Cindy 26. The Baker Man 27. Land Ahoy