Title | Composer | |
1 Surfin' Safari | HIT | B.Wilson/Love |
2 County Fair | B.Wilson/Usher | |
3 Ten Little Indians | HIT | B.Wilson/Usher |
4 Chug-A-Lug | B.Wilson/Usher/Love | |
5 Little Girl (You're My Miss America) | Catalano/Alpert | |
6 409 | HIT | B.Wilson/Usher/Love |
7 Surfin' | HIT | B.Wilson/Love |
8 Heads You Win, Tails I Lose | B.Wilson/Usher | |
9 Summertime Blues | HIT | Cochran/Capeheart |
10 Cuckoo Clock | GEM | B.Wilson/Usher |
11 Moon Dawg | Weaver | |
12 The Shift | B.Wilson/Love |
Surfin' Safari? Schmurfin' Safari! File under: gremmies getting laughed out of town by the real surfers, for the cornball, nursery rhyme filler they chose to pad out their cracking debut double-A side 45. Up and running at least, and, to be fair, 'too young to vote'!
Sean MacreavyA little gold, a lot of dross. Don’t blame the Boys. The filler material has Murry’s bad ideas and supremely poor taste all over it. This is how record companies assembled pop albums in 1962, before the Beatles showed everyone, including Brian, how to do it. Completists only.
Gene DorneyNot a bad first effort. Surfin' Safari and 409? Classics. The album also set up the Beach Boys weren't just Surfin' and Cars. Chug-a- Lug is about hanging with friends and The Shift has nothing to do with 4 speed transmissions. From the start, they weren't going to be just a fad.
Rick KiebiechThe title track, 409 and Surfin’ all show tremendous promise. The rest is fine, but sounds like a lot of filler, and already, they had better songs in the bag, like Lonely Sea and Surfer Girl. Also, the vocal arrangements, while great for their time, are quite thin.
Matthew PoloskeyLimited edition for Record Store Day 2014 in the EU. From rear sleeve: Original album produced by Nick Venet, except for: 'Surfin'' produced by Hite Morgan 'Surfin' Safari' & '409' produced by Murry Wilson Recorded October 3rd, 1961, April 19th, August 8 & September 5-6, 1962 Original album released on Capitol Records (DT 1808) Stereo Includes Bonus Edition 7'' Promo Of Beach Boys' First Single 'Surfin'/Luau'
Bonus Tracks: Luau (B.Morgan)
Bonus Tracks: Luau (B.Morgan)
Bonus Tracks: Cindy, Oh Cindy (Barons/Long) Land Ahoy (B.Wilson)