Episode 2152: Beach Boys Week Part One: Formation and the Early Years

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July 7, 2025

Music:

  • The Four Freshmen “Their Hearts Were Full of Spring” The Freshman Year (Capitol) 1961
  • The Beach Boys “Surfin’” Surfin (Candix) 1961
  • The Beach Boys “Surfin’ USA” Surfin’ USA (Capitol) 1963
  • Jan and Dean “Surf City” Surf City (Liberty) 1963
  • The Beach Boys “Surfer Girl” Surfer Girl (Capitol) 1963
  • The Beach Boys “Chug-A-Lug” Surfin’ Safari (Capitol) 1962

Notes:

We enlist the help of Mike Wagner and Nick Scalera to dive into the history of the Beach Boys all week. In part one, the conversation goes around the band’s formation and early recordings are the focus. 

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