STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - THE BEACH BOYS - BEACH BOYS; PARTY!

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Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In the Vinyl Again . Today we remember Inglewood, California native, singer songwriter, and founding member of the Beach Boys, Denis Wilson, on what would have been his 78th Birthday. He was born in 1944 and passed away  December 28, 1983, age 39, from drowning. We honor his legacy by spinning the group's 10th studio album, Beach Boys' Party!. The LP was released November 8, 1965 on the Capitol label and produced by Brian Wilson. It peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200, #4 in Germany, and #3 in the UK. The album's sole single was "Barbara Ann", which reached #19 in Finland, #17 in the Netherlands, #11 in Belgium, #7 in Ireland, #3 in New Zealand and in the UK, #2 in Australia, Canada, Germany, South Africa, and on the Hot 100, and #1 in Austria, Switzerland, Norway, and the Cash Box Top 100. This album is considered an 'unplugged' album, as the instruments were acoustic. It is mainly a covers album and was recorded in the studio,  with chatter by friends and family later overdubbed in to give the feel of a beach party.  The record's front cover claims it came with a sheet of photographs depicting the band at the party, but those photos are long gone. 

1. "Hully Gully" (The Olympics)
Fred Smith, Cliff Goldsmith
Mike Love 2:22

2. "I Should Have Known Better" (The Beatles)
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Carl Wilson, Al Jardine
1:40

3. "Tell Me Why" (The Beatles)
Lennon, McCartney
Jardine,  C. Wilson
1:46

4. "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" (The Rivingtons)
Carl White, Al Frazier, Sonny Harris, Turner Wilson Jr.
Brian Wilson/Love

2:18

5. "Mountain of Love" (Harold Dorman)

Dorman

Love

2:51

6. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" (The Beatles)
Lennon, McCartney
Dennis Wilson

2:56

7. "Devoted to You" (The Everly Brothers)

Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
Love, B. Wilson
2:13

Side two

1. "Alley Oop" (The Hollywood Argyles)

Dallas Frazier

Love

2:56

2. "There's No Other (Like My Baby)" (The Crystals)
Phil Spector, Leroy Bates
B. Wilson

3:05

3. "Medley" ("I Get Around"/"Little Deuce Coupe")
B. Wilson, Love, Roger Christian
Love

3:12

4. "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (Bob Dylan)

Dylan

Jardine

2:23

5. "Barbara Ann" (The Regents)

Fred Fassert
B. Wilson, Dean Torrence
3:23

The Beach Boys :

Al Jardine – vocals, acoustic 6 and 12 string guitars, ashtray

Bruce Johnston – vocals, electric bass

Mike Love – vocals

Brian Wilson – vocals, bass, piano, bongos

Carl Wilson – vocals, acoustic 6 and 12 string guitars, bass

Dennis Wilson – vocals, bongos, castanet, harmonica

Guests

Hal Blaine – bongos

Ray Avery – bongos

Steve Korthof – bongos, tambourine

Ron Swallow – tambourine

Terry Melcher – tambourine

Billy Hinsche – harmonica on "Mountain Of Love"

Dean Torrence – co-lead vocal on "Barbara Ann"

Marilyn Wilson – vocals