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  • Artist: The Beach Boys
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: November 19, 1973
  • Total Time: 74:10
  • Type: Live
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Although somewhat unimaginatively titled, Beach Boys in Concert (1973) is significantly more than a hastily compiled live collection of hits. To the contrary, the set includes highlights from the band's earliest sides ("Surfer Girl") through to the groundbreaking Smile era ("Good Vibrations" and "Heroes and Villains") as well as more concurrent material ("Sail On Sailor" and "Marcella"). These are complemented by a generous representation of deeper cuts including "You Still Believe in Me" from Pet Sounds (1966), "Let the Wind Blow," which originally appeared on Wild Honey (1968), as well as later tracks "Leaving This Town" and "Funky Pretty." The song "We Got Love" was recorded and penciled in for inclusion on Holland (1973). However as the final product suggests, this laid-back rocker didn't make that release and instead makes its debut here. This incarnation of the "touring" Beach Boys captured circa 1972 and 1973 does not include contributions from founding member and spiritual leader Brian Wilson. By this time the band's personnel had expanded, featuring Blondie Chaplin (guitar/vocals) and Ricky Fataar (drums). Carl Wilson (guitar/vocals) stumbled upon the pair during their tenure in the band Flame, eventually procuring them for this harder-edged version of the group which Carl had begun molding in the absence of brother Brian. He also steps in vocally for Brian on standout renditions of "Caroline No," "Good Vibrations," and a co-lead vocal with Al Jardine (guitar/vocals) on an absolutely breathtaking "Don't Worry Baby" that easily rivals the original. Other notable performances include a poignant reading of "The Trader" as well as the upbeat driving rocker "Darlin'." Although present, Dennis Wilson (electric piano/backing vocals) offers no solo. Sadly, his most notable contribution is the brief spoken introduction to "Surfin' USA." Beach Boys in Concert was the final live album to be issued -- excluding archival vault releases -- capturing the seminal American combo as a viable, hard-working rock & roll band with timeless material instead of the parody that Mike Love so perfectly embodied during their final years. This is the way the Beach Boys deserve to be remembered. ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Sail on Sailor (Lyrics) Jack Rieley, Van Dyke Parks, Tandyn Almer, Brian Wilson, Ray Kennedy The Beach Boys (3:21)
Sloop John B Traditional, Brian Wilson The Beach Boys (3:12)
The Trader (Lyrics) Carl Wilson, Jack Rieley The Beach Boys (4:46)
You Still Believe in Me (Lyrics) Tony Asher, Brian Wilson The Beach Boys (2:58)
California Girls (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Mike Love The Beach Boys (2:57)
Darlin' (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Mike Love The Beach Boys (2:21)
Marcella Tommy Reilley, Jack Rieley, Brian Wilson The Beach Boys (3:55)
Caroline No (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Tony Asher The Beach Boys (3:04)
Leaving This Town Ricky Fataar, Mike Love, Blondie Chaplin, Carl Wilson The Beach Boys (6:59)
Heroes and Villains (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks The Beach Boys (3:51)
Funky Pretty Brian Wilson, Jack Rieley, Mike Love The Beach Boys (4:04)
Let the Wind Blow (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Mike Love The Beach Boys (4:22)
Help Me, Rhonda (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Mike Love The Beach Boys (4:59)
Surfer Girl (Lyrics) Brian Wilson The Beach Boys (2:35)
Wouldn't It Be Nice (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Tony Asher The Beach Boys (2:45)
We Got Love Mike Love, Ricky Fataar, Blondie Chaplin The Beach Boys (5:25)
Don't Worry Baby (Lyrics) Roger "Hot Dog Rog" Christian, Brian Wilson The Beach Boys (3:11)
Surfin' USA Chuck Berry The Beach Boys (2:49)
Good Vibrations (Lyrics) Mike Love, Brian Wilson The Beach Boys (4:49)
Fun, Fun, Fun (Lyrics) Brian Wilson, Mike Love The Beach Boys (3:16)

Credits

Michelle Azzopardi (A&R), Stephen Moffitt (Engineer), Mike Kowalski (Percussion), Cheryl Pawelski (Reissue Producer), Ed Caraeff (Photography), Stephen Moffitt (Director of Engineering), David Larkham (Original Design Concept), Ricky Fataar (Drums), Michael Ross (Original Design Concept), Billy Hinsche (Keyboards), Paul Atkinson (Reissue Producer), Alan Jardine (Guitar (Rhythm)), Stephen Moffitt (Engineer), Blondie Chaplin (Guitar), Paul Lewinson (Engineer), Brian Wilson (Arranger), Bryan Kelley (Producer), Mike Kowalski (Drums), Andrew Sandoval (Tape Research), The Beach Boys (Producer), Ron McMaster (Remastering), Darren Wong (Reissue Art Director), Ed Carter (Guitar (Bass)), Andrew Sandoval (Digital Remastering), Billy Hinsche (Guitar)
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Not to be confused with the 1964 live album, Beach Boys Concert.
The Beach Boys in Concert
Live album by The Beach Boys
Released 19 November 1973
Recorded Winter 1972 and Summer 1973
Genre Rock
Length 75:49
Label Brother/Reprise
Producer The Beach Boys
Professional reviews
The Beach Boys chronology
Holland
(1973)		 The Beach Boys in Concert
(1973)		 Good Vibrations - Best of The Beach Boys
(1975)

The Beach Boys in Concert is the second official live album by The Beach Boys, nine years after Beach Boys Concert (Live in London released in the UK in 1970 and the US in 1976). Released in late 1973, the set proved to be a healthy seller in the US, giving the band their best chart peak since early 1968 with Wild Honey by reaching #24, and earning them their first gold record since 1966's Best of The Beach Boys. The album is now available on a single-disc CD.

Contents

Background

Compiled from two separate US jaunts in late 1972 and mid-1973, The Beach Boys In Concert was initially submitted to Reprise Records as a single live disc and was rejected, before expanding into a double album. Highlights include updated interpretations of "Caroline, No", "You Still Believe in Me", "Heroes and Villains", "Don't Worry Baby" and "Surfer Girl". Of the newer material, "Marcella", "Sail On, Sailor", "Funky Pretty" and "The Trader" are joined, among others, with Holland out-take "We Got Love", which makes its debut here on a Beach Boys album. The Beach Boys in Concert (Brother/Reprise 2RS 6484) hit #25 in the US during a chart stay of 24 weeks.

Both Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar would depart the band's line-up, in late 1973 and late 1974 respectively, making this the last album on which they appeared as official members.

Track listing

All tracks written by Brian Wilson, Mike Love, unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Sail On, Sailor" (Brian Wilson, Tandyn Almer, Ray Kennedy, Jack Rieley, Van Dyke Parks) – 3:21
  2. "Sloop John B" (Trad., Arr. Brian Wilson) – 3:12
  3. "The Trader" (Carl Wilson, Rieley) – 4:46
  4. "You Still Believe in Me" (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher) – 2:58
  5. "California Girls" – 2:57
  6. "Darlin'" – 2:21
  7. "Marcella" (Brian Wilson, Almer, Rieley) – 3:55
  8. "Caroline, No" (Brian Wilson, Asher) – 3:04
  9. "Leaving This Town" (Carl Wilson, Ricky Fataar, /Blondie Chaplin/Love) – 6:59
  10. "Heroes and Villains" (Brian Wilson, Parks) – 3:51
  11. "Funky Pretty" (Brian Wilson, Rieley, Love) – 4:04
  12. "Let the Wind Blow" – 4:22
  13. "Help Me, Rhonda" – 4:59
  14. "Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson) – 2:35
  15. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Brian Wilson, Asher, Love) – 2:45
  16. "We Got Love" (Fataar, Chaplin, Love) – 5:25
  17. "Don't Worry Baby" (Brian Wilson, Roger Christian) – 3:11
  18. "Surfin' USA" (Chuck Berry, Brian Wilson) – 2:49
  19. "Good Vibrations" – 4:49
  20. "Fun, Fun, Fun" – 3:16

Personnel

The Beach Boys
Additional musicians

Unreleased Version

The original version of The Beach Boys In Concert was a single disc set, not a two-record set like the one that came out. The track lineup was as follows:

Side 1
  1. "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
  2. "Leaving This Town"
  3. "Heroes and Villains"
  4. "Marcella"
  5. "You Need a Mess of Help To Stand Alone"
Side 2
  1. "Let the Wind Blow"
  2. "Do It Again"
  3. "Wild Honey"
  4. "Fun Fun Fun"
  5. "Jumpin' Jack Flash"

Sources

  • The Beach Boys in Concert CD booklet notes, Paul Williams, c.2000.
  • "The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and the Southern California Experience", Timothy White, c. 1994.
  • "Wouldn't It Be Nice - My Own Story", Brian Wilson and Todd Gold, c. 1991.
  • "Top Pop Singles 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c. 2002.
  • "Top Pop Albums 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c. 2002.
  • Allmusic.com

References

  1. ^ Planer, Lindsay. "Review: The Beach Boys in Concert". Macrovision Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:et7uak8k5m3c. Retrieved 3 September 2009. 
  2. ^ Maslin, Janet (January 31, 1974). "Review: The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys In Concert". Jann Wenner. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thebeachboys/albums/album/168579/review/5942456/the_beach_boys_in_concert. Retrieved 3 September 2009. 

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