The Beach Boys in 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 Records/Reprise
Producer	The Beach Boys
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (Not Rated) link
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. 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 is generally regarded by most fans and critics as the last Beach Boys album which hints at their artistic peak. It is also notable for the fact that both Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar would depart the line-up, in late 1973 and late 1974 respectively, making this the last time they appeared with The Beach Boys as official members.

Track listing

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/Jack Rieley) – 4:46
4. "You Still Believe in Me" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher) – 2:58
5. "California Girls" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:57
6. "Darlin' " (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 2:21
7. "Marcella" (Brian Wilson/Tandyn Almer/Jack Rieley) – 3:55
8. "Caroline, No" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher) – 3:04
9. "Leaving This Town" (Carl Wilson/Ricky Fataar/Blondie Chaplin/Mike Love) – 6:59
10. "Heroes and Villains" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks) – 3:51
11. "Funky Pretty" (Brian Wilson/Jack Rieley/Mike Love) – 4:04
12. "Let the Wind Blow" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 4:22
13. "Help Me, Rhonda" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 4:59
14. "Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson) – 2:35
15. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher/Mike Love) – 2:45
16. "We Got Love" (Ricky Fataar/Blondie Chaplin/Mike 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" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 4:49
20. "Fun, Fun, Fun" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love) – 3:16

Singles

• "Child of Winter (Christmas Song)" b/w "Susie Cincinnati" (X-mas single) (Brother 1321), 23 December 1974
  (The Beach Boys' only studio release between Holland and 15 Big Ones)

The Beach Boys in Concert is now available on 1 CD. The Beach Boys in Concert (Brother/Reprise 2RS 6484) hit #25 in the US during a chart stay of 24 weeks.

Original 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"

The version of "Heroes and Villains" from this album was later released on the Endless Harmony Soundtrack.

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.
• All Music Guide.com

Trivia

Rock/metal band The Melvins use the image of the Native American on a horse as a cover for their album Lysol. The image itself is a painting based on a sculpture by Cyrus Edwin Dallin named "Appeal to the Great Spirit".

External links

• The Beach Boys In Concert lyrics