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Title: The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970s, Rock, Surf Pop Compilation, Hawthorne, California 7/26
Matrix #: ST-442
Condition: VG+++ (LM) | Members: Brian W (42' - 25'), Carl W (46' - 98'), Dennis W (44' - 83'), Mike L (41' - Alive), Al J (42' - Alive)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Behind the sunshine image, the Wilson brothers carried heavy family trauma from an abusive father, with Brian’s mental health struggles later becoming central to the band’s story.
2. Studio Lore: “Good Vibrations” was built from many separate studio sections, with Brian Wilson treating tape edits, cellos, organ, and electro-theremin like pieces of a pop symphony.
3. Media Narrative: The song helped shift The Beach Boys from surf-pop hitmakers into studio innovators, proving AM radio could hold something weird, expensive, and deeply experimental.

7/17/26 LM