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Title: The Beach Boys – Greatest Surfing Songs!
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1990, Surf Pop, Surf Rock/Vocal Pop, Hawthorne, California 5/26
Matrix #: S21-57240
Condition: Used CD, condition not provided VZ | Members: Brian W (42' - ), Mike L (41' - ), Carl W (46' - 98'), Dennis W (44' - 83'), Al J (42' - )
Cultural Facts:
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Personal Struggle Brian Wilson stopped touring regularly after a panic attack in 1964, which pushed him deeper into studio work and away from the clean beach-party image.
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Family Ties The Wilson brothers’ father, Murry Wilson, managed the band early on and became infamous for controlling behavior that created lasting family and business tension.
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Band Drama The group’s surf mythology was partly manufactured: Dennis Wilson was the only member who seriously surfed, while Brian turned that lifestyle into a California pop language from the studio.