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Title: The Beach Boys - Surfin'

Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1962, Pop, Surf Rock, Hawthorne, California

Matrix #: 4M026-82008

Condition: VG

Cultural Facts:

1. Family Ties The original core was a family unit: brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson with cousin Mike Love, plus friend Al Jardine from the Hawthorne neighborhood.
2. Studio Lore "Surfin'" first came out on tiny indie label Candix, before Capitol. Its local success turned a garage-band novelty into a real California export.
3. Personal Struggle The Wilson brothers grew up under father Murry Wilson, whose harsh control and abuse shaped the band’s early drive and later emotional fallout.