''Made in California (1962–2012)'' is a

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the Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian Wilson, Brian, Dennis Wilson, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and frie ...

, released on August 27, 2013. The set, released through

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, was designed by Mark London in a form emulating a high school yearbook. The set contains six CDs with tracks that span the band's entire career, including

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, rarities, alternate takes and versions, plus over 60 previously unreleased. It supersedes the theretofore career-spanning 1993 box set '' Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys'', which followed a similar premise.

Background

Originally announced for a 2012 release, alongside the two-disc compilation album ''

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'', the box set was ultimately delayed. In Spring 2013 an August 27 release date was confirmed, and on June 11, the artwork and track list was revealed. Much of the box set features unreleased work by the Wilson brothers

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and

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, which the surviving members were said to have "pushed for." Dennis' song "

(Wouldn't It Be Nice to) Live Again ''Surf's Up'' is the 17th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released August 30, 1971 on Brother/Reprise. It received largely favorable reviews and reached number 29 on the US record charts, becoming their highest-charting LP of ne ...

" was especially anticipated toward the release of the box set. Some previously bootlegged unreleased tracks were left out of the compilation due to the group being uncomfortable with their contents. These included: "Stevie" (a 1981 Brian Wilson composition allegedly written about

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), "

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" (a Halloween-themed recording made on October 31, 1970 about a mad scientist), "Carry Me Home" (a Dennis Wilson song containing the lyrics "''please God don't take my life''"), "Thank Him" (a solo 1963 Brian Wilson demo), and "Walkin'" (a late-1960s Brian Wilson song with an abandoned vocal take).

Promotional contest

To promote the album, fans were given the opportunity to contribute to the production of a music video for the previously unreleased track "

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" via

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. The same service offered fans the chance to submit a lead guitar track for "Goin' to the Beach", with the winner's performance mixed into the song by

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and

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. The winner was also awarded a custom guitar. A downloadable version of "Goin' to the Beach" was made available on July 22, 2013 as an incentive for pre-ordering the box-set.

Track listing

Original stereo mixes unless otherwise noted. Tracks marked ♦ are exclusive to ''Made in California''. All tracks written by

Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and m ...

and

Mike Love Michael Edward Love (born March 15, 1941) is an American singer and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys with his cousins Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson and their friend Al Jardine. Characterized by his nasal tenor and occasional bass-bari ...

except where noted.

References

{{Authority control The Beach Boys compilation albums 2013 compilation albums Capitol Records compilation albums Compilation albums published posthumously