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from their 1965 album ''

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''. Composed by Brian Wilson, it was later released as the B-side to his first single, "

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", which subsequently appeared on ''

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'' (1966).Badman, Keith. ''The Beach Boys. The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band: On Stage and in the Studio'' Backbeat Books, San Francisco, California, 2004. p. 96 The instrumental has been cited as one forerunner to the type of arrangements Brian Wilson would later experiment with on ''

'' the following year. It has since been

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by several artists with new, original lyrics – including by Wilson himself. '' Cash Box'' described the single as an "easy-going laconic instrumental."

Recording

"Summer Means New Love" was recorded over two dates. The primary instrumental track was recorded on May 12, at an unknown studio, with the guitar overdubbed at a June 1 session at

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Personnel

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and Craig Slowinski. ;The Beach Boys * Brian Wilson –

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;Session musicians and production staff

Release history

The track was first released in 1965 in mono on the band's album ''Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)'' . On August 29, 2006, Capitol released the 40th Anniversary version of ''Pet Sounds'' with a 5.1 mix of ''Summer Means New Love'' being assembled for the first time. In 2012, the first stereo mix of the track was released on a reissue of ''Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)''.

References

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