Endless Summer (Beach Boys album)

THE BEACH BOYS ANNOUNCE YEARLONG 60TH ANNIVERSARY GLOBAL CELEBRATION

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Upon signing to Capitol Records in 1962 and releasing their first album, Surfin' Safari, that same year, the three young brothers, cousin, and friend from Hawthorne, Calif., known simply as The Beach Boys, soared to popularity with their ebullient sound that embodied the Southern California beach lifestyle with sunshiny vocal harmonies, twangy guitars, upbeat songs about surf culture, and their youthful exuberance. Propelled by the hits "Surfin'" and "Surfin' Safari," the album, which uncommon for its day, featured mostly original songs, spent 37 weeks on the Billboard chart and set the course for one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful bands of all time, who have gone on to sell more than 100 million records worldwide. With each album, The Beach Boys refined their songwriting and production skills, rapidly evolving from their early surf beginnings to create some of the most sonically exquisite and most important and beloved music ever made.

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  • In celebration of their 60th anniversary, UMe, the global catalog company of UMG, is pleased to be a part of some of the major initiatives planned to celebrate "America's Band" throughout 2022-23.
  • UMe President & CEO, Bruce Resnikoff, said: "The Beach Boys have created some of the most iconic and beloved music of all time.
  • To kick off the yearlong celebration and provide the perfect summer soundtrack, Capitol Records and UMe will release a newly remastered and expanded edition of The Beach Boys career-spanning greatest hits collection, Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys, on June 17.
  • 2 on its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time," and the Beach Boys No.