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BEACH BOYS GREATEST HITS  *  ST 21628 1970

  textured slve

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BEACH BOYS GREATEST HITS  *  ST 21628 1970

 laminated front 

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LIVE IN LONDON  *  ST 21715 1970

Recorded 1- 12 - 68 *  s1 VG; s2 EX

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ENDLESS SUMMER * EA-ST 11307

20 x 1962-'66 tracks *  g/f illus. by Keith McConnell
Back cover has a FACTORY SAMPLE Sticker

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STACK O' TRACKS  *  E-ST 2406 1976

Original backing tracks to their songs. c 1968, this is
 the first time issued in the UK * Lyric Inner M-
 Back cover has a FACTORY SAMPLE Sticker

 BEACH BOYS  *  Starline SRS 5074

.'63 ~ '68:  'Pasadena' live *  Factory Sample sticker * 1969 photo

 BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS VOL. 2  *  ST 20956

   label: green Capitol with red logo

 BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS VOL. 2  *  ST 20956

   label: black with Capitol logo + one-box EMI * S2 VG-

   WILD HONEY / FRIENDS  *  ESTSP 14

   label: orange Capitol * reissue of 2 LP's in g/f cover (a bee on
   the front of the white cover 
   backs has a FACTORY SAMPLE Sticker * May 1975

   PET SOUNDS * ST 2458

   label: orange Capitol *  back has FACTORY SAMPLE Sticker.
   1975  *  nb. 'Capitol Dimensional Stereo' = not true Stereo
    s1 VG+ light scuffing on left; s2 NM

   SMILEY SMILE * ST 9001

   label: orange Capitol 
   back has a FACTORY SAMPLE Sticker * 1975

   SUMMER DAYS (And Summer Nights!!)  *  CAPS 1023

   label: purple Capitol * reissue of 1965 album in Mono
   back cover FACTORY SAMPLE Sticker * Jan 1978

   20/20 *  E-ST 133

   label: orange Capitol * front of g/f has a narrow lamination
   lift from Dennis's face to top corner, o/w cover would be EX+
   back cover FACTORY SAMPLE Sticker * Jan 1978

 HOLLAND * Reprise Brother K 54008 1973

This is a white label  TEST PRESSING  sent out in a plain white sleeve, used
 for promotional purposes. Matrix no. 54008. There is a 16 page illustrated 
 booklet to accompany this album, titled inside the cover  "The Making Of
 the Album", and includes detailed track listing:  Side 1/ track 1 states 
 "Sail on Sailor". However, as with  the USA promo counterpart, "Sailor" is
  not on this pressing;  instead it is the song "We Got Love" * A very rare artifact

 15 BIG ONES  *  Reprise K 54079 1976

Palisades Park, B. Hill, TM Song, Chapel Of Love, etc * detailed g/f slve

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 THE BEACH BOYS LOVE YOU  *  Reprise K 54087 1977

Mona, Love Is A Woman, Airplane, Solar System, etc * photo Insert M- *  textured slve 

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 THE BEACH BOYS LOVE YOU  *  Reprise K 54087 1977

Mona, Love Is A Woman, Airplane, Solar System, etc *  photo Insert NM * textured slve 

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 L. A. (LIGHT ALBUM)  *  CBS SCRB 8601 1979

Good Timin', Full Sail, Sumahama, Lady Lynda, etc * photo Inner NM 

Good Timin', Full Sail, Sumahama, Lady Lynda, etc * photo Inner EX+

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 L. A. (LIGHT ALBUM)  *  CBS SCRB 8601 1979

Good Timin', Full Sail, Sumahama, Lady Lynda, etc * photo Inner M
   back cover gold embossed 'DEMONSTRATION ONLY .. etc' 

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 KEEPIN' THE SUMMER ALIVE  *  CBS SCRB 86109 1980

Oh Darlin', Santa Ana Winds, Endless Harmony, etc * photo Insert EX

 KEEPIN' THE SUMMER ALIVE  *  CBS SCRB 86109 1980

Oh Darlin', Santa Ana Winds, Endless Harmony, etc * photo Insert M-
   back cover gold embossed 'DEMONSTRATION ONLY .. etc' * intros EX- o/w..

 SURF'S UP *  CBS SCRB 31774

Don't Go Near The Water, Student Demonstration Time, 'Til I Die, Feel Flows, etc.
 1980 re- pressing of 1971 Reprise * back  gold embossed 'DEMONSTRATION ONLY...etc'

THE BEACH BOYS' CHRISTMAS ALBUM  *  SMK 74310 Germany 1964

as UK * small punch hole top right 

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BEACH BOYS CONCERT  *  TAO 3198 USA 1964

 illus. g/f slve with affixed 4 page insert  * scratched matrix ending in H7    
    inside g/f is taped a torn Ticket stub that is assumed
    fake due to year stated (Sacramento Aug 1965) 

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THE BEACH BOYS  * SSBP 419 Holland 1967

front cover photo as UK 'Best Of Vol. 2' ; back earlier photo *
s1 tracks as UK 20856 s2;  s2 tracks as UK 20956 s1 *  slve # GS/ 080 

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SURF BEAT FUN  *  SHZE 175 Germany 1966

Fun, Surfin' USA, Rhonda, Shut Down, L. Honda, In My Room, Ann, +7
   light green Capitol / HOR ZU  label 
  "Mit 15 farbigen FAN -FOTOS" = perforated sheet of  photos (EX+) 

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GIRLS  *  SHZE 231 Germany 1967

Wendy, Don't Worry Baby, G. Vibrations, Darlin', ..Wanna Dance,
 Mountain Of Love, L. T. Texan (live), etc * HOR ZU label ~  'girlie' cover 

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LIVE IN LONDON  *  5C 054 80627 Holland 1971

semi-g/f with dif. photo * mid-green Capitol label * back VG; rest...

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THE VERY BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS ~ ANTHOLOGY 1963-69 * Germany 1974

28 tracks on 2 LP's * sound is Stereophonic+ Duophonic * 
 Info within lam. g/f is in English and German * Capitol 1C 152 81482/ 93

THE VERY BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS ~ ANTHOLOGY 1963-69 * Germany 1974

28 tracks on 2 LP's * sound is Stereophonic+ Duophonic * 
 Info within lam. g/f is in English and German * Capitol 1C 152 81482/ 93

GOOD VIBRATIONS  *  2M 048 52045 Holland 1975

Title, Hear Music, Sloop,, C. Girls, B, Ann, Heroes, Room + 3
 MFP / Sounds Superb series Vol. 2 Vol. 2  (mid-green Capitol label)

Murray Wilson: THE MANY MOODS OF MURRAY WILSON  *  Capitol ST 2819 1967 UK

G1/ R1 *  Easy listening album * includes 'ITALIA' written by Al Jardine pre '63,
 +  B. Wilson ~ M. Love pen 'THE WARMTH OF THE SUN'     nice 'Girlie cover!

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Carl And The Passions: SO TOUGH  *  Reprise REP 44184 Germany 

Recorded Dec 1971 ~ April 1972 ...this pressing.. ? (sleeve 'shiny' both sides)

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Various Artists: FOURTH OF JULY  *  1986 USA

Beach Boys (on 4 tracks), Ringo,, Four Tops, Jimmy Page, etc * Insert