The quality of the music contained on The Beach Boys: U.S. Singles Collection is very good. The set also comes packaged in a board-wrapped, telescoping box featuring a retro chrome appliance sticker, and a variety of textures including gloss & rubber coatings, inlaid wood veneer and a foil stamp. 48 -page case-bound photo book with 8 vellum pages is wrapped in mock sand.
What did I think of The Beach Boys: U.S. Singles Collection? I though that it was a good collection and an interesting idea, but I am not sure how it will play in Peoria. I know that creating the collection as a series of 16 CDs is suppose to take you back to the days when people played singles and had to man-handle the turn table regularly to keep the music flowing, but in this day of MP3s and iPods, people want things continuous and without the interruption.
The other thing is the price, I don't know if a lot of people will want to shell out over $100 USD for a collection of what turns out to be 32 unique songs (around 66 total tracks) and all but one less than three minutes long. Sure for the dedicated Beach Boys collector, this will sell, but for the average person, it may be a bit steep. That said, the quality of the content is great and the packaging is there. So if this is the kind of collection that interests you, I would say it is worth it. If you are a consummate Beach Boys collector, you can now reclaim the singles with The Beach Boys: U.S. Singles Collection: The Capitol Years (1962-1965).
Disc/Song listing for The Beach Boys: U.S. Singles Collection: The Capitol Years (1962-1965)
Disc 1
1. Surfin' Safari 2:08
2. 409 2:01
3. 409 (Live in Chicago) 2:29
Disc 2
1. Ten Little Indians 1:29
2. County Fair (1990 Digital Remaster) 2:15
3. Punchline 1:53
Article comments
1 - EdSullivan
That's ridiculous. They could have put them all on 2 CDs, or 1 if you don't need the alternate versions. Worth about 30 bucks, tops.
2 - Marc
Good effort - love the Beach Boys - but do wonder as to the validity of this release.