MUS 116 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Shut Down Volume 2, Murry Wilson, Brian Epstein
The Beatles & The Beach Boys, part 1
● The Beach Boys
○ Brian, Denis, & Carl Wilson; Mike Love(a cousin of the Wilsons); and Al Jardine
○ Grew up in Hawthorne, CA
○ Formed in 1961
○ Best selling American rock band
○ 36 songs tin Top 40
○ A big inspiration for the Beatles
○ Songs about surfing, sun, cars, & girls
○ SoCal band
■ Not as many people covered their songs
■ African Americans did not listen to their music?
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● Beatles and Beach Boy (Simultaneous ) Beginnings
○ 9 May 1962 - Parlophone offers Brian Epstein a contract for The Beatles
○ 10 May 1962 - Capitol Records & Murry Wilson sign The Beach Boys to a
contract
○ The Beatles’ 1st single: “Love Me Do” - 5 Oct. 1962
○ Beach Boys 1st album: Surfin’ Safari -
1 Oct. 1962
● 1st Beach Boys’ Albums w/ Decca
○ Surfin’ Safari (1962) - #32
○ Surfin’ USA (1963) - #2
○ Surfer Girl (1963) - #7
■ Brian Wilson = producer
○ Little Deuce Coupe (1963) - #4
○ Shut Down Volume 2 (1964)
○ All Summer Long (1964) - #4
■ 1st post - Beatles album
■ “I Get Around “ - 1st #1 single
○ The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album (1964)
○ Today! (1965) - #4
■ Considered best before Pet Sounds
■ “Help Me Rhonda’ - 2nd #1 single
○ Summer Days (and Summer Nights !!) ( 1965) - #2
○ Beach Boys’ Party! (1965)
○ Pet Sounds (1966)
■ #10 in USA/ #2 in UK
■ “Greatest album of all time?”
■ Pet Sounds was precedent to Sgt Pepper
● 1964 Brian Wilson has breakdown on tour
○ Wilson decides to write in studio while Beach Boys go on tour
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● Phil Spector
Document Summary
The beatles & the beach boys, part 1. Brian, denis, & carl wilson; mike love(a cousin of the wilsons); and al jardine. Songs about surfing, sun, cars, & girls. Not as many people covered their songs. Beatles and beach boy (simultaneous ) beginnings. 9 may 1962 - parlophone offers brian epstein a contract for the beatles. 10 may 1962 - capitol records & murry wilson sign the beach boys to a contract. The beatles" 1st single: love me do - 5 oct. 1962. Beach boys 1st album: surfin" safari - 1 oct. 1962. I get around - 1st #1 single. Help me rhonda" - 2nd #1 single. Summer days (and summer nights !!) ( 1965) - #2. Pet sounds was precedent to sgt pepper. 1964 brian wilson has breakdown on tour. Wilson decides to write in studio while beach boys go on tour. Born 1939, moved to la at 14. Wrote and recorded a #1 song while still 17.
