** BEACH BOYS X RECORDS SURFIN 1961 RARE 45 SINGLE
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I received this record in a collection I bought 30 years ago. The owner said he purchased it from the Wilson brothers' father at Venice Beach, Ca. in 1961. I was not sure of that story until I read the following on the net:
' The Beach Boys first song, published under the Beach Boys name, was Surfin on the Candix label which was supposedly never for Era distribution. The "X" label was acually distributed at Venice Beach, Ca. by father Murray Wilson, indicating an "unofficial" second press, or more accurately a "bootleg" of the original.'
Another site: 'Their first album, Surfin Safari, includes some of the demo recordings that got the band signed in the first place, and their first single, Surfin', from 1961, which had first been released on the tiny X Records label and then on Candix.' So maybe Candix is the "bootleg"!
I am not a record collector, have not played it (no turntable), and don't kmow how to grade this. I don't believe there are any deep scratches that would cause skipping, The Surfin side looks the best. A bit worse on the Luau side with some light scrathes across the grooves,
The Surfin side label looks like it had a 1/2" X 1/2" stick on label on at one time but doesn't detract very much. The Luau side label has a 1mm red dot and some light water spots (see pic). There is no lifting. Generic sleeve.
If the winner is not happy with the single for any reason, I will refund including the return shipping.
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