Beach Boys EURO 180g Reissue LP Surf’s up NM Capitol 5099969817519 Sunshine Pop
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Beach Boys EURO 180g Reissue LP Surf’s up NM Capitol 5099969817519 Sunshine Pop
Euro Reissue 180g LP released in 2008 on Reprise/Brother Records. Cat: 5099969817519. Matrix numbers are: 84 421 1A 6981751/ 84 421 1B 6981751. Comes with foldout insert in Near Mint condition.The Beach Boys' post-1966 catalog is littered with LPs that barely scraped the charts upon release but matured into solid fan favorites despite and occasionally, because of their many and varied eccentricities. Surf's Up could well be the definitive example, beginning with the cloying "Don't Go Near the Water" and ending a bare half-hour later with the baroque majesty of the title track (originally written in 1966). The album is a virtual laundry list of each uncommon intricacy that made the Beach Boys' forgotten decade such a bittersweet thrill the fluffy yet endearing pop (od)ditties of Brian Wilson, quasi-mystical white-boy soul from brother Carl, and the downright laughable songwriting on tracks charting Mike Love's devotion to Buddhism and Al Jardine's social/environmental concerns. Those songs are enjoyable enough, but the last three tracks are what make Surf's Up such a masterpiece. The first, "A Day in the Life of a Tree," is simultaneously one of Brian's most deeply touching and bizarre compositions; he is the narrator and object of the song (though not the vocalist; co-writer Jack Rieley lends a hand), lamenting his long life amid the pollution and grime of a city park while the somber tones of a pipe organ build atmosphere. The second, "'Til I Die," isn't the love song the title suggests; it's a haunting, fatalistic piece of pop surrealism that appeared to signal Brian's retirement from active life. The album closer, "Surf's Up," is a masterpiece of baroque psychedelia, probably the most compelling track from the SMiLE period.
There are no signs of spindle marks on labels. Record is in Near Mint condition. Cover has a few tiny surface tears around edges and is in Excellent condition.
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