The Beach Boys on Capitol Records

The Beach Boys at the Capitol Records building in Los Angeles, California (1962).

Albums - 1962

[Original Mono LP]

[German Gatefold Duophonic/Stereo Double LP Reissue, two complete albums]

[German Gatefold Duophonic/Stereo Double LP Reissue labels]

[Mono LP Reissue with different back cover]

[Mono LP Reissue labels]

[Canada Mono LP Reissue with two missing tracks!]

[Canada Mono LP Reissue labels with two missing tracks]

[1970s Venezuelan LP Reissue]

[1970s Venezuelan LP labels]

[1977 Japan Audiophile LP Reissue]

[Japan 2-in-1 CD Reissue]

[Japan Mini LP-style CD Reissue]

[1999 Japan DJ/Promo CD Reissue with Lyric insert]

[2001 2-in-1 CD Reissue with three Bonus Tracks]

The Beach Boys, Surfin’ Safari, Capitol Records #T-1808, #DT-1808 [Mono & Duophonic] (1962).[LP]
The Beach Boys, Surfin’ Safari, Capitol Records [UK] #T-1808 [Mono] (1963).[LP]
The Beach Boys, Surfin' Safari/Surfin' U.S.A., Capitol Records-EMI [Germany] #1 C 148-82 008/09 [Duophonic/Stereo] (196_).[Gatefold Double LP Reissue]
The Beach Boys, Surfin' Safari, Capitol Records #SY-4572 [Mono] (year unknown).[LP Reissue]
The Beach Boys, Surfin' Safari, Capitol Records [Canada] #SN-66101 [Mono] (year unknown).[LP Reissue]###
The Beach Boys, Surfin' Safari, Capitol Records [Venezuela] #T-1808 [Mono] (197_).[LP Reissue]
The Beach Boys, Surfin' Safari, Capitol Records #T-1808, #SM-1808 [Mono] (197_).[LP Reissue]
The Beach Boys, Surfin' Safari, Capitol Records-EMI-Toshiba [Japan] #ECS-70104 (1977).[Audiophile LP Reissue with Lyric sheet]
The Beach Boys, Surfin' Safari/Surfin' U.S.A., Capitol Records-EMI [Germany] #1 C 148-82 008/09 (19__).[LP Reissue, double album, gatefold]
The Beach Boys, Surfin' Safari, Capitol Records #N-16012 [Mono] (1980).[LP Reissue]
The Beach Boys, Surfin’ Safari/Surfin’ U.S.A., Capitol Records #C2 93691 (1990).[2-in-1 CD Reissue with three Bonus Tracks]
The Beach Boys, Surfin' Safari/Surfin' U.S.A., Capitol Records-EMI [UK] #CDP 7 93691 2 (1990).[2-in-1 CD Reissue with three Bonus Tracks]
The Beach Boys, Surfin' Safari, Capitol Records #C1-29661 [Mono] (1996).[LP Reissue]
The Beach Boys, Surfin' Safari, Capitol Records-EMI-Toshiba [Japan] #TOCP-3311 (1999).[DJ/Promo CD Reissue with Lyric insert]
The Beach Boys, Surfin’ Safari/Surfin’ U.S.A., Capitol Records [UK & U.S.] #72435-31517-2/0 (2001).[2-in-1 HDCD Reissue with three Bonus Tracks]
The Beach Boys, Surfin' Safari, Capitol Records [Japan] #TOCP-50849 (year unknown).[Mini LP-style CD Reissue]
The Beach Boys, Surfin' Safari/Surfin' U.S.A., Capitol Records EMI [Japan] #TOCP-6511 (unknown year).[2-in-1 CD Reissue with three Bonus Tracks]

### This album has a catalog number of SN-66101 but the label number is N-66101. Unlike other Capitol albums, the "S" in the catalog number does not denote Stereo.

Tracklist:

Surfin’ Safari
County Fair
Ten Little Indians
Chug-A-Lug
Little Girl (You’re My Miss America)
(Typo on all album covers calls this track “Little Miss America”)
409
Surfin’
Heads You Win, Tails I Lose
Summertime Blues
Cuckoo Clock
Moon Dawg
The Shift

Bonus Tracks included on the 1990 & 2001 CD Reissues:
Cindy, Oh Cindy
The Baker Man
Land Ahoy

EXTRAS:

Original LP liner notes (uncredited): Liners.png

2-in-1 CD Surfin' Safari / Surfin' USA Booklet scans - which include pages of photos, commentary by Brian Wilson, front and back cover scans, Liner Notes by David Leaf, Track-by-Track Descriptions/Details with Master Numbers, Charting Info and Musician Personnel info:

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Produced by Nick Venet.

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