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The Beach Boys on CD: Symphonic Sounds Music of the Beach Boys

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Andrew Hickey

With the split between Mike Love and Alan Jardine in 1998, the Beach Boys effectively ended their existence as a creative band producing new music. “The Beach Boys” became a trademark, licensed by Mike Love’s company MELECO, and applied to … Continue reading →

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California Dreaming: Hey Little Cobra

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Andrew Hickey

The success of the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean had not gone unnoticed, and every musician with an eye for what was hot was soon cutting their own surf and hot rod tunes. Among the earliest were the Rip … Continue reading →

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Mike Love’s Beach Boys, 7th July 2013

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Andrew Hickey

Nobody in the music business polarises opinion like Mike Love. To some he’s the essential element in the Beach Boys’ success — the nasal-voiced singer of their biggest hits, “Mr Positivity”, the hardest working man in showbiz. To others, he’s … Continue reading →

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The Beach Boys On CD: Bruce Johnston — Going Public

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Andrew Hickey

I’m actually going slightly out of order here. There were two Beach Boys solo albums released in 1977. The first of these, Dennis Wilson’s Pacific Ocean Blue, is generally considered a masterpiece. It’s been issued on CD as a double … Continue reading →

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The Beach Boys On CD: The Beach Boys Love You

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Andrew Hickey

The follow-up to 15 Big Ones may well be the most controversial album the band ever did, with fans almost evenly divided between those who love it and those who hate it. In a recent (totally unscientific) poll on one … Continue reading →

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