Background Surfin' Safari




in autumn of 1961, cousins brian wilson , mike love composed song on surfing, titled surfin @ behest of brian s younger sibling, dennis wilson. formed band, bringing in youngest wilson brother carl on lead guitar , brian s high school friend al jardine on rhythm guitar. brian took bass, dennis drums , mike frontman, while harmonize vocals arranged brian. released december, produced hite morgan, , backed luau , surfin made no. 75 in top 100 in 1962.


father murry wilson became band s manager. submitted professionally recorded demo tape capitol records spring. beach boys signed , surfin safari b/w 409 (from april 1962 demo tape) released single june. al jardine left band after recording of song surfin before demo session , album session, replaced wilson-family friend david marks— jardine rejoin form six-member band in fall of 1963, appearing on third studio album. both surfin safari , 409 becoming hits (the former reaching no. 14), capitol records approved full album. brian wilson, regularly collaborated mike love , gary usher, contributed songs made bulk of lp.


the second single, ten little indians , less successful, reaching no. 49, brian feeling chug-a-lug have made better follow-up. though mike , brian prominent singers, dennis makes first vocal appearance on little girl (you re miss america) (shown little miss america on album cover).








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