The Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band

Tracking every move in this great band's career, Badman reconstructs the evolution of The Beach Boys into one of the best-produced groups of the 1960s, exemplified by their 1966 peak with the "Pet Sounds" album. Includes 100 photographs, many of which have never been published.

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Tracking every move in this great band's career, Badman reconstructs the evolution of The Beach Boys into one of the best-produced groups of the 1960s, exemplified by their 1966 peak with the "Pet Sounds" album. Includes 100 photographs, many of which have never been published.

Beginning their career as a popular surf band, The Beach Boys had emerged by 1966 as America's preeminent pop group, the only act able to challenge the success of The Beatles with both mainstream listeners and the critical community.

This book reconstructs their evolution to one of the best-produced groups of the '60s, and also profiles Brian Wilson, one of the most gifted songwriters, producers, and arrangers in popular music.

The book's easy-to-browse, day-by-day format details their entire concert history, all known recording sessions, their broadcast history, and all records issued in the U.S. and the U.K.