1417:
27:
118:, authored by American writer James B. Murphy. Dissatisfied with the inconsistent and sparse accounts of this period found in prior literature, Murphy spent eight years writing and researching the 436-page book, which includes 12 appendices, 1,100 end notes, a bibliography, and an index.
780:
132:
156:. Iannapollo wrote, "Thereβs a lot to recommend this book. Murphyβs writing style is engaging and entertaining, not an easy thing to do when delving into the minutiae of music."
846:
1279:
1378:
766:
965:
1071:
1265:
1145:
1165:
933:
738:
211:
703:
957:
606:
773:
490:
1150:
1008:
1160:
282:
1192:
1180:
1064:
1170:
1043:
1308:
1175:
949:
689:
675:
592:
1446:
1092:
801:
794:
620:
1451:
1185:
859:
1016:
413:
427:
101:
1368:
1085:
981:
941:
925:
567:
476:
1456:
682:
1329:
462:
1441:
696:
1109:
833:
787:
655:
648:
469:
275:
174:
1272:
917:
532:
1315:
1155:
717:
1285:
815:
613:
599:
378:
192:
1347:
1129:
889:
560:
212:"Review: The Beach Boys, "Becoming The Beach Boys: The Complete Hite and Dorinda Morgan Sessions""
1420:
710:
627:
511:
406:
268:
1294:
1024:
882:
539:
63:
1388:
1223:
989:
973:
731:
434:
420:
634:
483:
152:
to be the second-best book about the Beach Boys ever written, behind only Philip
Lambert's
8:
1057:
865:
641:
127:
1373:
1301:
840:
808:
752:
745:
724:
585:
553:
525:
455:
399:
392:
1114:
1078:
759:
546:
371:
96:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1233:
1218:
1119:
497:
349:
251:
1396:
1124:
339:
291:
115:
53:
1435:
1243:
1208:
310:
1402:
1322:
1248:
1238:
1213:
518:
448:
354:
303:
255:
130:
issued an audio companion piece to the book in the form of the compilation
26:
1228:
852:
504:
385:
344:
317:
133:
Becoming the Beach Boys: The
Complete Hite & Dorinda Morgan Sessions
441:
331:
324:
1383:
114:
is a 2015 book covering the early years of the
American rock band
260:
229:
Iannapollo, Robert (2013). "Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961-1963".
966:
Beautiful
Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
197:
Journal of the
American Veterinary Medical Association
1072:
Heroes and
Villains: The True Story of the Beach Boys
1266:
231:Association for Recorded Sound Collections Journal
175:"The Beach Boys beginnings examined through book"
1433:
934:Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
704:Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys
276:
958:Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980
607:Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980
1009:Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys
774:Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged
283:
269:
228:
146:Association for Recorded Sound Collections
25:
209:
1065:Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy
1434:
1044:The Beach Boys and the California Myth
950:Endless Harmony: The Beach Boys Story
264:
172:
166:
1379:1968 tour with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
802:I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions
795:Wake the World: The Friends Sessions
860:Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys
20:Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961β1963
13:
1051:Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961β1963
491:Carl and the Passions β "So Tough"
290:
121:
111:Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961β1963
14:
1468:
1093:Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story
428:Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
245:
210:Marchese, Joe (August 26, 2016).
1416:
1415:
1146:Bootlegs and unreleased material
1086:Inside the Music of Brian Wilson
982:Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
621:Live β The 50th Anniversary Tour
154:Inside the Music of Brian Wilson
1193:Songs covered by the Beach Boys
414:The Beach Boys' Christmas Album
173:Sharp, Ken (January 27, 2016).
222:
203:
185:
1:
568:That's Why God Made the Radio
159:
1110:Beach Boys Historic Landmark
656:The Beach Boys On Tour: 1968
193:"Chronicling the Beach Boys"
139:
16:2015 book by James B. Murphy
7:
1447:Biographies about musicians
1273:Brian Wilson Presents Smile
148:, Robert Iannapollo deemed
10:
1473:
1452:Books about the Beach Boys
1316:A Postcard from California
767:Keep an Eye on Summer 1964
697:Lost & Found (1961β62)
614:Songs from Here & Back
1411:
1339:
1257:
1201:
1138:
1102:
1035:
1000:
899:
874:
825:
665:
600:The Beach Boys in Concert
577:
363:
298:
95:
87:
79:
69:
59:
49:
41:
33:
24:
1348:Brian Wilson is a genius
1130:United Western Recorders
890:Mount Vernon and Fairway
788:1967 β Sunshine Tomorrow
561:Stars and Stripes Vol. 1
533:Keepin' the Summer Alive
1374:1967 Summer Spectacular
847:Charles Manson sessions
781:Becoming the Beach Boys
711:The Pet Sounds Sessions
628:Live in Sacramento 1964
512:The Beach Boys Love You
252:Becoming the Beach Boys
150:Becoming the Beach Boys
64:McFarland & Company
1457:2015 non-fiction books
1384:1975 tour with Chicago
1295:Looking Back with Love
883:Four by the Beach Boys
144:In his review for the
1389:The 50th Reunion Tour
1224:James William Guercio
816:Sail On Sailor β 1972
421:The Beach Boys Today!
1442:American biographies
649:1967 β Live Sunshine
635:Live in Chicago 1965
866:Andy Paley sessions
642:Graduation Day 1966
128:Omnivore Recordings
21:
1302:Pacific Ocean Blue
1017:An American Family
753:Made in California
746:The Smile Sessions
725:Ultimate Christmas
586:Beach Boys Concert
554:Summer in Paradise
526:L.A. (Light Album)
435:Beach Boys' Party!
400:Shut Down Volume 2
393:Little Deuce Coupe
19:
1429:
1428:
1369:Live performances
1115:Beach Boys Studio
1079:I Am Brian Wilson
760:The Big Beat 1963
199:. April 13, 2016.
107:
106:
80:Publication place
1464:
1419:
1418:
1364:California sound
1359:California Music
1025:Love & Mercy
942:Nashville Sounds
926:An American Band
739:Sounds of Summer
285:
278:
271:
262:
261:
239:
238:
226:
220:
219:
207:
201:
200:
189:
183:
182:
170:
126:In August 2016,
71:Publication date
29:
22:
18:
1472:
1471:
1467:
1466:
1465:
1463:
1462:
1461:
1432:
1431:
1430:
1425:
1407:
1354:Brother Records
1335:
1309:Pet Sounds Live
1287:Good Vibrations
1253:
1234:Jerry Schilling
1219:Jeffrey Foskett
1197:
1161:Song recordings
1134:
1120:Brother Studios
1098:
1031:
996:
910:
906:
895:
870:
841:Lei'd in Hawaii
821:
718:Endless Harmony
667:
661:
573:
407:All Summer Long
359:
350:Blondie Chaplin
294:
289:
248:
243:
242:
227:
223:
208:
204:
191:
190:
186:
171:
167:
162:
142:
124:
122:Companion album
72:
37:James B. Murphy
17:
12:
11:
5:
1470:
1460:
1459:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1427:
1426:
1424:
1423:
1412:
1409:
1408:
1406:
1405:
1400:
1397:Love v. Wilson
1393:
1392:
1391:
1386:
1381:
1376:
1366:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1343:
1341:
1337:
1336:
1334:
1333:
1326:
1319:
1312:
1305:
1298:
1291:
1283:
1276:
1269:
1261:
1259:
1255:
1254:
1252:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1205:
1203:
1199:
1198:
1196:
1195:
1190:
1189:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1158:
1153:
1151:Cover versions
1148:
1142:
1140:
1136:
1135:
1133:
1132:
1127:
1125:Radiant Radish
1122:
1117:
1112:
1106:
1104:
1100:
1099:
1097:
1096:
1089:
1082:
1075:
1068:
1061:
1054:
1047:
1039:
1037:
1033:
1032:
1030:
1029:
1021:
1013:
1004:
1002:
998:
997:
995:
994:
990:The Beach Boys
986:
978:
974:Doin' It Again
970:
962:
954:
946:
938:
930:
922:
913:
911:
909:
908:
904:
900:
897:
896:
894:
893:
886:
878:
876:
872:
871:
869:
868:
863:
856:
849:
844:
837:
829:
827:
823:
822:
820:
819:
812:
805:
798:
791:
784:
777:
770:
763:
756:
749:
742:
735:
728:
721:
714:
707:
700:
693:
690:Made in U.S.A.
686:
679:
676:Endless Summer
671:
669:
663:
662:
660:
659:
652:
645:
638:
631:
624:
617:
610:
603:
596:
593:Live in London
589:
581:
579:
575:
574:
572:
571:
564:
557:
550:
547:Still Cruisin'
543:
540:The Beach Boys
536:
529:
522:
515:
508:
501:
494:
487:
480:
473:
466:
459:
452:
445:
438:
431:
424:
417:
410:
403:
396:
389:
382:
379:Surfin' U.S.A.
375:
372:Surfin' Safari
367:
365:
361:
360:
358:
357:
352:
347:
342:
340:Bruce Johnston
336:
335:
328:
321:
314:
307:
299:
296:
295:
292:The Beach Boys
288:
287:
280:
273:
265:
259:
258:
247:
246:External links
244:
241:
240:
221:
202:
184:
164:
163:
161:
158:
141:
138:
123:
120:
116:the Beach Boys
105:
104:
99:
93:
92:
89:
85:
84:
81:
77:
76:
73:
70:
67:
66:
61:
57:
56:
54:The Beach Boys
51:
47:
46:
43:
39:
38:
35:
31:
30:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1469:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1439:
1437:
1422:
1414:
1413:
1410:
1404:
1401:
1399:
1398:
1394:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1372:
1371:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1357:
1355:
1352:
1349:
1345:
1344:
1342:
1338:
1332:
1331:
1327:
1325:
1324:
1320:
1318:
1317:
1313:
1311:
1310:
1306:
1304:
1303:
1299:
1297:
1296:
1292:
1290:
1288:
1284:
1282:
1281:
1280:Caroline Now!
1277:
1275:
1274:
1270:
1268:
1267:
1263:
1262:
1260:
1258:Related media
1256:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1244:Michael Vosse
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1209:David Anderle
1207:
1206:
1204:
1200:
1194:
1191:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1163:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1143:
1141:
1137:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1107:
1105:
1101:
1095:
1094:
1090:
1088:
1087:
1083:
1081:
1080:
1076:
1074:
1073:
1069:
1067:
1066:
1062:
1060:
1059:
1055:
1053:
1052:
1048:
1046:
1045:
1041:
1040:
1038:
1034:
1027:
1026:
1022:
1019:
1018:
1014:
1011:
1010:
1006:
1005:
1003:
1001:Fictionalized
999:
992:
991:
987:
984:
983:
979:
976:
975:
971:
968:
967:
963:
960:
959:
955:
952:
951:
947:
944:
943:
939:
936:
935:
931:
928:
927:
923:
920:
919:
915:
914:
912:
907:concert films
905:
902:
901:
898:
892:
891:
887:
885:
884:
880:
879:
877:
873:
867:
864:
862:
861:
857:
855:
854:
850:
848:
845:
843:
842:
838:
836:
835:
831:
830:
828:
824:
818:
817:
813:
811:
810:
806:
804:
803:
799:
797:
796:
792:
790:
789:
785:
783:
782:
778:
776:
775:
771:
769:
768:
764:
762:
761:
757:
755:
754:
750:
748:
747:
743:
741:
740:
736:
734:
733:
732:Hawthorne, CA
729:
727:
726:
722:
720:
719:
715:
713:
712:
708:
706:
705:
701:
699:
698:
694:
692:
691:
687:
685:
684:
680:
678:
677:
673:
672:
670:
664:
658:
657:
653:
651:
650:
646:
644:
643:
639:
637:
636:
632:
630:
629:
625:
623:
622:
618:
616:
615:
611:
609:
608:
604:
602:
601:
597:
595:
594:
590:
588:
587:
583:
582:
580:
576:
570:
569:
565:
563:
562:
558:
556:
555:
551:
549:
548:
544:
542:
541:
537:
535:
534:
530:
528:
527:
523:
521:
520:
516:
514:
513:
509:
507:
506:
502:
500:
499:
495:
493:
492:
488:
486:
485:
481:
479:
478:
474:
472:
471:
467:
465:
464:
460:
458:
457:
453:
451:
450:
446:
444:
443:
439:
437:
436:
432:
430:
429:
425:
423:
422:
418:
416:
415:
411:
409:
408:
404:
402:
401:
397:
395:
394:
390:
388:
387:
383:
381:
380:
376:
374:
373:
369:
368:
366:
364:Studio albums
362:
356:
353:
351:
348:
346:
343:
341:
338:
337:
334:
333:
329:
327:
326:
322:
320:
319:
315:
313:
312:
311:Dennis Wilson
308:
306:
305:
301:
300:
297:
293:
286:
281:
279:
274:
272:
267:
266:
263:
257:
253:
250:
249:
237:(2): 307β309.
236:
232:
225:
217:
213:
206:
198:
194:
188:
180:
176:
169:
165:
157:
155:
151:
147:
137:
135:
134:
129:
119:
117:
113:
112:
103:
102:9780786473656
100:
98:
94:
90:
86:
83:United States
82:
78:
74:
68:
65:
62:
58:
55:
52:
48:
44:
40:
36:
32:
28:
23:
1403:Sea of Tunes
1395:
1340:Other topics
1328:
1323:Smiling Pets
1321:
1314:
1307:
1300:
1293:
1286:
1278:
1271:
1264:
1249:Murry Wilson
1239:Derek Taylor
1214:Irving Azoff
1091:
1084:
1077:
1070:
1063:
1058:Catch a Wave
1056:
1050:
1049:
1042:
1023:
1015:
1007:
988:
980:
972:
964:
956:
948:
940:
932:
924:
916:
888:
881:
858:
851:
839:
832:
814:
807:
800:
793:
786:
779:
772:
765:
758:
751:
744:
737:
730:
723:
716:
709:
702:
695:
688:
681:
674:
668:compilations
654:
647:
640:
633:
626:
619:
612:
605:
598:
591:
584:
566:
559:
552:
545:
538:
531:
524:
519:M.I.U. Album
517:
510:
503:
496:
489:
482:
475:
468:
461:
454:
449:Smiley Smile
447:
440:
433:
426:
419:
412:
405:
398:
391:
384:
377:
370:
355:Ricky Fataar
330:
323:
316:
309:
304:Brian Wilson
302:
256:Google Books
234:
230:
224:
215:
205:
196:
187:
178:
168:
153:
149:
145:
143:
131:
125:
110:
109:
108:
1229:Jack Rieley
1156:Discography
903:Documentary
853:Adult/Child
578:Live albums
505:15 Big Ones
386:Surfer Girl
345:David Marks
318:Carl Wilson
216:Second Disc
1436:Categories
1166:Unreleased
826:Unreleased
809:Feel Flows
456:Wild Honey
442:Pet Sounds
332:Al Jardine
160:References
1289:(musical)
1202:Personnel
484:Surf's Up
477:Sunflower
325:Mike Love
140:Reception
60:Publisher
1421:Category
918:It's OK!
683:Rarities
666:Selected
179:Goldmine
42:Language
498:Holland
463:Friends
50:Subject
45:English
1330:Spring
1181:Dennis
1103:Places
1028:(2014)
1020:(2000)
1012:(1990)
993:(2024)
985:(2021)
977:(2012)
969:(2004)
961:(2002)
953:(1998)
945:(1996)
937:(1995)
929:(1985)
921:(1976)
34:Author
1171:Brian
1139:Lists
1036:Books
834:Smile
470:20/20
88:Pages
1186:Mike
1176:Carl
97:ISBN
75:2015
875:EPs
254:at
91:436
1438::
235:46
233:.
214:.
195:.
177:.
136:.
1350:"
1346:"
284:e
277:t
270:v
218:.
181:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.