Best Unsurpassed Masters (1962–1969)

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

• 1 Cuckoo Clock (backing track)
• 2 Cuckoo Clock (take 12)
• 3 Heads You Win, Tails I Lose (take 17)
• 4 County Fair (backing track)
• 5 County Fair (take 13)
• 6 Summertime Blues (takes 1 & 2)
• 7 Summertime Blues (take 8)
• 8 Land Ahoy (take 1)
• 9 Land Ahoy (take 4)
• 10 Little Girl (You’re My Miss America) (takes 1 & 2)
• 11 Little Girl (You’re My Miss America) (take 15)
• 12 The Surfer Moon (take 2)
• 13 The Surfer Moon (take 3)
• 14 Cindy, Oh Cindy (takes 2–4)
• 15 Cindy, Oh Cindy (vocal overdub)
• 16 Surfin’ U.S.A. (backing track)
• 17 Surfin’ U.S.A. (vocal take)
• 18 Shut Down (backing track)
• 19 Lana (take 11)
• 20 Farmer’s Daughter (take 9)
• 21 Ballad of Ole’ Betsy (takes 1–3)
• 22 Ballad of Ole’ Betsy (take 4)
• 23 Noble Surfer (take 39)
• 24 Let’s Go Trippin’ (take 8)
• 25 Misirlou (take 12)
• 26 Honky Tonk (take 9)
• 27 Stoked (take 16)
• 28 Surf Jam (take 8)
• 29 Finders Keepers (take 18)
• 30 The Baker Man (takes 1 & 2)
• 31 The Baker Man (vocal overdub)
• 32 Side Two (backing track)
• 33 Surfer Girl (possibly end mix)
• 34 Surfers Rule (take 5)
• 35 Surfers Rule (vocal overdub)
• 36 South Bay Surfer (backing track)
• 37 South Bay Surfer (take 2)
• 38 If I Can’t Be You (take 1)
• 39 Boogie Woodie (take 1)
• 40 Boogie Woodie (piano overdub)
• 41 Our Car Club (vocal take, stereo mix)
• 42 The Surfer Moon (vocal take, stereo mix 1)
• 43 Hawaii (vocal overdub)
• 44 Your Summer Dream (vocal overdub)
• 45 The Rockin’ Surfer
• 46 Catch a Wave (stereo mix 1)
• 47 In My Room (take 13)
• 48 Run Around Lover (backing track)
• 49 The One You Can’t Have (backing track)
• 50 Pamela Jean (take 8)
• 51 Pamela Jean (Sax Solo overdub Onto take 8)
• 52 Bobby Left Me (take 5)
• 53 I Can See Right Through You (take 2)
• 54 Do You Have Any Regrets? (takes 1 & 2)
• 55 Do You Have Any Regrets? (take 7)
• 56 Do You Have Any Regrets? (take 1)
• 57 Endless Sleep (take 2)
• 58 Endless Sleep (take 2)
• 59 Fun, Fun, Fun (vocal overdub)
• 60 Ganz Allein (take 13)
• 61 He’s a Doll (take 7)
• 62 I Get Around (take 7)
• 63 I Get Around (vocal overdub)
• 64 All Summer Long (instrumental insert)
• 65 All Summer Long (vocal overdub 1)
• 66 Hushabye (first vocal overdub)
• 67 Little Honda (backing track)
• 68 Little Honda (vocal overdub)
• 69 We’ll Run Away (rehearsal)
• 70 We’ll Run Away (vocal overdub 1)
• 71 Wendy (take 7)
• 72 Do You Remember (first vocal overdub)
• 73 Girls on the Beach (take 10)
• 74 Don’t Back Down (rehearsal)
• 75 Don’t Back Down (vocal overdub)
• 76 Don’t Back Down (stereo mix)
• 77 She Knows Me Too Well (lead vocal overdub)
• 78 Don’t Hurt My Little Sister (take 3)
• 79 Don’t Hurt My Little Sister (first vocal overdub)
• 80 Surfin’ U.S.A. (concert rehearsals)
• 81 Papa‐Oom‐Mow‐Mow (concert rehearsals)
• 82 When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) (first vocal overdub)
• 83 I’m So Young (first vocal overdub)
• 84 Guess I’m Dumb (first vocal overdub)
• 85 All Dressed Up for School (first vocal overdub)
• 86 Dance, Dance, Dance (vocal overdub)
• 87 Kjr Radio Spot
• 88 The Little Girl I Once Knew (takes 7–10)
• 89 Help Me, Rhonda (take 2)
• 90 Do You Want to Dance (instrumental insert)
• 91 In the Back of My Mind (first vocal overdub)
• 92 Sandy (Second vocal overdub)
• 93 Let Him Run Wild (take 3)
• 94 Salt Lake City (take 9)
• 95 California Girls (take 6)
• 96 California Girls (take 41)
• 97 Girl Don’t Tell Me (vocal overdub)
• 98 When I Kissed Her (first vocal overdub)
• 99 Graduation Day (vocal take)
• 100 Amusement Parks USA (first vocal overdub)
• 101 The Girl From New York City (take 15)
• 102 The Girl From New York City (vocal overdub)
• 103 Blowin’ in the Wind
• 104 Riot in Cell Block #9 (take 1)
• 105 California Girls
• 106 Smokey Joe’s Cafe (take 1)
• 107 Sloop John B (take 14)
• 108 Wouldn’t It Be Nice (first vocal overdub)
• 109 I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times (first vocal overdub)
• 110 That’s Not Me (first vocal overdub)
• 111 God Only Knows (lead vocal)
• 112 Prayer
• 113 Heroes and Villains
• 114 Do You Like Worms?
• 115 Barnyard
• 116 The Old Master Painter/You Are My Sunshine
• 117 He Gives Speeches (lead vocal overdub)
• 118 Child Is Father of Man
• 119 Cabinessence
• 120 Look
• 121 Good Vibrations (take 16)
• 122 I Wanna Be Around/Friday Night
• 123 Vega‐Tables (remix)
• 124 Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow (Fire)
• 125 I Love to Say Da‐Da (Water)
• 126 You’re Welcome
• 127 Surf’s Up
• 128 Wonderful (first vocal overdub)
• 129 Wind Chimes (vocal overdub attempt)
• 130 Gettin’ Hungry (vocal overdub)
• 131 Cool, Cool Water (first vocal overdub)
• 132 I Was Made to Love Her (vocal overdub attempt)
• 133 The Letter (track & vocals)
• 134 Darlin’ (lead vocal overdub)
• 135 Friends (alternate version)
• 136 Do It Again (track & vocals)
• 137 We’re Together Again (vocal overdub)
• 138 I Can Hear Music (track & vocals)
• 139 Break Away (track & vocals)

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