Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys is an album by The Beach Boys, released in 1993. A nostalgic journey through surf rock and pop harmonies that defined a generation's soundscape. This album serves as an essential anthology, showcasing the band's extensive catalog and securing its place in music history. It reached notable chart positions and received critical acclaim for highlighting both popular hits and lesser-known tracks, reinforcing The Beach Boys' impact on subsequent music movements and artists. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.

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Disc 1

• 1 Surfin' U.S.A. (demo version) 1:49
• 2 Little Surfer Girl 0:31
• 3 Surfin' (rehearsal) 1:31
• 4 Surfin' 2:29
• 5 Their Hearts Were Full of Spring (demo) 2:35
• 6 Surfin' Safari 2:16
• 7 409 2:09
• 8 Punchline (instrumental) 1:53
• 9 Surfin' U.S.A. 2:29
• 10 Shut Down 1:51
• 11 Surfer Girl 2:26
• 12 Little Deuce Coupe 1:49
• 13 In My Room 2:15
• 14 Catch a Wave 2:18
• 15 The Surfer Moon 2:19
• 16 Be True to Your School 2:07
• 17 Spirit of America 2:20
• 18 Little Saint Nick (45 RPM) 1:59
• 19 Things We Did Last Summer 2:27
• 20 Fun, Fun, Fun 2:20
• 21 Don't Worry Baby 2:49
• 22 Why Do Fools Fall in Love 2:09
• 23 The Warmth of the Sun 2:50
• 24 I Get Around Standout 2:14
• 25 All Summer Long 2:08
• 26 Little Honda 1:51
• 27 Wendy 2:21
• 28 Don't Back Down 1:53
• 29 Do You Wanna Dance? 2:17
• 30 When I Grow Up (to Be a Man) 2:02
• 31 Dance, Dance, Dance 1:59
• 32 Please Let Me Wonder 2:46
• 33 She Knows Me Too Well 2:29
• 34 Radio Station Jingles 1:03
• 35 Concert Promo / Hushabye (live) 3:56

Disc 2

• 1 California Girls 2:38
• 2 Help Me Rhonda 2:47
• 3 Then I Kissed Her 2:16
• 4 And Your Dream Comes True 1:06
• 5 The Little Girl I Once Knew (45 version) 2:37
• 6 Barbara Ann (45 version) 2:05
• 7 Ruby Baby (Party LP Outtake) 2:10
• 8 Koma (radio promo spot) 0:11
• 9 Sloop John B 2:57
• 10 Wouldn't It Be Nice 2:23
• 11 You Still Believe in Me 2:30
• 12 God Only Knows Standout 2:49
• 13 Hang On to Your Ego (alternate version) 3:13
• 14 I Just Wasn't Made for These Times 3:12
• 15 Pet Sounds 2:22
• 16 Caroline, No 2:52
• 17 Good Vibrations (45 version) 3:38
• 18 Our Prayer 1:07
• 19 Heroes and Villains (alternate version) 2:57
• 20 Heroes and Villains (sections) 6:41
• 21 Wonderful 2:03
• 22 Cabinessence 3:34
• 23 Wind Chimes 2:33
• 24 Heroes and Villains (intro) 0:35
• 25 Do You Like Worms 4:01
• 26 Vegetables 3:30
• 27 I Love to Say Da Da 1:35
• 28 Surf's Up 3:39
• 29 With Me Tonight 2:17

Disc 3

• 1 Heroes and Villains 3:38
• 2 Darlin' 2:13
• 3 Wild Honey 2:38
• 4 Let the Wind Blow 2:22
• 5 Can't Wait Too Long 3:51
• 6 Cool Cool Water 1:13
• 7 Meant for You 0:41
• 8 Friends 2:32
• 9 Little Bird 1:59
• 10 Busy Doin' Nothin' 3:04
• 11 Do It Again 2:28
• 12 I Can Hear Music 2:38
• 13 I Went to Sleep 1:39
• 14 Time to Get Alone 2:44
• 15 Breakaway 2:56
• 16 Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song) 3:03
• 17 San Miguel 2:26
• 18 Games Two Can Play 2:02
• 19 I Just Got My Pay 2:20
• 20 This Whole World 1:57
• 21 Add Some Music 3:33
• 22 Forever 2:41
• 23 Our Sweet Love 2:38
• 24 H.E.L.P. Is on the Way 2:30
• 25 4th of July 2:45
• 26 Long Promised Road 3:27
• 27 Disney Girls 4:08
• 28 Surf's Up 4:13
• 29 'Til I Die 2:31

Disc 4

• 1 Sail on Sailor 3:19
• 2 California 3:21
• 3 Trader 5:05
• 4 Funky Pretty 4:11
• 5 Fairy Tale Music 4:06
• 6 You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone 3:27
• 7 Marcella 3:53
• 8 All This Is That 4:00
• 9 Rock and Roll Music 2:28
• 10 It's OK 2:12
• 11 Had to Phone Ya 1:44
• 12 That Same Song 2:15
• 13 It's Over Now 2:50
• 14 Still I Dream of It 3:27
• 15 Let Us Go on This Way 1:59
• 16 The Night Was So Young 2:15
• 17 I'll Bet He's Nice 2:36
• 18 Airplane 3:05
• 19 Come Go With Me 2:04
• 20 Our Team 2:34
• 21 Baby Blue 3:18
• 22 Good Timin' 2:11
• 23 Goin' On 3:03
• 24 Getcha Back 3:03
• 25 Kokomo 3:35

Disc 5

• 1 In My Room (demo) 2:33
• 2 Radio Spot #1 0:10
• 3 I Get Around (Track Only) 2:20
• 4 Radio Spot #2 0:15
• 5 Dance, Dance, Dance (Tracking Session) 2:13
• 6 Hang On to Your Ego (Sessions) 6:40
• 7 God Only Knows (Tracking Session) 9:14
• 8 Good Vibrations (Sessions) 15:18
• 9 Heroes and Villains (Track Only) 0:47
• 10 Cabinessence (Track Only) 4:00
• 11 Surf's Up (Track Only) 1:41
• 12 Radio Spot #3 0:07
• 13 All Summer Long (Vocals) 2:12
• 14 Wendy (Vocals) 2:27
• 15 Hushabye (Vocals) 2:43
• 16 When I Grow Up (to Be a Man) (Vocals) 2:20
• 17 Wouldn't It Be Nice (Vocals) 2:43
• 18 California Girls (Vocals) 2:34
• 19 Radio Spot #4 0:12
• 20 Concert Intro / Surfin' U.S.A. (live 1964) 3:15
• 21 Surfer Girl (live 1964) 2:52
• 22 Be True to Your School (live 1964) 2:29
• 23 Good Vibrations (live 1966) 5:15
• 24 Surfer Girl (live in Hawaii Rehearsals 1967) 2:18

Disc 6

• 1 Bluebirds Over the Mountain 2:53
• 2 Tears in the Morning 4:08
• 3 Here Comes the Night (12" version) 10:44
• 4 Lady Lynda 4:00
• 5 Sumahama 4:09

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