The Beach Boys Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys (Expanded Edition)
- Box Set |
- Classic Rock |
- Greatest Hits |
- Oldies |
- Rock |
- Surf
Release Date: June 17, 2022
Label: Capitol
Originally released in 2003 with 30 tracks, the classic Beach Boys’ Sounds Of Summer compilation has been updated and expanded to a three CD, 80-song collection with new liner notes and photos.
The Beach Boys are offering up a blast of fun and sun to help soundtrack your summer with a remastered and expanded edition of their career-spanning greatest hits collection, Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys.
Originally released in 2003, the album soared to No. 16 in the US and stayed on the chart for 104 weeks. Now certified 4x platinum for sales of nearly four and a half million albums, the new edition has been updated in both number of songs and sonics as it expands the original 30-track best of with 50 more of the band’s most beloved songs for a total of 80 tracks that span their earliest hits to deeper fan-favorite cuts. Boasting 26 new mixes, it includes two first-time stereo mixes, plus 24 new-and-improved stereo mixes, which in some cases feature the latest in digital stereo extraction technology, allowing for the team to separate the original mono backing tracks for the first time.
The expanded edition of Sounds Of Summer is available in a variety of formats, including digitally, a 3CD softpack, and as a Super Deluxe Edition 6LP vinyl box set on 180-gram black vinyl in two options, a standard set or a numbered, limited edition version featuring a rainbow foil slipcase and four collectible lithographs. Both versions feature color printed sleeves that replicate the original “Capitol Catalog” sleeves that highlight the entire Beach Boys discography, and all formats will include a booklet with new liner notes and updated photos. The original 30-track version will also be available in its newly remastered and upgraded form on single CD or double gatefold LP on standard weight vinyl or as a higher-end limited edition numbered version pressed on 180-gram vinyl with a tip-on jacket and a lithograph. Additionally, all 30 tracks on disc one of Sounds Of Summer have been mixed in immersive Dolby Atmos, joining the group’s Christmas Album which was mixed in spatial audio and released this past holiday season, and continuing the initiative to present the group’s catalog in the enveloping and exciting new audio format.
Sixty years after first transmitting their good vibrations around the globe, the Beach Boys, the first American pop band to reach the 60-year milestone, remain one of the most legendary and influential groups to date, with their timeless music reverberating through modern culture today as strong as ever.
The Beach Boys sum it all up: “It’s hard to believe it’s been 60 years since we signed to Capitol Records and released our first album, Surfin’ Safari. We were just kids in 1962 and could have never dreamed about where our music would take us, that it would have such a big impact on the world, still be loved, and continue to be discovered by generation after generation. This is a huge milestone that we’re all very honored to have achieved. And to our incredible fans, forever and new, we look forward to sharing even more throughout the year.”