ALBUM GRADE: 8.5
Endless Summer is a compilation album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on June 24, 1974. A collection of hits from the band’s 1962–65 period, Endless Summer was compiled by their old label, Capitol Records, while the Beach Boys were contracted to Reprise Records. Its unexpected success bore immediate consequences for the band’s then-progressive musical direction. It revitalized the band’s popularity after years of lukewarm sales, but also inspired nostalgia for the Beach Boys’ early surfing and hot rod-themed music, repositioning the group as an oldies act.
SONG GRADES:
1. Surfin’ Safar – 7
2. Surfer Girl – 10
3. Catch a Wave – 8
4. The Warmth of the Sun – 10
5. Surfin’ U.S.A. – 8
6. Be True to Your School – 5
7. Little Deuce Coupe – 10
8. In My Room – 10
9. Shut Down – 7
10. Fun, Fun, Fun – 10
11. I Get Around – 10
12. Girls on the Beach – 6
13. Wendy – 7
14. Let Him Run Wild – 9
15. Don’t Worry Baby – 10
16. California Girls – 10
17. Girl Don’t Tell Me – 9
18. Help Me, Rhonda – 10
19. You’re So Good to Me – 9
20. All Summer Long – 10
Produced by Brian Wilson and Nick Venet.