The Beach Boys have opened their archives for a new career-spanning, six-CD collection titled Made In California, capping the legendary bands 50th Anniversary celebrations. Made In California features more than seven and a half hours of music, including more than 60 previously unreleased tracks. The deluxe set is presented in a high school annual-inspired hardbound book with personal recollections from the bands members, replicated classic artwork and memorabilia, photos from the bands archive, and handwritten yearbook-style inscriptions from Beach Boys Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks.
Made In California chronologically charts the 50-year career of Americas Band, from their earliest demos to their most recent recordings. With huge hits and rare gems including never-before-released original songs, home demos, alternate takes and mixes, and live concert, television and radio performances, the set showcases the breadth and diversity of The Beach Boys recorded catalog and illustrates the bands unique and evocative West Coast story. From Surfin Safari to God Only Knows, Wouldnt It Be Nice and Good Vibrations to Kokomo, The Beach Boys canon boasts a masterful versatility that is unparalleled in American popular music.
Made In Californias memorabilia includes Brian Wilsons 1959 high school essay titled My Philosophy, which is reproduced in the collections book in its original handwritten form (the original is currently on display in The GRAMMY Museums yearlong Beach Boys exhibit celebrating the bands 50-year career).
Made In Californias previously unreleased and long sought-after recordings include Goin To The Beach, California Feelin, Soul Searchin, Youve Lost That Lovin Feeling, and Youre Still A Mystery, among others. The set also debuts 17 unreleased live recordings, including Runaway (1965), Friends and Little Bird (1968), Wild Honey (1972), Its About Time (1973), Wonderful and Vegetables from The Beach Boys legendary 1993 acoustic tour, and a 1995 rendition of Sail On, Sailor featuring a soulful lead vocal by the late Carl Wilson. The greatly missed talents of Carl and Dennis Wilson are also celebrated with rare and previously unreleased recordings including Dennis (Wouldnt It Be Nice To) Live Again, Barnyard Blues and My Love Lives On, Carls lead vocals on Da Doo Ron Ron and Soul Searchin, and Carls shared lead with Bruce and Brian on California Feelin.
The set also features a special From The Vaults disc of rarities selected by the band and the producers with longtime Beach Boys fans in mind. Among the discs highlights are a cappella mixes of standout vocal recordings for songs including This Whole World and Slip On Through, alternate versions of Dont Worry Baby and other Beach Boys classics, session highlights and instrumental tracks, plus newly-discovered BBC Radio live recordings from 1964 of Wendy, When I Grow Up (To Be A Man), and Hushabye.