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BEACH BOYS: US SINGLES COLLECTION: THE CAPITOL YEARS 1962 – 1965 (EMI) *****

The Beach Boys playing at Wembley Arena in 1991

Friday June 27,2008

By Robert Spellman

UNTIL the likes of The Beatles’ Rubber Soul and The Beach Boys’ own Pet Sounds, Sixties’ pop thrived on the single.

And few acts could produce hits as potent, bizarre and yet chartable as the quintet from south Los Angeles.

Here, they are spread across 16 discs, from the relatively basic Surfin’ USA to the indescribable California Girls.

Lost, alternative and live cuts deepen the pleasure.

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