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Keith Badman's *The Beach Boys* is a definitive biography that compiles the group’s entire musical history from 1961 through 1976. The work features comprehensive session by session reviews of landmark albums such as *Pet Sounds*, *Surf's Up* and the unreleased *Smile*, alongside catalogues of singles like "Good Vibrations" and "Heroes and Villains." Extensive documentation includes concert listings, television appearances, and long‑lost press reviews, enriched by exclusive interviews with the band and associates and a collection of previously unseen photographs and original studio logs.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Celebrity Biography
Authors: Keith Badman
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