The group's first live album, recorded in Sacramento, California, at two occations - Dec 1963 and Aug 1964 - it remains one of few recorded live performances with the band's original line-up. It was very well recieved and became the first live album to top the Billboard pop charts. Apart from Beach Boys classics as ""Fun Fun Fun", "I Get Around" and "Little Deuce Coupe" they also perform a number of covers for the first time on album - e.g. "Johnny B. Goode", "Monster Mash" and "The Wanderer". Apparently the recordings did undergo quite a lot post-production, but nothing obvious to my ears. It has all the nerve of a true live and the voices works as well on stage as in the studio. For us used to later live recordings the audio here might come out somewhat subpar, yet sounding good for a 1964 issue and it still has the ability to put me there if I close my eyes in the listening chair. I guess a must for Beach Boys fans, both for its musical and historical values. Issued and reissued on all possible formats all over the world through the years. Premiere US on Capitol (S/TAO 2198). Japan 2001 CD on Capitol (TOCP-53167) came with one bonus track. First UK had structured label as shown here in a cover with larger "mono" on front. This copy has the smaller, so somewhat later. (BÅB*) (LYBÖ*)
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