The Beach Boys

Note: Toshiba release in paper mini LP sleeve

Note: Toshiba release in paper mini LP sleeve

Note: thanks to my friend Klaas Jelle Veenstra for his generosity

Note: German white lable promo, featuring the MS 2090 matrix number. This was the catalogue number this album would have had, in case of a single album USA release. 

Note: single LP with songs from "Ten Years Of Harmony" including The Trader and Sail On Sailor from Holland.

Note: the 3LP vinyl set released by the Sundazed label is also in the Flames collection thanks to the kind generosity of my good friend Klaas Jelle Veenstra

Note: many thanks to my kind friend Gabriel Witteveen for giving this rare single to the Flames collection!

Note: has Sail On Sailor

Note: Blondie Chaplin features on the sleeve. The record does NOT feature Chaplin & Fataar. 

Note: neither side of this rare 45 features Chaplin or Fataar, however they are both portrayed on the sleeve photo, with amongst others Keith Moon. The b-side label incorrectly states that Good Vibrations is from the In Concert album. In reality it is the classic studio version.

Note: Many thanks to my friend Chris Woods for this wonderful addition to the Flames collection.

Note: Thanks to the generosity of my friend Klaas Jelle Veenstra a rare Dutch pressing of this 45 is now in the Flames collection. It has a different pic sleeve.

Note: the sticker explains "double play"

Note: thanks to Klaas Jelle Veenstra for this gift

Note: has the tune You Need A Mess Of  Help To Stand Alone. This 2LP is for in-store play

Note: has the tunes The Trader and Sail On Sailor, and includes a brief spoken comment. This 2LP is for in-store play

Note: in standard Uncle Sam's hat sleeve

Note: Advance CD promo

Note: this version is pressed by Capitol records and has different catalog/matrix numbers

Note: South African pressing

Note: promo for the 5CD box set featuring Sail On Sailor

Note: This copy made for the RCA MUSIC SERVICE EDITION number R-223569

Note: The sleeve of this Test Pressing shows the catalogue number MS 2090, indicating the possibility that a single album was still intended at the time this test pressing was made. The European catalogue number is scribbled on the inner sleeve along with production notes. It is likely this disc was shipped from the USA to the Netherlands for release evaluation. 

Note: despite a crackle here and there, the sound quality is stunning. 

Note: This is a reissue

Note: French pressing

Note: German Record-club edition

Note: Ricky Fataar is mentioned in the booklet

Note: thanks again to Klaas Jelle for this kind gift

Note: New Zealand pressing on the brown Reprise label. Much gratitude to my new generous friend Brian Casey

Note: Canadian double-play 8-Track

Note: promotion sticker

Note: German pressing with white promo Reprise label

Note: South African 18-track compilation LP with songs from the pre-Chaplin/Fataar era. The picture used for the sleeve erronesouly shows Blondie Chaplin. 

Note: two different copies of this record are in the Flames collection thanks to the generosity of noted Beach Boys collector Klaas Jelle Veenstra. 

Note: thanks to Jim Kosek

Note: thanks to Jim Kosek

Note: contains a track by Dennis Wilson from his album Pacific Ocean Blue
Note: thanks to Jim Kosek

Note: thanks to Jim Kosek

Note: This unofficial CD of the Beach Boys unreleased 1970 album Landlocked, features an excellent sounding studio recording of We Got Love and a live version of Only With You from the Holland LP. Additionally, some prototype tunes for the California Saga are featured. 

Note: Italian cheapo reissue of So Tough

Note: thanks again for your generosity Gabriel!

Note: Both a white label promo and two stock pressings of this Japanese release, complete with original Obi (shown) and lyric sheets in English are in the Flames collection. The Obi not shown is two-tone blue. 

Note: an Austrian pressing on Reprise, supplied in the same UK-printed sleeve is also in the Flames collection.

Note: thanks to Jim Kosek

Note: thanks to Jim Kosek

Note: thanks to Jim Kosek

Note: German pressing on the brown Reprise label

Note: fine sounding German pressing

Note: New Zealand pressing on the Reprise label, and a triple flip-back sleeve!

Note: white sticker on sleeve

Note: two slightly different copies of this record are in the Flames collection. Special thanks to Klaas Jelle Veenstra.

Note: thanks to my generous friend Klaas Jelle Veenstra for donating this rare LP to the Flames collection

Note: There are at least two different promo's of this record, each with different catalog numbers 

Note: Thanks to Klaas Jelle Veenstra for this wonderful item. 

Note: A 5.1 channel mix of Sail On Sailor is included. 
Note: This is not a DVD-Audio but an Audio-only DVD with Dolby Digital and DTS sound. Confused? 

Note:  The excellent and very comprehensive website http://www.bsnpubs.com/warner/distributed/brother.html lists all USA releases on the Beach Boys own Brother label. A projected single-album version of So Tough with catalogue number 2090 was advertised in the July 1972 Schwann issue. See below!

Most likely this was never released. 

Note: 4-track EP in the Warner Giants series, featuring the songs California, Sail On Sailor, Marcella and I'm The Pied Piper. 

Note: produzido por The Beach Boys (!) 

Note: thanks to Klaas Jelle Veensta for this pressing of Sail On Sailor on the Reprise/Suzy label. 

Note: this is the first released CD on the Caribou-Epic-Brother label. Thanks to my friend Klaas Jelle Veenstra for finding this out-of-print item. 

Note: the B-side is credited to R. Fataar and B. Chalpin (sic). The rear of the sleeve features the lyrics in English.

Note: purple promo sticker on sleeve and white labels on discs

Note: Australian single release from the In Concert album.

Note: this is the single album version, without Pet Sounds

Note: Double-play 8-Track cartridge. 

Note: Double-play 8-Track cartridge. Three diffferent versions of this release are in the Flames collection. Two are shown here. The third is smiliar to the lower version.  

Note: B-side composed by Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin. South African pressing on the Reprise label. Thanks to Tertius Louw for finding this rarity. 

Note: 4 Track 7-1/2 i.p.s. Stereo Reel Tape. The box shows the familiar sleeve photo. 

Note: 4 Track 3-3/4 i.p.s. Stereo Reel Tape. The box shows the familiar sleeve photo's. Pet Sounds is in mono. 

Note: this album was planned for a quadraphonic release, both as a CD4-encoded LP (MS4-2223) and as a discrete quad 8-track cartridge (L9M-2223). Apparently they were never issued but I would love to be proved wrong!

Note: a pressing with removable centre is shown here. A pressing with small centre hole is also in the Flames collection. 

Note: mispressing features We Got Love

Note: both sides of this 45 feature the MONO mixes of these tunes
Note: thanks to the kind generosity of my friend Klaas Jelle Veenstra, the Flames collection now also has a version of this 45 with the A and B side switched by mistake

Note: track titles translated as "Navega Marino" and "La Saga De California: California" 

Note: the South African release featured a special sticker (shown) to draw attention to Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin's contribution to this album.

Note: the reverse of the picture sleeve features an advertisement for the Holland album. It proudly states "recorded summer 1972 in Baambrugge" and also that a Free Single in included. 

Note: features a different mix of California with brass and added vocals. Several pressings are included in the Flames collection including a South African 2LP, a USA 2LP and a Netherlands/Austia 2CD. 

Note: This record urges young people of 18 and over to register to vote. There are messages by Arlo Guthrie, Todd Rundgren, Beaver & Krause, America, Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Ricky Fataar, Mike Love and Alan Jardine

Ricky Fataar mentions that he wasn't allowed to vote in his home country. 

Note: both an early and a late USA repress on the yellow Brother label are in the Flames collection
Note: the CD reissue on Capitol is also in the Flames collection. This includes the "Love You" album.
Note: an Italian pressing on the brown Reprise label is also in the Flames collection
Note: a USA RCA Record Club edition is also in the Flames collection
Note: thanks to Klaas Jelle Veenstra for adding a Brazillian pressing also

Note 1: So Tough was released together with a mono reissue of Pet Sounds in a gatefold sleeve. 

Note 2: The Flames collection has two different white label USA promos of this double album. The matrix number has the letters RE 1 added on one of the discs, which are not present on the other promo or the regular yellow label USA pressing. At this time it is unknown whether there are any sonic differences between the cuttings. 

Note 3: Left is an insert included with some promos. 

Note 4: The inside gatefold sleeve was issued featuring two different fonts! The pictures can be downloaded and viewed at higher resolution. 

Note: Neither of  these records feature Ricky Fataar or Blondie Chaplin and so therefore they should not be here. However the record company wizards have erroneously used sleeve photos featuring Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin. The lower photo is from the same session as the Star Collection photo.

Note: This record was issued on Capitol in South Africa, featuring the lower sleeve

Note: This is a mid-price reissue of Carl And The Passions. The photo includes Blondie Chaplin (extreme left) and Ricky Fataar

Note: Four pressings are in the Flames collection, three German, one Dutch, with differences on sleeve, label and matrices. Also with extra stickers depending in which European country they were sold such as France (18F50) and Italy (WE391). 

Note: B-side composed by Chaplin/Fataar, who are featured in the photo.

Note: B-side composed by Chaplin/Fataar, who are featured in the photo. The rear of the sleeve advertises the So Tough album. 

Note: both LP and CD of this album are in the Flames collection. 

Note: thanks to the kind generosity of my friend Klaas Jelle Veenstra a Dutch pressing of this rare 45 is now also in the Flames collection

Note: this rare mispress lacks the red colour in the Reprise logo! 

Note: thanks to Klaas Jelle Veenstra for kindly donating this record to the Flames collection. 

Note: also see the Promotional Booklet. The Flames collection features many different pressings of this album, including the French and Canadian first issues which still mention We Got Love on the sleeve despite deletion of the song from the album. Thanks to Tertius Louw for supplying a South African Reprise pressing. A Japanese pressing would be welcomed!

Note: This record was released twice in South Africa, once with catalog numer R21 188 and once with number R21 220. 

Note: the USA pressing has the four sides in "autochanger-mode" ie side 1 and side 4 on one disc and sides 2 and 3 on the other. Only the most senior fans will remember this.

Note: UK 45 rpm EP in Photo sleeve. The track listing is Mona, Rock and Roll Music, Sail On Sailor and Marcella. Chaplin and Fataar feature on the B-side. 

Note: UK advance promotion copy in Reprise company sleeve. Features the LP mix of California, not the "other mix" which can be found on Ten Years Of Harmony. (see below).

Note: Regular stock copy of the above promo.

Note: the Flames collection has two versions of this record, one with the punch-out centre shown and another with a small centre hole. 

Note: This video contains a live segment with Blondie Chaplin singing Sail On Sailor and with Ricky Fataar on drums

Note: Two apparently identical 45's with the A-side and B-side reversed. Check the record below!

Note: Two apparently identical 45's with the A-side and B-side reversed. Check the record above!

Note: Blondie Chaplin features on the sleeve. The record does NOT feature Chaplin & Fataar, and the sleeve photo is reversed.