Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: Capitol Records, which had already released 10 Beach Boys albums in three years, was bugging the group for product that it could release in time for the 1965 Christmas season. To buy time while Brian Wilson began conceiving the Pet Sounds masterpiece, the group issued a set of covers, mostly of the '50s rock and R B they had listened to as schoolboys. The album Beach Boys' Party! was actually recorded in a studio, but to give the album a live "party" sound, laughter and background chatter was carefully mixed in during post-production. With the exception of a bass guitar, all the instruments heard on Beach Boys' Party were acoustic; the acoustic guitar-and-bongo arrangements, in fact, give this a hootenanny campfire feel. "In recent years, this album has gone up a few notches in critical esteem, praised for its loose, casual feel and insight into the group's influences. ... It does have the massive hit 'Barbara Ann,' which actually features Dean Torrence (of Jan Dean) on much of the lead vocals; other highlights include 'Mountain of Love,' an unexpected version of 'The Times They Are a-Changin',' and three Beatles covers. Beach Boys Party! stereo mix created in 2012 from the original 3-track master tapes. The album, having been recorded to analog tape, was then transferred to high resolution digital and then mixed from high resolution digital assembled masters (88.2 kHz/24 bit) and printed to 1/4" analog tape at 15 ips CCIR. Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, most from the original master tapes or best sources available. Hybrid Stereo/Mono SACD plays in both CD and SACD players, as well as all SACD-compatible DVD players. 1. Hully Gully 2. I Should Have Known Better 3. Tell Me Why 4. Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow 5. Mountain Of Love 6. You?ve Got To Hide Your Love Away 7. Devoted To You 8. Alley Oop 9. There?s No Other (Like My Baby) 10. Medley: I Get Around