Produced by Brian Wilson
Recorded October, 1963 and April to May, 1964
Released July 13, 1964
Capitol Records 2110
October 1963 & April-May 1964 Masters
Personnel & Session Info
Drive-In
I Get Around
Little Honda
Girls on the Beach
Wendy
Hushabye
Carl’s Big Chance
Don’t Back Down
We’ll Run Away
Let’s Live (Before We Die)
Do You Remember?
All Summer Long
Our Favorite Recording Sessions
COLOR CODING KEY
green = basic track
blue = overdub(s)
red = erased (basic or overdub)
TRACK LAYOUT KEY
(b/t) = basic track
(o/d) = overdub
(c) = copied or combined from previous tape generation
(p/p) = ping-ponged from other tracks
(x) = erased
Drive-In
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
Working Title: Little Saint Nick
Music: Brian Wilson
Lyrics: Mike Love, Brian Wilson
Arrangement: Brian Wilson
Producer: Brian Wilson
Engineers: Charlie L. [Radio-Universal] / Chuck Britz [Western]
Personnel:
(voices)
Mike Love – lead vocals
Brian Wilson – backing vocals
Carl Wilson – backing vocals
Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
Al Jardine – backing vocals
(alternate voices – “Little Saint Nick” version)
Brian Wilson – lead & backing vocals
Mike Love – lead & backing vocals
Bob Norberg – backing vocals
(instrumentation)
Brian Wilson – upright piano
Leon Russell – grand piano
Jerry Cole – acoustic guitar
Glen Campbell – electric guitar
Ray Pohlman – electric 6-string bass
Hal Blaine – drums
Frank Capp – jingle bells
Steve Douglas – tenor saxophone
Jay Migliori – baritone saxophone
Recorded to ½” 3-track (3 to 3 to 3):
October 18, 1963 / Sunset-Highland Radio-Universal Recorders – Studio 11-H (track)
October 18, 1963 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (“Little Saint Nick” vocals)
Circa May, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (“Drive-In” vocals)
Mixed to ¼” mono and stereo:
May 27, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3
Initial Release:
1964 Mono Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
1964 Stereo Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
1991 “Little Saint Nick” Mono Mix – The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album (1991 CD, Capitol Records)
1998 “Little Saint Nick” Stereo Mix – Ultimate Christmas (1998, Capitol Records)
2012 Mono Mix – All Summer Long (2012 CD, Capitol Records)
2014 “Little Saint Nick” Stereo Mix – Keep an Eye on Summer – The Beach Boys Sessions 1964 (2014, Capitol Records)
Remix engineers: Mark Linett (1991, 2012, 2014), Andrew Sandoval (1998)
Vocal Guide
– lead: Mike
– verse ‘ooh wop’ backing: Brian>Al+Carl>Dennis
– chorus ‘we love the drive-in’: Brian+Al>Carl>Dennis (Al sometimes sings with Carl)
– tag ‘oooh’: Brian / ‘we love the drive-in’: Al>Carl>Dennis
Vocal Guide (Alternate “Little Saint Nick” Version)
– verse lead: Brian+Mike (Mike alone on low lines, Brian alone on ‘grinch’ line, harmony at end)
– bridge leads: Brian, Mike
– backing: Brian>Bob>Mike
Tracks – 1st Gen
(take 2)
1 – upright piano, grand piano, saxophones (b/t)
2 – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric 6-string bass (b/t)
3 – drums, jingle bells (b/t)
Tracks – 2nd Gen
(take 2A – “Little Saint Nick” / “Drive-In”)
1 – track (c)
2 – Brian, Mike lead vocals 1 [LSN] (o/d 2) (x) / group vocals 1 [DI] (new o/d 1)
3 – Brian, Bob, Mike backing vocals [LSN] (o/d 1) (x) / group vocals 2 [DI] (new o/d 2)
Tracks – 3rd Gen
(take 4B – “Little Saint Nick”)
1 – track (c)
2 – Brian, Mike lead vocals 1 (c) + Brian, Mike lead vocals 2 (o/d)
3 – Brian, Bob, Mike backing vocals (c)
I Get Around
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
Music: Brian Wilson, Mike Love
Lyrics: Brian Wilson, Mike Love
Arrangement: Brian Wilson
Producer: Brian Wilson
Engineer: Chuck Britz
Personnel:
(voices)
Brian Wilson – lead & backing vocals
Mike Love – lead & backing vocals
Al Jardine – backing vocals
Carl Wilson – backing vocals
Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
(instrumentation)
Brian Wilson – upright piano / harpsichord / electric organ [Hammond B-3] / hand claps
Carl Wilson – electric guitar [Fender Jaguar] / electric guitar [Fender Jaguar] (x2 – double, lead) / hand claps
Ray Pohlman – electric 6-string bass [Danelectro Longhorn 4623] / electric 6-string bass [Danelectro Longhorn 4623] (double)
Al Jardine – electric bass [Fender Precision] / hand claps
Dennis Wilson – drums / hand claps
Hal Blaine – timbale (w/puili sticks)
Steve Douglas – tenor saxophone
Jay Migliori – baritone saxophone
Mike Love – hand claps
Recorded to ½” 3-track and ¼” mono (3 to 3 to 1):
April 2, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (track, vocals)
April 2 or 10, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (mixdown overdub)
Mixed to ¼” mono:
April 2 or 10, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3
Initial Release:
1964 Mono Mix – I Get Around / Don’t Worry Baby 7″ Single (1964, Capitol Records)
1964 “Rechanneled” Stereo Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
2012 Extraction Stereo Mix – All Summer Long (2012 CD, Capitol Records)
2021 Extraction Stereo Mix – Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys (Expanded Edition) (2022, Capitol Records)
Remix engineers: Derry Fitzgerald (2012), Mark Linett (2021)
Vocal Guide
– chorus lead: Brian / ’round, round’: Al>Carl>Dennis>Mike
– verse lead: Mike
– turnaround ’round’: Dennis>Mike / ‘get around round’, ‘ooh’: Brian>Al
– bridge ‘wah-ooh’: Brian>Carl>Al>Dennis>Mike
Tracks – 1st Gen
(take 15)
1 – upright piano, electric guitar 1, electric 6-string bass 1, electric bass, drums, timbale, saxophones (b/t)
2 – vocals 1 & claps 1 (o/d 2)
3 – harpsichord, electric guitar 2, electric 6-string bass 2, claps (o/d 1)
Tracks – 2nd Gen [track order speculative]
1 – upright piano, electric guitar 1, electric 6-string bass 1, electric bass, drums, timbale, saxophones (c)
2 – vocals & claps 1 (c) + vocals & claps 2 (o/d)
3 – harpsichord, electric guitar 2, electric 6-string bass 2, claps (c)
Tracks – 3rd Gen
1 – mono (c) + organ, electric guitar 3 (o/d)
Little Honda
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
Music: Brian Wilson
Lyrics: Mike Love, Brian Wilson
Arrangement: Brian Wilson
Producer: Brian Wilson
Engineer: Chuck Britz
Personnel:
(voices)
Mike Love – lead vocals
Brian Wilson – backing vocals
Al Jardine – backing vocals
Carl Wilson – backing vocals
Dennis Wilson – ‘go!’ & backing vocals
(instrumentation)
Brian Wilson – upright piano / electric organ [Hammond B-3] (+ extra part in unissued single mix)
Carl Wilson – electric guitar (w/fuzz) [Fender Jaguar] / electric guitar [Fender Jaguar]
Al Jardine – electric 6-string bass (w/fuzz) [Fender VI] / electric 6-string bass [Fender VI]
Dennis Wilson – drums
Recorded to ½” 3-track and ¼” mono (3 to 3 to 1):
Circa April 3 to 9, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (track)
April 10, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (vocals)
June 23, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (unused alternate vocals)
June 27, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (unused organ)
Mixed to ¼” mono and stereo:
April 10, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (mono mix)
May 27, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (stereo mix)
June 27, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (unissued mono single mix)
Mixed to ¼” stereo:
May 27, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3
Initial Release:
1964 Mono Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
1964 Stereo Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
1990 Alternate Vocals Stereo Mix – Little Deuce Coupe / All Summer Long (1990 CD, Capitol Records)
1964 “Single” Mono Mix – Keep an Eye on Summer – The Beach Boys Sessions 1964 (2014, Capitol Records)
2014 Alternate Vocals Stereo Mix – Keep an Eye on Summer – The Beach Boys Sessions 1964 (2014, Capitol Records)
Remix engineer: Mark Linett
Vocal Guide
– verse lead: Mike / hum backing: Carl>Dennis>Brian
– chorus lead: Mike / ‘Honda, Honda, go faster, faster’: Brian>Al+Carl>Dennis
– chorus ‘faster’: Dennis / ‘it’s alright’: Brian>Al>Carl
Vocal Guide (alternate version)
– verse lead: Mike / hum backing: Carl>Al>Dennis+Brian
– chorus lead: Mike / ‘go little Honda’: Brian>Carl / ‘go, go’: Al>Dennis
– chorus ‘faster’: Mike+Dennis / ‘it’s alright’: Brian>Al>Carl
Tracks – 1st Gen [track order speculative]
1 – upright piano, electric guitar 1, electric 6-string bass 1, drums (b/t)
2 – original vocals 1 (o/d 2) (x) / new vocals 1 (new o/d)
3 – organ 1, electric guitar 2, electric 6-string bass 2 (o/d 1)
Tracks – 2nd Gen A
1 – upright piano, electric guitar 1, electric 6-string bass 1, drums (c)
2 – original vocals 1 (c) + original vocals 2 (o/d)
3 – organ 1, electric guitar 2, electric 6-string bass 2 (c)
Tracks – 2nd Gen B (Alternate)
(revised take 10A)
1 – upright piano, electric guitar 1, electric 6-string bass 1, drums (c)
2 – new vocals 1 (c) + new vocals 2 (o/d)
3 – organ 1, electric guitar 2, electric 6-string bass 2 (c)
Tracks – 3rd Gen (Alternate Mix from 2nd Gen A)
(take 1)
1 – mono (c) + organ 2 (o/d)
Girls on the Beach
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
Music: Brian Wilson
Lyrics: Mike Love, Brian Wilson
Arrangement: Brian Wilson
Producer: Brian Wilson
Engineers: unknown [Gold Star] / Chuck Britz, unknown [Western]
Personnel:
(voices)
Brian Wilson – lead & harmony vocals
Al Jardine – harmony vocals
Carl Wilson – harmony vocals
Dennis Wilson – harmony & co-lead vocals
Mike Love – harmony vocals
(instrumentation)
Brian Wilson – grand piano / celeste (in alt. vocal version)
Carl Wilson – electric guitar [Fender Jaguar]
Al Jardine – electric bass [Fender Precision]
Dennis Wilson – drums
Hal Blaine – kick drum (w/sticks)
Recorded to ½” 3-track:
Circa April 3 to 9, 1964 / Gold Star Recording Studios – Studio A or B (track)
April 10, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (vocals)
May 19, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (alternate vocals)
Mixed to ¼” mono and stereo:
April 10, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (mono mix)
May 27, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (stereo mix)
Initial Release:
1964 Mono Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
1964 Stereo Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
Vocal Guide (album version)
– lead: Brian / harmony: Al>Carl>Dennis>Mike (Al & Carl are sometimes unison)
– bridge solo: Dennis
Vocal Guide (alternate version)
– lead: Mike / backing: Brian>Al
Tracks – 1st Gen
1 – upright piano, electric guitar, electric bass, drums (b/t)
2 – original vocals 2 (o/d 2)
3 – original vocals 1 (o/d 1)
Tracks – Alternate Version 2nd Gen
(take 9A)
1 – new vocals 1 (o/d 1)
2 – new vocals 2, celeste (o/d 2)
3 – track (c)
Tracks – Alternate Version 3rd Gen
(take 9B)
1 – new vocals 1 (c)
2 – new vocals 2 (o/d – simultaneously recorded onto 2nd gen)
3 – track (c) + celeste (o/d – simultaneously recorded onto 2nd gen)
Wendy
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
Music: Brian Wilson
Lyrics: Brian Wilson, Mike Love
Arrangement: Brian Wilson
Producer: Brian Wilson
Engineer: Chuck Britz
Personnel:
(voices)
Brian Wilson – harmony & lead vocals
Mike Love – harmony & lead vocals
Al Jardine – harmony & backing vocals
Carl Wilson – harmony & backing vocals
Dennis Wilson – harmony & backing vocals
(instrumentation)
Brian Wilson – upright piano / electric organ [Hammond B-3]
Carl Wilson – electric guitar [Fender Jaguar] / electric guitar [Fender Jaguar] (alt.)
Al Jardine – electric bass [Fender Precision] / electric bass [Fender Precision] (double)
Dennis Wilson – drums
Recorded to ½” 3-track (3 to 3):
Circa April 11 to 18, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (track)
Circa May 20 to 27, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (vocals)
Mixed to ¼” mono and stereo:
May 27, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3
Initial Release:
1964 Mono Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
1964 Stereo Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
1993 Binaural Mix – Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys (1993, Capitol Records)
2007 Stereo Mix – The Warmth of the Sun (2007, Capitol Records)
Remix engineer: Mark Linett
Vocal Guide
– group harmony: Brian>Al>Carl>Dennis>Mike
– solo lead: Mike / backing: Al>Brian+Carl>Dennis
Tracks – 1st Gen [track order speculative]
(take 22)
1 – upright piano, electric guitar 1, electric bass 1, drums (b/t)
2 – vocals 1 (o/d 2)
3 – organ, electric guitar 2, electric bass 2 (o/d 1)
Tracks – 2nd Gen
(take 7A)
1 – upright piano, electric guitar 1, electric bass 1, drums (c)
2 – vocals 1 (c) + vocals 2 (o/d)
3 – organ, electric guitar 2, electric bass 2 (c)
Hushabye
(Doc Pomus – Mort Shuman)
Music: Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
Lyrics: Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
Arrangement: Brian Wilson
Producer: Brian Wilson
Engineer: Chuck Britz
Personnel:
(voices)
Brian Wilson – lead, harmony & backing vocals
Mike Love – lead, harmony & backing vocals
Al Jardine – harmony & backing vocals
Carl Wilson – harmony & backing vocals
Dennis Wilson – harmony & backing vocals
(instrumentation)
Brian Wilson – upright piano
Carl Wilson – electric guitar [Fender Jaguar]
Al Jardine – electric 6-string bass [Fender VI]
Dennis Wilson – drums
Recorded to ½” 3-track (3 to 3 to 3):
Circa April 11 to 18 or May 20 to 27, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (track)
Circa May 20 to 27, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (vocals)
Mixed to ¼” mono and stereo:
May 27, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3
Initial Release:
1964 Mono Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
1964 Stereo Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
1993 Binaural Mix – Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys (1993, Capitol Records)
2009 Stereo Mix – Summer Love Songs (2009, Capitol Records)
Remix engineer: Mark Linett
Vocal Guide
– intro & outro lead: Brian / backing: Brian>Carl, Al>Dennis>Mike
– verse lead: Brian / backing: Al>Carl>Brian+Dennis>Mike
– bridge lead: Mike / backing: Brian>Carl>Al+Dennis
Tracks – 1st Gen [track order speculative]
1 – upright piano, electric guitar, electric 6-string bass, drums (b/t)
2 – group backing vocals 1 (o/d 1)
3 – group backing vocals 2 (o/d 2)
Tracks – 2nd Gen
(take 4A)
1 – upright piano, electric guitar, electric 6-string bass, drums (c)
2 – Brian, Mike lead vocals 1 (o/d)
3 – group backing vocals 1 + 2 (c)
Tracks – 3rd Gen
1 – upright piano, electric guitar, electric 6-string bass, drums (c)
2 – Brian, Mike lead vocals 1 (c) + Brian, Mike lead vocals 2 (o/d)
3 – group backing vocals 1 + 2 (c)
Carl’s Big Chance
(Brian Wilson – Carl Wilson)
Working Title: Memphis Beach
Music: Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson
Arrangement: Brian Wilson
Producer: Brian Wilson
Engineer: Chuck Britz
Personnel:
Brian Wilson – upright piano / accordion
Carl Wilson – electric guitar [Fender Jaguar] / electric guitar [Fender Jaguar] (lead)
Al Jardine – electric guitar [Fender Stratocaster]
Ray Pohlman – electric 6-string bass
Dennis Wilson – drums
Hal Blaine – drums, tambourine
Recorded to ½” 3-track:
April 29, 1964 (10:30pm-1:30am) / Western Recorders – Studio 3
Mixed to ¼” mono and stereo:
May 27, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3
Initial Release:
1964 Mono Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
1964 Stereo Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
Tracks
(take 13)
1 – upright piano, electric guitars, electric 6-string bass (b/t)
2 – electric guitar, accordion (o/d)
3 – drums, tambourine (b/t)
Don’t Back Down
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
Music: Brian Wilson
Lyrics: Mike Love, Brian Wilson
Arrangement: Brian Wilson
Producer: Brian Wilson
Engineer: Chuck Britz
Personnel:
(voices)
Mike Love – lead & backing vocals
Brian Wilson – lead & backing vocals
Carl Wilson – backing vocals
Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
Al Jardine – backing vocals (alternate vocal version only)
(instrumentation)
Brian Wilson – electric organ [Hammond B-3] / upright piano
Carl Wilson – electric guitar [Fender Jaguar] / electric guitar [Fender Jaguar] (double)
Al Jardine – electric bass [Fender Precision] / electric bass [Fender Precision] (double)
Dennis Wilson – drums
Hal Blaine – kick drum (w/sticks)
Recorded to ½” 3-track (3 to 3 to 3):
April 29, 1964 (10:30pm-1:30am) / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (track)
May 1, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (alternate vocals)
Circa May 20 to 27, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (final vocals)
Mixed to ¼” mono and stereo:
May 27, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3
Initial Release:
1964 Mono Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
1964 Stereo Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
1990 Alternate Vocals Stereo Mix – Little Deuce Coupe / All Summer Long (1990 CD, Capitol Records)
1993 Mono Mix (eng- Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys (1993, Capitol Records)
2014 Alternate Vocals Stereo Mix – Keep an Eye on Summer – The Beach Boys Sessions 1964 (2014, Capitol Records)
Remix engineer: Mark Linett
Vocal Guide (alternate version)
– verse pt.1 lead: Mike / backing: Brian>Al>Carl>Dennis
– verse pt. 2 lead: Brian / backing: Al>Carl>Dennis>Mike
– chorus ‘oooh’: Brian / ‘don’t back down’: Al>Carl>Dennis / bass: Mike
Vocal Guide (final version)
– verse pt.1 lead: Mike / backing: Brian>Carl>Dennis
– verse pt. 2 ‘they grit their teeth’: Brian>Carl / ‘auh-um’: Dennis>Mike
– chorus lead: Brian / backing: Carl>Dennis>Mike
Tracks – 1st Gen
(take 3)
1 – organ, electric guitar 1, electric bass 1, drums (b/t)
2 – original vocals 1 (o/d 2) (x) / new vocals 1 (new o/d)
3 – upright piano, electric guitar 2, electric bass 2 (o/d 1)
Tracks – 2nd Gen A (Alternate)
(take 6A)
1 – organ, electric guitar 1, electric bass 1, drums (c)
2 – original vocals 1 (c) + original vocals 2 (o/d)
3 – upright piano, electric guitar 2, electric bass 2 (c)
Tracks – 2nd Gen B
(revised take 4A)
1 – organ, electric guitar 1, electric bass 1, drums (c)
2 – new vocals 1 (c) + new vocals 2 (o/d)
3 – upright piano, electric guitar 2, electric bass 2 (c)
Tracks – 3rd Gen
(revised take 2B)
1 – track (c) + reverb from vocals
2 – new vocals 1 + 2 (c)
3 – new vocals 3 (o/d)
We’ll Run Away
(Brian Wilson – Gary Usher)
Music: Brian Wilson, Gary Usher
Lyrics: Gary Usher, Brian Wilson
Arrangement: Brian Wilson
Producer: Brian Wilson
Engineer: Chuck Britz
Personnel:
(voices)
Brian Wilson – lead vocals
Al Jardine – backing vocals
Carl Wilson – backing vocals
Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
Mike Love – backing vocals
(instrumentation)
Brian Wilson – upright piano / electric organ [Hammond B-3]
Carl Wilson – acoustic 12-string guitar [Guild F-212] / electric guitar [Fender Jaguar]
Al Jardine – electric bass [Fender Precision]
Hal Blaine – drums (w/brushes), bell tree
Recorded to ½” 3-track (3 to 3):
April 30, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (track)
May 18, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (vocals)
Mixed to ¼” mono and stereo:
May 27, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3
Initial Release:
1964 Mono Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
1964 Stereo Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
Vocal Guide
– lead: Brian
– verse backing: Al>Carl>Dennis>Mike
– bridge backing: Al>Carl>Dennis
Tracks – 1st Gen
(take 2)
1 – upright piano, acoustic 12-string guitar, electric bass, drums, bell tree (b/t)
2 – vocals 1 (o/d 2)
3 – organ, electric guitar (o/d 1)
Tracks – 2nd Gen
(take 6A)
1 – upright piano, acoustic 12-string guitar, electric bass, drums, bell tree (c)
2 – vocals 1 (c) + vocals 2 (o/d)
3 – organ, electric guitar (c)
Let’s Live (Before We Die)
(Brian Wilson)
Music: Brian Wilson
Arrangement: Brian Wilson
Producer: Brian Wilson
Engineer: Chuck Britz
Personnel:
Brian Wilson – upright piano
Carl Wilson – electric guitar [Fender Jaguar]
Al Jardine – electric bass [Fender Precision]
Hal Blaine – drums (w/brushes)
Recorded to ½” 3-track:
April 30, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3
Initial Release:
2014 Mono Mix – Keep an Eye on Summer – The Beach Boys Sessions 1964 (2014, Capitol Records)
Remix engineer: Mark Linett
Tracks
(intro take 1 + main take 13 + bridge take 5)
1 – upright piano, electric guitar, electric bass, drums (b/t)
2
3
Do You Remember?
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
Music: Brian Wilson
Lyrics: Brian Wilson, Mike Love
Arrangement: Brian Wilson
Producer: Brian Wilson
Engineer: Chuck Britz
Personnel:
(voices)
Mike Love – lead & backing vocals
Brian Wilson – lead & backing vocals
Al Jardine – co-lead & backing vocals
Carl Wilson – backing vocals
(instrumentation)
Brian Wilson – upright piano / upright piano (alt.)
Carl Wilson – electric guitar [Fender Jaguar] / electric guitar [Fender Jaguar] (alt.)
Al Jardine – electric bass [Fender Precision] / electric bass [Fender Precision] (double)
Dennis Wilson – drums
Steve Douglas – tenor saxophone / tenor saxophone (double & lead)
Jay Migliori – baritone saxophone / baritone saxophone (double)
Recorded to ½” 3-track (3 to 3):
May 6, 1964 (6:00pm-10:00pm) / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (track)
May 18, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (vocals)
Mixed to ¼” mono and stereo:
May 27, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3
Initial Release:
1964 Mono Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
1964 Stereo Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
Vocal Guide
– verse lead: Mike / 2nd verse backing: Al>Carl>Brian / 3rd verse backing: Brian>Al>Carl
– bridge leads: Brian, Mike
– ‘let’s hear the high voice wail’: Mike / high voice: Brian
– ‘and hear the voice down low’: Al / low voice: Mike
– ‘let’s hear the background’: Brian
– tag ‘om didi wada’: Brian>Al>Carl>Mike / lead: Mike
Tracks – 1st Gen
(take 10)
1 – upright piano 1, electric guitar 1, electric bass 1, drums, saxophones 1 (b/t)
2 – upright piano 2, electric guitar 2, electric bass 2, saxophones 2 (o/d 1)
3 – vocals 1 (o/d 2)
Tracks – 2nd Gen
(take 10A)
1 – upright piano 1, electric guitar 1, electric bass 1, drums, saxophones 1 (c)
2 – upright piano 2, electric guitar 2, electric bass 2, saxophones 2 (c)
3 – vocals 1 (c) + vocals 2 (o/d)
All Summer Long
(Brian Wilson – Mike Love)
Music: Brian Wilson
Lyrics: Brian Wilson, Mike Love
Arrangement: Brian Wilson
Producer: Brian Wilson
Engineer: Chuck Britz
Personnel:
(voices)
Mike Love – lead & harmony vocals
Brian Wilson – co-lead, harmony & backing vocals
Al Jardine – harmony & backing vocals
Carl Wilson – harmony & backing vocals
Dennis Wilson – harmony & backing vocals
(instrumentation)
Brian Wilson – marimba / marimba (alt.)
Carl Wilson – electric guitar [Fender Jaguar] / electric guitar [Fender Jaguar] (alt.)
Al Jardine – electric bass [Fender Precision] / electric bass [Fender Precision] (double)
Dennis Wilson – drums
Jay Migliori – flute / flute (double)
Steve Douglas – tenor saxophone / tenor saxophone (double)
Recorded to ½” 3-track (3 to 3):
May 6, 1964 (6:00pm-10:00pm) / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (track)
May 7, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3 (vocals)
Mixed to ¼” mono:
May 27, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3
Initial Release:
1964 Mono Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
1964 “Rechanneled” Stereo Mix – All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)
1993 Binaural Mix – Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys (1993, Capitol Records)
1995 Mono Mix – Endless Summer (1995 CD, DCC)
2007 Stereo Mix – The Warmth of the Sun (2007, Capitol Records)
Remix engineers: Mark Linett (1993, 2007), Steve Hoffman (1995)
Vocal Guide
– verse pt.1 ‘sitting in my car outside your…’: Brian>Al+Carl>Dennis>Mike
– verse pt.2 ‘house’: Brian>Al>Mike / ‘sitting in my car outside your…’: Carl>Dennis
– verse pt.3 solo lead: Mike / backing: Brian>Al>Carl>Dennis
– bridge pt. 1 ‘all summer long you’ve…’: Brian>Al+Carl>Dennis>Mike
– bridge pt. 2 solo lead: Mike / backing: Brian>Al>Carl>Dennis
– bridge pt. 3 ‘won’t be long ’til…’: Brian>Al>Carl>Mike
– ‘not for us now’: Brian
Tracks – 1st Gen
(take 43)
1 – marimba 1, electric guitar 1, electric bass 1, drums, flute 1, saxophone 1 (b/t)
2 – marimba 2, electric guitar 2, electric bass 2, flute 2, saxophone 2 (o/d 1)
3 – vocals 1 (o/d 2)
Tracks – 2nd Gen
(take 11A)
1 – track (c)
2 – vocals 1 (c) + vocals 2 (o/d)
3
Our Favorite Recording Sessions
(Brian Wilson – Dennis Wilson – Carl Wilson – Mike Love – Al Jardine)
Producer: Brian Wilson
Engineer: Chuck Britz
Personnel:
Brian Wilson
Dennis Wilson
Carl Wilson
Mike Love
Al Jardine
Hal Blaine
Chuck Britz
Recorded to ¼” mono:
April 30, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3
May 7, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3
May 18, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3
May 27, 1964 / Western Recorders – Studio 3
Initial Release:
All Summer Long (1964, Capitol Records)