Surf's Up is the seventeenth studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on August 30, 1971, on Brother/Reprise/Warner Bros. It received largely favorable reviews and reached number 29
Surfs Up Cover
The Beach Boys in 1971. Left to right, starting from back row: Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson, Bruce Johnston.
The artwork of Surf's Up is based on the sculpture "End of the Trail" by James Earle Fraser.
Dennis Wilson while filming Two-Lane Blacktop in 1970. His songs were left off Surf's Up to preserve harmony within the group.
Sunflower is the sixteenth studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys. It was released by Reprise Records on August 31, 1970, and received favorable reviews but sold poorly, reaching number 151
Surf's Up (album)
…Surf's Up", originally intended for the unfinished album Smile. Most of Surf's Up was recorded from January to July 1971. In contrast to the previous LP Sunflower, Brian Wilson was not especially active in the production, which resulted in thinner vocal arrangements. Lyrically, Surf's Up addresses environmental…
Dennis Wilson begins Sunflower with his co-written song "Slip On Through"
The Beach Boys in July 1967, around the time they first tried to record "Cool, Cool Water"