Ultimate Christmas is a 1998 compilation of Christmas music by the Beach Boys released on Capitol Records. It rounds up all of the tracks from 1964's The Beach Boys' Christmas Album in addition to a h
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M.I.U. Album is the 22nd studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on September 25, 1978 by Brother/Reprise. Characterized for its easy-listening sound, the album was produced by
Ultimate Christmas (The Beach Boys album)
…of unreleased tracks from the aborted Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys album in 1977, some of which are alternative versions of songs included on M.I.U. Album the following year. As a collection of the Beach Boys' Christmas tunes, Ultimate Christmas manages to round up virtually every song the band recorded…
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Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa, where most of M.I.U. Album was recorded
Brian Wilson (pictured 1977) was reported to be "miserable" throughout the M.I.U. sessions and had resented collaborating with Mike Love on most of the album's songs.
The Beach Boys performing a concert in Michigan, August 1978