50 years ago today (6/24/74), The Beach Boys released the compilation album Endless Summer. The album featured a selection of tracks from the Beach Boys’ early career, specifically from 1962 to 1965. By the early 1970s, their popularity had waned as the band moved further away from the songs of surfing and cars to Brian Wilson’s more experimental pop focus. However, the nostalgic appeal of “Endless Summer” brought them back into the limelight. The album reached number 1 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the charts for 155 weeks. Time to kick off summer with early ’60 style surf rock…
