Keep an Eye on Summer – The Beach Boys Sessions 1964

Keep an Eye on Summer – The Beach Boys Sessions 1964 is a compilation album of session and live recordings by the Beach Boys, released on December 2, 2014 exclusively through the iTunes Store.^[1] It is a followup to the similar release The Big Beat 1963, composed of various selections related to Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys, released one year earlier.

Background

The compilation's release came as a result of revised European copyright laws, forcing some labels to publish unreleased archival material so that they will not lose their copyright. Keep an Eye On Summer is one of two such releases by Capitol Records in 2014, the other being Live in Sacramento 1964.^[2]

According to compilation producer Alan Boyd in the album's digital liner notes: "This new collection, made possible by the fact that the Beach Boys, starting in 1964, made a point of holding onto their work reels (and greatly enhanced by the recent recovery of some long lost tapes from the Shut Down Vol. 2 album sessions) shows the Beach Boys at their zenith, offering glimpses of the camaraderie, optimism and high spirits behind the creation of these timeless records, and highlighting the incredible vocal arrangements, compositional skills, and rapidly evolving production techniques that placed the Beach Boys and Brian Wilson at the forefront of pop music in 1964 and for all time."^[1]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, except where otherwise stated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)
1.	"Fun, Fun, Fun" (session excerpt, followed by backing track^[1])
2.	"Fun, Fun, Fun" (a cappella)
3.	"Fun, Fun, Fun" (stereo mix, previously released on Made in California^[1])
4.	"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (session excerpt, followed by backing track^[1])	Frankie Lymon, Morris Levy
5.	"Why Do Fools Fall In Love" (new stereo mix^[1])	Lymon, Levy
6.	"Don't Worry Baby" (session excerpt, followed by backing track with background vocals^[1])	Brian Wilson, Roger Christian
7.	"Don't Worry Baby" (stereo mix, previously released on Summer Love Songs^[1])	B Wilson, Christian
8.	"In the Parkin' Lot" (session excerpt, followed by a cappella version^[1])	B. Wilson, Christian
9.	"Warmth of the Sun" (session excerpt, followed by backing track with background vocals^[1])
10.	"Warmth of the Sun" (stereo mix, previously released on Made in California^[1])
11.	"Pom Pom Play Girl" (session excerpt, followed by backing track with background vocals^[1])
12.	"Pom Pom Play Girl" (new stereo mix^[1])
13.	"Denny's Drums" (session excerpt, followed by alternate version^[1])	Dennis Wilson
14.	"Keep an Eye on Summer" (backing track with background vocals^[1])
15.	"Endless Sleep" (previously unreleased^[1])	Dolores Nance, Jody Reynolds
16.	"I Get Around" (session excerpt, followed by backing track^[1])
17.	"I Get Around" (a cappella)
18.	"All Summer Long" (session excerpt, followed by backing track^[1])
19.	"All Summer Long" (a cappella)
20.	"All Summer Long" (stereo mix, previously released on The Warmth of the Sun^[1])
21.	"Hushabye" (backing track with background vocals^[1])	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
22.	"Girls on the Beach" (session excerpt, followed by a cappella version^[1])	B. Wilson
23.	"Wendy" (session excerpt, followed by a cappella version^[1])
24.	"Don't Back Down" (new stereo mix^[1])
25.	"Little Saint Nick" (session excerpt, followed by Drive-In version^[1])
26.	"Untitled Jam / Let's Live Before We Die" (session excerpt ("Untitled Jam"), followed by backing track ("Let's Live Before We Die")^[1])	B. Wilson
27.	"Little Honda" (session excerpt, followed by new stereo mix^[1])
28.	"Little Honda" (single version - previously unreleased^[1])
29.	"She Knows Me Too Well" (backing track with background vocals^[1])
30.	"She Knows Me Too Well" (a cappella)
31.	"Don't Hurt My Little Sister" (session excerpt, followed by a cappella version^[1])
32.	"Christmas Eve" (session excerpt, followed by backing track - previously unreleased^[1])	B. Wilson
33.	"Jingle Bells" (previously unreleased^[1])	James Lord Pierpont
34.	"When I Grow Up" (a cappella)
35.	"Fun, Fun, Fun" (live in the studio^[1])
36.	"I Get Around" (live in the studio^[1])
37.	"I'm So Young" (session excerpt, followed by new stereo mix of the 1964 version^[1])	William H. "Prez" Tyus, Jr.
38.	"All Dressed Up For School" (session excerpt, followed by new stereo mix^[1])	B. Wilson
39.	"Dance Dance Dance" (Nashville version, new stereo mix^[1])	B. Wilson, Carl Wilson, Love
40.	"Dance, Dance, Dance" (session excerpt, followed by backing track^[1])	B. Wilson, C. Wilson, Love
41.	"Dance, Dance, Dance" (a cappella)	B. Wilson, C. Wilson, Love
42.	"I Get Around" (live at the BBC^[1])
43.	"The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" (live at the BBC^[1])	Don Altfeld, Jan Berry, Christian
44.	"Graduation Day" (live at the BBC^[1])	Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman
45.	"Surfin' USA" (live at the BBC^[1])	B. Wilson, Love, Chuck Berry
46.	"Johnny B. Goode" (Live)	Berry

Personnel

Compilation staff

Alan Boyd – producer
Mark Linett – producer
Monty Linett – associate producer
Craig Slowinski – sessionography, research

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Boyd, Alan; Linette, Mark; Slowinski, Craig (2014). Keep an Eye on Summer 1964 (Digital Liner). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records. (Mirror)
↑ Kozinn, Allan (December 5, 2014). "Rare Dylan Recordings Set for Release in Copyright-Extension Bid". New York: ArtsBeat.

Hits	Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 1, 2, 3 Endless Summer Spirit of America Good Vibrations – Best of The Beach Boys 20 Golden Greats Ten Years of Harmony Sunshine Dream Made in U.S.A. Greatest Hits Vol. 1, 2, 3 The Very Best of The Beach Boys Sounds of Summer The Platinum Collection (Sounds of Summer Edition) The Warmth of the Sun Fifty Big Ones

Themed	Stack-O-Tracks Ultimate Christmas Classics Selected by Brian Wilson Good Vibrations: 40th Anniversary Edition Summer Love Songs

Rarities	Rarities Lost & Found (1961–62) Endless Harmony Hawthorne, CA The Big Beat 1963 Keep an Eye on Summer 1964 Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged

Box sets	Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys The Pet Sounds Sessions The Capitol Years The Original US Singles Collection The Capitol Years 1962–1965 The Smile Sessions Made in California

Documentary films

Good Vibrations Tour (1976)
An American Band (1985)
Nashville Sounds (1996)
Endless Harmony: The Beach Boys Story (1998)
Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 (2002)
Doin' It Again (2012)

Associated places

Influence

History / Lists

Other recordings

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Shut Down Volume 2

Songs

Side one	Fun, Fun, Fun Don't Worry Baby In the Parkin' Lot "Cassius" Love vs. "Sonny" Wilson The Warmth of the Sun This Car of Mine

Side two	Why Do Fools Fall in Love Pom, Pom Play Girl Keep an Eye on Summer Shut Down, Part II Louie, Louie Denny's Drums

All Summer Long

Songs

Side one	"I Get Around" "All Summer Long" "Hushabye" "Little Honda" "We'll Run Away" "Carl's Big Chance"

Side two	"Wendy" "Do You Remember?" "Girls on the Beach" "Drive-In" "Our Favorite Recording Sessions" "Don't Back Down"

The Beach Boys' Christmas Album

Songs

Side one	"Little Saint Nick" "The Man with All the Toys" "Santa's Beard" "Merry Christmas, Baby" "Christmas Day" "Frosty the Snowman"

Side two	"We Three Kings of Orient Are" "Blue Christmas" "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" "White Christmas" "I'll Be Home for Christmas" "Auld Lang Syne"

Outtakes

Today!

Songs

Side one	"Do You Wanna Dance?" "Good to My Baby" "Don't Hurt My Little Sister" "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" "Help Me, Ronda" "Dance, Dance, Dance"

Side two	"Please Let Me Wonder" "I'm So Young" "Kiss Me, Baby" "She Knows Me Too Well" "In the Back of My Mind" "Bull Session with the 'Big Daddy'"

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