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Beach Boys’ Party! Uncovered and Unplugged is a compilation and remix album released by Capitol Records on November 20, 2015.^[1] It is an 81-track expansion of Beach Boys’ Party!, presenting it without informal chatter overdubs followed by a selection of outtakes collected from the album’s original five recording sessions.^[2]

Background

Cover versions which did not feature on the original album include renditions of “One Kiss Led to Another“, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’“, “Hang On Sloopy“, “Twist and Shout“, “The Diary“, “Laugh at Me“, “Ticket to Ride“, “Blowin’ in the Wind“, “Riot in Cell Block Number 9“, “Satisfaction“, “Smokey Joe’s Cafe“, “Long Tall Sally“, and “Heart and Soul“.^{[citation needed]} “Ruby Baby” was also not included on the original album but was released on the 1993 box set Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
PopMatters	^[4]

PopMatters stated: “Most of these [tracks] would only be of interest to the Beach Boys’ special fans, but the new cleaned-up versions of the dozen original cuts are worthy of everyone’s attention. … [they] may not be a revelation to long time Beach Boys fans who always sensed the quality of the recordings, but it is a lot more pleasurable than the padded party noises ever conveyed.”^[4]

Track listing

Disc one

The Album
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocal(s)	Length
1.	“Hully Gully“	Fred Smith, Cliff Goldsmith	Mike Love	2:22
2.	“I Should Have Known Better“	Lennon–McCartney	Carl Wilson, Al Jardine	1:40
3.	“Tell Me Why“	Lennon–McCartney	C. Wilson, Jardine	1:47
4.	“Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow“	Carl White, Al Frazier, Sonny Harris, Turner Wilson Jr.	Brian Wilson	2:18
5.	“Mountain of Love“	Harold Dorman	Love	2:51
6.	“You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away“	Lennon–McCartney	Dennis Wilson	2:25
7.	“Devoted to You“	Boudleaux Bryant	B. Wilson, Love	2:20
8.	“Alley Oop“	Dallas Frazier	Love	2:55
9.	“There’s No Other (Like My Baby)“	Phil Spector, Leroy Bates	B. Wilson	2:57
10.	“I Get Around” / “Little Deuce Coupe“	Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Roger Christian	Love	3:20
11.	“The Times They Are a-Changin’“	Bob Dylan	Jardine	2:25
12.	“Barbara Ann“	Fred Fassert	B. Wilson, Dean Torrence	3:26

Session #1 – 8/23/65
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocal(s)	Length
13.	“Let’s Get This Party Rolling”			1:58
14.	“I Should Have Known Better” (Take 1)	Lennon–McCartney	C. Wilson, Jardine	1:43
15.	“Ruby Baby” (Take 1)	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	B. Wilson	2:14
16.	“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (Take 1)	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	B. Wilson, C. Wilson, D. Wilson, Jardine, Love	2:15
17.	“Hully Gully” (Take 1)	Smith, Goldsmith	Love	2:08
18.	“Blowin’ in the Wind“	Dylan	Jardine	3:04
19.	“Dialog: ‘The Sunrays'”			1:29

Session #2 – 9/8/65
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
20.	“Ruby Baby #2”	Leiber, Stoller	2:16
21.	“Dialog: ‘The Masked Phantom'”		1:10
22.	“Hully Gully #2”	Smith, Goldsmith	3:25
23.	“Dialog: ‘Carl, Go Get Your Bass'”		2:00
24.	“Hully Gully #3”	Smith, Goldsmith	2:11
25.	“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction #2”	Jagger, Richards	2:03
26.	“Dialog: ‘That’s A Bad Guitar'”		0:28
27.	“Ruby Baby #3”	Leiber, Stoller	2:04
28.	“Dialog: ‘What’s The Matter Carl?'”		0:23
29.	“Ruby Baby #4”	Leiber, Stoller	2:44
30.	“Dialog: ‘Carl’s Tires'”		0:23
31.	“I Should Have Known Better #2”	Lennon–McCartney	0:46
32.	“I Should Have Known Better #3”	Lennon–McCartney	1:29
33.	“Dialog: ‘Wasn’t That Great Folks?'”		0:25
34.	“Tell Me Why #1”	Lennon–McCartney	0:59
35.	“Don’t Worry Baby“	B. Wilson, Christian	0:44
36.	“You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away #1”	Lennon–McCartney	2:20
37.	“Little Deuce Coupe #1”	B. Wilson, Love	1:55
38.	“California Girls“	B. Wilson, Love	2:56

Disc two

Session #2 – 9/8/65 (Continued)
No.	Title	Length
1.	“She Belongs To Me / The Artist (Laugh At Me) #1″
2.	“Fooling Around: Hang On Sloopy / You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ / Twist And Shout“
3.	“Riot In Cell Block No.9 #1″
4.	“Fooling Around: The Diary”
5.	“Dialog: ‘I Think We Better Do This Next Week'”

Session #3 – 9/14/65
No.	Title	Length
6.	“Dialog: ‘Let’s Cook Now And Eat Later'”
7.	“Tell Me Why #2”
8.	“I Should Have Known Better #4”
9.	“Dialog: ‘What I Want To Do'”
10.	“Dialog: ‘Are We Still In The Party?'”
11.	“Mountain Of Love #1”
12.	“Dialog: ‘Where s Denny?'”
13.	“Devoted To You #1”
14.	“Dialog: ‘What Are You Doing Now'”
15.	“You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away #2”
16.	“Dialog: ‘This Phony Party’ / Ticket To Ride”
17.	“Alley Oop #1”
18.	“Alley Oop #2”
19.	“Dialog: ‘Tune It Like This'”
20.	“There’s No Other (Like My Baby) #1”
21.	“There’s No Other (Like My Baby) #2”
22.	“Dialog: ‘Do The Splits'”
23.	“Devoted To You #2”
24.	“Devoted To You #3”

Session #4 – 9/15/65
No.	Title	Length
25.	“You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away #3”
26.	“I Get Around”
27.	“Little Deuce Coupe #2”
28.	“Mountain Of Love #2”
29.	“Ticket To Ride #2”
30.	“Riot In Cell Block No.9 #2”
31.	“The Artist (Laugh At Me) #2”
32.	“One Kiss Led to Another“

Session #5 – 9/26/65
No.	Title	Length
33.	“You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away #4”
34.	“You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away #5”
35.	“Dialog: ‘What Did You Stop Us For Chuck?'”
36.	“The Times They Are A-Changin'”
37.	“Fooling Around: Heart And Soul / Long Tall Sally“
38.	“Fooling Around: The Boy from New York City“
39.	“Smokey Joe’s Café”
40.	“Dialog: ‘I Got One More'”
41.	“Barbara Ann #1”
42.	“Barbara Ann #2”
43.	“Barbara Ann #3”

Personnel

Credits from band archivist Craig Slowinski.^[5]

The Beach Boys

Al Jardine – vocals, 6 and 12 string guitars, ashtray
Bruce Johnston – vocals, electric bass
Mike Love – vocals
Brian Wilson – vocals, bass, piano, bongos
Carl Wilson – vocals, 6 and 12 string guitars, bass
Dennis Wilson – vocals, bongos, castanet, harmonica

Additional musicians

Hal Blaine – bongos
Ray Avery – bongos
Steve Korthof – bongos, tambourine
Ron Swallow – tambourine
Terry Melcher – tambourine
Marilyn Wilson – vocals
Billy Hinsche – harmonica on “Mountain of Love”
Dean Torrence – co-lead vocal on “Barbara Ann”

References

^ Grow, Kory (November 20, 2015). “Hear Beach Boys’ Stripped-Down Bob Dylan and Beatles Covers”. Rolling Stone.
^ Marchese, Joe (October 22, 2015). “Let’s Get This Party Rolling: Capitol Readies “Beach Boys’ Party! Uncovered and Unplugged”. The Second Disc.
^ The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved May 17, 2023
^ ^a ^b Horowitz, Steve (December 2, 2015). “Beach Boys’ Party! Uncovered and Unplugged”. PopMatters.
^ Slowinski, Craig (2015). Beach Boys’ Party! Uncovered and Unplugged (booklet). The Beach Boys. California: Capitol Records.

[rdp-we-cite_note-RS-1] Grow, Kory (November 20, 2015). “Hear Beach Boys’ Stripped-Down Bob Dylan and Beatles Covers”. Rolling Stone.

[rdp-we-cite_note-2nddisc-2] Marchese, Joe (October 22, 2015). “Let’s Get This Party Rolling: Capitol Readies “Beach Boys’ Party! Uncovered and Unplugged”. The Second Disc.

[rdp-we-cite_note-3] The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved May 17, 2023

[rdp-we-cite_note-PMReview-4] Horowitz, Steve (December 2, 2015). “Beach Boys’ Party! Uncovered and Unplugged”. PopMatters.

[rdp-we-cite_note-5] Slowinski, Craig (2015). Beach Boys’ Party! Uncovered and Unplugged (booklet). The Beach Boys. California: Capitol Records.

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The Beach Boys compilation discography
Albums containing previously unreleased material marked in bold, except those under “Archival”, for which all apply.
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
Archival	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 Becoming the Beach Boys: The Complete Hite & Dorinda Morgan Sessions 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow Wake the World: The Friends Sessions I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions Feel Flows Sail On Sailor – 1972 We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years
Box sets	The Capitol Years Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys The Pet Sounds Sessions The Original US Singles Collection The Capitol Years 1962–1965 The Smile Sessions Made in California
EPs	Four by the Beach Boys Hits