Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961–1963

2015 book by James B. Murphy
9780786473656

Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961–1963 is a 2015 book covering the early years of the American rock band the Beach Boys, authored by American writer James B. Murphy.[1] Dissatisfied with the inconsistent and sparse accounts of this period found in prior literature, Murphy spent eight years writing and researching the 436-page book, which includes 12 appendices, 1,100 end notes, a bibliography, and an index.[2]

Companion album

In August 2016, Omnivore Recordings issued an audio companion piece to the book in the form of the compilation Becoming the Beach Boys: The Complete Hite & Dorinda Morgan Sessions.[3]

Reception

In his review for the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, Robert Iannapollo deemed Becoming the Beach Boys to be the second-best book about the Beach Boys ever written, behind only Philip Lambert's Inside the Music of Brian Wilson. Iannapollo wrote, "There’s a lot to recommend this book. Murphy’s writing style is engaging and entertaining, not an easy thing to do when delving into the minutiae of music."[4]

References

  1. ^ Sharp, Ken (January 27, 2016). "The Beach Boys beginnings examined through book". Goldmine.
  2. ^ "Chronicling the Beach Boys". Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. April 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Marchese, Joe (August 26, 2016). "Review: The Beach Boys, "Becoming The Beach Boys: The Complete Hite and Dorinda Morgan Sessions"". Second Disc.
  4. ^ Iannapollo, Robert (2013). "Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961-1963". Association for Recorded Sound Collections Journal. 46 (2): 307–309.

External links

  • Becoming the Beach Boys at Google Books
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