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Little Deuce Coupe/All Summer Long [Original recording remastered] [Extra tracks] [Original recording reissued]

~ The Beach Boys
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  • Audio CD (12 Mar 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered, Extra tracks, Original recording reissued
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • ASIN: B00005A1MX
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,420 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Little Deuce Coupe (2001 Digital Remaster) 1:41£0.69
Listen  2. Ballad Of Ole' Betsy (Digitally Remastered 00) 2:17£0.69
Listen  3. Be True To Your School (2001 Digital Remaster) 2:08£0.69
Listen  4. Car Crazy Cutie (Digitally Remastered 00) 2:49£0.69
Listen  5. Cherry, Cherry Coupe (Digitally Remastered 00) 1:50£0.69
Listen  6. 409 (Stereo) 2:01£0.69
Listen  7. Shut Down (Digitally Remastered 00) 1:51£0.69
Listen  8. Spirit Of America (Digitally Remastered 00) 2:26£0.69
Listen  9. Our Car Club (2001 Digital Remaster) 2:23£0.69
Listen10. No-Go Showboat (Digitally Remastered 00) 1:56£0.69
Listen11. A Young Man Is Gone (Digitally Remastered 00) 2:18£0.69
Listen12. Custom Machine (Digitally Remastered 00) 1:42£0.69
Listen13. I Get Around (2001 Digital Remaster) (U.S. Version) 2:14£0.79
Listen14. All Summer Long (2001 Digital Remaster) 2:09£0.69
Listen15. Hushabye (Digitally Remastered 00) 2:42£0.69
Listen16. Little Honda (Digitally Remastered 00) 1:54£0.69
Listen17. We'll Run Away (Digitally Remastered 00) 2:02£0.69
Listen18. Carl's Big Chance (Digitally Remastered 00) 2:27£0.69
Listen19. Wendy (2001 Digital Remaster) 2:19£0.69
Listen20. Do You Remember? (Digitally Remastered 00) 1:40£0.69
Listen21. Girls On The Beach (Digitally Remastered 00) 2:26£0.69
Listen22. Drive-In (Digitally Remastered 00) 1:53£0.69
Listen23. Our Favorite Recording Sessions (Digitally Remastered 00) 1:59£0.69
Listen24. Don't Back Down (Digitally Remastered 00) 1:47£0.69
Listen25. Be True To Your School (Single Version) (Digitally Remastered 00) 2:10£0.69
Listen26. All Dressed Up For School (Digitally Remastered 00) 2:23£0.69
Listen27. Little Honda (Alternate Take) (Digitally Remastered 00) 2:13£0.69
Listen28. Don't Back Down (Alternate Take) (Digitally Remastered 00) 1:39£0.69

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LITTLE DEUCE COUPE is arguably the first rock & roll concept album. Combining car songs from the Beach Boys' previous three albums with several new car-related numbers, it celebrates the simple joys of being a teenage automobile owner. Hitsingles "Little Deuce Coupe" and "Be True To Your School" showed that Brian Wilson was becoming a remarkably sophisticated producer, songwriter, and arranger. He had mastered the art of vocal arrangements, as shown by the spectacular five-part harmonies on "Spirit of America" and "A Young Man Is Gone", their touching tribute to James Dean. This is a fun, unpretentious evocation of a California summer.
On this disc, DEUCE COUPE is coupled with ALL SUMMER LONG. The sustained Number One success of the latter's "I Get Around" established the group as America's best hope against the Beatles' continued dominance of the airwaves. The already-elaborate vocal harmonies grow more lush, the melodies more far-ranging, as Brian's rich falsetto dominates the vocal mix on beautieslike "Girls On The Beach" and a hymn-like cover of the doo-wop classic "Hushabye". Wilson also masterfully streamlined his Phil Spector/Wall Of Sound influence so that a large multi-track L.A. studio production still sounds as if it's being produced by a small combo.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cars and beaches are the main topics here, 29 Mar 2003
By Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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The first album of the two that make up this twofer, Little deuce coupe, is mostly about cars, while the second, All summer long, is mostly about the beach although cars also feature on that album. On both albums, I generally like the upbeat songs best.

Four of the songs on Little deuce coupe had appeared before - the title track, 409, Our car club and Shut down – but they fitted the theme of this album. The title track had originally been a B-side to another single (Surfer girl) and had also been released on the album album of the same title, yet it still became an American top twenty hit. 409, originally the B-side of Surfing safari, and Shut down, originally the B-side of Surfing USA, became lesser hits.

Of the other tracks on Little deuce coupe, Be true to your school is the original album version. Another, very different, version was recorded and released as a single. That version is included here as a bonus track. No-go showboat is an interesting album track – it was even covered by Petula Clark in French.

The second album, All summer long, opens with the American chart-topper I get around, which also gave the Beach boys their first British top ten hit. Surprisingly, the title track was never released as a single – the only other single from the album was the minor hit Little Honda. Wendy, another excellent song, was featured on a four-track EP. Don’t back down is another under-rated cut on this album.

The bonus tracks feature alternate versions of three songs plus All dressed up for school, a track that was not released at the time.

This twofer is an excellent example of the Beach boys’ early years, essential for all fans of their music.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Surf-rock at its finest., 12 Feb 2002
By gary.m.portillo@csun.edu (California, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
Little Deuce Coupe is a car-themed concept album that has some good rock moments, such as "Car Crazy Cutie," "Cherry, Cherry Coupe," "No-Go Showboat," "A Young Man is Gone," and the album version of "Be True to Your School" (the single version is superior). The rest are mostly car classics from the previous three albums. This was a rushed record, but it stands pretty strong, if a bit corny.

All Summer Long is the pinnacle of surf-rock, with legendary cuts like the title track, "I Get Around," "Little Honda," "Don't Back Down," and astoundingly beautiful ballads, such as "We'll Run Away," "Girls on the Beach," "Wendy," and the cover of "Hushabye." "Drive-In" is also wonderful fun. "Do You Remember?" has fine music but suffers from poor lyrics, and "Our Favorite Recording Sessions" is simply a reel of outtakes, but these two cuts aren't nearly enough to damage such an impressive album.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Celebrate The Summer, 1 April 2001
Such was the demand for product from The Beach Boys at this juncture that 'Little Deuce Coupe' the first of the two albums collected here was released a mere 30 days after it's predessesor, the excellent 'Surfer Girl'. Dispite the fact that nearly half the record wasn't new it sounds like a very real album to me. Great singing on 'Ballad Of Ole Betsy' and the cheery 'Car Crazy Cutie' will always raise a smile.

'All Summer Long' opens with arguably one of the greatest numbers in rock history. 'I Get Around' from start to finish is perfection. Also on this album the likes of 'Wendy' showcased Brian Wilson's increasing production talents. 'Don't Back Down' which closed the original album is a minute and a half of sheer perfection that begs to be played again and again. Only a few tracks are filler, more noticeable on 'Little Deuce Coupe' actually, and the whole reissue is a good bargain for all music lovers.

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