Dit jaar vieren de Beach Boys hun 50-jarig jubileum. Sinds april hebben ze meer dan 50 concerten gegeven en hadden met hun nieuwste album 'That's Why God Made The Radio' hun hoogste debuut met een album ooit. Recentelijk sloten ze het Noord-Amerikaanse deel van hun '50th Anniversary Tour' af en zijn nu concerten aan het geven in Europa, waarna ze eind deze maand naar Australië vertrekken.
De legendarische band kondigt met trots aan dat op 21 september er twee nieuwe hit collecties uit zullen komen op het Capitol/EMI label. 12 geremasterde Beach Boys studio albums zullen ook op die datum in de winkels liggen. The Beach Boys' nieuwe 50th Anniversary Greatest Hits collection bevat 20 meest populaire Beach Boys nummers inclusief 'California Girls,' 'Good Vibrations,' 'Surfin' U.S.A.,' 'Wouldn't It Be Nice,' 'God Only Knows,' 'Kokomo,' hun nieuwste single 'That's Why God Made The Radio' en nog veel meer.
Een 2 cd's tellende cd-box getiteld 'Greatest Hits: 50 Big Ones' zal ook gereleased worden, met daarop 50 Beach Boys favorieten inclusief twee nummers van hun album – de titeltrack van 'That's Why God Made The Radio' en een nieuwe single versie van 'Isn't It Time' – welke komende september voor het eerst op de radio te horen zal zijn.
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1. That's Why God Made The Radio
2. California Girls
3. Sloop John B
4. Wouldn't It Be Nice
5. Surfer Girl
6. Do It Again
7. Surfin' Safari
8. Surfin' U.S.A.
9. Don't Worry Baby
10. Little Deuce Coupe
11. I Get Around
12. Fun, Fun, Fun
13. Be True to Your School
14. Dance, Dance, Dance
15. All Summer Long
16. Help Me, Rhonda
17. Rock And Roll Music
18. God Only Knows
19. Good Vibrations
20. Kokomo
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{slide=Tracklist The Beach Boys 'Greatest Hits: 50 Big Ones' [2CD, digital]}
Disc 1
1. California Girls [Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)]
2. Do It Again [20/20]
3. Surfin' Safari [Surfin' Safari]
4. Catch a Wave [Surfer Girl]
5. Little Honda [All Summer Long]
6. Surfin' U.S.A. [Surfin' USA]
7. Surfer Girl [Surfer Girl]
8. Don't Worry Baby [Shut Down, Vol. 2]
9. Little Deuce Coupe [Surfer Girl]
10. Shut Down [Surfin' USA]
11. I Get Around [All Summer Long]
12. The Warmth of the Sun [Shut Down, Vol. 2]
13. Please Let Me Wonder [The Beach Boys Today!]
14. Wendy [All Summer Long]
15. Getcha Back [The Beach Boys]
16. The Little Girl I Once Knew [non-LP single, 1965]
17. When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) [The Beach Boys Today!]
18. It's OK [15 Big Ones]
19. Dance, Dance, Dance [The Beach Boys Today!]
20. Do You Wanna Dance [The Beach Boys Today!]
21. Rock And Roll Music [15 Big Ones]
22. Barbara Ann [Beach Boys Party!]
23. All Summer Long [All Summer Long]
24. Help Me, Rhonda [Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)]
25. Fun, Fun, Fun [Shut Down, Vol. 2]
Disc 2
1. Kokomo ['Cocktail' Motion Picture Soundtrack]
2. You're So Good To Me [Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)]
3. Wild Honey [Wild Honey]
4. Darlin' [Wild Honey]
5. In My Room [Surfer Girl]
6. All This Is That [Carl and the Passions 'So Tough']
7. This Whole World [Sunflower]
8. Add Some Music To Your Day [Sunflower]
9. Cotton Fields [non-LP single, 1970]
10. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times [Pet Sounds]
11. Sail on, Sailor [Holland]
12. Surf's Up [Surf's Up]
13. Friends [Friends]
14. Heroes and Villains [Smiley Smile]
15. I Can Hear Music [20/20]
16. Good Timin' [L.A. (Light Album)]
17. California Saga (On My Way to Sunny Californ-I-A) [Holland]
18. Isn't It Time (single version) [That's Why God Made The Radio]
19. Kiss Me, Baby [The Beach Boys Today!]
20. That's Why God Made The Radio [That's Why God Made The Radio]
21. Forever [Sunflower]
22. God Only Knows [Pet Sounds]
23. Sloop John B [Pet Sounds]
24. Wouldn't It Be Nice [Pet Sounds]
25. Good Vibrations [Smiley Smile]
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