Artist	Song
Beach Boys	Wouldn't It Be Nice
Beach Boys	You Still Believe In Me
Beach Boys	That's Not Me
Beach Boys	I'm Waiting For The Day
Beach Boys	Sloop John B
Beach Boys	God Only Knows
Beach Boys	I Know There's An Answer
Beach Boys	Here Today
Beach Boys	I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
Beach Boys	Caroline No
Beach Boys	Our Prayer
Beach Boys	Good Vibrations
Beach Boys	Heroes & Villains (plus In The Cantina)
Beach Boys	Cabinessence
Beach Boys	Wonderful
Beach Boys	She's Goin' Bald
Beach Boys	With Me Tonight
Beach Boys	Wild Honey
Beach Boys	Country Air
Beach Boys	Darlin'
Beach Boys	I'd Love Just Once To See You
Beach Boys	Let The Wind Blow
Beach Boys	Meant For You/Friends
Beach Boys	Wake The World
Beach Boys	Be Here In The Morning
Beach Boys	Do It Again
Beach Boys	I Can Hear Music
Beach Boys	Time To Get Alone
Beach Boys	Never Learn Not To Love
Beach Boys	We're Together Again

Comment:

While Volume One of this 3-disc collection may be a non-stop barrage of early 60's hits, this one captures what I believe to be the band's finest hour, some of the most remarkable music of the decade (if not the rock era). Yes, it's a bit Pet Sounds-heavy, with the first 10 tracks all coming from that masterpiece, and I suppose I could have made for a more varied mix by dropping a couple of those in favor of some of the later contributions by Brian's underappreciated brothers Carl & Dennis. But, really, I can listen to these songs nonstop. (And, for those who don't quite share my enthusiasm, I should come clean and note that I thought of PS as a rather overrated album for many years, but once it finally sunk in I couldn't shake it. Do I literally choke up every time I hear the harmonies of "Sloop John B" and "God Only Knows"? You know the answer to that.
Then we dig into Brian's failed Smile project, which I happen to find to be nearly as great an album (once you piece it together from various official and unofficial releases). Didn't lean on it as heavily as I could have, as some of the more experimental tracks don't quite hold up out of the context of the whole piece. And then you get the rest of the decade, when Brian Wilson slipped away, leaving the band to lean increasingly on its other members, plus the stray contribution from Brian. Personally, even after he lost his grip on reality he made some fine music, so he's still well-represented here (leaving the other band members undoubtedly underrepresented -- and, while I think Dennis and the others had some fine contributions, I'm still first & foremost a Brian Wilson man, so pardon my bias).
This is about as close to perfection as you can get in 80 minutes; and while I think there were bands who did far more to break down musical barriers during the late 60s (the Beatles, Who, Stones, Byrds), none could touch the Beach Boys when it came to awe-inspiring vocals.

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