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Discography:
* ''Surfin' Safari'' (1962)
* ''Surfin' USA'' (1963)
* ''Surfer Girl'' (1963)
* ''Little Deuce Coupe'' (1963)
* ''Shut Down Volume 2'' (1964)
* ''All Summer Long'' (1964)
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* [[Creator Backlash]] - Carl and Dennis both hated ''M.I.U. Album'' with a passion. Dennis was so repulsed by the concept behind it (it was essentially Mike's paean to Transcendental Meditation) that he refused to participate in the recording sessions. He said of the album, "It should self destruct.. I hope that the karma will fuck up Mike Love’s meditation forever."
* [[Creator Breakdown]] - Brian Wilson is probably one of the most tragic examples in recent memory.
* [[Defictionalization]] - "Kokomo" was not written about any real life tropical getaway spot. However, after the song became a hit, at least two resorts sprang up sporting the name.
* [[Determinator]] - To some extent, Mike Love, for his abject refusal to stop touring or let the Beach Boys name die ([[Franchise Zombie|for better or worse]]).
** The band itself, for sticking together during ordeals that most lesser bands would've broken up like angry lovers over.
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** ''Smile'' was one of the first "holy grails" of music to surface on bootlegs.
* [[Large Ham]]: Ever seen Mike Love at one of their live shows?
* [[Limited Special Collectors' Ultimate Edition]] - In addition to the "basic" 2-LP and 2-CD editions, the 2011 ''Smile Sessions'' set is also being released as a box set with 5 CDs, 2 LPs, 2 45rpm singles, a 60-page book, a poster, and a 3-D cover.
** And if you want something even more elaborate and have a spare $6,000 laying around, you can get an extra-special edition of the box with a cover that lights up *and* an autographed surfboard. [http://www.merchdirect.com/TheBeachBoys/Combos/SMiLE_LIGHT_UP_Box_SetSurfboard?productid=14652 Seriously.]
* [[Lyrical Dissonance]] - Most of the songs on ''Pet Sounds'' are euphoric, beautiful songs about loneliness, self-isolation, paranoia, and heartbreak.
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* [[Sure Why Not]] - Brian Wilson frequently incorporated suggestions from his backing musicians into his songs. A notable example is the staccato instrument break in "God Only Knows," which is one of the song's most memorable hooks. It came from pianist Don Randi.
* [[Surfer Dude]] - Practically invented this trope, but ironically, nobody in the band except Dennis actually surfed.
* [[Surf Rock]] - Probably the artist most associated with the sub-genre.
** Even though their sound is more Chuck Berry/Phil Spector meets the Four Freshmen than [[Dick Dale]].
* [[The Svengali]] - As detailed above, Eugene Landy, Brian Wilson's therapist from the 70's to the late 90's.
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* [[Yoko Oh No]] - There seem to be multiple camps in the Beach Boys fandom over whether or not Brian's latest wife Melinda is a controlling she-devil, the only reason Brian's doing so well today, or both.
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