Beach Boys Contest

If you finished the Beach Boys story in this issue — or even if you didn’t — you probably have churned up thousands of Beach memories yourself. Or at least dozens, or hundreds. Hopefully, at least ten or twenty.

The following ain’t a quiz, exactly. It’s sort of ... well, it’s not a test, either. What it really is . . . is . . is . . . well, remember all those Surfin’ Safari albums people sent to Warner Bros, to get new copies of Surf’s Up with? The folks at Warner Bros, gave us 25 of them (actually, they gave us 50 but between their truly wrecked condition, and CREEM’s famous oldies thieves, we only have 25 usable ones for the auction . .. er . .. uh .. . giveaway) and threw in 10 copies of the new one, Carl and the Passions/Pet Sounds to sweeten the deal. So there are 25 prizes: the first ten get a scratchy copy of Surfin’ Safari and Carl and the Passions/Pet Sounds; the next fifteen only get Surfin ’ Safari.

The only rules are:

a.) You need not score 100% to win. In fact, you could win with way less than that because the contest is judged on the basis of 1) accuracy, 2) neatness and 3) general bizarritude.

b.) Deadline is August 15th; answers will be printed in the next issue. Winners names will be run in November issue. We mean Business on deadlines too.

c.) Ties: earliest postmark and best color ink wins.

d.) Not eligible: Brian Wilson, Kim Fowley, anyone in Ben Edmonds’ phone book. 1. Only one of the Beach Boys ever surfed much. Name him.

2. Name the kind of shirts the Beach Boys are wearing on the cover of both the Surfin’ Safari and Surfer Girl albums.

3. In what song does the line “You son of a bitch” figure prominently? (Hint: it’s a blind cover of an R&B hit.)

4. Who was involved in the first Beach Boys personnel change?

5. At least seven songs from the original Smile album have been released to date. Name four of them.

6. What Beatle co-produced which cut off what Beach Boys album?

7. One of the best Beach Boys singles was named after Brian’s daughter. Which one?

8. What prompted Mike Love to grow a beard? (ten words or less.)

9. What famous country singer was once a member of the band, and under what circumstances did he join?

10. Name at least three Beach Boys songs that feature the name of a city or state in their title.

11. What was the last gold Beach Boys album?

12. The song “I Know There’s An Answer” on Pet Sounds was originally recorded under another title. Name its orignial title.

13. Name at least two rip-off Beach Boy re-issues that Capitol has unscrupulously released in the last four years.

14. True or False: the women on the cover of All Summer Long are the band members’ wives.

15. What famous non-Beach Boy sang lead on “Barbara Ann?”

16. Name Brian Wilson’s favorite pair of socks. (Watch it, he’s sensitive.)

17. What Beach Boys single was issued under the name Brian and Mike?

18. Name a Beach Boys song that was based on a Chuck Berry song.

19. Was Roger Christian and who did Gary Usher? (10 words or less.)

20. What has been the largest selling Beach Boys single?

21. Who has been Brian Wilson’s major production inspiration? Name one song the Beach Boys have done in tribute to him.

22. What do the 32s on Little Deuce Coupe’s album cover mean?

23. Who was Tony Asher, who co-wrote some lyrics on Pet Sounds? What happened to him? (Hint: He wasn’t in Peter and Gordon.)

24. Name the only Jewish Beach Boy.

25. Two-Part Eassay Question

a) Explain why Brian Wilson is a genius. (25 words or lfess.)

b) Explain why Brian Wilson is not a genius (25 words or less.)

Answers will be scored by a panel of leading rock critics, some of whom know some of the answers.

All entries should be mailed to:

BEACH BOYS CONTEST

P.O. Box 202

Walled Lake, Mi. 48088

No entries will be accepted after.