{"product_id":"the-beach-boys-the-platinum-collection","title":"The Beach Boys - The Platinum Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis reviewer is a bit torn over how to approach this triple-CD \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEMI\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e import of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeach Boys\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e material, mostly because it's almost too good at what it does. It does encompass, in its nearly three-hour running time, almost anything that all but the most totally immersed and dedicated fan could want -- the only notable exceptions are a handful of tracks from the '70s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrother Records\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e library, such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Add Some Music to Your Day\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This Whole World,\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e but even that end is covered decently, with the inclusion of such tracks as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Sail on Sailor,\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Marcella,\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Disney Girls (1957),\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Surf's Up,\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Forever,\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Till I Die,\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"California Saga: California.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e And in encompassing the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCapitol\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e years, the producers have included everything from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Surfin'\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Breakaway,\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and in the right versions, and always in excellent sound. There are also some very late-inning cuts, such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Wipe Out\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe Fat Boys\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Fun Fun Fun\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStatus Quo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that may seem less-than-essential, but they do represent some of the group's more recent high-profile work and can be understood on that level. There's also precious little in the way of annotation beyond an essay by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnthony DeCurtis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and it can also get a little confusing for the neophyte listener, owing to the loose structure of the programming -- each of the three discs covers a distinct period in the group's sound, but none of them is remotely in chronological order. The listening experience on each disc ends up being a sort of hybrid between a formal retrospective and a good FM radio set devoted to the band. The real reason behind this reviewer's reticence to recommend this collection in unqualified terms is a matter of broader thinking about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe Beach Boys\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -- one doesn't really want to encourage people to forgo the considerable joys of their individual albums; anyone who knows their work will be keenly aware, hearing this collection, how much totally worthwhile material is being skipped over, even on a collection as vast and comprehensive as this. ~ Bruce Eder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VIRGIN RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"CD Set","offer_id":53207245390151,"sku":"TRI-63636","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/844be70d9f5ebb7ce11e744090ae3770.jpg?v=1769380356","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/the-beach-boys-the-platinum-collection","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}