Endless Summer is a compilation album by the Beach Boys, released on June 24, 1974. A collection of hits from the band's 1962–65 period, #endlesssummeralbum was compiled by their old label, #capitolrecords , while #thebeachboys were contracted to Reprise Records. Its unexpected success bore immediate consequences for the band's then-progressive musical direction. It revitalized the band's popularity after years of lukewarm sales, but also inspired nostalgia for the Beach Boys' early surfing and hot rod-themed music, repositioning the group as an oldies act. My copy is a gatefold on their first return to the purple label in the later half of the 70s, Capitol Records - SVBB-11307. Four months after its release, the album reached number 1 in the United States and Canada. It was the group's second chart-topping album in the US and returned them to a level of commercial success they had not experienced there since the mid-1960s. The compilation spent 155 weeks on the Billboard albums chart and was certified 3x platinum by the RIAA for shipping over three million copies. #rockandroll #sixtiesrock #surfmusic #denniswilson #carlwilson #aljardine #mikelove #brianwilson https://www.instagram.com/p/CQrCecMr9ze/?utm_medium=tumblr
