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Shut Down Volume 2 is the fifth album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released March 2, 1964 on Capitol Records. Produced by Brian Wilson, it is the follow-up to the band's Little Deuce Coupe, released the previous October, and to Shut Down, a Capitol compilation album. Shut Down Volume 2 was the first of three studio albums that the band released in 1964, and the first recorded without guitarist David Marks, who departed from the band following disagreements with manager Murry Wilson. The album reached number 13 in the US during a chart stay of 38 weeks.
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| Released | March 2, 1964 | |||
| Recorded | January 1–10, February 19–20, 1964 | |||
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| Genre | Hot rod rock | |||
| Length | 27:05 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Brian Wilson | |||
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| Singles from Shut Down Vol. 2 | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Record Mirror | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Rediscovered master tapes
editThe multi-tracks for Shut Down Volume 2 went missing shortly after the album's release. In 2009, three reels of session outtakes were unexpectedly retrieved with the help of biographer Jon Stebbins, thanks to a fan who had found and kept the tapes untouched for years. New stereophonic mixes were created by producers Mark Linett and Alan Boyd for the compilation Summer Love Songs, which includes an alternate version of "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" featuring a never-before-heard unused intro section as well as a new stereo mix of "Don't Worry Baby".[6]
With these reels, new stereo mixes of "Fun, Fun, Fun", "The Warmth of the Sun" and "Pom Pom Play Girl" were also created in 2013; the first two of these three appearing along with the aforementioned remixed songs on the Made in California box set, and all five remixes surfacing on the 2014 compilation Keep an Eye on Summer – The Beach Boys Sessions 1964, which featured select session highlights from these reels.[citation needed]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocal(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fun, Fun, Fun" | Love | 2:03 | |
| 2. | "Don't Worry Baby" |
| B. Wilson | 2:47 |
| 3. | "In the Parkin' Lot" |
| Love | 2:01 |
| 4. | " 'Cassius' Love vs. 'Sonny' Wilson" |
| group – comedy sketch | 3:30 |
| 5. | "The Warmth of the Sun" |
| B. Wilson | 2:51 |
| 6. | "This Car of Mine" |
| Dennis Wilson | 1:35 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocal(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" | B. Wilson | 2:07 | |
| 8. | "Pom, Pom Play Girl" |
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| 1:30 |
| 9. | "Keep an Eye on Summer" |
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| 2:21 |
| 10. | "Shut Down, Part II" | C. Wilson | instrumental | 2:07 |
| 11. | "Louie, Louie" | Richard Berry |
| 2:17 |
| 12. | "Denny's Drums" | D. Wilson | instrumental | 1:56 |
| Total length: | 27:05 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocal(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Fun, Fun, Fun" (Single Version) |
| Love | 2:21 |
| 14. | "In My Room" (German Version) |
| B. Wilson | 2:20 |
| 15. | "I Do" |
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| 3:06 |
| Total length: | 34:52 | |||
Personnel
editPartial credits sourced from Craig Slowinski, includes all tracks except ""Cassius" Love vs. "Sonny" Wilson", "This Car of Mine", "Shut Down, Part II" and "Louie, Louie".[7] Instrumental credits for "This Car of Mine" taken from Jon Stebbins.[8] Track numbers in parentheses.
The Beach Boys
- Al Jardine – backing vocals (1–3, 5, 7–9), bass guitar (1–3, 6, 8–9), electric rhythm guitar (5)
- Mike Love – lead vocals (1, 3, 8–9, 11), backing vocals (1–3, 5, 7–9), tenor saxophone (8)
- Brian Wilson – lead vocals (2, 5, 7, 9), backing vocals (1–3, 5, 7–9), piano (1–3, 5–9), Hammond B-3 organ (1)
- Carl Wilson – lead vocals (8, 11), backing vocals (1–3, 5, 7–9), electric guitar (1–3, 5–6, 8–11)
- Dennis Wilson – lead vocals (6), backing vocals (1–3, 5, 7–9), drums (1–3, 5–6, 8–9, 12), floor tom (8)
Additional musicians
- Ray Pohlman – 6-string bass guitar (1), bass guitar (5, 7)
- Hal Blaine – drums (1, 7), tambourine (1), bell-tree (5), percussion (5), timpani (7)
- Steve Douglas – tenor saxophone (1, 5, 7)
- Jay Migliori – baritone saxophone (1, 5, 7)
- Leon Russell – piano (7), tack piano (7)
- Bill Pitman – archtop acoustic guitar (7)
- Tommy Tedesco – electric guitar (7)
- Jimmy Bond – double bass (7)
- Frank Capp – glockenspiel (7), temple blocks (7), castanets (7)
- Al de Lory – piano (7)
- Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone (7)
Charts
edit| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs | 13[9] |
References
edit- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r60307
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (October 2004). "The Beach Boys Surfer Girl/Shut Down, Volume 2". Blender. Archived from the original on June 30, 2006. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). London: Oxford University Press. p. 479. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ^ Jopling, Norman (August 29, 1964). "The Beach Boys: Shut Down Volume Two" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 181. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; with Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 46. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Starkey, Glen (August 26, 2009). "The reel deal". New Times.
- ^ Boyd, Alan, Linett, Mark, Slowinski, Craig (2014). Keep an Eye On Summer 1964 (Digital Liner). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records. Mirror
- ^ Stebbins, Jon (September 1, 2011). The Beach Boys FAQ: All That's Left to Know About America's Band. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4584-2918-6.
- ^ "Shut Down, Vol. 2 – The Beach Boys: Awards". AllMusic.
External links
edit- Shut Down Volume 2 at Discogs (list of releases)