Stack-o-Tracks

Stack-o-Tracks
Stack-o-Tracks
Remix album by the Beach Boys
Released	August 19, 1968
Recorded	July 1963 – June 1968
Genre	Instrumental rock · pop
Length	34:37
Label	Capitol
Producer	The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys chronology

Stack-o-Tracks is an instrumental album release by the Beach Boys containing backing tracks to fifteen of their songs spanning their career to that point. As it was issued during one of their lowest commercial ebbs in the U.S., Stack-o-Tracks became the first Beach Boys album to fail to reach the US or UK charts. Until 1992's Summer in Paradise, it would remain their only official release to have this distinction.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

The US versions of the album included a booklet with the bass lines, lead lines, chords and lyrics (to sing along with), whereas European editions contained just the lyrics and a different cover. Stack-o-Tracks quickly disappeared and was out of print for two decades. In 1990, Capitol Records re-issued it on CD, and again in 2001 - both releases without the booklet that accompanied the vinyl edition.

Stack-o-Tracks was only available in Duophonic, or fake stereo.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brian Willson & Mike Love except where noted

Side One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Darlin'"		Wild Honey, 1967	2:12
2.	"Salt Lake City"		Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), 1965	1:58
3.	"Sloop John B"	Traditional, arranged by Wilson	Pet Sounds, 1966	3:04
4.	"In My Room"	Wilson Gary Usher	Surfer Girl, 1963	2:13
5.	"Catch a Wave"		Surfer Girl	2:00
6.	"Wild Honey"		Wild Honey	2:35
7.	"Little Saint Nick"		The Beach Boys' Christmas Album, 1964	1:49
Total length:				15:51

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
8.	"Do It Again"		20/20, 1969	2:11
9.	"Wouldn't It Be Nice"	Wilson Love Tony Asher	Pet Sounds	2:11
10.	"God Only Knows"	Wilson Asher	Pet Sounds	2:37
11.	"Surfer Girl"	Wilson	Surfer Girl	2:16
12.	"Little Honda"		All Summer Long. 1964	1:36
13.	"Here Today"	Wilson Asher	Pet Sounds	3:06
14.	"You're So Good to Me"		Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)	1:55
15.	"Let Him Run Wild"		Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)	2:13
Total length:				18:05

Beach Boys' Party! / Stack-O-Tracks bonus tracks

In 1990, Stack-o-Tracks was paired on CD with Beach Boys' Party!, with bonus instrumental tracks. While Stack-o-Tracks was originally available only in mono or Duophonic sound, the CD includes true stereo mixes of several tracks. The Party! / Stack-o-Tracks CD was reissued in 2001.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
16.	"Help Me, Rhonda"	Wilson	Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)	2:54
17.	"California Girls"		Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)	2:45
18.	"Our Car Club"		Little Deuce Coupe, 1963	2:14

References

^ Unterberger, Richie. Stack-o-Tracks at AllMusic
^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). London: Oxford University Press. p. 479. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
^ 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.

[1] Unterberger, Richie. Stack-o-Tracks at AllMusic

[2] Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). London: Oxford University Press. p. 479. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.

[3] 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.

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