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Look, Listen, Vibrate, Smile - The Beach Boys
by Domenic Priore
Paperback: ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.07 x 11.04 x 8.47
Small Press Distribution; ISBN: 0867194170; Revised edition (February )

The Beach Boys Pet Sounds : The Greatest Album of the 20th Century
by Kingsley Abbott
Book Description: Pet Sounds is the 1966 album that saw The Beach Boys graduate from lightweight pop like "Surfin' USA", et al, into a vehicle for the mature compositional genius of Brian Wilson. The album was hugely influential, not least on The Beatles. This the full story of the album's background, its composition and recording, its contemporary reception and its enduring legacy.
Paperback: 192 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.47 x 9.22 x 6.18
Helter Skelter Ltd; ISBN: 1900924307; 

Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy
by John Stebbins

Dumb Angel: The Life & Music of Dennis Wilson
by Adam Webb
"Dumb Angel", the first working title of "Smile", is said to have been an expression of Brian Wilson's insight into the character of his brother Dennis.
Dennis Wilson started out as drummer with the Beach Boys, a '60s teenage pin-up and the only true surfer in the group. He died prematurely in 1983, shortly after marrying his cousin's illegitimate love child. In between, he indulged copiously in sex and drugs, hung out with Charles Manson, married on three other occasions, wrote and sang on over twenty Beach Boys tracks, released one solo LP, and left a vast wealth of rare, beautiful studio material that remains largely unavailable to this day.

The Dumb Angel Gazette (Potpourri No 3)
by Dominic Priore

Heroes and Villains : The True Story of the Beach Boys
by Steven Gaines

The Beach Boys (Rock & Roll Hall of Famers)
by Mark Holcomb

Gut Feelings: From Fear and Despair to Health and Hope
by Carnie Wilson 

Denny Remembered, Dennis Wilson In Words and Pictures
by Edward Wincentsen 

Add Some Music To Your Day - Analyzing the Enjoying the Music of the Beach Boys
by Don Cunningham and Jeff Bleiel (editors)

Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys : How Deep is the Ocean?
by Paul Williams
Focusses on the music made after 1966.

Back to the Beach : A Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys Reader
by Kingsley Abbott (ed.), Brian Wilson
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The Beach Boys and the California Myth
by David Leaf
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The Beach Boys : Southern California California Pastoral
by Bruce Golden
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The Beach Boys Silver Anniversary
by John Milward
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The Complete Guide to the Music of the Beach Boys
by Andrew Doe & John Tobler
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The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, and the Southern California Experience
by Timothy White
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Good Vibrations : The Encyclopedia of the Beach Boys
by Edward Wincentsen
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Surf's Up! : The Beach Boys on Record, 1961-1981
by Brad Elliot
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