The Beach Boys On Tour: 1968

The Beach Boys On Tour: 1968 is a live album recorded by the Beach Boys, released on December 14, 2018 by Capitol Records. It compiles eight of their full concert performances from 1968.

The Beach Boys On Tour: 1968
Live album by The Beach Boys
Released	December 14, 2018
Recorded	June – December 1968
Venue	Various, United States and England
Genre	Rock
Label	Capitol
Producer	Alan Boyd Mark Linett
The Beach Boys chronology
I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions (2018) The Beach Boys On Tour: 1968 (2018) 1969: I'm Going Your Way (2019)

Background

These performances were part of the band's 1968 tour in the U.S. on the back of their recent studio album Friends as well as for the upcoming 20/20 album during the later U.K. dates. The compilation also features the entirety of the original Live in London release from 1970.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, except where noted.

Live in Chicago, IL

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Darlin' (incomplete)"	1:12
2.	"Help Me, Rhonda"	2:12
3.	"California Girls"	2:29
4.	"Sloop John B." (Traditional, arr. by B. Wilson)	2:38
5.	"Surfer Girl"	3:06
6.	"Friends"	2:39
7.	"Little Bird" (Dennis Wilson, Stephen Kalinich)	2:21
8.	"Wouldn't It Be Nice" (B. Wilson, Love, Tony Asher)	2:14
9.	"Medley: Surfin' Safari/Fun, Fun, Fun/Shut Down/Little Deuce Coupe/Surfin' U.S.A." (B. Wilson, Love, Roger Christian, Chuck Berry)	3:25
10.	"Do It Again"	3:04
11.	"Wake the World"	2:08
12.	"God Only Knows" (B. Wilson, Asher)	2:46
13.	"Their Hearts Were Full of Spring" (Bobby Troup)	2:44
14.	"Good Vibrations"	4:18
15.	"Barbara Ann" (Fred Fassert)	3:02
16.	"Band Instrumental"	2:46

Live in Fargo, ND

No.	Title	Length
17.	"Help Me, Rhonda"	2:17
18.	"California Girls"	2:24
19.	"Sloop John B." (traditional, arranged by B. Wilson)	2:39
20.	"Surfer Girl"	2:33
21.	"Friends"	2:45
22.	"Little Bird" (D. Wilson, Kalinich)	1:59
23.	"Wouldn't It Be Nice" (B. Wilson, Love, Asher)	1:59
24.	"Medley: Surfin' Safari/Fun, Fun, Fun/Shut Down/Little Deuce Coupe/Surfin' U.S.A." (B. Wilson, Love, Christian, Berry)	3:14
25.	"Do It Again"	3:10
26.	"Wake the World"	2:33
27.	"Band Instrumental"	4:11
28.	"Their Hearts Were Full of Spring" (Troup)	2:10
29.	"God Only Knows" (B. Wilson, Asher)	2:48
30.	"Good Vibrations"	4:02
31.	"Barbara Ann" (Fassert)	3:00
32.	"Johnny B. Goode" (Berry)	2:44

Live in Waterloo, IA

No.	Title	Length
33.	"Darlin' (incomplete)"	2:15
34.	"Help Me, Rhonda"	2:10
35.	"California Girls"	2:28
36.	"Sloop John B." (traditional, arranged by B. Wilson)	2:39
37.	"Surfer Girl"	2:57
38.	"Friends"	2:35
39.	"Little Bird" (D. Wilson, Kalinich)	1:58
40.	"Wouldn't It Be Nice" (B. Wilson, Love, Asher)	2:08
41.	"Medley: Surfin' Safari/Fun, Fun, Fun/Shut Down/Little Deuce Coupe/Surfin' U.S.A." (B. Wilson, Love, Christian, Berry)	3:22
42.	"Do It Again"	2:43
43.	"Wake the World"	2:20
44.	"God Only Knows" (B. Wilson, Asher)	2:53
45.	"Band Instrumental"	3:41
46.	"Good Vibrations"	3:56
47.	"Barbara Ann" (Fassert)	2:22
48.	"Johnny B. Goode" (Berry)	3:16

Live in Lincoln, NE

No.	Title	Length
49.	"Darlin' (incomplete)"	2:14
50.	"Help Me, Rhonda"	2:11
51.	"California Girls"	2:28
52.	"Sloop John B." (traditional, arranged by B. Wilson)	2:57
53.	"Surfer Girl"	3:04
54.	"Friends"	2:54
55.	"Little Bird" (D. Wilson, Kalinich)	1:55
56.	"Wouldn't It Be Nice" (B. Wilson, Love, Asher)	1:56
57.	"Medley: Surfin' Safari/Fun, Fun, Fun/Shut Down/Little Deuce Coupe/Surfin' U.S.A." (B. Wilson, Love, Christian, Berry)	3:11
58.	"Do It Again"	2:32
59.	"Wake the World"	2:10
60.	"God Only Knows" (B. Wilson, Asher)	2:48
61.	"Their Hearts Were Full of Spring" (Troup)	2:46
62.	"Good Vibrations"	4:14
63.	"Barbara Ann" (Fassert)	2:16
64.	"Johnny B. Goode" (Berry)	3:23

Live in Phoenix, AZ

No.	Title	Length
65.	"California Girls"	2:43
66.	"Sloop John B."	2:47
67.	"Surfer Girl"	2:46
68.	"Friends"	2:28
69.	"Little Bird" (D. Wilson, Kalinich)	1:52
70.	"Medley: Surfin' Safari/Fun, Fun, Fun/Shut Down/Little Deuce Coupe/Surfin' U.S.A." (B. Wilson, Love, Christian, Berry)	3:35
71.	"Wouldn't It Be Nice" (B. Wilson, Love, Asher)	2:47
72.	"Do It Again"	3:09
73.	"Wake the World"	2:28
74.	"God Only Knows" (B. Wilson, Asher)	2:39
75.	"Good Vibrations"	4:03
76.	"I Get Around"	2:18
77.	"Barbara Ann" (Fassert)	2:22
78.	"Johnny B. Goode" (Berry)	3:18

Live at the London Palladium - first show

No.	Title	Length
79.	"Wouldn't It Be Nice" (B. Wilson, Love, Asher)	2:07
80.	"Darlin'"	2:23
81.	"Sloop John B." (traditional, arranged by B. Wilson)	2:31
82.	"California Girls"	2:29
83.	"Do It Again"	3:03
84.	"Wake the World"	2:23
85.	"Bluebirds Over the Mountain" (Ersel Hickey)	3:40
86.	"God Only Knows" (B. Wilson, Asher)	3:44
87.	"Good Vibrations"	4:12
88.	"Barbara Ann" (Fassert)	2:06
89.	"All I Want to Do" (D. Wilson, Kalinich)	2:12

Live at the London Palladium - second show

No.	Title	Length
90.	"Wouldn't It Be Nice" (B. Wilson, Love, Asher)	2:03
91.	"Darlin'"	2:21
92.	"Sloop John B." (traditional, arranged by B. Wilson)	2:42
93.	"California Girls"	2:30
94.	"Do It Again"	3:00
95.	"Wake the World"	2:42
96.	"Bluebirds Over the Mountain" (Hickey)	3:27
97.	"God Only Knows" (B. Wilson, Asher)	2:55
98.	"Good Vibrations"	4:39
99.	"Barbara Ann" (Fassert)	2:21
100.	"All I Want to Do" (D. Wilson, Kalinich)	3:00

Live at Finsbury Park Astoria, London

No.	Title	Length
101.	"God Only Knows (soundcheck)" (B. Wilson, Asher)	3:53
102.	"Good Vibrations (soundcheck)"	4:10
103.	"Darlin'"	2:38
104.	"Wouldn't It Be Nice" (B. Wilson, Love, Asher)	1:51
105.	"Sloop John B." (traditional, arranged by B. Wilson)	2:33
106.	"California Girls"	2:52
107.	"Do It Again"	3:06
108.	"Wake the World"	2:20
109.	"Aren't You Glad"	3:20
110.	"Bluebirds Over the Mountain" (Hickey)	3:07
111.	"Their Hearts Were Full of Spring" (Troup)	3:14
112.	"Good Vibrations"	3:43
113.	"God Only Knows" (B. Wilson, Asher)	3:14
114.	"Barbara Ann" (Fassert)	3:28

Personnel

Partial credits sourced from Craig Slowinski.[2]

• Carl Wilson – vocals, lead guitar
• Dennis Wilson – vocals, drums
• Mike Love – vocals, electro-Theremin on "Good Vibrations"
• Al Jardine – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Bruce Johnston – bass guitar, vocals

Additional personnel

• Dennis Dragon - percussion (April - August 1968)
• unknown (possibly John Guerin) - percussion, drums on "Friends" and "Little Bird" (July 1968)
• Daryl Dragon – piano, organ, bass on "Bluebirds Over the Mountain"
• Ed Carter - bass, tambourine, lead guitar on "Bluebirds Over the Mountain" (August–December 1968)
• Mike Kowalski - percussion (August–December 1968)
• Unknown horns and possible cello

References

1. Hermes, Will (15 January 2019). "How the Beach Boys' Lost Late-Sixties Gems Got a Second Life". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
2. http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,25653.425.html