Becoming the Beach Boys: The Complete Hite & Dorinda Morgan Sessions
Album • Aug 26 / 2016 • 63 songs, 2h 14m 40s
Vocal Surf
5.3
/ 10
A collection of spartan demos, false-starts, and practice runs of early Beach Boys songs recorded in 1961-62 amounts to a curious, often campy origin story for hardcore fans only.
6.5
/ 10
Before they were signed to Capitol, The Beach Boys entered Hite and Dorinda Morgan's home studio in 1961 and recorded nine tracks ranging from songs that would go on to become beloved classics in their canon.