Beach Boys - Endless Summer - SVBB-11307 EX/EX Mint poster included. DBL. ALBUM

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Beach Boys - Endless Summer - SVBB-11307 EX/EX Mint poster included. DBL. ALBUM.

Endless Summer is a by American band , released on June 24, 1974. A collection of from the band's 1962–65 period, Endless Summer was compiled by their old label, , following the success of the film , in which several songs were featured. Its unexpected success bore immediate consequences for the band's then-progressive musical direction. It revitalized the band's popularity after years of lukewarm sales, but also inspired nostalgia for the Beach Boys' early surfing and hot rod-themed music, repositioning the group as an act.

Four months after its release, the album reached number 1 in the United States and Canada. It was the group's second chart-topping album in the US and returned them to a level of commercial success they had not experienced there since the mid-1960s. The compilation spent 155 weeks on the albums chart and was certified 3x platinum by the for shipping over three million copies. Capitol released a second themed compilation in 1975 titled , which also sold well.

The album was included in 's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in (1981).It was voted number 972 in the third edition of 's (2000).