Beach Boys surviving original members Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine will reunite for a 50th anniversary celebration in 2012 that includes a new studio album and a 50-date international tour that will kick off in April and includes a headlining spot at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
“This anniversary is special to me because I miss the boys and it will be a thrill for me to make a new record and be on stage with them again,” said Wilson in a statement.
The “boys” includes early-’60s bandmates Bruce Johnston and David Marks.
The Beach Boys have already recorded several songs for their new album, to be released in 2012 by Capitol/EMI. The as-yet-untitled album, the first to feature all of the band’s surviving original members in decades, is being produced by Wilson and executive produced by Love.
“We got together at Capitol Records and re-recorded ‘Do It Again,’” said Love. “Brian and I wrote that song which went to number 1 in Great Britain, Australia and elsewhere some 44 years ago. Brian paid me a compliment saying, ‘How can a guy sound that great so many years later?’ Later on, while working out some harmonies on a new song Brian had written, I got a chance to return the compliment. It was a thrill to be around a piano again with Brian, Alan and Bruce and experience firsthand the brilliance of Cousin Brian’s gift for vocal arrangements. I am very much looking forward to David Marks joining us and thrilling with his surf guitar licks. Music has been the unifying and harmonizing fact of life in our family since childhood. It has been a huge blessing that we have been able to share with the world. Wouldn’t It Be Nice to Do It Again? Absolutely!”
The 50th anniversary campaign will include several commemorative releases, including a new hits collection and a career-spanning box set.
Check out our Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Flashback piece on this legendary band here.
This is going to be so good.
Surfs up !!!!! Lets do it again……Rad !!!!!