This CD features most of the non-Beach Boys records that Brian Wilson produced back in the '60s and '70s. The most notable omission is "The Surfer Moon" by Bob & Sheri. None of the songs here were hits and, in fact, Brian never produced a hit record for anyone other than The Beach Boys. Was it that Brian saved his best material for The Beach Boys, or was it that the other artists he worked with weren't that talented? Probably a combination of the two (although no one would say that Glen Campbell was untalented). Truthfully, the songs here just aren't as good as The Beach Boys best material. There are a few minor gems here, but for the most part, the songs are pretty forgettable. This is a well put together package that will appeal to Brian Wilson fanatics, but most other people probably won't like it very much
On this disc there are songs which could have easily been early beach boys tracks, in the vein of "Wendy" and "Surfin' Safari" etc. and also songs which are just interpretations of actual beach boys songs. But the best tracks are the ones which sound like they were done around the time of Pet Sounds/Summer Days & Summer Nights: Shyin' Away by American Springs, and Guess I'm Dumb by Glen Campbell. These are true classics to rank alongside Brian's best work.