The Beach Boys On Tour: 1968 Explained

The Beach Boys On Tour: 1968
Type:	live
Artist:	The Beach Boys
Cover:	Beach_Boys_Tour_1968.jpg
Recorded:	June – December 1968
Venue:	Various, United States and England
Genre:	Rock
Label:	Capitol
Prev Year:	2018
Next Title:	1969: I'm Going Your Way
Next Year:	2019

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.

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]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: How the Beach Boys' Lost Late-Sixties Gems Got a Second Life. Will. Hermes. 15 January 2019. Rollingstone.com. 7 February 2019.
2. Web site: 1968 Copyright Extension Release Thread.