Shut Down Volume 2

Shut Down Volume 2
Studio album by
the Beach Boys
ReleasedMarch 2, 1964
RecordedJanuary 1–10, February 19–20, 1964
Studio
GenreHot rod rock
Length27:05
LabelCapitol
ProducerBrian Wilson
The Beach Boys chronology
Little Deuce Coupe
(1963) 		Shut Down Volume 2
(1964) 		All Summer Long
(1964)
The Beach Boys UK chronology
Surfin' Safari
(1963) 		Shut Down Volume 2
(1964) 		The Beach Boys' Christmas Album
(1964)
Singles from Shut Down Vol. 2
  1. "Fun, Fun, Fun" b/w "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
    Released: February 3, 1964
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Record Mirror[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Shut Down Volume 2 is the fifth album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released March 2, 1964 on Capitol Records. Produced by Brian Wilson, it is the follow-up to the band's Little Deuce Coupe, released the previous October, and to Shut Down, a Capitol compilation album. Shut Down Volume 2 was the first of three studio albums that the band released in 1964, and the first recorded without guitarist David Marks, who departed from the band following disagreements with manager Murry Wilson. The album reached number 13 in the US during a chart stay of 38 weeks.

Rediscovered master tapes

The multi-tracks for Shut Down Volume 2 went missing shortly after the album's release. In 2009, three reels of session outtakes were unexpectedly retrieved with the help of biographer Jon Stebbins, thanks to a fan who had found and kept the tapes untouched for years. New stereophonic mixes were created by producers Mark Linett and Alan Boyd for the compilation Summer Love Songs, which includes an alternate version of "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" featuring a never-before-heard unused intro section as well as a new stereo mix of "Don't Worry Baby".[6]

With these reels, new stereo mixes of "Fun, Fun, Fun", "The Warmth of the Sun" and "Pom Pom Play Girl" were also created in 2013; the first two of these three appearing along with the aforementioned remixed songs on the Made in California box set, and all five remixes surfacing on the 2014 compilation Keep an Eye on Summer – The Beach Boys Sessions 1964, which featured select session highlights from these reels.[citation needed]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocal(s)Length
1."Fun, Fun, Fun"
Love2:03
2."Don't Worry Baby"
B. Wilson2:47
3."In the Parkin' Lot"
  • B. Wilson
  • Christian
Love2:01
4." 'Cassius' Love vs. 'Sonny' Wilson"
  • Love
  • B. Wilson
group – comedy sketch3:30
5."The Warmth of the Sun"
  • B. Wilson
  • Love
B. Wilson2:51
6."This Car of Mine"
  • B. Wilson
  • Love
Dennis Wilson1:35
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocal(s)Length
7."Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
B. Wilson2:07
8."Pom, Pom Play Girl"
1:30
9."Keep an Eye on Summer"
  • B. Wilson
  • Love
2:21
10."Shut Down, Part II"C. Wilsoninstrumental2:07
11."Louie, Louie"Richard Berry
  • C. Wilson
  • Love
2:17
12."Denny's Drums"D. Wilsoninstrumental1:56
Total length:27:05
Surfer Girl / Shut Down Volume 2 1990/2001 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocal(s)Length
13."Fun, Fun, Fun" (Single Version)
  • B. Wilson
  • Love
Love2:21
14."In My Room" (German Version)
  • B. Wilson
  • Usher
B. Wilson2:20
15."I Do"
  • B. Wilson
  • Christian
  • Love
  • B. Wilson
3:06
Total length:34:52

Personnel

Partial credits sourced from Craig Slowinski, includes all tracks except ""Cassius" Love vs. "Sonny" Wilson", "This Car of Mine", "Shut Down, Part II" and "Louie, Louie".[7] Instrumental credits for "This Car of Mine" taken from Jon Stebbins.[8] Track numbers in parentheses.

The Beach Boys

  • Al Jardine – backing vocals (1–3, 5, 7–9), bass guitar (1–3, 6, 8–9), electric rhythm guitar (5)
  • Mike Love – lead vocals (1, 3, 8–9, 11), backing vocals (1–3, 5, 7–9), tenor saxophone (8)
  • Brian Wilson – lead vocals (2, 5, 7, 9), backing vocals (1–3, 5, 7–9), piano (1–3, 5–9), Hammond B-3 organ (1)
  • Carl Wilson – lead vocals (8, 11), backing vocals (1–3, 5, 7–9), electric guitar (1–3, 5–6, 8–11)
  • Dennis Wilson – lead vocals (6), backing vocals (1–3, 5, 7–9), drums (1–3, 5–6, 8–9, 12), floor tom (8)

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (1964) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs 13[9]

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r60307
  2. ^ Wolk, Douglas (October 2004). "The Beach Boys Surfer Girl/Shut Down, Volume 2". Blender. Archived from the original on June 30, 2006. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). London: Oxford University Press. p. 479. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  4. ^ Jopling, Norman (August 29, 1964). "The Beach Boys: Shut Down Volume Two" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 181. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  5. ^ Brackett, Nathan; with Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 46. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ^ Starkey, Glen (August 26, 2009). "The reel deal". New Times.
  7. ^ Boyd, Alan, Linett, Mark, Slowinski, Craig (2014). Keep an Eye On Summer 1964 (Digital Liner). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records. Mirror
  8. ^ Stebbins, Jon (September 1, 2011). The Beach Boys FAQ: All That's Left to Know About America's Band. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4584-2918-6.
  9. ^ "Shut Down, Vol. 2 – The Beach Boys: Awards". AllMusic.