Surfin'/ Luau

This track was the first Beach Boys appearance on the Bilozoard Hot 100, though it made little impression at the time except on the West Coast. The single had a tortured early release history, with some controversy about exactly what issue was released when. Apparently, Candix 331 was the first Candix solo release, in early December 1961. This was followed by a release on X 301 (this copy), also by Candix as a result of a convoluted distribution situation. Then, Candix merged with several other small west coast labels (Pacific and Era), and re-released the single as Candix 301 (to align numbers with X 301). Later, when the single became popular along the Coast, the single was released again with the phrase "Distributed by ERA" on the label. Note: This beautiful copy grades Near Mint in appearance (Labels, Vinyl). The audio grades a weak Near Mint, with light underlying surface noise impacting the grade.