Video: 'The Beach Boys- Surfin’ Safari Album (12 videos)

(Monday, October 1, 1962) — Surfin’ Safari, the debut album by the American rock band The Beach Boys, was released today on Capitol Records.

The official production credit went to Nick Venet, though it was Brian Wilson with his father Murry who contributed substantially to the album’s production; Brian also wrote or co-wrote nine of its 12 tracks.

The album would reach number 32 in the US during a chart stay of 37 weeks.

The album was preceded by two singles: “Surfin'” and “Surfin’ Safari,” which charted at numbers 75 and 14, respectively.

The success of “Surfin’ Safari” helped secure a full album for the group while an additional single, “Ten Little Indians”, was issued, charting at number 49.