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"....these records are the sound of the Beach Boys, or...."
For me, the Beach Boys sound is best illustrated by Randy Newman's video "I love L.A." -- I dislike most pop music - at least 98 percent of it, but the Beach Boys tunes from Surfer Girl to Do It Again not only sound great with wonderful vocal harmonies (how much of that** do you hear today?), but they represent the greatness of Life and youthful energy. It never gets old, which is the point I think.
**Like Atkinson's recordings of the Cantus choir, which are nice vocal harmonies...