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
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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.

  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.