Still Cruisin' After All These Years - A Beach Boys Stomp Story
An oft-forgotten album in the current Beach Boys canon is "Still Cruisin'". Released in 1989, this LP comprised of a bizarre selection of tracks. Several tracks from movie soundtracks, including the title track and their recent smash hit "Kokomo". Alongside these were a handful of new tracks that hadn't appeared in films (including the Brian/Fat Boys collaboration, a reimagining of the surf classic "Wipe Out". Tagged on the end, jarringly, three classics from their 60s heyday. All in all, an eclectic album. The collection of songs recorded under various companies and the tangle of rights that accompany that may well be why it hasn't been reissued since its original release. A fate it shares with its follow-up, Summer in Paradise. But returning to 1989, when Beach Boys fans were clamouring for a brand new LP. Their self titled effort with Steve Levine was 4 years in the dust. The band had seen tremendous success with the previous year's &qu