Each month our Classic Album Sundays Patreon Members gather from all corners of the globe to explore, discuss and listen to our Album of the Month online. In honour of Pride month, we will explore The Beach Boys’ Surf’s Up on Wednesday, the 16th July at 8pm BST.
The album’s title and cover artwork (a painting based on the early 20th-century sculpture “End of the Trail“) are a tongue-in-cheek, self-aware nod to the band’s early surfing image. Originally titled Landlocked, the album took its name from the closing track “Surf’s Up“, a song originally intended for the group’s unfinished album Smile.
Surf’s Up addresses environmental, social, and health concerns more than the group’s previous releases. This was at the behest of newly recruited co-manager Jack Rieley, who strove to revamp the group’s image and restore their public reputation following the dismal reception to their recent albums and tours.
On Wednesday the 16th July at 8pm BST, The Album Club will meet on Zoom to explore this album through a presentation by CAS founder Colleen, then a playback and concluding with a group discussion. The Album Club is open to our Patreon Members and higher tiered subscribers. If you would like to join us, you can become a Patreon Member here.
The Album Club is like a book club but centred around albums and it started as a monthly online gathering during the pandemic but we have been having so much fun, we have kept it going. Plus the online nature allows album fans from around the world to participate. This is how it works:
Subscribe as a Classic Album Sundays Patreon Member
A couple of days before our online Album Club, you will receive a Musical Lead-Up playlist featuring 10 songs that will whet your appetite for our featured album. The playlist will feature the artist’s inspirations, contemporaries, and their own work. You will also receive the Zoom details for the Album Club meet up.
On the day of the Album Club, click on that Zoom link! Doors open at 7:45pm GMT (come in early and say hello!) and then the session starts promptly at 8pm GMT
Colleen then tells the story behind the album. This is also recorded so that Members who are unable to attend in real time will get a private link for the video presentation.
The album will then be played in its entirety without interruption. You can either listen via Colleen’s stream on Zoom or you can listen to your own copy on your own sound system.
After the album replay, we all discuss the album and share our thoughts – just like a book club. Its a lot of fun for people who are musically adventurous and who love exploring albums. I hope you can join us.
