L.A.

L.A. (Light Album) is the The Beach Boys' twentieth studio album, their last released in the 1970s, and their first as part of their contract with CBS Records. Although Brother Records was still in operation, their manager at the time, former Chicago producer James William Guercio had his Caribou Records label distribute the album in conjunction with Brother. Also co-producing with Guercio and The Beach Boys was Bruce Johnston, who had left the b... more

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Release Date:

  • Mar 19, 1979

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  • 40 min 60 s

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  • L.A. (Light Album)

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Artist

The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys are an American rock and roll band. Formed in 1961, they gained popularity for their close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California youth culture of surfing, girls, and cars. Brian Wilson's growing creative ambitions later transformed them into a more artistically...

Label

Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Los Angeles and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its...

Caribou Records

Caribou Records is a record label which distributed some of the Brother Records releases by The Beach Boys. It is owned by James William Guercio, who also owns...

CBS Records

CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios....

Brother Records

Brother Records, Inc. (BRI) is a record label and holding company formed in October 1966 that holds the intellectual property rights of the Beach Boys,...

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