A big part of our job here at Collectors' Choice Music is to survey the pop music landscape (or in this case, seascape) for artists whose collections don't really do them justice, and we think there's a strong case to be made that Jan & Dean are at the head of the line. Sure, their classic Liberty recordings have been anthologized, but never comprehensively, and almost always in re-mixed stereo, NOT in their original mono. Well, not this time. We've gone back to the original mono single tapes of EVERY one of Jan & Dean's Liberty singles, both their A and B-sides, then checked and checked again to make sure they were the RIGHT tapes, to bring you the ORIGINAL MONO SINGLE VERSIONS of these songs, exactly as they were released and exactly as they sounded when they climbed the charts and blared out of your Woody's car radio. The package includes extensive liner notes by Ed Osborne and David Beard featuring interviews with those close to the action, like engineer/producer Bones Howe, Jan Berry friend/co-writer Don Altfeld and Dean Torrence himself, plus photos of Jan and Dean and shots of some of the single's label and jacket art.

1. A Sunday Kind Of Love
2. Poor Little Puppet
3. Tennessee
4. Your Heart Has Changed Its Mind
5. My Favorite Dream
6. Who Put The Bomp
7. Frosty The Snowman
8. She's Still Talking Baby Talk
9. Linda
10. When I Learn How To Cry
11. Surf City
12. She's My Summer Girl
13. Honolulu Lulu
14. Someday (You'll Go Walking By)
15. Drag City
16. Schlock Rod (Part 1)
17. Dead Man's Curve
18. The New Girl In School
19. The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)
20. My Mighty G.T.O.
21. Ride The Wild Surf
22. The Anaheim, Azusa And Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review And Timing Association
23. Sidewalk Surfin'
24. When It's Over
25. (Here They Come) From All Over The World
26. Freeway Flyer
27. You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy
28. It's As Easy As 1, 2, 3
29. It's A Shame To Say Goodbye
30. The Submarine Races
31. I Found A Girl
32. A Beginning From An End
33. Folk City
34. Norwegian Wood
35. Batman
36. Bucket 'T'
37. Popsicle
38. Fiddle Around
39. Surfer's Dream
40. School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell)
41. The Universal Coward
42. Can't Wait To Love You

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I have been awaiting for a comp for years like this. Love these guys all my life. I ordered mine immediately, glorious mono as hoped for.

What a summer, first Dennis Wilson and now this. And Brian's new album not far behind.

Great summer indeed!

Rick A.

I ordered this in late May from Collector's Choice and still haven't received it.

Was in Huntington Beach, California, last week and visited the International Surfing Museum to see the Jan and Dean exhibit (running through mid-October). The exhibit was small (the whole museum can't be much more than 2000 sq. ft.) but a lot of fun, especially the U.S. map that has more than 200 hotel keys tacked onto the various cities that Dean has visited. I'll be ordering the new comp along with the new book, When We Get to Surf City...

That's surprising Matt, I received mine yesterday but I did order mine from Deep Discount.

Actually, I got mine yesterday as well. I guess I spoke too soon!
Great sound, nice packaging. No complaints...

I added this to my shopping list, figuring I'd wait 'til the street release date instead of ordering online. Guess what showed up as a promo at 'Rama today?

Very nice package.

Good move Jimbo, I couldn't wait for the Aug release for retail so......"Summer Means Fun"