Consumer Guide Album

The Beach Boys: Rarities [Capitol, 1983]
Half alternate takes, half vault finds--notably two Wild Honey rejects, one of them Bruce Johnston's friendly "With a Little Help From My Friends"--this beats most of their '70s output, no doubt because it's from the '60s, and serves as a reminder of what an oddball entity they were when Brian was still functional. Next in the series: Glen Campbell. B+