The First Class - Beach Baby

70`s studio-based band featuring Tony Burrows (lead vocals) ,Chas Mills & John Carter who had a Worldwide hit in 1974 with Beach Baby.
The above 3 musicians had no interest in undertaking any live performances so they recruited 5 other guys to perform most live appearances. The 5 guys in the "live" band never appeared on any of the band`s studio recordings.
The record sleeve pictures which show five band members are those who undertook the live dates but dont sing on the recordings !
However the photo on the band`s first album `The First Class ` which features 8 band members is made up of the 3 who actually performed the songs plus the 5 from the "live" band - confused - you should be !
PS there are 2 performances by the band on youtube with this song . The 70`s colour video is the "live band " who dont feature on the recording.
There is also a more recent amateur video of Tony Burrows performing the song circa 2004 , 30 years after he originally recorded it.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• pop
• seventies

[Shabannie]

I enjoyed the video!

[45rpmSINGLES]

@Shabannie thanks !

[mrob75]

Back to school time ala 1974! Wow, great memories associated to this song!  Where did we go wrong?! What is up with all the vulgar hip-hop/rap crap of today?

[bcushing]

Best Beach Boy rip-off of all time. And I mean that as a compliment.

[HHH100]

Listen @ 3:06 and after....That orchestra is ACES!!!! My how this talent disappeared from earth thanks to liberals :(

[HHH100]

@mrob75 The liberals/progressives democrats RUN Hollywood and the music industry. It is as simple as that. Do the research and find out for yourself. This is why I can't understand why people keep voting these ideologies into government???

[theread59]

Ahh, 2SM the AM pop radio kings of Sydney radio in 1974. This takes me back to the western suburbs of the city and summer school holidays of Christmas that year hearing this played a lot then. It still sounds great now and is a shining example of excellent analog production in the days before computers and auto tune. Great pop music!! If you like this be awed by Wizzard's "See My Baby Jive"!!

[sergeant2412]

@bcushing

I think the harmonies and music are a touch better than Beach Boys. But this is just one hit by First Class. Beach Boys do have them there. i give u thumbs up!

[toifesludaaa]

nicest music from the world i swear.

[SpaceOdyssey56]

Great sound on this video!

Thanks for posting!

[jamofsocal]

I went to St. Bernard High School in Play Del Rey, CA from 1978-1982. We about as close to the beach as you can get. This song was a little before my time, but I still think about all the beach babes in our school. What a time, what a life. *sigh*

Most of the girls are now soccer moms, but I will always remember the shorts, tube tops, and bikinis. I can at least daydream about my high school crushes when I hear this song.

Thanks for posting this song!!

[supobostarman]

Lots of memories of the early 70's in this!

[SeattleLA]

What a song! I remember the week it came out, listening to it on KFRC many more weeks, Doctor Don Rose, San Francisco, on my school bus rides. So great, one of my favorites from 1974.

[jamo387]

This to me was right on the cusp of the transition to FM radio for music. I remember my cousin telling me about FM radio, I believe it was 99MHz something or other. I was listening to 77 WABC and 66 NBC AM in New York at that time. He made me feel like I was a square. He also had a rad 8 track in his car with rear speakers and quadraphonic in his attic bedroom. This was definitely AM radio material. Great stuff, good Beach Boys feel.