The Beach Boys’ long-shelved Adult/Child sessions are finally being released within the new boxset We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years.
The collection focuses on the late Brian Wilson’s return to group recording in the mid-to-late ’70s. It features a newly remastered edition of The Beach Boys Love You, along with material from the 15 Big Ones sessions, Love You, and the Wilson-produced Adult/Child recordings that never received a full release.
The set also includes studio outtakes, demos and alternate mixes from the era.
The band announced on Instagram: “Introducing ‘We Gotta Groove,’ our latest box set. The collection is based around Brian Wilson’s return to the group projects, and includes a newly remastered version of ‘The Beach Boys Love You,’ as well as key tracks from the ‘15 Big Ones’ sessions, ‘Love You,’ and the unreleased Brian Wilson-produced ‘Adult/Child’ sessions. The package also spotlights studio outtakes, demos, and alternate mixes. Our newsletter subscribers sold out the pre-order with their VIP entry on our official store, so don’t miss out on this limited re-stock!”
We Gotta Groove was co-produced by mixing engineer James Sáez and Beach Boys historian Howie Edelson, with longtime archivist Alan Boyd serving as artistic director. Edelson also wrote the liner notes, incorporating archival interview quotes from members of the band.
The boxset contains three CDs and three LPs, offering 35 previously unreleased tracks and 22 newly mixed recordings. It marks one of the most extensive archival releases from the group’s Brother Records period.
To preview the project, The Beach Boys have shared a previously unheard outtake from The Beach Boys Love You titled We Gotta Groove (2025 Mix). The track was written and produced by Wilson.
We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years will be released on February 13.
Tracklisting:
Disc 1
‘Love You’ album (1977 Mix)
LP1 Side A
Let Us Go On This Way
Roller Skating Child
Mona
Johnny Carson
Good Time
Honkin’ Down The Highway
Ding Dang
LP1 Side B
Solar System
The Night Was So Young
I’ll Bet He’s Nice
Let’s Put Our Hearts Together
I Wanna Pick You Up
Airplane
Love Is A Woman
‘Love You’ outtakes (CD Only)
Ruby Baby
Marilyn Rovell
Sherry She Needs Me
Lazy Lizzie
We Gotta Groove (2025 Mix)
Hey There Mama (2025 Mix)
Clangin’ (2025 Mix)
Love Is A Woman (Al Jardine Vocal)
Johnny Carson (Alternate Mix With Intro)
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling
Disc 2
‘Adult/Child’ Sessions
LP2 Side A
Life Is For The Living
Deep Purple
It’s Over Now
Still I Dream Of It
Everybody Wants To Live
Lines
It’s Trying To Say
LP2 Side B
Shortenin’ Bread
New England Waltz
Life Is For The Living (Backing Track)
Deep Purple (2025 Backing Track Mix)
It’s Over Now (2025 Backing Track Mix)
Still I Dream Of It (2025 Backing Track Mix)
1974-1977 select outtakes (CD Only)
Holy Man (2025 Mix Carl Wilson Vocal)
Carl’s Song 1 (It Could Be Anything) (2025 Mix)
Carl’s Song 2 (Angel Come Home) (2025 Mix)
String Bass Song (Rainbows) (2025 Mix)
10,000 Years Ago
Gimme Some Lovin’ (2025 Mix)
Honeycomb (Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford Vocal)
In The Back Of My Mind (1975 Alternate Take 2025 Mix)
Disc 3
’15 Big Ones’ outtakes and alternate mixes
LP3 Side A
Just Once In My Life (2025 Mix)
Mony, Mony (2025 Mix)
Running Bear (2025 Mix)
Shake, Rattle And Roll
On Broadway (2025 Mix)
Sea Cruise (2025 Mix)
LP3 Side B
Chapel Of Love (2025 Mix)
Short Skirts (2025 Mix)
TM Song (2025 Backing Track Mix)
Rock And Roll Music (2025 Backing Track Mix)
Had To Phone Ya (2025 Deconstructed Mix)
Just Once In My Life (2025 Backing Track Mix)
‘Love You’ alternate mixes (CD Only)
Let Us Go On This Way (Alternate Mix)
Mona (2025 Deconstructed Mix)
Honkin’ Down The Highway (Billy Hinsche Vocal)
Ding Dang (Session Highlights and Unedited 2025 Mix)
Solar System (2025 Backing Track Mix)
The Night Was So Young (2025 Vocals Only Mix)
Let’s Put Our Hearts Together (2025 Coda Mix)
‘Love You’ Brian cassette demos (CD Only)
That Special Feeling (Demo)
It’s Over Now (Demo)
They’re Marching Along (Demo)
Love Is A Woman (Demo)
Mona (Demo)
Airplane (Demo)
Let’s Put Our Hearts Together (Demo)
I’ll Bet He’s Nice (Demo)
Still I Dream Of It (Demo)
