Little Deuce Coupe

Little Deuce Coupe is the fourth album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released October 7, 1963 on Capitol Records. It reached number 4 in the US during a chart stay of 46 weeks, and was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA. It is considered to be one of the earliest examples of a rock concept album.

Little Deuce Coupe
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 1963
Recorded
  • April 19, 1962 ("409")
  • January 5 – September 2, 1963
StudioWestern, Hollywood
GenreHot rod rock
Length25:25
LabelCapitol
ProducerBrian Wilson
The Beach Boys chronology
Surfer Girl
(1963)
Little Deuce Coupe
(1963)
Shut Down Volume 2
(1964)
The Beach Boys UK chronology
Surfin' U.S.A.
(1965)
Little Deuce Coupe
(1965)
Beach Boys' Party!
(1966)
Official audio
"Little Deuce Coupe" on YouTube
Contemporary professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Record Mirror
Retrospective professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Blender
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

The album was released three weeks after Surfer Girl. Four of the tracks from Little Deuce Coupe ("409", "Shut Down", "Little Deuce Coupe", and "Our Car Club") had already appeared on previous albums, and discounting an alternate recording of "Be True to Your School", no tracks from the album were issued as an A-sided single.

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