• Surfin’ U.S.A. (1963) – The early surf roar. Guitar treble doesn’t clip; it sparkles.
• The Beach Boys Today! (1965) – A transitional masterpiece. The ballads “Please Let Me Wonder” and “She Knows Me Too Well” reveal vocal micro-dynamics often lost in MP3.
• Pet Sounds (1966) – The benchmark. At 88kHz, the theremin in “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times” feels tactile. The bass harmonica in “Caroline, No” shimmers without harshness.
• Smiley Smile (1967) – Lo-fi psychedelia gains weird clarity. The plucked cello in “Vegetables” and the phased vocals on “Good Vibrations” (session takes) unfold in three-dimensional space.
• Sunflower (1970) / Surf’s Up (1971) – The post-Wilson era. Bruce Johnston’s “Disney Girls” and the title track “Surf’s Up” (the 1971 piano version) benefit from extended high-frequency headroom – piano resonance and room echo are vividly intact.
• Love You (1977) – Brian’s synth-pop oddity. Moog bass and chirping ARP synthesizers no longer sound brittle; they’re warm and bizarrely beautiful.
• The Smile Sessions (2011) – The holy grail. At 88kHz, the stereo separation on “Heroes and Villains” (sectional mixes) and the childlike percussion in “Barnyard” reveal layers buried in previous releases.

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