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Many thanks to Terry Perkins, who has compiled the list below. If you have any additions or corrections, be sure to let me know. Many of these came out in another edition; those that, to my knowledge, have never been published in any form are marked with an *.
HB = hardback; PB = paperback
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The publications of the following books were halted for one reason or another.
* The Beach Boys, Mark Ribowsky/Bill Feinberg, 1987, HB, ISBN0671530135, Simon & Schuster Pub.
*The Beach Boys, Mark Ribowsky/Bill Feinberg, 1985, PB, ISBN0671541358, Adults Pub Group.
Wouldn't It Be Nice, Todd Gold, 1993, PB, ISBN0061091170, Harper Collins.
* Smile Illustrated Guide of The Beach Boys, Peter Doggett, 2005, PB, ISBN1860745865, Sanctuary Pub.
* Good Vibrations Encyclopedia of The Beach Boys, Ed Wincentson, 2004, HB, ISBN0313301875, Greenwood Pub.
* Brian Wilson Presents Smile, Brian Wilson, 2005, HB, ISBN1596871385, I Books Inc/Group West Pub.(Amazon)
* Brian Wilson Presents Smile, Brian Wilson, 2006, ISBN1416508414, I Books Inc/Pocket Books Pub.
The Lost Beach Boy, Jon Stebbins/David Marks, 2009, PB, ISBN0753513471, Virgin Books.
Brian Wilson: Icons of Pop Music, K Curnutt, 2012, PB, ISBN025322375X, Indiana University Press (Canada).
* Heads You Win--Tails I Lose, Stephen J McParland, 2012, ISBN9871876788278, CMusic Pub. This has since appeared in PDF form.
Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, Kingsley Abbott, 2010, ISBN 190513908X by Helter Skelter Publishing.
The Beach Boys & Brian Wilson, by Jean E Dubois, Paperback, France, ISBN 1090485167, Romart Pub. which has not been published for some unknown reason; it is a follow up to the 1991 edition.* Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys: From Surf & Sun to CA Dreaming, by Bruce L Edwards, Rowman & Littlefield, ISBN 1442234504
Why the Beach Boys Matter (Music Matters), Tom Smucker, PB, ISBN 9871512601675, University Press of New England
The following books I have never come across although they have been listed at Amazon:
The Beach Boys Silver Anniversary, John Millward, 1985, HB,ISBN0385196490, Dolphin Books.
The Beach Boys Silver Anniversary, John Millward, 1985, PB,ISBN5551063704, Doubleday Books.
The Beach Boys & The CA Myth, David Leaf, 1986, PB, ISBN0887150136, Putnam Pub.
Heroes & Villains, Steven Gaines, 1986, HB, ISBN5551672875, New American Pub.
Heroes & Villains, Steven Gaines, 1989, HB, ISBN0517679167, Perseus Pub.
The Beach Boys Center Stage, W Sandford/C Green, 1986, PB, ISBN0516302957, Crestwood House Pub.
This was halted due to lack of funds to self-publish:
"Coming soon, a new book, Beach Boys' Drive — Guide to the Beach Boys' California. Billed as the definitive Beach Boys guidebook, the tome follows a patchwork quilt across time, chronicling a career spanning over four decades and over 150 locations. For more info, go to www.myspace.com/beachboydrive. (12/14/08)" by Betty Collignon and Joanne ?