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Mike Love
real name Michael Edward Love
Beach Boys
United States · b. 1941-03-15
Mike Love is credited on 5,049 releases across 1,025 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1961–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
5,049
Credits
1,025
Albums
7
Decades active
1,544
In collections
Biography
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Mike Love (born March 15, 1941, Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist who co-founded The Beach Boys with his cousins Brian (opens in a new tab), Dennis (opens in a new tab) and Carl Wilson. Nephew of Murry Wilson and.
In 1998, following the death of cousin Carl Wilson, Love and longtime Beach Boy Bruce Johnston were given an exclusive license to tour under the name "The Beach Boys". The other surviving Beach Boys, Brian Wilson and Alan Jardine, embarked on solo endeavors.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
5,049 releases · 1,025 albums · active 1961–2026
- Performance · 10,476
- Other credits · 172
- Production · 58
Studios: Western Recorders · Brother Studio, Santa Monica · Gold Star Studios · Capitol Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Pet Sounds
1966

Tusk
1979

Purple
1994

Endless Summer
1974

Goo
1990

The Smile Sessions
2011

Surf's Up
1971

I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
1997

Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
1965

Holland
1973

All Summer Long
1964

Surfer Girl
1963

Teenage Dream
2010

41 Original Hits From The Sound Track Of American Graffiti
1973

Surfin' U.S.A.
1963

The Beach Boys' Christmas Album
1964

Little Deuce Coupe
1963

Beach Boys' Party!
1965

Sounds Of Summer - The Very Best Of
2003

The Beach Boys Today!
1965

Pacific Ocean Blue
1977

Surfin' Safari
1962

Smiley Smile
1967

A Very She & Him Christmas
2011
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