Surfin' Safari is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released October 1, 1962 on Capitol Records.

The success of "Surfin' Safari" helped secure a full album for the group while an additional single, "Ten Little Indians", was issued, charting at number 49.

Then there's the boys' talented cousin, Mike Love … who sings both the lead tenor and deep bass parts in their unusual vocal arrangements.

None of them, incidentally, had any formal training, but they all grew up in an atmosphere where music was a regular part of their livesRecording sessions for Surfin' Safari took place in Capitol's basement studios in the famous tower building in August.

[3] "Little Miss America" features a doo-wop style,[6] and according to biographer David Leaf, is about "the ideal southern California dream girl".

[3] Lead single, "Surfin'", was later credited with creating the genre of California Sound, a music aesthetic primarily revolving around surfing, hot rod culture, and youthful innocence.

[3] Richie Unterberger, in a retrospective review for AllMusic, felt that most of the songs on Surfin' Safari are substandard, but that as the album was recorded by the Beach Boys themselves rather than session musicians, it offered an opportunity to hear what the band sounded like in the studio.