Adapted from band archivist Craig Slowinski.
Recording These credits pertain only to the first 19 tracks.
The Beach Boys •
Al Jardine – lead, harmony and backing vocals, vegetable chomping (on "Vega-Tables") •
Bruce Johnston – harmony and backing vocals •
Mike Love – lead, harmony and backing vocals, vegetable chomping (on "Vega-Tables") •
Brian Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals; grand piano (on "Child Is Father of the Man", "Surf's Up", "Vega-Tables", and "Wind Chimes"), harpsichord (on "Do You Like Worms?" and "Wonderful"),
tack piano (on "Heroes and Villains", "Child Is Father of the Man", "Wind Chimes", and "Good Vibrations"),
Baldwin organ (on "Heroes and Villains"),
electric harpsichord (on "Heroes and Villains" and "Vega-Tables"), Fender bass (on "I'm in Great Shape"), temple blocks (on "Love to Say Dada"), tambourine (on "Good Vibrations"), vegetable chomping (on "Vega-Tables") •
Carl Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals; electric guitar (on "Child Is Father of the Man", "Wind Chimes" and "Good Vibrations"), Fender bass (on "Vega-Tables", "Holidays" and "Wind Chimes"), acoustic guitar (on "Cabin Essence"), castanet (on "Child Is Father of the Man"), shaker (on "Good Vibrations"), vegetable chomping (on "Vega-Tables") •
Dennis Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals, drums (on "Vega-Tables" and "Holidays"), percussion (on "Vega-Tables"),
Hammond organ (on "Good Vibrations"), xylophone (on "Vega-Tables"), vegetable chomping (on "Vega-Tables")
Guests • Gene Gaddy – "You're under arrest!" •
Van Dyke Parks – piano with taped strings (on "I'm In Great Shape", "Do You Like Worms?", and "Holidays"),
upright piano (on "Cabin Essence"),
tack piano (on "Heroes and Villains", "Barnyard", and "Do You Like Worms?"),
marimba (on "Wind Chimes")
Session musicians • Charles C. Berghofer –
upright bass •
Hal Blaine – drums, percussion • Jimmy Bond Jr. –
upright bass •
James Burton –
dobro •
Frank Capp – percussion, bongos, drums, glockenspiel, hi hat, stick, tambourine, temple blocks, vibraphone •
Jerry Cole – guitar •
Al De Lory – piano,
tack piano • Joseph DiFiore –
viola • Jesse Ehrlich – cello •
Gene Estes – percussion, Hammond organ, marimba, percussion, piano, recorder, shaker, triangle, vibraphone, whistle • Carl Fortina –
accordion • Sam Glenn – saxophone •
Jim Gordon – drums,
conga drums, tambourine •
Bill Green–
clarinet, flute, alto flute, piccolo, bass saxophone, tenor saxophone, whistle • Jim Horn – clarinet, flute,
kazoo,
piccolo, slide whistle, percussion • Armand Kaproff – cello • Alfred Lustgarten – violin • Arthur Maebe –
French horn •
Carol Kaye – bass guitar,
banjo • Larry Knechtel – grand piano, organ •
Jay Migliori – saxophone • Oliver Mitchell – trumpet • Tommy Morgan – harmonica, bass harmonica,
jew's-harp •
Bill Pitman – guitar • Ray Pohlman – bass guitar •
Don Randi – piano,
harpsichord • Dorothy Remsen –
harp • Lyle Ritz –
upright bass •
Billy Strange – guitar •
Paul Tanner –
Electro-Theremin • Don Randi – celeste, electric harpsichord, grand piano, tack piano •
Tommy Tedesco – guitar,
bouzouki • Alan Weight – trumpet
Production •
Alan Boyd – compilation producer, editing, liner notes, producer •
Chuck Britz – engineer • Stacey Freeman – product manager •
Frank Holmes – design, drawing •
Mark Linett – compilation producer, editing, liner notes, mastering, mixing, producer • Mark London – hard-cover book design •
Domenic Priore – project consultant • Tom Recchion – art direction, design • Peter Reum – photography • Diane Rovell – contractor • Mikel Samson – production design •
Guy Webster – photography •
Brian Wilson – arranger, compilation producer, composer, liner notes, main personnel, photography, producer • Dennis Wolfe – compilation producer, liner notes ==Charts==