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Jan & Dean

Think of 1960s 'surfer' music and two groups immediately come to mind: The Beach Boys and Jan & Dean. Jan Berry was half of the duo and sang lead on The Beach Boys' 1966 hit Barbara Ann.

Jan Berry was born in Los Angeles on April 3, 1941. In high school he met Arnie Ginsburg and Dean Torrance. The trio formed a musical group, The Barons, and Berry and Ginsburg began writing songs. In 1958, Jennie Lee, an ode to an LA stripper, was recorded in Jan's garage. Credited to Jan & Arnie, it became a hit, reaching #8 on the Pop Chart. One more Jan & Arnie side followed before the Jan & Dean line-up rolled up 24 chart singles. Their hits ended in 1966, a few months after Jan was left in a coma after wrecking his car speeding through Dead Man's Curve.

What inspired Berry and co-writer Jill Gibson to respond to Buffy Sainte-Marie's anti-war anthem, Universal Soldier, is unclear. Both the Donovan and Glen Campbell versions of the song were on the charts in fall '65, but neither sparked the kind of controversy that Eve Of Destruction did. When he co-wrote The Universal Coward, Jan had no direct stake in the Vietnam War. He had no military background, unlike Dean, who had done an Army Reserve stint. So it's interesting that Dean was sufficiently put off by the lyrics of Coward… that he did not want his name on the label. 

Jan & Dean made a comeback in the late '70s on the back of the made-for-TV biopic 'Dead Man's Curve.' While there were no new records produced, the duo performed their hits on the 'oldies' circuit.

Jan Berry died of a seizure on March 26, 2004

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The Jan & Dean Sound (LP)
Jan & Dean: The Jan & Dean Sound (LP) Art-Nr.: LPDORE101

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(CP) 12 tracks, recorded 1959 and 1960 for the Dore label! Fantastic sound!
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Ride The Wild Surf - Folk'n'Roll (CD)
Jan & Dean: Ride The Wild Surf - Folk'n'Roll (CD) Art-Nr.: CDBGO636

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(2004/BGO) 24 tracks, original 1964-1965 Liberty recorings. Slipcase packaging with 12 page booklet.
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Ride The Wild Surf (LP)
Jan & Dean: Ride The Wild Surf (LP) Art-Nr.: LPC5562

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(1990/C5) 12 tracks, reproduction of the original 1964 album!
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Surf City (CD Album)
Jan & Dean: Surf City (CD Album) Art-Nr.: CDC5585

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(1992/C-Five Records) 12 tracks. Reissue of the original 1964 Vinyl LP album!
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Dead Man's Curve - The New Girl In School '64 Stereo (LP)
Jan & Dean: Dead Man's Curve - The New Girl In School '64... Art-Nr.: LPC5550

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(1990/C5) 12 tracks - Reproduction of the 1964 Liberty album!
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Surf City - Dead Man's Curve-The New Girl In School (CD)
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(2004/BGO) 24 tracks, original 1963 -1964 Liberty recordings - slipcase packing with 12 page booklet.
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Little Old Lady From Pasadena
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(1991/C5) 12 tracks 1964 Liberty
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S.McParland:In Perspective 1958-68 Vol.1
Jan & Dean: S.McParland:In Perspective 1958-68 Vol.1 Art-Nr.: 0010005

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(2000/CMusic Books) This 168 page (8x10 size, glossy coloured covered) book is VOLUME ONE of a two volume set that attempts to document once and for all, and place 'in perspective', the recording antics of the California twosome, Jan...
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The Jan & Dean Sound - ERA Records (CD)
Jan & Dean: The Jan & Dean Sound - ERA Records (CD) Art-Nr.: CDERA5035

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(1996/K-tel/ERA) 18 tracks - original masters. Factory sealed stock copy.
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Surf's Up
Jan & Dean: Surf's Up Art-Nr.: CDFUEL61911

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(2012/FUEL) 23 tracks (57:49) later recordings, liscensed from Salty Dog and Jan & Dean.
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Surf Party (DVD)
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Region Code 0, PAL, Color, Dolby Digital, 55 Minutes - Live in the 1980s plus original 1960s clips!
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California Gold (2-LP) Cut-Out
Jan & Dean: California Gold (2-LP) Cut-Out Art-Nr.: LPPDL21071

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​(Pair) 17 Capitol masters- small cut on corner
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The Very Best Of Jan And Dean (CD)
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(Achse) 12 tracks
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The Heart & Soul Of...
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(2012/HALLMARK) 16 tracks - the rare early DORE recordings!
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Surf City - Little Deuce Coupe 7inch, 45rpm
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The Original (CD)
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(Disky) 18 tracks
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Jennie Lee - Ride The Wild Surf (7inch, 45rpm)
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(Collectables) 2-Track Vinyl Single - With company sleeve, large center hole for the juke box!
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Surf City - Little Deuce Coupe (7inch, 45rpm, Picture Disc)
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(Maybellene) 2 tracks - Limited Edition (1.000) Picture Disc - small center
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Vol.2, Torrence Of Berry'd Treasures
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(2001/CMusic Books) Author:Stephen McParland This 100+ page glossy coloured coverd book compiles various articles detailing the proposed Jan & Dean film 'Easy Come - Easy Go,' in particular the on-set accident that brought the production...
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Dead Man's Curve-The New Girl In School - Popsicle (CD)
Jan & Dean: Dead Man's Curve-The New Girl In School -... Art-Nr.: CD18684

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(1996/One Way-CEMA) 25 Tracks - ​2 LPs on 1 CD
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Save For A Rainy Day (CD)
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When Jan Berry was injured in a terrible auto accident in 1966, partner Dean Torrence did his best to keep the duo’s name alive. Though released under the Jan & Dean moniker, Save for a Rainy Day was solely Torrence’s creation. A concept...
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Popsicle
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(2006/SUNDAZED) 12 tracks Assembled in the summer of '66 to coincide with 'Popsicle,' Jan & Dean's last great chart smash, the LP of the same name appeared mere months after Jan Berry's near-fatal car crash. The hybrid POPSICLE album is...
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The Dore Album
Jan & Dean: The Dore Album Art-Nr.: SLP5040

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The original album plus vintage single sides and bonus color photo
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Carnival Of Sound - plus Deluxe Edition - The Legendary Unissued Album (CD)
Jan & Dean: Carnival Of Sound - plus Deluxe Edition - The... Art-Nr.: CDRHM521476

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(Rhino) 29 tracks 1966-68 (79:19) digipac with a stunning 32 page booklet. Jan Berry’s Carnival Of Sound — a collection of music he finished in 1968 (after his near-fatal automobile accident on April 12, 1966) — is astonishing . . ....
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Golden Summer Days (CD)
Jan & Dean: Golden Summer Days (CD) Art-Nr.: CDVSD5727

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(1996/Varese Sarabande) 17 tracks
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