After being turned down by Dot and Liberty , the Beach Boys signed a

After being turned down by Dot and Liberty , the Beach Boys signed a seven-year contract with Capitol Records under executive and staff producer Nick Venet . On June 4, 1962, the Beach Boys debuted on Capitol with their second single, “Surfin’ Safari” backed with “409”. “Surfin’ Safari” rose to number 14 and found airplay in New York and Phoenix, a surprise for the label. Their debut album, Surfin’ Safari , followed in October 1962 and was different from other rock albums of the time in that it consisted almost entirely of original songs, primarily written by Brian with Mike Love and friend Gary Usher . Another unusual feature of the Beach Boys was that, although they were marketed as “surf music”, their repertoire bore little resemblance to the music of other surf bands, which was mainly instrumental and incorporated heavy use of spring reverb . For this reason, some of the Beach Boys’ early local performances had young audience members throwing vegetables at the band, believing that the group were poseurs.