“Shut Down, Part II” (1964) – The Beach Boys * Written by Carl Wilson * LP: Shut Down Volume 2 * Produced by Brian Wilson * Label: Capitol
The Beach Boys circa 1963-64, with young guitar sharp David Marks on board, could showcase slick guitar instrumentals, and the title track (sorta) of the Shut Down Volume 2 album was the last of its kind in the band’s catalog. Although he was out of the band by the time of the cover shoot and although it’s not clear if he actually played on this song, Marks’s marks are all over it. The only direct similarity between “Shut Down, Part II” and “Shut Down” are the sax blasts that lead off the former but appear in the latter’s bridge.