The Concert in Central Park influential concert promoters, developed the idea of helping Central Park financially with a free open-air concert, under the legal guidance of Bob Donnelly. The city would use profits from merchandising, television, and video rights to renovate the park. Earlier park performances by Elton John and James Taylor showed that this concept could be a success. Davis authorized the project, and Delsener entered discussions with cable TV channel HBO to decide who would perform. They decided on Simon & Garfunkel, a group that had formed in New York City in the 1960s, and had been one of the most successful folk
The Beach Boys in Concert joined, among others, with "Holland" out-take "We Got Love", which makes its debut here on a Beach Boys album. "The Beach Boys in Concert" (Brother/Reprise 2RS 6484) hit No. 25 in the US during a chart stay of 24 weeks. This is the only live album and the final album on which Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar appeared as official members, as both departed the band's line-up in late 1973 and late 1974 respectively. Partial credits from Craig Slowinski. The original version of "The Beach Boys in Concert" was a single disc set. The track lineup was as follows: The