The three-volume Good Vibrations series is designed with the hits-hungry fan in mind. Eschewing a strict chronological approach, the best-of sets are arranged according to charting position. Thus the initial collection is laden with the group's trademark tunes, ranging from the California boys' first top-10 charter, 1962's Surfin' Safari, to their last, 1988's Kokomo, a stray, post-Brian Wilson success. Kokomo is by far the newest selection included here; nothing else dates past 1966's No. 1 smash Good Vibrations. With the likes of Fun, Fun, Fun, I Get Around, California Girls, and the incandescent God Only Knows, rounding out the set, Greatest Hits Volume 1 is the ideal first pick for anyone looking for the Beach Boys at their commercial peak.