Twenty-four packs later
and I am impressed, Panini did a nice job with the set. I can see this definitely
appealing to Beach Boys fans. The 120-card base set covers the 52-year history
of the Beach Boys including promotional band shots and candid shots. The
checklist includes the five current members (Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al
Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks) plus Dennis Wilson and Carl Wilson, who
have both passed on. Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin were left off of the
checklist.
I
was able to complete the base set with an additional 20 duplicates, not
counting the Foil Surfer parallels. It is nice to open a box and complete a
set, too often collectors are left with a partial set and a large collection of
duplicates. The Foil Surfer parallels have a small foil surfer on the bottom corner
and are found in the base set and on inserts.
Total
there are six insert sets; In Their Own Words, Etchings, Honors, On the Record
(My favorite of the inserts), Sounds of Summer and Top 10 Hits. I got a nice collection
of inserts and I pulled at least one from each insert set. I pulled 40 total inserts (including some parallels), which is
better than I expected. The die-cut On the Record inserts are my favorite.
There
are three different parallels; Foil Surfer, Artist Proofs (#/99) and Printing
Plates (1/1). I pulled 26 total Foil Surfers and one Artist Proof from the Top 10 Hits insert set (#26/99)
There
are three different hits; Autographs (#/70 or less), Concert Gear and the
retail-exclusive manufactured relic Commemorative Guitar Picks. I finish up
with two Concert Gear relics, Al Jardine and Brian Wilson.
