Edited sentence: However in doing so, they cut out some of the best music the Beach Boys recorded during this time.It is not a ture summary of the period and gives the uninitiated a lopsided idea of what The Beach Boys had to offer during this time in their career.It was decided by the producers of the album that since this is a one disc overview of the 1970-1986 era, only charting singles would be selected for this collection.This CD gives the listener a pleasant but not truly comprehensive overview of The Beach Boys' Brother Records-era, which lasted from 1970 to 1986 (hence, the title).With a mediocre attempt made to represent all of their albums from Sunflower to The Beach Boys, it was inevitable that Dennis Wilson's songs were left off - despite being some of the best of the era