Kokomo
The Beach Boys
1988
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1988
Release: 1988Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original soundtrack recording is supported in 1988. A distributor January 1 placeholder and subsequent album reuse are not treated as first-release dates.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1988.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Kokomo - original soundtrack distributor metadata
The Beach Boys recording is identified on the Cocktail soundtrack in 1988. The January 1 field is reduced to year precision and is not asserted as the earliest exact date; Still Cruisin is a subsequent album association.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Tropical paradise and escapism
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1988.html, song-list position 88
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual identity reconciliation, not audio-fingerprint or exact-pressing verification. Version labels are catalog safeguards.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1988 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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