Fun, Fun, Fun”/“Why Do Fools Fall in Love”

“Fun, Fun, Fun”/“Why Do Fools Fall in Love”

Label 62-01 Capitol 5118 Orange/yellow swirl label without subsidiary print. The A-side is credited to Brian Wilson. The B-side is credited to Lymon-Santiago-Goldner.

01S (Keystone print) Factories: Scranton

01L (Bert-Co print) Factories: Los Angeles

The song credits were fixed early in the preparation for the single’s release, since only the corrected credits appear on the labels to the LP, Shut Down Volume 2, which came out a month later. Herman Santiago had been credited on the first pressings of the song, “Why Do Fools Fall in Love,” by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. However, his name was removed on later releases. Santiago appears to have been the song’s true author, but despite a lawsuit granting him ownership, the publishing firm won an appeal.

The single first appeared in Billboard in the issue dated February 8, 1964; it debuted the following week and on March 21st it peaked at #5. That same week it reached its highest point on Cash Box – coming it at #6.

Label 62-02 Capitol 5118 Orange/yellow swirl label without subsidiary print. The A-side is credited to Brian Wilson and Mike Love. The B-side is credited to Lymon-Goldner. The A-side matrix number is 51190, as on Label 62-01.

02S (Keystone print) Factories: Scranton

02L (Bert-Co print) Factories: Los Angeles Label reduces the blank space on both sides above 3-24.

Label 62-03 Capitol 5118 Orange/yellow swirl label without subsidiary print. Song credits as in 62-02, but now the A-side matrix number is 51179.

03S (Keystone print) Factories: Scranton

03L (Bert-Co print) Factories: Los Angeles Label restores the blank space on both sides above 3-24.

Label 62-04 Capitol 5118 Orange/yellow swirl label without subsidiary print. The same as 62-03, but now Capitol has removed the date code.

04 (Bert-Co print) Factories: Los Angeles

Picture Sleeve

PS1A(east coast): The sleeve is cut straight across the top on both sides. PS1A(a) has a brown border. “Fun, Fun, Fun” is on top on the open side of the sleeve. PS1A(b) has a brown border. “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” is on top on the open side of the sleeve. PS1A(c) has a green border. “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” is on top on the open side of the sleeve.

PS1B (west coast): The sleeve is tab cut. PS1B(a) has a brown border. “Fun, Fun, Fun” is on top on the tabbed side of the sleeve. PS1B(b) has a green border. “Fun, Fun, Fun” is on top on the tabbed side of the sleeve.

Capitol’s printers had difficulty reproducing a dark brown color with consistency using the four-color printing process. Later east-coast copies tended toward dull green. Later west-coast copies had deeper green borders.

Label SL67dj Capitol Star Line P-6106 Yellow promotional label. Released 1967.

Label SL67 Capitol Star Line 6106 Red/white target label without subsidiary print. 1967, to August, 1968

01S (bold thin print) 01L (catalog number at bottom) Factory: Scranton Factory: Los Angeles

Label SL67x Capitol Star Line 6106 Red/white target label with subsidiary print. August, 1968, to November, 1972 Factories: Scranton; Los Angeles; Scranton round typeface

Label SL72 Capitol Star Line 6106 Gold label with “C” logo; no rights disclaimer Released November, 1972, through September, 1975 Factories: Los Angeles, Winchester

Label SL78 Capitol Star Line 6106 Gold label with dome logo. Released March, 1978, to November, 1981 Factories: Los Angeles

Label SL81A Capitol Star Line A-6106 Blue Star Line label with A- prefix. Factories: Winchester

Label SL81X Capitol Star Line X-6106 Blue Star Line label with X- prefix. Factories: Jacksonville, Winchester, Specialty

Label SL83 Capitol Star Line X-6106 Rainbow label with rim print in color band. Factories: Specialty

Label SL88 Capitol Star Line X-6106 Purple label with small logo; rim text starts with “MANUFACTURED.” Factory: Specialty