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The Survivors were a studio-only group that did a one-off single in early 1964, "Pamela Jean"/"After the Game." It's a coveted release by Brian Wilson/Beach Boys fans, however, as Wilson wrote and produced both sides and was one of the singers on the record as well. "Pamela Jean," which combines doo wop, Brian Wilson pop, and an extremely Phil Spector-esque production, actually has the exact same melody as "Car Crazy Cutie," which the Beach Boys had released in 1963 on their Little Deuce Coupe album. "After the Game" is a lush, almost easy listening instrumental ballad that anticipated some directions Wilson's music would take (with fuller production) on the arrangements used for the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds. Although it has been written that the Survivors were the Beach Boys recording under a pseudonym, according to the liner notes to the CD compilation Pet Projects: The Brian Wilson Productions (which includes both sides of the single), the Survivors were Brian Wilson and his friends Bob Norberg, Dave Nowlen, and Richard Alarian. ~ Richie Unterberger