What was the first year the Beach Boys started?

The Beach Boys formed in 1961. The original name of the band was The Pendletones, derived from the Pendleton woolen shirts popular at the time. In October 1961, The Pendletones recorded twelve takes of "Surfin'" in the offices of music publishers Hite and Dorinda Morgan at Stereo Masters in Hollywood. A small number of singles were pressed. When the boys eagerly unpacked the first box of singles, on the Candix Records label, they were shocked to see their band name changed to "Beach Boys". From that point on they were known as The Beach Boys.