Maybe these are the Summer Favorites by the Beach Boys of the GenXer(s) who put the CD together for PBS?
I can't imagine "Summer of Love" is anyone's favorite anything.
Summer of Love is basically the most widely laughed-at officially released BB song ever.
Plus, to bookend the song Surf's Up with Wipeout on one end, and Kokomo on the other... that triple shot of songs is friggin' weird sh*t, man. Especially in the internet era where BB fanboys' opinions are known and known well.
I tend to think it's either somebody's idea of a joke, a possible deliberate f*ck you to anyone who dares to think that any one of those songs is MILES and MILES and MILES above the other two (as in an attempt to equalize the three, with the implication that the three could actually flow into each other in any sort of proper way), or that choice was made by someone totally zero awareness. Take your pick. It baffles.
Let's face it... if someone on this board was given the opportunity to actually sequence a compilation CD - with the actual, sole intent of trolling people and making people laugh and say "WTF" - could you do a better job than Good Vibrations -> Summer of Love -> Kokomo -> Surf's Up -> Wipeout?
That said, at least it's more interesting than the same old regurgitated classics compiled over and over again. At least there's something different to laugh about and ponder!