THE BEACH BOYS

THE BEACH BOYS
THE PET SOUNDS SESSIONS (1997)
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Released in 1966 to tepid sales (and hence causing no small amount of grumbling among the notoriously fractious band members), Brian Wilson's Rubber Soul-inspired album of "spiritual love" eventually became one of pop music's most celebrated artistic accomplishments. Paul McCartney would later claim that Pet Sounds in turn inspired the Beatles' magnum opus, Sgt. Pepper. This four-disc box set offers an unprecedented deconstruction of Wilson's masterpiece, taking fans, armchair scholars, and musicians on a compelling creative journey. Leading off with what once was heresy--a complete true-stereo mix of the album cleverly conjured from the existing session tapes by engineer and project coproducer Mark Linett--the set proceeds through edited audio collages that document the evolution of each song's backing track. Along the way, listeners are treated to a playful, unreleased gem ("Trombone Dixie") and the very genesis of Wilson's other great period masterpiece, "Good Vibrations." Conversely, disc 2 presents all the songs' glorious harmonies, sans instrumental backing tracks, then 19 more tracks that highlight alternate working versions (including the original take on "I Know There's an Answer," the pointedly titled "Hang On to Your Ego"), session snippets, and radio promotional spots. Disc 3 contains a newly remastered version of the album's original mono mix. The album's two comprehensive booklets were written and edited by coproducer and veteran Beach Boy biographer David Leaf and include commentary by Wilson and quotes from McCartney and producer George Martin. The 126-page "Making of Pet Sounds" pieces together the recollections of the band, session men, and engineers behind the epochal album into a warm, human-scaled history.

Disc No. 1
The Stereo Mix
1. wouldn't it be nice
2. you still believe in me
3. that's not me
4. don't talk (put your head on my shoulder)
5. i'm waiting for the day
6. let's go away for awhile
7. sloop john b
8. god only knows
9. i know there's an answer
10. here today
11. i just wasn't made for these times
12. pet sounds
13. caroline, no
Sessions - Part 1
14. sloop john b, highlights from tracking date
15. sloop john b, stereo backing track
16. trombone dixie, highlights from tracking date
17. trombone dixie, stereo backing track
18. pet sounds, highlights from tracking date
19. pet sounds, stereo track without guitar overdub
20. let's go away for awhile, highlights form tracking date
21. let's go away for awhile, stereo track without string overdub
22. wouldn't it be nice, highlights from tracking date
23. wouldn't it be nice, stereo tracking track
24. wouldn't it be nice, stereo track with background vocals
25. you still believe in me, intro-session
26. you still believe in me, intro-master take
27. you still believe in me, highlights from tracking date
28. you still believe in me, stereo backing track

Disc No. 2
Sessions - Part 2
1. caroline, no, highlights from tracking date
2. caroline, no, stereo backing track
3. hang on to your ego, highlights from tracking date
4. hang on to your ego, stereo backing track
5. don't talk (put your head on my shoulder), brian's instrumental demo
6. don't talk (put your head on my shoulder), stereo backing track
7. don't talk (put your head on my shoulder), string overdub
8. i just wasn't made for these times, highlights from tracking date
9. i just wasn't made for these times, stereo backing track
10. that's not me, highlights from tracking date
11. that's not me, stereo tracking track
12. good vibrations, highlights from tracking date
13. good vibrations, stereo backing track
14. i'm waiting for the day, highlights from tracking date
15. i'm waiting for the day, stereo backing track
16. god only knows, highlights from tracking date
17. god only knows, stereo tracking track
18. here today, highlights from tracking date
19. here today, stereo backing track

Disc No. 3
Stack-O-Vocals
1. wouldn't it be nice
2. you still believe in me
3. that's not me
4. don't talk (put your head on my soulder)
5. i'm waiting for the day
6. sloop john b
7. god only knows
8. i know there's an answer
9. here today
10. i just wasn't made for these times
11. caroline, no
Alternate Versions
12. caroline, no, promotional spot # 1
13. wouldn't it be nice
14. you still believe in me
15. don't talk..., vocal snipper
16. i'm waiting for the day (mike sings lead)
17. sloop john b (carl sings first verse)
18. god only knows (sax solo)
19. hang on to your ego
20. here today
21. i just wasn't made for these times
22. banana et louie
23. caroline, no (original speed, stereo mix)
24. dog barking session (outtakes)
25. caroline, no, propotional spot # 2
26. god only knows (with a capella tag)
27. wouldn't it be nice
28. sloop john b (brian sings lead throughout)
29. god only knows (brian sings lead)
30. caroline, no (original speed, mono mix)

Bonus Disc
Original Mono Mix (1996 remaster)
1. wouldn't it be nice
2. you still believe in me
3. that's not me
4. don't talk (put your head on my shoulder)
5. i'm waiting for the day
6. let's go away for awhile
7. sloop john b
8. god only knows
9. i know there's an answer
10. here today
11. i just wasn't made for these times
12. pet sounds
13. caroline, no

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SMILEY SMILE (1967)
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Reissue of their 1967 album with the cover art of the French pressing, plus six bonus tracks, 'You're Welcome', 'Heroes And Villains' (Alternative Version), 'Good Vibrations' (1ere Version), 'Do You Like Worms' (Edit), 'Our Prayer' (Edit)and 'I Love To Say Da Da'. The album that should have becomed Smile if it wasn't for Brian's discouragement...

1. Heroes and Villains
2. Vegetables
3. Fall Breaks and Back to Winter (W. Woodpecker Symphony)
4. She's Goin' Bald
5. Little Pad
6. Good Vibrations
7. With Me Tonight
8. Wind Chimes
9. Gettin' Hungry
10. Wonderful
11. Whistle In
Bonus Tracks
12. You're Welcome
13. Heroes And Vilains (alernate version)
14. Good Vibrations (first version)
15. Do You Like Worms
16. Our Prayer
17. I Love To Say Da Da

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