The Beach Boys' masterpiece, Pet Sounds, celebrates its 50th anniversary this summer and Capitol Records is marking the occasion with several reissue packages, including:
- A 4-CD, 1-Blu-ray Audio box that includes the original album in mono, stereo, high-rez and 5.1 sound, along with numerous live performances and studio outtakes.
- A 2-CD edition with mono and stereo versions of the album plus a selection of outtakes.
- A 180-gram vinyl LP in mono.
- A 180-gram vinyl LP in stereo.
You can pre-order any of the releases from Amazon by clicking the links above.
Here's the track list for the big box:
CD 1
Pet Sounds (Mono)
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice
- You Still Believe In Me
- That’s Not Me
- Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
- I’m Waiting For The Day
- Let’s Go Away For Awhile
- Sloop John B
- God Only Knows
- I Know There’s An Answer
- Here Today
- I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
- Pet Sounds
- Caroline No
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice
- You Still Believe In Me
- That’s Not Me
- Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
- I’m Waiting For The Day
- Let’s Go Away For Awhile
- Sloop John B
- God Only Knows
- I Know There’s An Answer
- Here Today
- I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
- Pet Sounds
- Caroline No
- Caroline No (Promotional Spot #2)
- Don’t Talk. . . (Unused Background Vocals)
- Hang On To Your Ego (Alternate Mix)
- Caroline No (Promotional Spot #1)
- Sloop John B (Highlights from Tracking Date)
- Sloop John B (Stereo Backing Track)
- Trombone Dixie (Highlights from Tracking Date)
- Trombone Dixie (Stereo Backing Track)
- Pet Sounds (Highlights from Tracking Date)
- Pet Sounds (Stereo Track Without Guitar Overdub)
- Let’s Go Away For Awhile (Highlights from Tracking Date)
- Let’s Go Away For Awhile (Stereo Track Without String Overdub)
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Highlights from Tracking Date)
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Stereo Backing Track)
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Stereo Track with Background Vocals)
- You Still Believe In Me (Intro – Session)
- You Still Believe In Me (Intro – Master Take)
- You Still Believe In Me (Highlights from Tracking Date)
- You Still Believe In Me (Stereo Backing Track)
- Caroline No (Highlights from Tracking Date)
- Caroline No (Stereo Backing Track)
- Hang On To Your Ego (Highlights from Tracking Date)
- Hang On To Your Ego (Stereo Backing Track)
- I Know There’s An Answer (Vocal Session) [previously unreleased]
- Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Brian’s Instrumental Demo)
- Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Stereo Backing Track)
- Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (String Overdub)
- I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times (Highlights from Tracking Date)
- I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times (Stereo Backing Track)
- That’s Not Me (Highlights from Tracking Date)
- That’s Not Me (Stereo Backing Track)
- Good Vibrations (Highlights from First Tracking Date)
- Good Vibrations (Stereo Backing Track)
- I’m Waiting For The Day (Highlights from Tracking Date)
- I’m Waiting For The Day (Stereo Backing Track)
- God Only Knows (Highlights from Tracking Date)
- God Only Knows (Stereo Backing Track)
- Here Today (Highlights from Tracking Date)
- Here Today (Stereo Backing Track)
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Mono Alternate Mix 1)
- You Still Believe In Me (Mono Alternate Mix)
- I’m Waiting For The Day (Mono Alternate Mix, Mike sings lead)
- Sloop John B (Mono Alternate Mix, Carl sings first verse)
- God Only Knows (Mono Alternate Mix, with sax solo)
- I Know There’s An Answer (Alternate Mix) [previously unreleased]
- Here Today (Mono Alternate Mix, Brian sings lead)
- I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times (Mono Alternate Mix)
- Banana & Louie
- Caroline No (Original Speed, Stereo Mix)
- Dog Barking Session
- God Only Knows (With A Cappella Tag)
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Mono Alternate Mix 2)
- Sloop John B (Mono Alternate Mix, Brian sings lead throughout)
- God Only Knows (Mono Alternate Mix, Brian sings lead)
- Caroline No (Original Speed, Mono Mix)
Michigan State University, October 22, 1966
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice
- Sloop John B
- God Only Knows
- Good Vibrations
- God Only Knows
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice
- God Only Knows
- God Only Knows
- Sloop John B
- Caroline No
- You Still Believe In Me
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice
- You Still Believe In Me
- That’s Not Me
- Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
- I’m Waiting For The Day
- Sloop John B
- God Only Knows
- I Know There’s An Answer
- Here Today
- I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
- Caroline No
- Good Vibrations (Master Track with Partial Vocal) (previously unreleased)
Pet Sounds:
5.1 Surround Sound: 96kHz/24-bit
Mono; Stereo; Stereo Instrumental (new to hi-res): 192kHz/24-bit
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice
- You Still Believe In Me
- That’s Not Me
- Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
- I’m Waiting For The Day
- Let’s Go Away For Awhile
- Sloop John B
- God Only Knows
- I Know There’s An Answer
- Here Today
- I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
- Pet Sounds
- Caroline No
- Unreleased Backgrounds (Unused Intro for “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)”)
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Session Highlights)
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Alternative Mix without Lead Vocal)
- God Only Knows (Session Highlights)
- God Only Knows (Master Track Mix with A Cappella Tag)
- Summer Means New Love
"Caroline No" is still one of my all time favorites.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to see Brian perform Pet Sounds in concert this summer. Can't wait! I saw him about 12 years ago performing Smile!
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