Watch the Beach Boys sing "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "We Three Kings"

 

Time Capsule: Vintage Beach Boys ad, 1969 - plus bonus video!

Video: Brian Wilson - "California Inspires Me"

California Inspires Me: Brian Wilson from Doubleday & Cartwright on Vimeo.

Video Find: BBC TV documentary on Brian Wilson and "Pet Sounds"

Video Find: The Beach Boys and Andy Williams perform "Little CYCLE"

I guess the network didn't want them singing "Honda."

Time Capsule: Beach Boys article, 1969

New Beach Boys releases collect 1968 studio outtakes - digital only

It's an annual tradition for the Beach Boys to issue loads of previously unreleased recordings around this time each year. And this December is now exception. You can now download two new compilations featuring studio outtakes dating from the group's Friends and 20/20 albums.

The move is a way to keep these recordings in copyright worldwide. In Europe, recordings over 50 years old, such as these Beach Boys tracks, become public domain unless they are officially issued or published in some manner. 

You can download each via the links below. The compilations are also streaming in various locations, including Amazon, Spotify and YouTube. Just search for them by name.

I've not seen any word on if these recordings will eventually be released in physical form.

Beach Boys - Wake the World: The "Friends" Sessions

Beach Boys - I Can Hear Music: The "20/20" Sessions

Video Find: The Beach Boys live in Paris, 1969

Time Capsule: Beach Boys concert program 1968

New Beach Boys digital releases round up 1967 live and studio recordings

 
Last summer, the Beach Boys released the excellent 1967: Sunshine Tomorrow double-CD set, which included a gorgeous stereo re-mix of the Wild Honey album and related studio outtakes and live recordings.

Now comes the rest of 1967 via two digital collections. These releases follow in the band's tradition of making available recordings that would otherwise become public domain in Britain. Over there, artistic works become pubic domain after 50 years. That means, unless the artist reasserts rights over the materials, anyone is free to issue them and keep the profits. However, by "publishing" the recordings via official release this way, the Beach Boys/Capitol Records extend their copyrights over them for another 50 years. Plus, we get to hear it all!

Details:

Today, The Beach Boys release two new digital audio collections worldwide via Capitol/UMe, revealing much more of the legendary band's pivotal 1967 creative work in the studio and onstage. Following the acclaimed 2CD and digital 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow collection released in June by Capitol//UMe, 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow 2: The Studio Sessions presents 29 studio session recordings and Live Sunshine – 1967 features 109 live recordings, most of which are previously unreleased.

1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow, 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow 2: The Studio Sessions, and Live Sunshine – 1967 dive deep into a fascinating and frenetic chapter in The Beach Boys' long, groundbreaking creative arc, exploring the band's dynamic year through their recordings. The Beach Boys have personally overseen the creative process for the three collections, which are produced by Mark Linnet and Alan Boyd. Pitchfork reviewer Jesse Jarnow praised 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow as "remarkable," saying, "These recordings make it possible to hear The Beach Boys simultaneously as the moody pop geniuses of Pet Sounds and the fresh-faced surf-rockin' teens from Hawthorne, California."

1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow features Linett and Boyd's new, first-ever stereo mix of The Beach Boys' 1967 Wild Honey album and all three collections throw open the legendary band's vault to debut sought-after rarities, 50 years after they were put to tape. Previously unreleased highlights across the titles include The Beach Boys' shelved "live" album, Lei'd in Hawaii, studio recordings from the Wild Honey and Smiley Smile album sessions, and standout concert recordings spanning 1967 to 1970. Wild Honey's 2017 stereo mix is also available in a 180-gram vinyl 50^th Anniversary Edition.

The Beach Boys' final studio session for the shelved SMiLE album took place on May 18, 1967, with Smiley Smile album sessions booked at Brian Wilson's new home studio from June 3 through the end of July. The band's 12^th and 13^th studio albums were released exactly three months apart to cap the year's studio efforts: Smiley Smile on September 18 followed by Wild Honey on December 18.
For the Smiley Smile sessions, "I wanted to have a home environment trip where we could record at my house," recalls Brian Wilson in the liner notes for 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow. "I wanted to try something different, something new. I produced Smiley Smile, but Mike inspired me. He said 'Brian, let's make a really good, easygoing album'. We had an engineer convert my den into a studio. We had my piano detuned to make it ring more."

"Just prior to that, Brian had built up this production peak and then just completely reversed field, and (for Smiley Smile) did something so light and airy, and y' know, easy," explains Mike Love. "That was an underground album, I figure, for us. It was completely out of the mainstream of what was going on at that time, which was all hard rock, psychedelic music, and here we come with a song called 'Wind Chimes.' It just didn't have anything to do with what was going on – and that was the idea."

"Times were changing," adds Al Jardine. "We were happy to put our musical skills to work. We didn't have to look at the clock; there was virtually 24-hour availability to experiment."

"Take away their sorrow / Give them sunshine tomorrow"

On August 25 and 26, 1967, The Beach Boys (absent Bruce Johnston, but with Brian Wilson on organ for his first concert appearances with the band in more than two years) recorded two concerts and rehearsals in Honolulu for a prospective live album to be titled Lei'd In Hawaii, applying a new Smiley Smile-inspired aesthetic to the performances. Just over two weeks later, the band (with both Brian and Bruce participating) began re-recording the live set in-studio at Brian's house and at Wally Heider Recording in Hollywood, after the Honolulu concert tapes were deemed unusable. Although completed and mixed, the final planned audio element of a canned concert audience was not added and the Lei'd In Hawaii project was canceled. Those live, in-studio performances morphed into sessions for the Wild Honey album, primarily comprised of original Brian Wilson/Mike Love compositions.

Two days after wrapping the Wild Honey sessions on November 15^th, 1967, Mike Love, Carl and Dennis Wilson, Al Jardine, and Bruce Johnston returned to the road for The Beach Boys' Thanksgiving Tour, premiering several songs from the forthcoming album at their concerts.

The Beach Boys: 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow 2: The Studio Sessions [digital]All tracks previously unreleased

1. Heroes And Villains - A Cappella
2. Vegetables - Track And Background Vocals
3. She's Going Bald - Track And Background Vocals
4. Little Pad - A Cappella
5. With Me Tonight - Session Highlight
6. Wind Chimes - Track And Background Vocals
7. Gettin' Hungry - Track And Background Vocals
8. Whistle In - Track And Background Vocals
9. Aren't You Glad - Stereo Single Mix
10. I Was Made To Love Her - Track And Background Vocals
11. Country Air - Track And Background Vocals
12. Darlin' - Track And Background Vocals
13. I'd Love Just Once To See You - Track And Background Vocals
14. Here Comes The Night - A Cappella
15. Let The Wind Blow - A Cappella
16. How She Boogalooed It - Track And Stereo Last Verse
17. Lonely Days - Session Highlight And Track
18. Time To Get Alone - Backing Track
19. Cool Cool Water - Alternate Mix
20. Can't Wait Too Long - Alternative Mix With Tag
21. Tune L - Session - Unreleased
22. Good News - Outtake
23. Surfin' - "Lei'd In Hawaii" / Studio Backing Track
24. Heroes And Villains - "Lei'd In Hawaii" / Studio Version
25. With A Little Help From My Friends - Session Highlight And Track With Background Vocals
26. Barbara Ann - "Lei'd In Hawaii" / Studio Backing Track
27. California Girls - "Lei'd In Hawaii" / Studio Stereo Mix
28. God Only Knows - "Lei'd In Hawaii" / Studio Stereo Mix
29. Surfer Girl - "Lei'd In Hawaii" / Studio Stereo Mix - Alternate Take

The Beach Boys: Live Sunshine – 1967 [digital]* = track previously released on 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow / all other tracks previously unreleased

1. Heroes And Villains - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
2. God Only Knows - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
3. Good Vibrations - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
4. The Letter - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
5. You're So Good To Me - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
6. Hawaii - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
7. All Day All Night - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
8. California Girls - Rehearsal Take 1 / Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
9. Surfin' - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
10. Sloop John B - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
11. Wouldn't It Be Nice - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
12. California Girls - Rehearsal Take 2 / Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
13. The Letter - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
14. Hawaii - Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
15. You're So Good To Me - Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67       
16. Surfer Girl - Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
17. Surfin' - Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
18. Gettin' Hungry - Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
19. Sloop John B - Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
20. California Girls - Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
21. Wouldn't It Be Nice - Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
22. Heroes And Villains - Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
23. God Only Knows - Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
24. Good Vibrations - Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
25. Barbara Ann - Live In Hawaii / 8/25/67
26. The Letter - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67
27. Hawaii - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67 [new edit & mix]
28. You're So Good To Me - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67
29. God Only Knows - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67
30. Help Me Rhonda - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67
31. California Girls - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67
32. Good Vibrations - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67
33. Heroes And Villains - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67 [new edit & mix]
34. Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67
35. The Lord's Prayer - Rehearsal / Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67
36. Hawthorne Boulevard - Instrumental / Live in Honolulu / 1967 *
37. Hawaii - Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67
38. You're So Good To Me - Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67       
39. Help Me Rhonda - Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67
40. California Girls - Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67
41. Wouldn't It Be Nice - Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67
42. Gettin' Hungry - Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67 [new edit & mix]
43. Surfer Girl - Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67
44. Surfin' - Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67 [new edit & mix]
45. Sloop John B - Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67
46. The Letter - Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67 [new edit & mix]
47. God Only Knows - Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67
48. Good Vibrations - Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67
49. Heroes And Villains - Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67
50. Barbara Ann - Live In Hawaii / 8/26/67
51. Barbara Ann - Live In Detroit / 11/17/67
52. Darlin' - Live In Detroit / 11/17/67
53. Country Air - Live In Detroit / 11/17/67 *
54. I Get Around - Live In Detroit / 11/17/67
55. How She Boogalooed It - Live In Detroit / 11/17/67 *
56. Wouldn't It Be Nice - Live In Detroit / 11/17/67
57. God Only Knows - Live In Detroit / 11/17/67
58. California Girls - Live In Detroit / 11/17/67
59. Wild Honey - Live In Detroit / 11/17/67 *
60. Graduation Day - Live In Detroit / 11/17/67
61. Good Vibrations - Live In Detroit / 11/17/67
62. Johnny B. Goode - Live In Detroit / 11/17/67
63. Barbara Ann - Live In Washington, D.C. / 11/19/67
64. Darlin' - Live In Washington, D.C. / 11/19/67
65. I Get Around - Live In Washington, D.C. / 11/19/67
66. Surfer Girl - Live In Washington, D.C. / 11/19/67
67. Wouldn't It Be Nice - Live In Washington, D.C. / 11/19/67
68. God Only Knows - Live In Washington, D.C. / 11/19/67
69. California Girls - Live In Washington, D.C. / 11/19/67 *
70. Wild Honey - Live In Washington, D.C. / 11/19/67
71. Good Vibrations - Live In Washington, D.C. / 11/19/67
72. Graduation Day - Live In Washington, D.C. / 11/19/67 *
73. Johnny B. Goode - Live In Washington, D.C. / 11/19/67
74. Help Me Rhonda - Live In White Plains, NY / 11/21/67
75. Barbara Ann - Live In White Plains, NY / 11/21/67
76. Darlin' - Live In White Plains, NY / 11/21/67
77. Surfer Girl - Live In White Plains, NY / 11/21/67
78. Wouldn't It Be Nice - Live In White Plains, NY / 11/21/67       
79. God Only Knows - Live In White Plains, NY / 11/21/67
80. California Girls - Live In White Plains, NY / 11/21/67
81. Wild Honey - Live In White Plains, NY / 11/21/67
82. Graduation Day - Live In White Plains, NY / 11/21/67
83. Good Vibrations - Live In White Plains, NY / 11/21/67
84. Help Me Rhonda - Live In Pittsburgh / 11/22/67
85. Barbara Ann - Live In Pittsburgh / 11/22/67
86. I Get Around - Live In Pittsburgh / 11/22/67
87. Darlin' - Live In Pittsburgh / 11/22/67 *
88. Surfer Girl - Live In Pittsburgh / 11/22/67
89. Wouldn't It Be Nice - Live In Pittsburgh / 11/22/67
90. God Only Knows - Live In Pittsburgh / 11/22/67
91. California Girls - Live In Pittsburgh / 11/22/67
92. Wild Honey - Live In Pittsburgh / 11/22/67
93. Good Vibrations - Live In Pittsburgh / 11/22/67
94. Johnny B. Goode - Live In Pittsburgh / 11/22/67
95. Graduation Day - Live In Pittsburgh / 11/22/67
96. Sloop John B - Live In Pittsburgh / 11/22/67
97. Help Me Rhonda - Live In Boston / 11/23/67
98. Barbara Ann - Live In Boston / 11/23/67
99. Darlin' - Live In Boston / 11/23/67
100. Surfer Girl - Live In Boston / 11/23/67
101. Wouldn't It Be Nice - Live In Boston / 11/23/67
102. God Only Knows - Live In Boston / 11/23/67
103. California Girls - Live In Boston / 11/23/67
104. Wild Honey - Live In Boston / 11/23/67
105. Good Vibrations - Live In Boston / 11/23/67
106. I Get Around - Live In Boston / 11/23/67 *
107. Sloop John B - Live In Boston / 11/23/67
108. Graduation Day - Live In Boston / 11/23/67
109. Johnny B. Goode - Live In Boston / 11/23/67

Pop Picks: The Beach Boys "1967: Sunshine Tomorrow"

This updated edition of the Beach Boys' underrated gem, Wild Honey, couldn't have arrived at a better time of year. It exudes laid-back, sunny fun.

The original album, presented here for the first time in true stereo, was mostly recorded at Brian Wilson's home with the Beach Boys, for the first time in many years, functioning as a real band.  There's a rocking, soulful-but-relaxed vibe to the whole affair. What the LP lacks in studio polish, it makes up for in gentle R&B flavored tunes and, of course, fantastic harmonies.

Carl Wilson steps out front for many of the lead vocals. I wouldn't call his vocal stylings blue-eyed soul, but he does give the songs an upbeat, credible energy that's informed by the mid-60s pop-R&B music in the air at this time. His cover of Stevie Wonder's "I Was Made to Love Her," for example, works just fine.

So does all the rest of the album. Track-by-track, this is a very strong package - perhaps the most consistently great album the group would ever make, although several very good releases followed in its wake.

Like the opening track and the Stevie Wonder cover, most of Wild Honey has a soulful, up-tempo feel. Only on a couple of tracks, the ethereal "Let the Wind Blow," and the goofy closer, "Mama Says," do we glance back at the experimentation and whimsy of Smile/Smiley Smile.

"Darlin'," another up-tempo number sung by Carl, is the most-fleshed out track, featuring Brian-arranged horn parts that demonstrate - despite all the stories of him being in creative retreat at this time - still at the top of his game.

Brian himself takes a strong, soulful lead vocal on "Here Comes the Night." He is still in great form here. His gentle lead and the "bah-bah-bah" backing vocals on "I'd Love Just Once to See You," meanwhile, sets the template for the "sunshine pop" sound that would emerge during the last years of the Sixties. The tune also has a funny, unexpected punchline, demonstrating the group's mischievous side.

Listeners mainly familiar with the Beach Boys through Pet Sounds should check out Wild Honey. Odds are they'll like it quite a bit. There's not a bad track on it.

Longtime fans, on the other hand, will enjoy the many extras in this new package. Along with being a great album, Wild Honey is also very short, and the rest of CD 1 and all of CD 2 in this release are packed with session outtakes and live rarities, most notably, tracks for the abandoned "live" album, Lei'd in Hawaii. Bootleg collectors have heard most of this material before, but it's nice to have it officially released in excellent sound.

The band originally planned to issue a live concert set recorded in Hawaii as a follow-up to the Smiley Smile album, but opted to record studio versions when the live tapes proved poor in quality. The intention was to "fake it" by over-dubbing live audience sounds over the newly recorded studio tracks.

So, here we have new, stripped-down studio recordings of Brian and the rest doing "Help Me, Rhonda," "California Girls," "Surfer Girl" and "Good Vibrations," among other classic tunes. Heard without dubbed over applause and cheers, they sound a bit bare. But the performances are interesting and the singing is very good. The standouts are Brian's cover of the Boxtops' "The Letter" and Bruce Johnson's lead on the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends."

But that's not all, this new set also includes several bona fide live recordings dating from 1967 shows in the Mid-West, along with studio outtakes from both Wild Honey and Smiley Smile. The studio stuff is great. There are some complete alternative takes, instrumental backing tracks and a fair number of fragments. It's not something I'll return to a lot, but I love being able to hear all these isolated elements and layers that show Brian's brilliance as a vocal and instrumental arranger at work. There's never been anyone like him, before or since.

The live stuff, on the other hand, is as bit of a disappointment. The recordings are very, very good. It's the performances that spoil them. The band, particularly Mike Love with his laconic and dismissive  stage patter, don't seem into it, despite playing and singing fairly well. What might've been a batch of great live recordings, including tunes from Wild Honey, is spoiled as a result.

Still, this is a packed release, with much great listening on both disks. The new remix/remaster of the central album is very easy on the ears - not harsh or overly loud. Purists may insist on the original mono, but I can imagine listening to this new version a lot. The new stereo mix, without all the outtakes in this package, is also coming out on vinyl soon and may be worth a listen, too.

New Brian Wilson compilation features two unreleased tracks

Playback: The Brian Wilson Anthology collects 18 tracks from Wilson's solo career, including two never before released. The album is out Sept. 22. You can pre-order it on CD or vinyl now from Amazon.

The new tracks are "Some Sweet Day," from Wilson's early 1990s sessions with Andy Paley (other tunes from that era have never been officially released) and a new track especially for this release,  "Run, James Run," which was the working title of Pet Sounds' instrumental title track, originally composed as a James Bond them.

Here's the complete track listing:

1. Love and Mercy (from the Brian Wilson album)
2. Heroes and Villains (from Brian Wilson Presents Smile)
3. Surf’s Up (from Brian Wilson Presents Smile)
4. Melt Away (from Brian Wilson)
5. Let It Shine (from Brian Wilson)
6. Some Sweet Day
7. Rio Grande (from Brian Wilson)
8. Cry (from Imagination)
9. Lay Down Burden (from Imagination)
10. The First Time (from Live at the Roxy Theater)
11. This Isn’t Love (from Live at the Rox Theater)
12. Soul Searchin’ (Duet with Carl Wilson) (from Gettin' In Over My Head)
13. Gettin’ In Over My Head (from Gettin' In Over My Head)
14. The Like in I Love You (from Brian Wilson Reimagines George Gershwin)
15. Midnight’s Another Day (from That Luck Old Sun)
16. Colors of the Wind (from In the Key of Disney)
17. One Kind of Love (from No Pier Pressure)
18. Run, James, Run

Video Find: The Beach Boys perform "When I Grow Up to Be a Man"

Trailer for Showtime documentary: "The Beach Boys: Making of Pet Sounds 'Wouldn't it Be Nice'"

Details:
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of 'Pet Sounds,' Brian Wilson and surviving members of The Beach Boys - Alan Jardine, David Marks, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and more - revisit the writing and recording of the landmark album. Premieres Friday April 7th at 8 PM ET/PT.

Beach Boys and Motown issue 1966 "copyright dump" releases

To prevent overseas interests from cashing in, the Beach Boys and the Motown labels have once again issued rare recordings as a way to safeguard their copyrights.

In Europe, works go out of copyright 50 years after their original release. One way to secure the copyright, is for artists and record labels to reissue them. In the past, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the Beach Boys and Motown have all done this by releasing download releases, expensive limited edition box sets, or conventional reissues.

The Beatles seem to have abandoned the practice after issuing an official bootlegs release via iTunes back in 2013. Bob Dylan has generally gone the route of expensive box sets. This year, his huge collection of 1966 live recordings did the job. The Beach Boys and Motown have gone the download route, although the Beach Boys conventional release of Pet Sounds and Party! outtakes this year was likely also timed to protect copyright.

But the band has also just released a digital release aimed at protecting the rights of some professionally recorded live concerts. You can order the Beach Boys' Graduation Day: Live at the University of Michigan here.

Meanwhile, Motown has gathered a collection of 80(!) outtakes as Motown: Unreleased 1966. You can order it here.

Here are the track listings:

Show 1

1. Help Me Rhonda
2. I Get Around
3. Medley: Fun, Fun Fun/Shut Down/Little Deuce Coupe/Surfin' USA
4. Surfer Girl
5. Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow
6. You're So Good To Me
7. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
8. California Girls
9. Sloop John B
10. Wouldn't It Be Nice
11. God Only Knows
12. Good Vibrations
13. Graduation Day
14. Barbara Ann

Show 2

15. Help Me Rhonda
16. I Get Around
17. Medley: Fun, Fun Fun/Shut Down/Little Deuce Coupe/Surfin' USA
18. Surfer Girl
19. Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow
20. You're So Good To Me
21. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
22. California Girls
23. Sloop John B
24. Wouldn't It Be Nice
25. God Only Knows
26. Good Vibrations
27. Graduation Day
28. Barbara Ann
29. Johnny B. Goode

Bonus Tracks

30. KOMA Radio Spot
31. Row Row Row Your Boat

Disc 1

1. The Soulful Shack (Alternate Version) - The Miracles
2. Ain't Too Proud To Beg (Alternate Version) - The Temptations
3. Suddenly I Was Alone - Marvin Gaye
4. The Shadow Of Your Smile - Billy Eckstine
5. I Got You (In My Soul) - The Mynah Birds
6. I'll Wait Forever - The Mynah Birds
7. Road Burner (Son Of Road Runner) - Junior Walker & The All-Stars
8. For Once In My Life - Billy Eckstine
9. That'll Be The Day - Marvin Gaye , Kim Weston
10. Don't Mess With Bill  - Earl Van Dyke
11. Flower Girl (Alternate Version) - The Miracles
12. Can't You Hear Me Knocking  - Brenda Holloway
13. Whenever You Need Me  - Brenda Holloway
14. Just Too Much To Hope For  - Marvin Gaye , Kim Weston
15. Stand By Me (Live At The 20 Grand, Detroit/1966)  - Earl Van Dyke
16. A Taste Of Honey  - The Four Tops
17. Wives And Lovers (Lead Vocal By Obie Benson / Take 1) - The Four Tops
18. Wives And Lovers (Lead Vocal By Levi Stubbs / Take 3) - The Four Tops
19. Wives And Lovers (Lead Vocal By Lawrence Payton / Take 4) - The Four Tops

Disc 2

1. The Lonely Heart And Lonely Eyes Of Lonely Me - Brenda Holloway
2. Give A Little Love - Marvin Gaye , Kim Weston
3. What Good Am I Without You - Brenda Holloway
4. Pucker Up Buttercup (Alternate Version) - Junior Walker & The All-Stars
5. Monkey Talk - Earl Van Dyke
6. A World Without You - Barbara McNair
7. I Still Get Butterflies - Brenda Holloway
8. In My Heart I Know It's Right - Gladys Knight & The Pips
9. I'm Losing You - Gladys Knight & The Pip
10. All These Things - Gladys Knight, The Spinners
11. Hello, Young Lovers - The Four Tops
12. I Wish You Love - The Four Tops
13. Put On A Happy Face - Barbara McNair
14. The Second Time Around - Barbara McNair
15. Smile - Barbara McNair
16. Day In - Day Out - Barbara McNair
17. Nothing But A Fool - Gladys Knight and The Pips
18. You're Gone (But Always In My Heart) - Gladys Knight & The Pips
19. Never Stop Loving Me - Chris Clark
20. Don't Compare Me With Her - Gladys Knight & The Pips
21. You've Got Possibilities - Barbara McNair
22. Never Trust A Man - Chris Clark

Disc 3

1. Sweet Talkin' Guy - The Marvelettes
2. I Feel Your Love Growin' On Me - Brenda Holloway
3. Without Love You Lose A Good Feelin' - Brenda Holloway
4. You Got A Little Of Everything - Brenda Holloway
5. Baby I've Got It - Brenda Holloway
6. Keep Me - Brenda Holloway
7. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (Alternate Version) - The Miracles
8. I Can't Let You Go - The Spinners
9. Keep Away - Little Lisa
10. Tea House In China Town (Alternate Version) - The Spinners
11. I Found Something (Alternate Version) - Marvin Gaye
12. Save Me From This Misery (Alternate Version) - The Isley Brothers
13. I Still Love You - Chris Clark
14. Got To Have You Back (Alternate Version)  - The Isley Brothers
15. I Can't Take You Back - Gladys Knight & The Pips
16. Then - The Temptations
17. I'm Giving Up - Brenda Holloway
18. Spellbound - Brenda Holloway
19. For All We Know (Alternate Version) - The Spinners

Disc 4

1. Can't Hold The Feeling Back - Brenda Holloway
2. The Impossible Dream - Billy Eckstine
3. Dear Miss Lonely Hearts - Marvin Gaye
4. Need Your Lovin' (Want You Back) - The Underdogs
5. One Of These Days - The Underdogs
6. On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) - The Four Tops
7. More (Theme From "Mondo Cane") - The Supreme
8. Somewhere - The Supremes
9. Michelle - The Supremes
10. I'm So Helpless (When I'm With You) - Debbie Dean
11. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Marvin Gaye
12. Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Kim Weston
13. Never Grow Old - Kim Weston
14. How Great Thou Art - Kim Weston
15. Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Gladys Knight & The Pips
16. Where You There - The Supremes
17. What Do You Choose - The Supremes
18. Steal Away - Marvin Gaye
19. Near The Cross - The Miracles
20. Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Martha & The Vandellas

Read the first chapter of Brian Wilson's new memoir

"I Am Brian Wilson" is out Oct. 11. You can read the first chapter here.

Vintage Pic: The Beach Boys

Pop Artifact: Beach Boys/Raiders concert poster

Beach Boys celebrated "Good Vibrations" with vinyl LP

A 50th anniversary LP collecting several versions of the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations" is set for release Oct. 10.

Here's the skinny:

October 10^th marks the 50^th anniversary of the release of one of popular music's most iconic songs of all time, The Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations." The Beach Boys and Capitol/UMe will celebrate the golden milestone with the worldwide release of "Good Vibrations" (50^th Anniversary Edition) on a 12-inch sunburst vinyl EP on October 7. Named the "Greatest Single of All Time" by MOJO magazine, "Good Vibrations" is a musical treasure for the ages.

Recorded across several sessions at four Hollywood studios between February and September 1966, "Good Vibrations" was a revelation upon its release, wowing musicians, critics and music fans and rocketing to the top of singles charts around the world. A crown jewel of popular music, "Good Vibrations" has been called a "pocket symphony," with its still-innovative production, lush, layered arrangements and range of instruments, including the world's most celebrated use of the theremin.

The "Good Vibrations (50^th Anniversary Edition) vinyl EP features the original 7" single version, an alternate studio take, an edit of the song with elements from various sessions, an instrumental, and a live version from a Honolulu rehearsal in August, 1967 that was originally intended for the lost album Lei'd in Hawaii, plus the single's B-side, "Let's Go Away For Awhile." A pull-out lithograph of the single's original Japanese cover art, with its "Good Vibration" title typo intact, is included in the EP package, which features the original 1966 U.S. single cover art on its front.

Fans in North America and the U.K. are invited to share their "Good Vibrations" with The Beach Boys for a chance to be featured in a special 50^th anniversary tribute video. For more information, visit TheBeachBoys.com/goodvibrations.

The Beach Boys:  "Good Vibrations" (50^th Anniversary Edition) [sunburst vinyl EP]SIDE A1. Good Vibrations (original 45 rpm single version)
2. Good Vibrations (various sessions)
3. Good Vibrations (alternate take)
SIDE B1. Good Vibrations (instrumental)
2. Good Vibrations (live concert rehearsal: August 25, 1967) 
3. Let's Go Away For Awhile (original B-side)

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