Beach Boys - Concert/Live in London CD

Concert/Live in London album for sale This reissue of HOLLAND also includes the limited-edition 7" EP MOUNT VERNON AND FARAWAY that was included with the original LP. These two albums, criminally underrated in their day (1972-3), make their long-overdue CD debuts in stunningly remastered versions. Even if you think you know this material, you'll still be picking up fresh instrumental and vocal details. Musically, this ranges from the merely charming to the seraphically beautiful, and the amazing thing is that Brian Wilson wrote so little of it and that the individual band members produced. Obviously there was more than enough talent in the band by this time to go around. High points include "Make it Good" and "Cuddle Up," two stunning orchestral love songs from Dennis Wilson (liner note writer Scott McCaughey accurately compares them to Richard Strauss and Scott Walker); "Marcella," one of the band's all-time best and most infectious rockers; the semi-hit "Sail On Sailor," and Carl Wilson's astonishing "Trader," which begins as a chugging blue-eyed soul number ala "Wild Honey" before switching gears into a haunting piece of minimalism with ravishing group harmonies. As a bonus, this also features the CD debut of Brian's charming little children's fairy tale "Mt. Vernon and Fairway" (originally packaged as a seven-inch bonus EP); it's deliberately slight, but the instrumental snippets that gird it have an undeniable magic. 2 LPs on 2 discs: CARL AND THE PASSIONS: SO TOUGH (1972)/HOLLAND (1973). The Beach Boys: Dennis Wilson , Al Jardine, ...

Concert/Live in London buy CD music SMILEY SMILE was recorded in 1967 as a quick replacement for the unreleased SMILE LP, which had been scrapped at the last minute. SMILEY SMILE contains 5 songs that were to have been included on SMILE: "Good Vibrations," "Heroes & Villains," "Vegetables," "Wonderful" and "Wind Chimes." The versions recorded for SMILEY SMILE are less experimental. Different versions of "Cabinessence" and "Our Prayer," two more songs from SMILE, were used on the album 20-20, released in 1969. Two other SMILE songs, "Cool, Cool Water" and "Surf's Up," appeared on the albums SUNFLOWER (1970) and SURF'S UP (1971). Originally released on Brother (T-9001) on September 5, 1967. Here are two classic Beach Boys albums from 1967 that were critically dismissed in their day but are now rightly considered to be among their best, nicely remastered and fleshed out with bonus tracks. SMILEY SMILE was originally thrown together as a quick replacement for the doomed, unreleased SMILE album, a would-be masterpiece that had been scrapped at the last minute and has since achieved legendary status, the rock equivalent of the missing footage of Von Stroheim's GREED. WILD HONEY, which is in many ways the Beach Boys' soul album, was a deliberate retrenchment, and its stripped-down production anticipated both Dylan's JOHN WESLEY HARDING and the Beatles' WHITE ALBUM. Along with the R&B-influenced title track and "Darlin'" (not to mention a great Carl Wilson-sung cover of Stevie Wonder's "I Was Made To Love Her"), highlights include the great garage rocker "How She Boogalooed It" and the wonderfully breezy and mostly acoustic "I'd Love Just Once To See You" (as in "in the nude"). Pure joy from start to finish. Their two quirky 1967 albums, together with various sessions and an early take of Good Vibrations ; an alternate take of Heroes and Villains; You're Welcome; Their Hearts Were Full of Spring , and Can't Wait Too Long . 28 tracks! Includes liner notes by David Leaf. Digitally remastered using HDCD technology. Originally released on Capitol (T-2859) on December 4, 1967. Recorded at United Western Stuidos, Goldstar Studios, CBS Studios, and Brian Wilson's Home Studio, Los Angeles, California. Recorded at Brian Wilson's Home Studio, Los Angeles, California. 2 LPs on 1 CD: SMILEY SMILE (1967)/WILD HONEY (1967). The Beach Boys: Mike Love, Carl Wilson, Alan Jardine, Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson. Reissue producer: Mark Linett. SMILEY SMILE: Producer: The Beach Boys. Personnel: Brian Wilson (vocals). Audio Mixers: Larry Walsh; Mark Linett. Audio Remasterer: Joe Gastwirt. Liner Note Author: David Leaf. Photographer: Jasper Dailey. WILD HONEY:

Concert/Live in London songs Recorded live in 1972 & 1973. Includes liner notes by Paul Williams. This vintage recording of the early-1970s Beach Boys captured live in concert highlights both their extensive songbook and the creditable job they did of reproducing complex studio arrangements live. Augmented by South African musicians Blondie Chaplin (replacing the incapacitated Brian Wilson) and drummer Ricky Fataar (Dennis Wilson had torn a ligament in his hand), the band bridges the artistic gap between its early surfing songs and its later iconic material like "Good Vibrations" and "Heroes and Villains." Its early-'70s opus, HOLLAND, is also well represented by "Sail on Sailor," "Trader," and "Leaving This Town." Digitally remastered by Andrew Sandoval & Ron McMaster. Reissue producer: Cheryl Pawelski, Paul Atkinson. Personnel: Billy Hinsche (guitar, keyboards); Blondie Chaplin (guitar); Ed Carter (bass guitar); Mike Kowalski (drums, percussion); Ricky Fataar (drums). Audio Remasterer: Ron McMaster. Recording information: Summer 1973 Tour (1972-1973); Winter 1972 Tour (1972-1973). Photographer: Ed Caraeff. Arranger: Brian Wilson . The Beach Boys: Mike Love, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Alan Jardine, Blondie Chaplin, Ricky Fataar. Producer: The Beach Boys.

Concert/Live in London CD music Utterly ignored at the time of their release, the Beach Boys' final two albums for Capitol Records, 1968's FRIENDS and 1969's 20/20, are now recognized as minor masterpieces. FRIENDS is, in modern terms, the Beach Boys' chill-out album, their first release with none of the R&B-laced rockers preferred by Mike Love. The 12 brief tracks (nearly half of them don't even hit the two-minute mark) are deeply influenced by the group's newfound interest in spirituality, with Dennis Wilson's "Little Bird" and "Be Still" among the peaceful highlights. The two key tracks are "Busy Doin' Nothin'," a peculiar bossa nova with some of Brian Wilson's oddest lyrics, and "Diamond Head," a temporary return to the pictorial soundscapes of SMILE. The more varied 20/20 goes FRIENDS one better by ending with the spine-tingling wordless a cappella exercise "Our Prayer" and the glorious "Cabinessence," two re-recordings of SMILE outtakes. Of the new material, the hit single "Do It Again," the glorious "I Can Hear Music," and Bruce Johnston's instrumental homage to Brian "The Nearest Faraway Place" are the best, and the genuinely spooky "Never Learn Not To Love," Dennis' slightly rewritten cover of "Cease To Exist" by his soon-to-be-infamous buddy Charles Manson, is the most notorious. Digitally remastered 1998 two-on-one reissue from EMI ofthese classic albums, respectively released for Capitol in1968 & 1969. Features a 24 page booklet with previouslyunreleased photos & extended liner notes, the original coverart of each and a total of 29 cuts, including five bonustracks: 'Break Away', 'Celebrate The News', 'We're TogetherAgain', 'Walk On By' and 'Old Folks At Home/ Ol' Man River'. Includes liner notes by Brian Wilson and David Leaf. Digitally remastered using HDCD technology. 2 LPs on 1 CD: FRIENDS (1968)/20-20 (1969). Personnel: The Beach Boys (vocals); Brian Wilson (vocals). Audio Mixer: Mark Linett. Audio Remasterer: Joe Gastwirt. Liner Note Authors: Diane Rovell; Mark Linett; David Leaf; Brian Wilson . Recording information: Brian Wilson's Home studio (02/1968-11/1968); Brian's Home Studio (02/1968-11/1968); Capitol Recording Studios (02/1968-11/1968); Capitol Records Studios (02/1968-11/1968); CBS Studios (02/1968-11/1968); Gold Star Recording Studio (02/1968-11/1968); I.D. Sound (02/1968-11/1968); I.D.Sound (02/1968-11/1968); ID Sound (02/1968-11/1968). Photographer: Brad Benedict.

Concert/Live in London buy CD music Additional personnel includes: Ed Carter, Billy Hinsche, Ben Benay, Jerry Cole, Tommy J. Tedesco (guitar); Carol Lee Miller (autoharp); Steve Douglas (flute, saxophone); Charles Lloyd (flute); Dennis Dreith (clarinet, saxophone); Plas Johnson, Mike Altshul, John J. Kelson, Jr., Jack Nimitz, Roy Wood & Wizzard (saxophone); Bruce Johnston (piano, background vocals); Daryl Dragon (Clavinet); James Hughart (acoustic bass); Ricky Fataar (drums, percussion); Hal Blaine (drums); Julius Wechter (percussion, bells); Gene Estes (percussion); Marilyn Wilson, Toni Tennile (background vocals). Recorded in 1977. Originally released on Brother/Reprise. Includes liner notes by Peter Buck. Digitally remastered by Andrew Sandoval & Dan Hersch (DigiPrep). This two-fer, which compiles two of the band's late-period albums, 1976's 15 BIG ONES and 1977's LOVE YOU, should give both critics and fans much to chew on. While not up to the caliber of milestones like PET SOUNDS and SURF'S UP, both sets contain the hallmarks of the Boys' best material: irresistible melodies, inventive, intricate arrangements, and melting harmonies from heaven. 15 BIG ONES, the album on which Brian Wilson re-teamed with the rest of the band after a hiatus of many years, alternates originals with covers such as "Rock and Roll Music" and "Chapel of Love." As usual, Wilson's compositions outshine the rest, as on the pop carousel of "It's OK" and the delightfully quirky "TM Song." The real treasure, however, is found on LOVE YOU. Though the brilliant studio sheen of classic Beach Boys production is absent here, what remains is an album of honest, original, idiosyncratic pop songs. A trip through Brian Wilson's warped, sunshine-splattered funhouse, LOVE YOU delivers up gems of sweet melancholy like "Let's Put Our Hearts Together" and the ridiculous, amazing "Johnny Carson." Ragged and intimate, LOVE YOU alone makes this disc a must for fans of the band and scholars of alternative pop. Recorded at Brother Studios, Santa Monica, California between January 30 & May 15, 1976. Originally released on Brother/Reprise. Includes liner notes by Dennis Diken. 2 LPs on 1 CD: 15 BIG ONES (1976)/LOVE YOU (1977). Compilation producers: Cheryl Pawelski, Paul Atkinson. The Beach Boys: Carl Wilson (vocals, guitar, harp, bass, percussion); Al Jardine (vocals, guitar); Brian Wilson (vocals, harmonica, piano, organ, ARP synthesizer, Moog bass); Dennis Wilson (vocals, drums, percussion); Mike Love (vocals). Producer: Brian Wilson. Engineer: Stephen Moffitt, Earle Mankey. Engineers: Stephen Moffitt, Earle Mankey, Steve Desper. Personnel: Ed Carter, Jerry Cole, Billy Hinsche (guitar); Henry Roth, Sidney Sharp, Arnold Belnick, William Kurash (violin); Ron Altbach (flute, accordion, harpsichord); Jay Migliori (flute, saxophone, horns); Brian Wilson (harmonica, horns, piano, organ, ARP synthesizer, background vocals); Tommy Tedesco (accordion); Dennis Dreith (clarinet, saxophone, Clavinet); Jules Jacobs (clarinet, Clavinet); John Kelson, Jr., Jack Nimitz, Plas Johnson , Roy Wood (saxophone); Hal Blaine, Ricky Fataar, Bobby Shew (drums); Gene Estes, Julius Wechter (percussion); Michael Love, Marilyn Wilson, Al Jardine, Toni Tennille (background vocals). Liner Note Author: Dennis Diken. Recording information: Brian Wilson's House (01/30/1976-05/15/1976); Brothers Studio, Santa Monica, CA (01/30/1976-05/15/1976); Western Recorders (01/30/1976-05/15/1976). Illustrator: Jim Evans. Arranger: Brian Wilson . 15 BIG ONES: LOVE YOU:

Concert/Live in London songs Digitally remastered by Andrew Sandoval and Dan Hersch (Digiprep). Principally recorded at Rumbo Recorders, Los Angeles and Jardines Barn, Big Sur, California between July 1979 & February 1980. The first Beach Boys album of the 1980s, KEEPIN' THE SUMMER ALIVE has a troubled background: though Brian Wilson was again at the helm, the band's presiding genius was in a fragile mental state, and was soon replaced by Bruce Johnston. Apart from the perky title track and the Brian Wilson-produced version of Chuck Berry's "School Days," highlights here are the regretful "Endless Harmony" and the retro "Goin' On." With synthesizers and exotic drum machines predominating, THE BEACH BOYS '85 is very much of its time, though "Getcha Back" hints at past glories and the harmonies are reliably gorgeous. Includes liner notes by Andrew G. Doe. 2 on 1 reissue of their 1980 & 1985 albums. Recorded at Rumbo Recorders, Los Angeles, Jardines Barn, Big Sur, California and Western Studios, Hollywood, California. 2 LPs on 1 CD: KEEPIN' THE SUMMER ALIVE (1980)/THE BEACH BOYS '85 (1985). Reissue producer: Cheryl Pawelski. KEEPIN' THE SUMMER ALIVE: Personnel: Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnson, Ricky Fataar, Steve Ross, Ricci Martin, John Hobbs, Joe Walsh, Daryl Dragon, Caleb Quaye, Gary Mallaber, Joel Peskin, Steve Douglas, Dick Hyde, Billy Walker, Brian Garofalo, Chucky Findley, Mike Meros, Steve Forman, Igor Horoshevsky, Bill House, Vince Charles, Ray Armando, Scott Matthews, Efrain Toro. Producers: Bruce Johnston, Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson, Alan Jardine. Engineers include: Steve Desper, Chucky Leary, Chuck Britz. Personnel includes: Carl Wilson (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Alan Jardine, Bruce Johnston (vocals); Roy Hay (various instruments); John Alder (guitar, dobro); Gary Moore (guitar); Stuart Gordon (violin, viola, cello); Ian Ritchie (tenor saxophone); Steve Grainger (baritone saxophone); Dave Spence (trumpet); Kenneth McGregor (trombone); Julian Lindsay (piano, keyboards, programming); Terry Melcher (keyboards); George McFarlane (bass); Graham Broad (drums, percussion); Steve Levine (programming). Producer: Bruce Johnston. Engineers include: Steve Desper, Chuck Leary, Chuck Britz.