The Beach Boys original SMiLE to be released on CD and vinyl LP...(part 12)

Continued from here:
http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=265561

 

First!

 

The 27-track CD sampler is already on eBay...

 

Yeah, I've spotted it a couple of hours back .. crazy money though .. the guy selling it'll make enough money to buy the boxset outright.

 

Yo!

(just inviting myself to the party..)

 

Great review:

http://theorangepress.net/2011/10/review-beach-boys-%E2%80%93-the-smile-sessions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-beach-boys-%25e2%2580%2593-the-smile-sessions

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ji0ZE0jpcg

Jeff Beck doing Surf's up in case some people haven't seen it.

 

That just about brought me to tears. Really sums up why a lot of us are in this thread and counting down the days.

 

I wonder if Target or Best Buy will have any specials or exclusives for the SMiLE release. I would think either store would carry at least the 2 CD version...

 

yo yo mama

 

Posted on the Beach Boys Facebook page 30 mins ago...

 

Well darnitt, I don't get off work until 6pm in Hollywood and wouldn't get to LBC until at least 8. Plus I already preordered the box from Amazon.com. If I could just get Brian's and Van Dyke's (friend of a friend) autographs on it, though.... WOW. Those are the only two I'd want on it.

 

I haven't bothered posting in any of these threads because I said my piece on SMiLE years ago on other forums. But can someone tell me why H & V "Mission Pak" is titled as such. Wasn't Mission Pak a sote or a product?

Also, it seems like the common acetate version of Barnyard with full backing vocals and animal sounds may not be available on the box. At least it seems that way from the samples. Definitely looking forward to the box though since I preordered it months ago.
Bob.

 

Thank you for the link! Someone gets it. Awesome. Great piece.



Dan

 

Brian = light
Phil = darkness

I've kind of long felt like that way. That Brian took the Wrecking Crew and used it to project not only the sound that was in his head (born of Spector) but also the love he wished he himself could feel.

The 20th Century was fortunate to have both men but we were VERY lucky to have Brian Wilson.

 

Find out what they're selling the box for, and if it sounds good, cancel the preorder and call in sick!

 

"I'm going to harbor a guess that the standalone LP uses it's inner sleeves to give the buyer further session info, while the one in the box is probably arty, like mid-60's Capitol record replicas. This is just my guess."

The Smile Unboxing Youtube clip says '2 Lps in gatefold artwork featuring the proposed original album tracklisting and session outtakes'
What does this video mean by 'original album tracklisting'?
If I had my wish, it would mean that the LP (from the box) will have the zodiac signs, incorrect playing order image on the back, and the Frank Holmes DaDa style art on the insdie sleeves. Do the SMiLE scholars have a name for those pieces of art? I've mainly only seen them in b/w, but would great to have them in gatefold color!

And will the 'booklet created in 1967 for the original album release' fit inside the vinyl, or just the box set box, do you think?

Finally, how those CD's gonna fit inside that 'folder'?

I'm a vinyl & CD man, so this is all so doubly exciting...

 

Another great review and a very interesting read... http://www.examiner.com/beach-boys-in-national/the-beach-boys-smile-review

 

Yes, I would think it's a poorly worded way of saying the back of the LP jacket will have the list of 12-songs and the zodiac signs.

Without rewatching the video, I think it clearly states that the book is 10.5 x 10.5 or something.. so yes, it should fit in there if you want it to.

This review beats the one further up this page. You can tell this guy actually played the CDs.

 

Any word on if BBC Radio 6 will produce a "Record Producers: Brian Wilson"? Sure would love it to go with the Pink Floyd one from a month ago... would be badass.

 

Man, those reviews really have me champing at the bit!

 

Seems like Brian is the only member of the group actively promoting this release... which sort of makes sense. It's his brainchild.

But it is a "Beach Boys" release. And it might just be their most significant archival release ever... or at least since the 1993 box set. Mike and Al co-own BRI with Carl's estate and Brian, so they all have a financial interest in the success of this release. Mike also has songwriter royalties on "Good Vibrations." When are the other guys going to suck it up and start hawking this thing??

 

http://www.examiner.com/beach-boys-in-national/the-beach-boys-smile-review

Check out this review of the 5 CD set.

 

I'm having a "flashback"...

 

It is a great review! I also noticed the plug at the end for a SMiLE issue of ESQ. Can you give us any more info on this, and how folks here can get it?