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ORIGINAL 1966 RAINBOW CAPITOL CLASSIC
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THE BEACH BOYS
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USA - rainbow Capitol Records - Duophonic - 2458
ATTENTION: DIFFERENT COPY exactly as beautiful from the original we listed last week, last copy we have
SUPREME 1966 STEREO FIRST PRESS
Still In Factory Shrink Wrapper
FINAL COLLECTION COPY NONE BETTER FLAT and SQUARE with 4 SHARP CORNERS1966
GOOD LUCK EVER FINDING A BETTER ORIGINAL FROM 59 YEARS PAST
The 1966 original STEREOPHONIC Recording ...
TIMELESS 60s teen-scene artifact influencing the BEATLES
This first edition pressing from 1966, aptly considered a MASTERPIECE by Brian Wilson Superior rock creations from the 60 s
Think Twice
PET SOUNDS is a slice of pure pop perfection
To
call this album classic doesn t do it justice. A rival with only two or
three albums as the greatest album of all time. It is this good.
The Beach Boys
are one of the greatest bands to have ever come out of the 60s. Their
vocal harmonies are second to none, and Brian Wilson s compositions and
arrangements are nothing short of masterful. Need proof? Listen to Pet
Sounds. This is pop rock at it s best. Wouldn t it Be Nice remains one
of my favorite songs, even after having known it for the vast majority
of my lifetime. Good Vibrations would have been right at home here
and perhaps should have been , but even without it this album shines.
Besides
the extremely well-known songs Sloop John B, Caroline No, God Only
Knows , the tracks which were not released as singles still have extreme
merit. You Still Believe in Me , Here Today , and the even the
unfairly oft-dismissed title track Pet Sounds are all stellar
recordings in their own right. Pet Sounds was not supposed to be a final
destination. Pet Sounds was to have been a stop on the journey of Brian
Wilson s continually evolving musical vision. Next up was to have been
an album titled Smile, and who knows what was to follow.
Brian
Wilson s fertile mind would create the magnificent single Good
Vibrations shortly after the Pet Sounds sessions, but he would then be
hampered by illness for years. Smile would not be released for decades,
so we are left with the brilliant Pet Sounds and the sadness of roads
not traveled.
The technical merits of Pet Sounds are apparent
even 42 years later. Brian Wilson built his skills in the studio for
years prior to the album release, which brought them to full flower. Pet
Sounds was an album recorded like a single. Brain Wilson intended for
the album as a whole to have been a hit, rather than just a song or two.
It was the whole rather than the individual songs that was important.
Part
of Brian Wilson s brilliance was the ability to take simple lyrics that
spoke of basic human feelings and create an emotional impact through
his music and harmonies. Wouldn t It Be Nice is a song about simple
desire, a journey we have all taken. The song s simple lyrics are bathed
in gorgeous harmonies with arrangements and subtle percussion molded
into the mix.
Don t Talk Put Your Head On My Shoulder is a
quiet testament to love. The song just slips by with an understated
vocal and then harmonies. I m Waiting For The Day is a requiem to
longing and waiting for the day you can love again. Unanswered is the
question: Will this really happen?
God Only Knows, besides
being one of the most beautiful ballads ever recorded, may have been the
most sophisticated song on the album and was possibly pointing toward
the future. Carl Wilson s voice floats above a symphony of instrumental
sounds. The layering of such instruments as French horns, strings,
harpsichord, flutes, and a staccato percussion all provide a subtle
background for this ethereal ballad.
Pet Sounds continues to
satisfy. Paul McCartney once said, No one is educated musically until
they ve heard Pet Sounds. In line with this quote I remember reading
somewhere that the more you live, the better it gets. Pet Sounds legacy
is that it changed the way albums were recorded and created.
Pet
Sounds concludes with another beautiful ballad, this time of loss. The
final sounds of Caroline No would echo Brian Wilson s most creative
musical period. A train is coming down the track while a dog barks. The
train passes and is quickly gone. Then silence.
An absolute must for any collection. The Beatles didn t change the face of music alone, you know..
Side One
Wouldn t It Be Nice Wilson, Asher, Love
Features Brian Wilson and Mike Love on lead vocals.
You Still Believe In Me
Features Brian Wilson on lead vocals originally titled In My Childhood .
That s Not Me
Features Mike Love w/Brian Wilson on lead vocals.
Don t Talk Put Your Head On My Shoulder
Features Brian Wilson on lead vocals.
I m Waiting For That Day Wilson, Love
Features Brian Wilson on lead vocals.
Let s Go Away For Awhile Wilson
Originally titled The Old Man and the Baby .
Sloop John B Trad. arr. Wilson
Features Brian Wilson and Mike Love on lead vocals.
Side Two
A God Only Knows
Features Carl Wilson on lead vocals: Brian Wilson Bruce Johnston on the tag.
I Know There s An Answer Wilson, Love
Features Mike Love, Al Jardine, and Brian Wilson on lead vocals Originally titled Hang On to Your Ego .
Here Today
Features Mike Love on lead vocals.
I Just Wasn t Made for These Times
Features Brian Wilson on lead vocals.
Pet Sounds Wilson
originally titled Run James Run
Caroline, No
Features Brian Wilson on lead vocals the sounds of an oncoming train and barking of his dogs Banana and Louie close the song
The cover: rated: MINT STILL IN FACTORY SHRINK WRAP FLAT
SQUARE with FOUR SHARP CORNERS MUSEUM ARTIFACT There are no
delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ...beautiful
vivid 1966 colors none better
