SMiLE Sessions box set!

[hypehat]

OH MY GOD 

I am so ruddy excited. I might go kiss a stranger. I can't stop staring at that tracklisting.

[Jay]

While trolling through Amazon, I found a two Vinyl set of The Smile Sessions for under $20.00, if anybody is interested.

[Mike's Beard]

I'm stoked to see the Carl and Dennis tracks are being included. I've wanted to mention them before but was worried I might get jumped on for them not being 'offical' Smile tracks. As for the '67 Surf's Up, I can't begin to get my head round how a "Wild Honey" style run though of that will sound.

I was just going to settle for the 2CD set but now I'm starting to think I might have to starve myself for the next month or two.

'Tis a great time to be a BB fan.

[Mike's Beard]

Actually I enjoy my food too much, so I might just whore myself out. Any takers?

[brother john]

If you wanna share or save the Amazon video here's a direct link:

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/D18XVrKjtbS.mp4

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/C1RRk-HhdWS.mp4

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/C1Icbxj9HAS.mp4

(different bitrates 700, 499, 400, highest first)

Ooh! That's clever! Thanks.

[STE]

Im really peed off that the Smile promo video on You Tube has been blocked in my Country.
Did anyone else have this happen?

Yes, nice work Capitol/EMI, that's a great way to make friends.

At least its till available on the BB page http://www.amazon.com/The-Beach-Boys/e/B000APTGZ0/ref=ntt_mus_dp_pel on amazon.com

It seems quite bizaare that they would block a PROMO video.
A bit of free publicity would been beneficial to them I would've thought.
Dumb decision EMI.!!

Well I figure it it would eventually happen but that was really fast!! Guess somebody is really reading this board after all..
I hoped it would last until EMI made it available at a better location and in full screen but it's their video so if they want to block it.. fine!!
But if it helped getting a few more pre-orders then I'm glad!

[Mike's Beard]

Ooh! That's clever! Thanks.

Hey, don't steal my idea! This town ain't big enough for the both of us...

[Winston Wrong]

STILL no sign of it on any uk site!!!!!

What gives??

WHY is 3 blind mice on the box?!?!?

[18thofMay]

Ok I am going nuts..This is so great..Cry Cry Cry..fucking wow

[brother john]

STILL no sign of it on any uk site!!!!!

What gives??

WHY is 3 blind mice on the box?!?!?

Why is Good Vibrations in the box?

[bsten]

Ooh! That's clever! Thanks.

Hey, don't steal my idea! This town ain't big enough for the both of us...

Sorry - missed 'em...  ??

[Andrew G. Doe]

STILL no sign of it on any uk site!!!!!

What gives??

WHY is 3 blind mice on the box?!?!?

I'm guessing context. We'll see.

[Andrew G. Doe]

STILL no sign of it on any uk site!!!!!

What gives??

WHY is 3 blind mice on the box?!?!?

Why is Good Vibrations in the box?

1 - track was going to be on the album

2 - the birth of Brian's modular method

3 - because I insisted.

OK, maybe one of those might be untrue...

[brother john]

So, apart from a few songs on the vinyl discs, no stereo mix of 'Smile' then?

I would have thought a mono mix and an alternative stereo mix would have been preferable? You can't claim historical accuracy as a reason for mono-only, as if that really mattered there'd be no Smile release at all... And besides, Brian would almost certainly have mixed in stereo if he had hearing in both ears.

[hypehat]

I guess there aren't enough 'stems' to make full stereo mixes of a lot of the material - so they thought the space would be better served by more session highlights?

Mark did say that the sessions discs would be in stereo, though.

[dmcguire70]

So, apart from a few songs on the vinyl discs, no stereo mix of 'Smile' then?

I would have thought a mono mix and an alternative stereo mix would have been preferable? You can't claim historical accuracy as a reason for mono-only, as if that really mattered there'd be no Smile release at all... And besides, Brian would almost certainly have mixed in stereo if he had hearing in both ears.

Unless I'm mistaken all of the tracks were recorded in mono, so the only true stereo you'll get ,listening to the promo's is Duophonic or fake stereo.
AGD will probably know more.

[hypehat]

You're mistaken there - Nothing is 'recorded in mono'. That would mean one microphone capturing an entire session.

But I guess a lot of the reference mixes and edits and things Brian made in 66/67 that they are going on are in mono. They're mono mixes, not recordings.

[lance]

And let the bitching begin.

[18thofMay]

Either way if anyone bags the box they will get a beating!!

[brother john]

WHY is 3 blind mice on the box?!?!?

Why is Good Vibrations in the box?

1 - track was going to be on the album

2 - the birth of Brian's modular method

3 - because I insisted.

OK, maybe one of those might be untrue...

OK, nos. 2 and 3 are fair enough, but really, GV is a unique one-off piece of work, and isn't it right that BW only applied the modular method to Smile because it worked so well on GV?

In terms of style, sound, dynamics, mood etc., etc. GV is (in my mind at least) totally unrelated to Smile, which has an emotional vibe entirely of its own, as does GV.

Isn't it likely that GV is/was on the Smile track list for exactly the same reasons that it was on the Smiley track list?



Edit: N.B. This is one of my pet peeves, so feel free to ignore me if you think GV belongs on Smile...

[desmondo]

What a great thing this box set is

Here are the ones pricking my interest

TRACK LISTING FOR BOX SET!

Disc: 1

3. Heroes And Villains - which version?
5. I'm In Great Shape - better placement than BWPS IMHO - is there going to be a vocal
6. Barnyard - vocals?
18. Love To Say Dada - title is interesting
23. Vega-Tables Demo (Bonus Track) - great to hear a BW demo any time
25. Smile Backing Vocals Montage (Bonus Track) - one for the beatmakers and samplers among us


Disc: 2

3. Heroes And Villains: Verse (Master Take) [Heroes And Villains Session: 10/20/66] - just love this 50 secs on bliss
4. Heroes And Villains: Barnyard (Master Take) [Heroes And Villains Session: 10/20/66]
5. Heroes And Villains: I'm In Great Shape 10/27/66 - this is a great piece of music - poss my fave SMiLE piece
9. Heroes And Villains: Mission Pak [Heroes And Villains Session: 1/3/67] - what is this???
17. Heroes And Villains: All Day [Heroes And Villains Session: 1/27/67] - wow - part of H&V?
18. Heroes And Villains: Verse Edit Experiment [Heroes And Villains Session: 1/27/67] - is this a lost mix
29. Heroes And Villains: Verse remake [Heroes And Villains Session: 3/1/67] - just want to here the difference with the 66 version
30. Heroes And Villains: Organ Waltz / Intro [Heroes And Villains Session: 3/1/67] - what is this?


Disc: 3

16. Child Is Father Of The Man (Version 1) 10/7/66 - this will be interesting
17. Child Is Father Of The Man (Version 2) 10/11/66 - so will this
18. Surf's Up: 1ST Movement 11/4/66 - great to hear in good quality

Disc: 4

2. Vegetables: Ballad Insert 4/14/67 [VEGA-TABLES (VEGETABLES) (continued)] - what is this?
4. Wind Chimes (Version 1) 8/3/66 - yes - the first piece of genuine Smile???
8. Da Da (Taped Piano Strings) [LOVE TO SAY DADA / COOL, COOL WATER; Da Da Session: 12/22/66] - wow
9. Da Da (Fender Rhodes) [LOVE TO SAY DADA / COOL, COOL WATER; Da Da Session: 12/22/66] - wow
24. Heroes And Villains: Early Version Outtake Sections 1/67 - 2/67 (Bonus Track) - can't get enough H&V

Disc: 5

11. Good Vibrations (Inspiration): Western 6/2/66 (Part 1) - always wanted to know what this was
12. Good Vibrations (Inspiration): Western 6/2/66 (Part 3)
13. Good Vibrations (Inspiration): Western 6/2/66 (Part 4)

Disc: 8
1. A side: HEROES AND VILLAINS Part One [Vinyl 45] - Part One and Part - will be great to hear this in it finished form
2. B side: HEROES AND VILLAINS Part Two [Vinyl 45]

Plus Wild Honey's Surf's Up

This is so mind blowing and I can see it becoming a source for hip-hop beatmakers for years to come

[hypehat]

And let the bitching begin.

I wasn't bitching?

[dmcguire70]

You're mistaken there - Nothing is 'recorded in mono'. That would mean one microphone capturing an entire session.

But I guess a lot of the reference mixes and edits and things Brian made in 66/67 that they are going on are in mono. They're mono mixes, not recordings.

I think I've just been told!

[Winston Wrong]

Interesting that the track list for the box does not give any track lenghts, unlike the 2 disc set..

Will the '45 be the only way to hear H&V parts 1 and 2?

And what about the digital download? Will that contain all the tracks that are on vinyl, if so it looks like its the box, 2 disc and (legit) download for me!

[dmcguire70]

You're mistaken there - Nothing is 'recorded in mono'. That would mean one microphone capturing an entire session.

But I guess a lot of the reference mixes and edits and things Brian made in 66/67 that they are going on are in mono. They're mono mixes, not recordings.

The point I was making is that the box tracks won't be in true stereo.