What "commemorative releases" should we expect for the 50th anniversary?

[Dunderhead]

Awful thread, just awful.

[Runaways]

i think everyone needs to chill and stop treating phil like a criminal.

[DonnyL]

The last few pages of this thread are inappropriate and should be deleted.

[PongHit]

As for the nature of Alan's illness, has it not occurred to you that maybe the man would like a little privacy at such a time ?

Agreed; maybe the news shouldn't have been posted here in the first place.

[John Manning]

I'd have no objection at all to this thread being wiped. Too much gratuitous trolling and instinctive responding which must seem pretty unpleasant to all.

[Andrew G. Doe]

As for the nature of Alan's illness, has it not occurred to you that maybe the man would like a little privacy at such a time ?

Agreed; maybe the news shouldn't have been posted here in the first place.

Fair comment. I asked those concerned first and posted accordingly.

[Dunderhead]

Has there been any useful news about the archival releases? I don't feel like wading through all the bickering.

[Shady]

Has there been any useful news about the archival releases? I don't feel like wading through all the bickering.

No

[Dunderhead]

Has there been any useful news about the archival releases? I don't feel like wading through all the bickering.

No

Thanks Shady.
See why can't the thread be more like this, where we're nice to one another and say things like 'please' and 'thank you'? I think that would be a much better thread than the AGD Vs Phil Cohen slapfight.

[Awesoman]

Has there been any useful news about the archival releases? I don't feel like wading through all the bickering.

No

Thanks Shady.
See why can't the thread be more like this, where we're nice to one another and say things like 'please' and 'thank you'? I think that would be a much better thread than the AGD Vs Phil Cohen slapfight.

Seconded.  Let's get back to the actual *topic* at hand.  I'm the one that started it for crying out loud.  :-)  So if we have no info as to *what* the commemorative releases will be, do we at least have a *when* Capitol decides to reveal this info? 

[Andrew G. Doe]

So if we have no info as to *what* the commemorative releases will be, do we at least have a *when* Capitol decides to reveal this info?  

Yes.

Later. Not right now. Currently they've got a red-hot new chart album to push. As with Smile, there's a gameplan and it's unrolling nicely, the only difference being this time someone kept their mouth shut.  

It's June 18th. Lots of summer, lots of the year left. I doubt the BB have had this high an recognition factor since 1976 or 1983. It's all good.

[John Manning]

I'm happy to be patient. I'm still listening to TWGmTR and will be for a while yet! The archive release can wait a while... Maybe mid-Sept, so there's something to promote when the Beach Gents play Wembley!

[egon spengler]

a July 2012 EMI partner newsletter seeking sponsors for a Beach Boys event refers to the "fall release of the ULTIMATE career-spanning boxset"  

[punkinhead]

a July 2012 EMI partner newsletter seeking sponsors for a Beach Boys event refers to the "fall release of the ULTIMATE career-spanning boxset"  

weird how we haven't heard ANYTHING about this yet.

There needs to be a disc from each Beach Boy of what they think are their career spanning (without duplicates) plus their favorite songs that they sang lead/wrote/produced plus unreleased stuff by themselves. Bruce can finally put 10 Years of Harmony on there, and whatever he wants from Goin' Public & whatever he's been holding onto for years. Or a Mike disc, he can put out some of his solo stuff that never was released plus some Celebration material....etc.....I'd buy it!

[pixletwin]

Lawd I pray this will include witntla and cf....

[Jim V.]

Lawd I pray this will include witntla and cf....

Man, even if "(Wouldn't It Be Nice To) Live Again" and the 1974 "California Feelin'" were the only new/unreleased tracks, I'd be happy. However I hope we get a lot of cool unreleased stuff. And not just stuff we know about. Hopefully some surprises on the level of "Surf's Up 1967" or the extra vocals on "Child Is Father Of The Man".

I think Brother and Capitol are getting the idea that people really dig The Beach Boys really artistic material and that there is quite a market for their unreleased material. Hopefully I'm right.

[Andrew G. Doe]

a July 2012 EMI partner newsletter seeking sponsors for a Beach Boys event refers to the "fall release of the ULTIMATE career-spanning boxset"  

weird how we haven't heard ANYTHING about this yet.

It's the Cohen of Silence...  

[punkinhead]

a July 2012 EMI partner newsletter seeking sponsors for a Beach Boys event refers to the "fall release of the ULTIMATE career-spanning boxset"  

weird how we haven't heard ANYTHING about this yet.

It's the Cohen of Silence...  

excuse me?

I'm one of the Cohen brothers?

[joshferrell]

a July 2012 EMI partner newsletter seeking sponsors for a Beach Boys event refers to the "fall release of the ULTIMATE career-spanning boxset"  

weird how we haven't heard ANYTHING about this yet.

It's the Cohen of Silence...  

excuse me?

I'm one of the Cohen brothers?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGEWQRL2sJk

[Aegir]

a July 2012 EMI partner newsletter seeking sponsors for a Beach Boys event refers to the "fall release of the ULTIMATE career-spanning boxset"  

well, that's obviously hyperbole. I'm not saying it won't be cool, but that makes it seem like it's going to be the best box set in history.

[SurfRiderHawaii]

a July 2012 EMI partner newsletter seeking sponsors for a Beach Boys event refers to the "fall release of the ULTIMATE career-spanning boxset" 

weird how we haven't heard ANYTHING about this yet.

It's the Cohen of Silence... 

Funny!!!  If only Phil could "Get Smart"!

[LdC]

Personally I hope Joe Thomas does his "other" job and records the Beach Boys live at ,say Hollywood Bowl(I know they played already!),Red Rock amphitheartre ,Wembley or...Sydney (for my own reasons..lol). And would it be too much to ask for them too shoot in 3D?? That would be awesome..I think we need more live releases!

[Awesoman]

Personally I hope Joe Thomas does his "other" job and records the Beach Boys live at ,say Hollywood Bowl(I know they played already!),Red Rock amphitheartre ,Wembley or...Sydney (for my own reasons..lol). And would it be too much to ask for them too shoot in 3D?? That would be awesome..I think we need more live releases!

Yeah, because seeing a bunch of old geezers in 3-D would make the whole thing that much more exciting...

But seriously, here's hoping some documentation (DVD/Blu-Ray/CD) of these concerts is forthcoming...

[Jim V.]

Personally I hope Joe Thomas does his "other" job and records the Beach Boys live at ,say Hollywood Bowl(I know they played already!),Red Rock amphitheartre ,Wembley or...Sydney (for my own reasons..lol). And would it be too much to ask for them too shoot in 3D?? That would be awesome..I think we need more live releases!

I do not understand why so many people want a live album or DVD. I hope they concentrate more on getting the box set out there (with all kinds of good unreleased stuff), and then after that, the greatest hits package (which I'm excited for because of MORE NEW SONGS!), and then hopefully another new studio album! Forget that live business, we already got Cooncert, Live In London, In Concert, and Knebworth, not to mention Songs From Here & Back. That is more than enough for now.

But if they do indeed do a live release, I hope it includes things like "This Whole World", "It's OK", and "Marcella".

[Awesoman]

The way I see it, the more the merrier.  Of course I'm looking forward to the "commemorative releases", but I wouldn't complain if they threw in a live album of the reunion tour as well.