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

[Jim V.]

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.

I don't wanna sound like Phil, but you gotta wonder how much new Beach Boys stuff Capitol will put out. They aren't the cash cow that The Beatles and Pink Floyd are, and I feel like one really low-selling release could end it, so I'm just hoping they get the important stuff (i.e. box set) out there before they've decided the 50th anniversary releases are over.

[Andrew G. Doe]

I don't wanna sound like Phil, but you gotta wonder how much new Beach Boys stuff Capitol will put out.

Exactly as much as they've been planning to since the project was announced. The tour and the new CD have proved there's a market for BB material.  Tell you what, let's remove all possible suspense - I'll tell the powers that be not to release anything at all in the archive line. That way no-one gets disappointed and at least one person will have a multiple orgasm.

And yes, you sound like He Who Must Not Be Mentioned.  

[KokoNO]

The Boys need a two CD compilation that spans their entire career and tells the story in chronological order. That doesn't really exist at the moment unfortunately. Sounds of Summer/The Warmth of the Sun probably work as the best introduction to the band, but again, they aren't chronological and your average consumer has no idea that Warmth of the Sun is a followup to Sounds of Summer (hence its much, much lower sales amount).


CD 1:


1. Surfin' Safari
2. 409
3. Surfin' USA
4. Shut Down
5. Lonely Sea
6. Surfer Girl
7. Little Deuce Coupe
8. Catch A Wave
9. In My Room
10. Hawaii
11. Be True To Your School
12. Don't Worry Baby
13. Fun, Fun, Fun
14. The Warmth of The Sun
15. All Summer Long
16. I Get Around
17. Little Honda
18. Wendy
19. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
20. She Knows Me Too Well
21. Dance, Dance, Dance
22. Do You Wanna Dance?
23. Please Let Me Wonder
24. Help Me, Rhonda
25. Kiss Me Baby
26. California Girls
27. Let Him Run Wild
28. You're So Good To Me
29. Then I Kissed Her
30. Girl Don't Tell Me
31. Barbara Ann
32. Sloop John B
33. Caroline, No

- I'm assuming this all fits on one disc. I could be wrong.


CD 2:

1. Wouldn't It Be Nice
2. God Only Knows
3. I Guess I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
4. Good Vibrations
5. Our Prayer
6. Gee
7. Heroes and Villains
8. Cabin Essence
9. Wonderful
10. Surf's Up
11. Wild Honey
12. Darlin'
13. Friends
14. Do It Again
15. Bluebirds Over The Mountain
16. I Can Hear Music
17. Break Away
18. Add Some Music To Your Day
19. This Whole World
20. Forever
21. Long Promised Road
22. Disney Girls
23. 'Til I Die
24. Marcella
25. Sail On, Sailor
26. It's Ok
27. The Night Was So Young
28. Good Timin'
29. Kokomo
30. That's Why God Made The Radio

- Again, haven't checked the runtime of this in iTunes, but Our Prayer/Gee is pretty short. Should all fit well on one disc.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

5. Our Prayer
6. Gee
7. Heroes and Villains

 

[John Manning]

Just out of interest, how many Smiley boarders might be working on the archive release(s) on this occasion?  Some folks just don't seem to be here as frequently as they once was*.

Anyone care to 'fess up?   



* okay, maybe they're working for a livin' but worth a shot!

[Wah Wah Wah Ooooo]

The Boys need a two CD compilation that spans their entire career and tells the story in chronological order. That doesn't really exist at the moment unfortunately. Sounds of Summer/The Warmth of the Sun probably work as the best introduction to the band, but again, they aren't chronological and your average consumer has no idea that Warmth of the Sun is a followup to Sounds of Summer (hence its much, much lower sales amount).


CD 1:


1. Surfin' Safari
2. 409
3. Surfin' USA
4. Shut Down
5. Lonely Sea
6. Surfer Girl
7. Little Deuce Coupe
8. Catch A Wave
9. In My Room
10. Hawaii
11. Be True To Your School
12. Don't Worry Baby
13. Fun, Fun, Fun
14. The Warmth of The Sun
15. All Summer Long
16. I Get Around
17. Little Honda
18. Wendy
19. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
20. She Knows Me Too Well
21. Dance, Dance, Dance
22. Do You Wanna Dance?
23. Please Let Me Wonder
24. Help Me, Rhonda
25. Kiss Me Baby
26. California Girls
27. Let Him Run Wild
28. You're So Good To Me
29. Then I Kissed Her
30. Girl Don't Tell Me
31. Barbara Ann
32. Sloop John B
33. Caroline, No

- I'm assuming this all fits on one disc. I could be wrong.


CD 2:

1. Wouldn't It Be Nice
2. God Only Knows
3. I Guess I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
4. Good Vibrations
5. Our Prayer
6. Gee
7. Heroes and Villains
8. Cabin Essence
9. Wonderful
10. Surf's Up
11. Wild Honey
12. Darlin'
13. Friends
14. Do It Again
15. Bluebirds Over The Mountain
16. I Can Hear Music
17. Break Away
18. Add Some Music To Your Day
19. This Whole World
20. Forever
21. Long Promised Road
22. Disney Girls
23. 'Til I Die
24. Marcella
25. Sail On, Sailor
26. It's Ok
27. The Night Was So Young
28. Good Timin'
29. Kokomo
30. That's Why God Made The Radio

- Again, haven't checked the runtime of this in iTunes, but Our Prayer/Gee is pretty short. Should all fit well on one disc.

Add "Cottonfields," "Rock and Roll Music" and "Come and Go With Me."  They may be covers, but they're hits singles.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Just out of interest, how many Smiley boarders might be working on the archive release(s) on this occasion?  Some folks just don't seem to be here as frequently as they once was*.

Anyone care to 'fess up?  

How many angels can dance on the head of a pin ?

What is the sound of one hand clapping ?

Who ran the Iron Horse ?

(Wouldn't It Be Nice To) Live Again ?

[shelter]

OMG, DID AGD JUST CONFESS THAT HE'S INVOLVED IN THE MAKING OF AN ARCHIVE RELEASE THAT INCLUDES WIBNTLA?

[TV Forces]

Tell you what, let's remove all possible suspense - I'll tell the powers that be not to release anything at all in the archive line. That way no-one gets disappointed and at least one person will have a multiple orgasm.

Yeah, no archive releases wouldn't be disappointing at all!
[/sarcasm]

[John Manning]

OMG, DID AGD JUST CONFESS THAT HE'S INVOLVED IN THE MAKING OF AN ARCHIVE RELEASE THAT INCLUDES WIBNTLA?

Gotta be true – he didn't use a smiley!  

Cheers!

[Andrew G. Doe]

OMG, DID AGD JUST CONFESS THAT HE'S INVOLVED IN THE MAKING OF AN ARCHIVE RELEASE THAT INCLUDES WIBNTLA?

Lemme think about that for a bit...

...

....

.....

......

No, I don't believe I did.

Y'know, were I of an evil disposition, I could seriously f*** with some people's minds here.

Hmmmmmmmmmm...

 

[John Manning]

OMG, DID AGD JUST CONFESS THAT HE'S INVOLVED IN THE MAKING OF AN ARCHIVE RELEASE THAT INCLUDES WIBNTLA?

Lemme think about that for a bit...

...

....

.....

......

No, i don't believe I did.

Well, cheers anyway 

[shelter]

Y'know, were I of an evil disposition, I could seriously f*** with some people's minds here.

No doubt about that.

[John Manning]

Y'know, were I of an evil disposition, I could seriously f*** with some people's minds here.
… 

Is that an "if" ?

[drbeachboy]

Come on Andrew, pull a reverse Cohen on us.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Come on Andrew, pull a reverse Cohen on us.

That would get you a five to ten stretch where I live, aside from being anatomically highly inadvisable, if not actually impossible.

[Jim V.]

I don't wanna sound like Phil, but you gotta wonder how much new Beach Boys stuff Capitol will put out.

Exactly as much as they've been planning to since the project was announced. The tour and the new CD have proved there's a market for BB material.  Tell you what, let's remove all possible suspense - I'll tell the powers that be not to release anything at all in the archive line. That way no-one gets disappointed and at least one person will have a multiple orgasm.

And yes, you sound like He Who Must Not Be Mentioned.  

I do believe we will get a box set and a hits collection, as per the original press release, but I wonder if there is anything else. I do feel that their catalog could use a full-sale overhaul, specifically having every studio album (including Stack-o-Tracks and Still Cruisin') reissued as a stand-alone CD, possibly with appropriate bonus tracks.

However, don't get me wrong, I'm very happy about the box set and the hits collection, and I'm excited to hear some news on them, hopefully soon. By the way, when was the SMiLE tracklisting revealed? Around August I think, right? So hopefully we'll hear something soon if they wanna get this stuff out by November.

[hypehat]

Come on Andrew, pull a reverse Cohen on us.

That would get you a five to ten stretch where I live, aside from being anatomically highly inadvisable, if not actually impossible.

A "Reverse Cohen"



(Cheers, Google Image Search)

[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!

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...

Sad, but if this is your opinion of the Beach boys than I can only wonder why you are here.Please no offense. Most can only hope to wish to be that active and great at 70. They are an inspiration. 3D would only make the feeling of the concert more interactive and "real"...Besides I want something mixed properley for multi-channel and is lossless. A DTS MSTR mix would sound amazing in my opinion, and learning Joe Thomas is part of the company for the tour only makes this more likely to me.

[Heysaboda]

Y'know, were I of an evil disposition, I could seriously f*** with some people's minds here.

Hmmmmmmmmmm...

 

Maybe you already have, Andrew ... ... ... maybe, you already ... have ... ... ...

 

[KokoNO]

Add "Cottonfields," "Rock and Roll Music" and "Come and Go With Me."  They may be covers, but they're hit singles.

My thought process was to try and actively avoid covers since I wanted to present the band's history as best I could on two discs. The lack of more than 160 minutes to play around with means the covers needed to be avoided at all costs. Then I Kissed Her is at least from their prime period and was a sizable hit outside of the United States while Barbara Ann clearly needs to be on here regardless. Bluebirds and I Can Hear Music are pretty much unknown to the general public in their original versions, so they can be on here as well.

Basically, the first cover you mentioned has been done better by some other artists, noticeably CCR, and the latter two are just god-awful covers from their later period. As you can see, I went out of my way to avoid spending much time on the post-Holland period as there's just too many classics that would be left off in favor of later, dated hits like Getcha Back.


Thinking more about it, the best Beach Boys two-disc compilation would probably end at Holland and be called "The First Ten Years" since it covers everything they recorded from 1962-1972 (with Holland being released only a week into 1973). That would free up a lot of extra space between the two discs and kind of represents their last hurrah before they became a popular oldies act (15 Big Ones), put their hands on a Brian solo album (Love You) and then put out records that are mostly pointless to the general public ever since. The only exception, of course, is the new one. However, since it just came out, it's not like tracks from it would really need to be on a compilation like this. A two disc set that ended at Holland would get universal acclaim (including a "10" from Pitchfork) and would get a lot of the younger, hipper crowd into the band without pushing the cheesier latter-day stuff onto them.

[joshferrell]

they should release two cd sets and call them the red and blue albums the first disc (red) could have their early hits while the second cd (blue) could have their latter hits,the first cover could be them young looking down from a stairway  and the blue none could be them now looking down the same starway,it would be so unique and original I'm sure NO ONE has ever thought of such a release before..

[Wirestone]

they should release two cd sets and call them the red and blue albums the first disc (red) could have their early hits while the second cd (blue) could have their latter hits,the first cover could be them young looking down from a stairway  and the blue none could be them now looking down the same starway,it would be so unique and original I'm sure NO ONE has ever thought of such a release before..

Almost as original as having a suite on your supposed last album that ends with a really self-conscious farewell song!

[Heysaboda]

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? 

Hopefully, Al Jardine will be spilling the beans any day now!

 

[Phoenix]

they should release two cd sets and call them the red and blue albums the first disc (red) could have their early hits while the second cd (blue) could have their latter hits,the first cover could be them young looking down from a stairway  and the blue none could be them now looking down the same starway,it would be so unique and original I'm sure NO ONE has ever thought of such a release before..

Almost as original as having a suite on your supposed last album that ends with a really self-conscious farewell song!

Zing!