Collecting Beach Boys on CDs

[Ziggy Stardust]

Thank you soo much Mark for that great post, you don't know how helpful and kind of you that was.

I guess you're right, i'll jsut wait and see.. but then again, maybe Capitol won't release anything and just go on with compilations again as we said earlier.

This is indeed amazing quality and true vinyl replica! my Doors collection "vinyl replica" looks very cheap compared to this !!!
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510MdBWS4WL.jpg

That's actually the back of the SMiLE sessions set hardcover book!  Needed a white background for the pics

I keep 'em in a standard CD box but will probably get a few mini LP specific boxes soon.

Oh okay yea, i didn't recognize! thanks for taking such time and care for the pictures.
I never heard of those mini lp specific boxes i think.. do you have all the BB albums like that? everyone of them ? Party!, All Summer Long, "So Tough", L.A. Album, Keeping The Summer Alive, ect...?


Again thank you Mark, i've been lookin' for ever for some pictures of these and more infos about it.

[Mark H]

Thank you soo much Mark for that great post, you don't know how helpful and kind of you that was.

I guess you're right, i'll jsut wait and see.. but then again, maybe Capitol won't release anything and just go on with compilations again as we said earlier.

This is indeed amazing quality and true vinyl replica! my Doors collection "vinyl replica" looks very cheap compared to this !!!
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510MdBWS4WL.jpg

No problem

I was tempted by that Doors set as it is such a great price, it's a nifty collection but, as you say, you know you're getting a thin sleeve rather than a vinyl replica.

Check how L.A Woman was done in Japan, proper shape cover, yellow inner sleeve, clear window w/band's faces etc;

http://www.minilps.net/doors/l-woman-wpcr-12721/front-with-yellow-inner-22745

However the set you have is probably half the price of that one CD for all the albums in a nice box.  I was tempted by Randy Newman's first 5 albums in a similar set. 

I never heard of those mini lp specific boxes i think.. do you have all the BB albums like that? everyone of them ? Party!, All Summer Long, "So Tough", L.A. Album, Keeping The Summer Alive, ect...?

Currently I have all the studio albums from Surfin' Safari through L.A.  If I do a last 'hardcore' sweep it would be rounding up KTSA, 85, In Concert, Live In London, Stack O Tracks and Concert. 

Tempted by the Mini LP TLOS and VDP's Song Cycle also.... 

[FatherOfTheMan Sr101]

Song Cycle sounds better on cd then vinyl, IMO

[Justin]

Thank you soo much Mark for that great post, you don't know how helpful and kind of you that was.

I guess you're right, i'll jsut wait and see.. but then again, maybe Capitol won't release anything and just go on with compilations again as we said earlier.

This is indeed amazing quality and true vinyl replica! my Doors collection "vinyl replica" looks very cheap compared to this !!!
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510MdBWS4WL.jpg

No problem

I was tempted by that Doors set as it is such a great price, it's a nifty collection but, as you say, you know you're getting a thin sleeve rather than a vinyl replica.

Check how L.A Woman was done in Japan, proper shape cover, yellow inner sleeve, clear window w/band's faces etc;

http://www.minilps.net/doors/l-woman-wpcr-12721/front-with-yellow-inner-22745

However the set you have is probably half the price of that one CD for all the albums in a nice box.  I was tempted by Randy Newman's first 5 albums in a similar set. 

I never heard of those mini lp specific boxes i think.. do you have all the BB albums like that? everyone of them ? Party!, All Summer Long, "So Tough", L.A. Album, Keeping The Summer Alive, ect...?

Currently I have all the studio albums from Surfin' Safari through L.A.  If I do a last 'hardcore' sweep it would be rounding up KTSA, 85, In Concert, Live In London, Stack O Tracks and Concert. 

Tempted by the Mini LP TLOS and VDP's Song Cycle also.... 

Bah! Posting that link is dangerous, Mark--now I'm considering picking up a few Japanese versions of these albums!

[Ziggy Stardust]

WOW, jeez these japaneses aren't foolin' around ! that LA Woman vinyl replica is incredible!
so it's not just special issues over there, they do that for EVERY artists/bands ? all the albums over there are vinyl replica like iinsane
but yeah, i already bought that collection, not real vinyl replica, but good enough, i'm that kind of guy who likes those offers, those non-expensive boxset and all where you can have all the albums from a band/artist or the majors one at least, since i still have soo many albums from many bands/artists to get yet !

But as for The Beach Boys, i want it to be like it is for anyone else : each album on cd, if there's not a boxset, then i won't be buying those two-albums-one-disc stuff, i just can't.. so i'll wait and see.

Wow they even do all the live stuff on vinyl replica ? man the In Concert one must be awesome with the Dennis picture


Also, is there bonus stuff on the cds ?!

[I. Spaceman]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BEACH-BOYS-concert-1973-JAPAN-mini-lp-CD-SEALED-/140759962941?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D110555187435%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8695778900308634327#ht_2323wt_1185

[Justin]

Damn, I think I bought a few Harry Nilsson Japanese mini-LP's off Ebay last year and they were cheap...I'm realizing now they may be fakes from China 


Someone snap me out of it...I have "20/20" and "Love You" in my shopping card on CDjapan....$75 for two albums I already own...I'm fighting to not click "Submit Order."  What am I doing?   

[Ziggy Stardust]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BEACH-BOYS-concert-1973-JAPAN-mini-lp-CD-SEALED-/140759962941?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D110555187435%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8695778900308634327#ht_2323wt_1185

Snap son, just 11 dollars! sweeeet

[Justin]

Careful Ziggy...Mark warned us a few posts back that the CDs sold from China and Russia are fakes.  That's why they're so cheap.

[Ziggy Stardust]

Damn, I think I bought a few Harry Nilsson Japanese mini-LP's off Ebay last year and they were cheap...I'm realizing now they may be fakes from China  


Someone snap me out of it...I have "20/20" and "Love You" in my shopping card on CDjapan....$75 for two albums I already own...I'm fighting to not click "Submit Order."  What am I doing?  

Haha oh man, i don't know how i would feel in that situation ... i can't decide myself, that's a lot of money for just 2 cds, but damn it is quality!
i might get Sunflower or 20/20 (tho Love You is my fav of all of them, but these two look amazing from the pictures Mark showed)

[Ziggy Stardust]

Careful Ziggy...Mark warned us a few posts back that the CDs sold from China and Russia are fakes.  That's why they're so cheap.

Oh right, i just quickly clicked, didn't look more into the infos, thanks, forgot about that.

[Justin]

It's tough!  I'm trying to justify the purchase because I regularly buy titles from the Elvis collectors label, Follow That Dream, and they sell their CDs for $40 a pop.  So I'm sort of pretending like I've done this before.  Knowing my luck I'll buy them and then three months later Capitol announces their own reissues--even though it's been agreed that we shouldn't expect anything of the sort.  That's just my luck.

[Ziggy Stardust]

Even if Capitol announces their own reissue, it wouldn't be as good you know, or not the same, i highly doubt they would do real mini-lp stuff

But if you guys are into that, i bought for like, just 20 dollars? the Simon & Garfunkel boxset, all their albums plus the concert in central park on dvd (but also made in vinyl replica!) it's quite amazing (and much better than The Doors collection i believe) : http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/3479144/The-Collection/Product.html

[Justin]

Yeah I bought that S&G set too...pretty nuts and bolts kind of release..just the cardboard sleeve. It's okay but you can easily see how much room there is for improvement when you see these Japanese mini-LPs!

I bought the "Sunflower" mini-LP used at a record store in LA.  $20..if only they had the others for the same price...

[Mark H]

Man it's hard ain't it!!!

I must have stood in the aisle at Tower Records for aaaaaages, thinking which ones to get, sweating at the money I was about to spend  

That Simon & Garfunkel set is a good one, got it for a friend's xmas present.  It's nice having all the albums (or main ones) in a handy set.  I tell myself that I only lay out the big spending for The Beach Boys but if the XTC ones were still in print.....  

Justin is spot on with that ebay seller, the user name 'cdfrjapan' is a nice bait but the price and sellers location (China) indicate a fake.  Not necessarily a bad thing as it'll be good enough maybe but not worth the disappointment  of a poor quality product.

I have ordered from 'eiselvis' (http://stores.ebay.co.uk/eiselvis) on ebay before including Summer Days as that was out of stock at cdjapan.  A good seller in Japan with prompt delivery etc.  Prices aren't that much different from cdjapan though but good for older ones etc

I'm going to Japan in December (so hopefully after any box sets/reissues are announced) so if you wanna PM me closer to the time I could pick up the odd one or two for people and then mail them from the UK.  That way the postage should be cheaper etc.

That's a good price and great catch on Sunflower Justin!  

[Ziggy Stardust]

Jeez, Who's Next for 40!!! maaan.

Yeah the S&G little box isn't exactly vinyl replica but you know what i mean, of course nothing will be better than those Japanese mini-lps i believe, that's why, it's better to wait and see what happens with Capitol, but still i don't believe it will be as amazing! if you love the BB and you really love these albums, get them Justin imo.

I need more time thinking, i need more time mostly because i bought soo many things lately and still few things i really need to buy (RAM deluxe edition!) but when the time will come, i'll seriosuly start thinking about getting them!

Thanks Mark for the offer! i already asked but you must have not seen my question : is there actually some bonus on some of these cds (if not all of them) or it's just the original tracklist ? i can't really see on the pictures, it's written so little haha
edit : i can only see for Surf's Up, obviously no bonus, but like, maybe 20/20 has Breakaway ?

[Justin]

I must have stood in the aisle at Tower Records for aaaaaages, thinking which ones to get, sweating at the money I was about to spend

haha sounds like something I'd do!  Like you, when I came across "Sunflower" I couldn't just leave it on the rack...I just had to grab it.  Can't imagine if I saw all the albums sitting there...I would've froze.  

[Ziggy Stardust]

I must have stood in the aisle at Tower Records for aaaaaages, thinking which ones to get, sweating at the money I was about to spend

haha sounds like something I'd do!  Like you, when I came across "Sunflower" I couldn't just leave it on the rack...I just had to grab it.  Can't imagine if I saw all the albums sitting there...I would've froze.  

Haha! it reminds me of when i last went to NYC : i visited St Jones, where Bob Dylan did the picture with his girlfriend back then Suze Rotolo for the cover of his famous album Freewheelin' right
i took pictures and all, and at the end of the block there's actually an record store (these are so rare now) and it's owned by an old guy you know, and what made his record store so different from the others is that all the vinyls in there were original edition/pressed/version, so it was very expensive right, like it could go up to 90 dollars! but they were the "real vesions"! so i was like, man this is heaven, but i gotta be careful.. but i had to at least pick one ! so i picked the Freewheelin' vinyl, it was expensive, but ain't that cool? original edition, and bought on the street where the picture was taken ! where that's what i can remember, it was aybe not on that very street but just few feets away i believe, so i'm very proud of that.

I'm just sayin', it's a lot of money, but it's worth it if you really love it.

[Justin]

Yeah the S&G little box isn't exactly vinyl replica but you know what i mean, of course nothing will be better than those Japanese mini-lps i believe, that's why, it's better to wait and see what happens with Capitol, but still i don't believe it will be as amazing! if you love the BB and you really love these albums, get them Justin imo.

I need more time thinking, i need more time mostly because i bought soo many things lately and still few things i really need to buy (RAM deluxe edition!) but when the time will come, i'll seriosuly start thinking about getting them!

Thanks Ziggy...I'm still on the fence...maybe I'll decide in a few hours.  Let's see if I feel the same way later today! I just picked up the 2 CD version of RAM....are you getting the bigger set?  Looks good!

[Justin]

I must have stood in the aisle at Tower Records for aaaaaages, thinking which ones to get, sweating at the money I was about to spend

haha sounds like something I'd do!  Like you, when I came across "Sunflower" I couldn't just leave it on the rack...I just had to grab it.  Can't imagine if I saw all the albums sitting there...I would've froze.  

Haha! it reminds me of when i last went to NYC : i visited St Jones, where Bob Dylan did the picture with his girlfriend back then Suzer Rotolo for the cover of his famous album Freewheelin' right
i took pictures and all, and at the end of the block there's actually an record store (these are so rare now) and it's owned by an old guy you know, and what made his record store so different from the others is that all the vinyls in there were original edition/pressed/version, so it was very expensive right, like it could go up to 90 dollars! but they were the "real vesions"! so i was like, man this is heaven, but i gotta be careful.. but i had to at least pick one ! so i picked the Freewheelin' vinyl, it was expensive, but ain't that cool? original edition, and bought on the street where the picture was taken ! where that's what i can remember, it was aybe not on that very street but just few feets away i believe, so i'm very proud of that.

I'm just sayin', it's a lot of money, but it's worth it if you really love it.

That's a great story, Zig.  Those are one of those instances where you just have to walk away with something. Those moments are great especially when you're traveling, it kinda makes it a bit more special like it was fate or something that you came across that store and those records.

[Ziggy Stardust]

Ahah yeah good idea, always wait a day or two and see how you feel about it, if you really want it !
most of the time i buy the stuff i feel like buyin' in the followin' second, fearin' the offer could disappear for ever (haha) but would be better to wait and see to make sure you don't regret it!

Nah yeah just getting the simple deluxe, it's cheap and it's a great offer ! i don't think i'll get the big deluxe one, as much as i love Paul, his music, and mostly this album, i'm not a buy who really goes that much INTO albums collection, big deluxe boxset and all.. as i said, i'm just trying to find the best stuff there is out there for the cheapest price, so no time for bonus boxset, so many albums out there to buy yet ! that's why i love boxset of full catalogue, after buyin' the Doors and S&G one, i don't have to worry anymore, i have all their albums on cds! haha (yeah i also buy lot of vinyls, so that's that to..)

[Ziggy Stardust]

That's a great story, Zig.  Those are one of those instances where you just have to walk away with something. Those moments are great especially when you're traveling, it kinda makes it a bit more special like it was fate or something that you came across that store and those records.

So true! i will for ever remember that moment.
(sorry i meant Suze* of course, i do some few mistakes, i'm quite tired atm..)

[Justin]

Ahah yeah good idea, always wait a day or two and see how you feel about it, if you really want it !
most of the time i buy the stuff i feel like buyin' in the followin' second, fearin' the offer could disappear for ever (haha) but would be better to wait and see to make sure you don't regret it!

Nah yeah just getting the simple deluxe, it's cheap and it's a great offer ! i don't think i'll get the big deluxe one, as much as i love Paul, his music, and mostly this album, i'm not a buy who really goes that much INTO albums collection, big deluxe boxset and all.. as i said, i'm just trying to find the best stuff there is out there for the cheapest price, so no time for bonus boxset, so many albums out there to buy yet ! that's why i love boxset of full catalogue, after buyin' the Doors and S&G one, i don't have to worry anymore, i have all their albums on cds! haha (yeah i also buy lot of vinyls, so that's that to..)

Yeah it's sort of a trick I do...put it in the shopping cart and then hold off a day or two before actually purchasing.  It works most of the time!

Gonna give Ram a listen this weekend....should be good!

[Ziggy Stardust]

So, Justin ?

I wonder if that french boy who did the thread ended up buying those japanese import also! haha

[beachboys_fr]

So, Justin ?

I wonder if that french boy who did the thread ended up buying those japanese import also! haha

Yes, I have almost all of them, in both regular and sample (promo) release. Note that there are two releases for these items (1998 and 2008) with different OBI.