Share your latest acquisitions of Beach Boys merchandise & stuff

[The Shift]

Not recent, but I reckon my top BBs piece of memorabilia is a 2004 Smile tour programme signed by all the band, Brian, and Van Dyke Parks, with the lyrics to the megaphone section of On A Holiday hand written by Nick Waluska, on opening night at the RFH.

Thats a beaut. You done good!

Agree-great work, John. My best ebay buy was a guy selling the BWPS Amazon boxset with the tiny figurines in the lid. Not only is it one of the rarer ones signed on the front but it also signed on the cardboard CD cover, the actual CD cover and the booklet. I purchased it for £19.99!!

Nae bad at all! 

I've also got a lager SMiLE 94 poster signed by Brian, from the Newcastle gig. Should I eBay… nah!

[Cliff1000uk]

Not recent, but I reckon my top BBs piece of memorabilia is a 2004 Smile tour programme signed by all the band, Brian, and Van Dyke Parks, with the lyrics to the megaphone section of On A Holiday hand written by Nick Waluska, on opening night at the RFH.

Thats a beaut. You done good!

Agree-great work, John. My best ebay buy was a guy selling the BWPS Amazon boxset with the tiny figurines in the lid. Not only is it one of the rarer ones signed on the front but it also signed on the cardboard CD cover, the actual CD cover and the booklet. I purchased it for £19.99!!

Nae bad at all! 

I've also got a lager SMiLE 94 poster signed by Brian, from the Newcastle gig. Should I eBay… nah!

I think I know the one you mean. At the RFH, I bought the circular poster with Brian in the middle but bottled getting it signed and opted for the programme instead. I really wish now I'd stuck to my guns. Oh well, hopefully Brian will be back over this year and I can take it along

[The Shift]

Not recent, but I reckon my top BBs piece of memorabilia is a 2004 Smile tour programme signed by all the band, Brian, and Van Dyke Parks, with the lyrics to the megaphone section of On A Holiday hand written by Nick Waluska, on opening night at the RFH.

Thats a beaut. You done good!

Agree-great work, John. My best ebay buy was a guy selling the BWPS Amazon boxset with the tiny figurines in the lid. Not only is it one of the rarer ones signed on the front but it also signed on the cardboard CD cover, the actual CD cover and the booklet. I purchased it for £19.99!!

Nae bad at all! 

I've also got a lager SMiLE 94 poster signed by Brian, from the Newcastle gig. Should I eBay… nah!

I think I know the one you mean. At the RFH, I bought the circular poster with Brian in the middle but bottled getting it signed and opted for the programme instead. I really wish now I'd stuck to my guns. Oh well, hopefully Brian will be back over this year and I can take it along

Mine was a tour poster - came off the wall in the bar, with the permission of a security guy!

[Cliff1000uk]

Not recent, but I reckon my top BBs piece of memorabilia is a 2004 Smile tour programme signed by all the band, Brian, and Van Dyke Parks, with the lyrics to the megaphone section of On A Holiday hand written by Nick Waluska, on opening night at the RFH.

Thats a beaut. You done good!

Agree-great work, John. My best ebay buy was a guy selling the BWPS Amazon boxset with the tiny figurines in the lid. Not only is it one of the rarer ones signed on the front but it also signed on the cardboard CD cover, the actual CD cover and the booklet. I purchased it for £19.99!!

Nae bad at all! 

I've also got a lager SMiLE 94 poster signed by Brian, from the Newcastle gig. Should I eBay… nah!

I think I know the one you mean. At the RFH, I bought the circular poster with Brian in the middle but bottled getting it signed and opted for the programme instead. I really wish now I'd stuck to my guns. Oh well, hopefully Brian will be back over this year and I can take it along

Mine was a tour poster - came off the wall in the bar, with the permission of a security guy!

Sorry-do you mean SMiLE 04 poster? I was thinking of the Vigitone poster. Unless I missed a tour in '94!

[The Shift]

Sorry yes, Smile 04 tour…  (everyone knows the only Smile 94 tour merchandise was the replica Durrie Parks acetate set!)

 

[Cliff1000uk]

Sorry yes, Smile 04 tour…  (everyone knows the only Smile 94 tour merchandise was the replica Durrie Parks acetate set!)

 

Hahaa-seriously though, can you imagine if Brian had done a Smile tour in 94? I have a horrible vision of a then 28 year old legacy being double flushed down the toilet

[Banana]

Nothing official, but last Christmas my girlfriend made me a Murry Wilson snowglobe. That picture of him with a pipe. She put a little Xmas hat on him and it says, "I'm a genius, too". I'd like to think i'm the only person in the world with a Murry Wilson snowglobe.

Top notch!

[The Shift]

Sorry yes, Smile 04 tour…  (everyone knows the only Smile 94 tour merchandise was the replica Durrie Parks acetate set!)

 

Hahaa-seriously though, can you imagine if Brian had done a Smile tour in 94? I have a horrible vision of a then 28 year old legacy being double flushed down the toilet

Actually it might have been well in order, given that the Good Vibes boxset the year before had a put a goodly amount of the material officially out there for the first time.

Might have enabled Brian to deal with those demons a lot sooner than he did, and with the BBs as the relevant band in support.

With the ghost of Smile 66/67 then behind him, all sorts of material could have subsequently been investigated in the vaults and a set like TSS could have been presented in the late '90s…

Which means we'd now be looking forward to the 20CD/5DVD/4LP/8x45rpm anniversary deluxe collectors edition next year!

[bgas]

Sorry yes, Smile 04 tour…  (everyone knows the only Smile 94 tour merchandise was the replica Durrie Parks acetate set!)

 

Hahaa-seriously though, can you imagine if Brian had done a Smile tour in 94? I have a horrible vision of a then 28 year old legacy being double flushed down the toilet

Actually it might have been well in order, given that the Good Vibes boxset the year before had a put a goodly amount of the material officially out there for the first time.

Might have enabled Brian to deal with those demons a lot sooner than he did, and with the BBs as the relevant band in support.

With the ghost of Smile 66/67 then behind him, all sorts of material could have subsequently been investigated in the vaults and a set like TSS could have been presented in the late '90s…

Which means we'd now be looking forward to the 20CD/5DVD/4LP/8x45rpm anniversary deluxe collectors edition next year!

More likely we'd be getting that collection for SIP, tho, or what we are getting: constant "new" greatest hits releases

[Cliff1000uk]

Sorry yes, Smile 04 tour…  (everyone knows the only Smile 94 tour merchandise was the replica Durrie Parks acetate set!)

 

Hahaa-seriously though, can you imagine if Brian had done a Smile tour in 94? I have a horrible vision of a then 28 year old legacy being double flushed down the toilet

Actually it might have been well in order, given that the Good Vibes boxset the year before had a put a goodly amount of the material officially out there for the first time.

Might have enabled Brian to deal with those demons a lot sooner than he did, and with the BBs as the relevant band in support.

With the ghost of Smile 66/67 then behind him, all sorts of material could have subsequently been investigated in the vaults and a set like TSS could have been presented in the late '90s…

Which means we'd now be looking forward to the 20CD/5DVD/4LP/8x45rpm anniversary deluxe collectors edition next year!

Good points-also with Carl there and Alan in the band, the vocal blend would have been 'truer' to the original recordings. Wasn't there a few tracks that were found between the GV boxset and TSS? We know Fire was left of the GV boxset (along with LHRW) but I wonder how much material the compilers had in 93 compared to 2011.

[leggo of my ego]

Mainly (because they have nice laminated front covers) I am working on a collection of the BB UK LPs

So far this year I picked up these, with the flip-back covers, first issues

Surfer Girl
All Summer Long
BB Party
Pet Sounds

Some of these records can get pricey depending on the condition. Since I care more
about the jacket than the vinyl so far they have been reasonably priced.

[Les P]

Not recent, but I reckon my top BBs piece of memorabilia is a 2004 Smile tour programme signed by all the band, Brian, and Van Dyke Parks, with the lyrics to the megaphone section of On A Holiday hand written by Nick Waluska, on opening night at the RFH.

Very cool...I have a copy of that lyric sheet that must have come from you, John (thank you).  IIRC, at the premiere we sat down the row from each other in the Box/Annexe seats above the side of the stage (do I have that right?).  I was very fortunate to have both BW & VDP sign my Feb. 20 ticket that week.

[The Shift]

Not recent, but I reckon my top BBs piece of memorabilia is a 2004 Smile tour programme signed by all the band, Brian, and Van Dyke Parks, with the lyrics to the megaphone section of On A Holiday hand written by Nick Waluska, on opening night at the RFH.

Very cool...I have a copy of that lyric sheet that must have come from you, John (thank you).  IIRC, at the premiere we sat down the row from each other in the Box/Annexe seats above the side of the stage (do I have that right?).  I was very fortunate to have both BW & VDP sign my Feb. 20 ticket that week.

Thanks Les… you might be right regarding the seating; I struggle to recall where I was each night (struggle to recall where I was LAST night sometimes!).

But yes it would have been left side of the stage as I distinctly recall getting VDPs' autograph: I had to slip down to the stalls and bluff my way past a security guy with some tale about urgently needing to see an old friend (well, partially true… I'd chatted briefly with VDP back on Sept 24, 2000, when I snuck backstage after BW's Pet Sounds show at the Hollywood Bowl!).  VDP was, as always, gracious and signed with a smile and, if I recall, a quick self-portrait… would have to dig it out of the vault to double check that aspect!

The copy would have come via Peter Reum, who whisked the sleeve away briefly post-show and came back with photocopies of those lyrics which he handed out to a few folks.  Good man Peter!

[Les P]

Not recent, but I reckon my top BBs piece of memorabilia is a 2004 Smile tour programme signed by all the band, Brian, and Van Dyke Parks, with the lyrics to the megaphone section of On A Holiday hand written by Nick Waluska, on opening night at the RFH.

Very cool...I have a copy of that lyric sheet that must have come from you, John (thank you).  IIRC, at the premiere we sat down the row from each other in the Box/Annexe seats above the side of the stage (do I have that right?).  I was very fortunate to have both BW & VDP sign my Feb. 20 ticket that week.

Thanks Les… you might be right regarding the seating; I struggle to recall where I was each night (struggle to recall where I was LAST night sometimes!).

But yes it would have been left side of the stage as I distinctly recall getting VDPs' autograph: I had to slip down to the stalls and bluff my way past a security guy with some tale about urgently needing to see an old friend (well, partially true… I'd chatted briefly with VDP back on Sept 24, 2000, when I snuck backstage after BW's Pet Sounds show at the Hollywood Bowl!).  VDP was, as always, gracious and signed with a smile and, if I recall, a quick self-portrait… would have to dig it out of the vault to double check that aspect!

The copy would have come via Peter Reum, who whisked the sleeve away briefly post-show and came back with photocopies of those lyrics which he handed out to a few folks.  Good man Peter!

Good man Peter indeed!  And great Hollywood Bowl story!  Yes, I also got down to the stalls to get VDP's autograph, along with other fans, after the show.  He was very gracious, but I remember him being very focused on the "Surf's Up" lyric page of the concert program someone opened for him to sign, as if he had not seen it before (and he may well not have).  I always figured he was thinking "'handsome mannered baton'?  WTF? It's 'handsome man and baton,' you idiots!!"  

A glorious week it was.

[bgas]

Not exactly BBs, BUT , cool and close enough for me:  Went to a thrift store Friday, and while there were NO rock items of any sort, I was thinking to myself " what a dummy  is the person that passed on this 8 track" !!  ( I paid 25 cents; as mint as mint can be, save a little slip cover wear)  


    

[The Shift]

Does it play okay? (Or is this one to store with the Virgin 180gm vinyl?).

[bgas]

Does it play okay? (Or is this one to store with the Virgin 180gm vinyl?).

I rarely play anything vintage, but I did check it and it sounds perfect. 

[punkinhead]

My connection buddy just sent me all his issues of Add Some Music, such an interesting read! I'm not sure when ASM stopped publishing but I gotta nice stack of issues to catch up on. I think the book ASMRYD just scratches the surface. I think I have 18 issues, starting DEC 78 to Dec 84.

[leggo of my ego]

Not exactly BBs, BUT , cool and close enough for me:  Went to a thrift store Friday, and while there were NO rock items of any sort, I was thinking to myself " what a dummy  is the person that passed on this 8 track" !!  ( I paid 25 cents; as mint as mint can be, save a little slip cover wear)  

    
      
    

Eh? What is that 8-track an Esso sampler? We had Enco in my neck of the woods.

Today I scored a reel to reel tape - it's a 10.5 / 2 track of the "live" Pet Sounds, I think its a BBC radio copy came from jolly old England.

[The Shift]

   
       
   
Eh? What is that 8-track an Esso sampler? We had Enco in my neck of the woods.

http://bananastan.com/esso.html

[SMiLE Brian]

   
       
   
Eh? What is that 8-track an Esso sampler? We had Enco in my neck of the woods.

http://bananastan.com/esso.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PjbURugp88

[Shady]

I was browsing some celebrity site and I came across that twilight actress Kristen Stewart wearing a VERY COOL beach boys t-shirt.

Has anyone seen this t-shirt on-line, it must be widely available if she found it.

[AndrewHickey]

Not exactly BBs, BUT , cool and close enough for me:  Went to a thrift store Friday, and while there were NO rock items of any sort, I was thinking to myself " what a dummy  is the person that passed on this 8 track" !!  ( I paid 25 cents; as mint as mint can be, save a little slip cover wear)  

    
      
    

Eh? What is that 8-track an Esso sampler? We had Enco in my neck of the woods.

The Esso Trinidad Steel Band, an album produced and arranged by Van Dyke Parks. Absolutely wonderful stuff.

[Lowbacca]

I was browsing some celebrity site and I came across that twilight actress Kristen Stewart wearing a VERY COOL beach boys t-shirt.

Has anyone seen this t-shirt on-line, it must be widely available if she found it.

... or she had it customized. I've done that a couple of times - shouldn't be a problem for some celeb, either. Cool shirt, though.

[leggo of my ego]

Never seen that shirt before. Its always the other indian with his arms up you can get those On Ebay.