The Alan Boyd Thread

[MBE]

I remember reading a Nick Kent article where Brian gets mad when he mentiones on of the KTSA songs yelling that he hates it. Any ideas on what that might be.

I would like to know that too. I believe Brian said Bruce put it on the album.

Um. I'm thinking either "Endless Harmony" or "When Girls Get Together". Problem is, I can't see Nick Kent liking either of those two.

Those were my top two guesses. Perhaps it was one Livin With A Heartache?

[c-man]

I remember reading a Nick Kent article where Brian gets mad when he mentiones on of the KTSA songs yelling that he hates it. Any ideas on what that might be.

I would like to know that too. I believe Brian said Bruce put it on the album.

Um. I'm thinking either "Endless Harmony" or "When Girls Get Together". Problem is, I can't see Nick Kent liking either of those two.

Those were my top two guesses. Perhaps it was one Livin With A Heartache?

I would think it was "When Girls Get Together", because Nick Kent asked Brian why he put it on the album..since Kent knew Bruce was the producer, I doubt he would've asked Brian why HE (Brian) put a song on the album unless it was one that he (Brian) wrote.  It also makes sense that among the Brian-written songs, that would be the one Brian least liked at that time, because it was the oldest. 

[al]

I remember that interview (I'm sure I still have it somewhere) - it was 'When GIrls Get Together' that was mentioned.

[MBE]

Actually I have two versions of the interview and it isn't mentioned but I think WGGT is the best guess. I am not a fan of it either.

[Andrew G. Doe]

I remember that interview (I'm sure I still have it somewhere) - it was 'When GIrls Get Together' that was mentioned.

The original interview was in NME, 1980, and no title was mentioned, just Nick saying he asked Brian about a song he particularly liked on the album and Brian , er, responded somewhat forcefully.

[memoryman]

i have a question for alan. as i understand it, an 8 track comp tape from december '66 was discovered during the "hawthorne" vault search which contains the verse vocals for heroes and villains that appear on smiley smile. i noticed that the organ overdub for this section turns up only on the 5th vocal overdub on sot 17. does this organ part (the short fanfare that accompanies the trombone flutter) appear on the unlabelled comp tape? if not, are there only 4 vocal overdubs on the tape?

[memoryman]

Also, is there any evidence that the master take of the "eggs and grits" section has been snipped off (a la Old Master Painter) for a comp tape?

[MBE]

Hey Alan, when we talked a few years agp we discussed the 1-77 concerts that were video taped. I forgot to ask but do you have a theory as to why Brian and Mike yelled at each other before "Back Home"?

[Dancing Bear]

I'm not Alan, but I'll add my two cents... It looked to me like Mike was doing a pantomime.

[petsite]

The original interview was in NME, 1980, and no title was mentioned, just Nick saying he asked Brian about a song he particularly liked on the album and Brian , er, responded somewhat forcefully.

Andrew, wasn't there a picture in that article of Brian and Debbie Keil? If you have the article and scan that pic for posting, I'd really be thankful.

Bob F.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Alan,

Getting back to Been Way Too Long….what sort of additional recording was there during the KTSA sessions?  Did the Linett assembly from the boxset cover all the bases, or is there other fragments?

Also, since the question kind of got missed, have you or anyone gotten your hands on Durrie Parks’ Smile acetates?

Thanks!

[chris.metcalfe]

I remember that interview (I'm sure I still have it somewhere) - it was 'When GIrls Get Together' that was mentioned.

The original interview was in NME, 1980, and no title was mentioned, just Nick saying he asked Brian about a song he particularly liked on the album and Brian , er, responded somewhat forcefully.

It was WGGT, and I think I remember why. Nick Kent also reviewed the KTSA album for NME, either the same issue or one immediately before, and said that the only track he really liked was WGGT. The great thing about Nick's BB reviewing in this era - apart from the fact that he was about the only NME writer in the late 70s remotely interested in the BB! - was that he actually knew very little about the background to the archive tracks - Good Time on BBLY being another example (none of us did really until around 1980 when info began to emerge), and his thoughts were totally based on what he heard and very revealing as a result!

[Smilin Ed H]

My memory is that he reckoned it was their best album since Sunflower...

[Dan Lega]

     Hi, Alan!  It seems like a very long wait for the Beach Boys Central Store to open!  I hope the delay is because you plan on opening up with a bang.  I thinking of something along the lines of instrumental only and vocal only mixes for every album to start the sale?   Am I right?        (Or am I just looking through rose colored glasses?)


      Love and merci,   Dan Lega

[GoofyJeff]

Hey Alan... killer lead on "Long Promised Road" on Adam's myspace...  can't wait to hear the album.   Keep in touch bud, hope all is well   

[humanoidboogie]

I don't want to sound impatient, but any word on the web site yet?

[Zander]

Hi Alan,

Just a quick question, I was listening to disc two on the Hawthorne CD last night and the interview segments with Bruce on Wild Honey and Al & Brian on Dennis. Were these extended / left over clips from the Endless Harmony film?

If so, how much of the interviews from Endless Harmony ended up on the cutting room floor? There must have been loads that you could have added in on the DVD for extras, for instance the group discussing Smiley Smile, Wild Honey, So Tough etc?!!

Were there any edits / cuts that you really didn't wanna make to the film?

Zander

[Dutchie]

Hi Alan, any chanche chancing the picture of beachboyscentral. Been looking to this for about 6 months. Any info when the site will be up.

[grillo]

Hey, I was wondering if you, or anybody has any information on the Sping demo "Walls". I assume that's Rocky singing, but I also here a good-voiced Brian singing during the 2nd half of the tune. When does this track date from? Any other info would be great. P.S. Sorry if this was covered somewhere already!

[Andrew G. Doe]

Hey, I was wondering if you, or anybody has any information on the Sping demo "Walls". I assume that's Rocky singing, but I also here a good-voiced Brian singing during the 2nd half of the tune. When does this track date from? Any other info would be great. P.S. Sorry if this was covered somewhere already!

The vocals are by  composers David Sandler & Brian. The recording dates from late 1971/early 1972. Ish.