new comp announced - June 10 - U.S. Singles

[peerke]

http://www.musictap.net/Archives/Posts/Posts08/ArchivalPosts2008Mar0915.html#031408


Watch for two ‘best of’ albums coming, one for Al Green (which we have previously mentioned), and one for The Beach Boys. The Al Green comp is called Greatest Grooves, while The Beach Boys will have their set named The Beach Boys US Singles. Both are scheduled for June 10. They will join another high profile collection, one by Billy Idol called The Very Best of Billy Idol – Idolize Yourself. 


I vote for all A & B sides, chronologically ordered and the correct single mixes.

[Joshilyn Hoisington]

Interesting.  Bonus tracks?

[Andrew G. Doe]

I vote for all A & B sides, chronologically ordered and the correct single mixes.

That would be very cool and eminently logical.

Which is why it'll never happen. 

I've a dim, distant memory of being told of something along these lines some years ago.

[GoofyJeff]

I've a dim, distant memory of being told of something along these lines some years ago.

Wasn't it supposed to be called like 40 Top 40s or something?  I vaguely remember hearing something about that around the time of Endless Harmony and those releases....

[adamghost]

Yawn.

[Daniel S.]

Are these going to be remastered? 'Cause I really like the sound of the remastered songs on Warmth of the Sun, especially some of the Sunflower and Surf's Up tracks and 'Little Girl I Once Knew'.

[tpesky]

Great, Wipeout..remastered! Will this be B sides I wonder?

[Joshilyn Hoisington]

I'll get it if it has a new stereo remix or a capella mix.  Please?

[Alex]

Not another comp! Isn't the Beach Boys hits compilation market pretty saturated already? How about releasing some stuff from the vaults, like the original Wouldn't It Be Nice to Live Again, the 1974 version of California Feeling, the Brian/Steve Kalinich poetry album, Fred Vail's C&W album (if anything from that was actually finished), some of Dennis' sessions with Daryl Dragon in '72, etc.

Good news: we're getting POB!!!

[mikeyj]

Fred Vail's C&W album (if anything from that was actually finished)

From what I remember off the top of my head, about 6 or so songs are completed aren't they? Something around that, and then I think there is a few instrumental tracks which never had vocals added to them. That's what I seem to remember reading anyway

[XY]

It's about time for a comp with all original single mixes. But I don't think this will be it.

[Alex]

It's about time for a comp with all original single mixes. But I don't think this will be it.

Why waste money releasing different mixes of songs that have already been released and rereleased a million times when they should be releasing stuff from the vaults? We need more Endless Harmony's and Hawthorne, CA's, not more Endless Summer's!

[Joshilyn Hoisington]

It's about time for a comp with all original single mixes. But I don't think this will be it.

Why waste money releasing different mixes of songs that have already been released and rereleased a million times when they should be releasing stuff from the vaults? We need more Endless Harmony's and Hawthorne, CA's, not more Endless Summer's!

I don't know this for sure, but I'm almost positive there are a few single mixes that haven't been released on CD.

[XY]

I don't know this for sure, but I'm almost positive there are a few single mixes that haven't been released on CD.

That would be cool.

Why waste money releasing different mixes of songs that have already been released and rereleased a million times when they should be releasing stuff from the vaults? We need more Endless Harmony's and Hawthorne, CA's, not more Endless Summer's!

I'm probably alone with this, but before releasing archival material, the whole originally released catalog should be available on CD. I mean, radio stations were playing the single mixes back in the day, that's how the songs were first heard, those versions entered the charts or not. And sometimes different mixes make a big difference.

[Dancing Bear]

Can a good soul estimate how much CD space would the whole As & Bs output take? Capitol, Warner, CBS and Kokomo's one offs.

Not that I think they would release something like that for the 278 audiophiles out there...

[peerke]

Can a good soul estimate how much CD space would the whole As & Bs output take? Capitol, Warner, CBS and Kokomo's one offs.

Not that I think they would release something like that for the 278 audiophiles out there...

There's a bootleg box around which take up 5 cd's plus one extra with promo's and stuff.

[donald]

More Endless Harmony, Less Endless Summer.  Otherwise I've probably bought my last CD format BeachBoys recordings (last being WOTS).

I have the original greatest hits volumes 1, 2, and 3, the next generation of greatest hiits 1, 2, anmd 3, and all of the compilations beginning with ES and ending with WOTS.  I have onefers, twofers (both series) and all of the live and solo.  I also now have every LP in vinyl and have around 100 45 singles and PS's, so I have lots of "B" sides.

Its gonna take another Hawthorne to tempt me.

I will buy POB and a Carl comp if one ever gets here.

Oh, and of course, the long awaited SMiLE box. I'd but that.

How close are we to scraping the bottom of the barrell?

[mistermono]

Can a good soul estimate how much CD space would the whole As & Bs output take? Capitol, Warner, CBS and Kokomo's one offs.

Not that I think they would release something like that for the 278 audiophiles out there...

There's a bootleg box around which take up 5 cd's plus one extra with promo's and stuff.

What bootleg is that?

[Ron]

Not another comp! Isn't the Beach Boys hits compilation market pretty saturated already? How about releasing some stuff from the vaults, like the original Wouldn't It Be Nice to Live Again, the 1974 version of California Feeling, the Brian/Steve Kalinich poetry album, Fred Vail's C&W album (if anything from that was actually finished), some of Dennis' sessions with Daryl Dragon in '72, etc.

... because they've probably learned over the years that no matter how enticing they make an unreleased songs package, the greatest hits cd's outsell it every time.  Have you heard anything about "endless harmony" or the hawthorne cd set setting sales records?  I've heard plenty about sounds of summer setting sales records.   

[GoofyJeff]

Can a good soul estimate how much CD space would the whole As & Bs output take? Capitol, Warner, CBS and Kokomo's one offs.

Not that I think they would release something like that for the 278 audiophiles out there...

There's a bootleg box around which take up 5 cd's plus one extra with promo's and stuff.

What bootleg is that?

Um... The Complete US Singles Collection...   I believe it was created by a fan... not that I've ever heard/seen/owned it... but from what I'm told it's a pretty sweet collection   

[Susan]

In some ways, tho, i think the hits comps help pay for the stuff that we would rather hear.

And like it or not, we are the minority.  The majority of BB fans love the comps because they've got the hits.

[Dancing Bear]

I still think an all rarities comp would sell better than a middle of the road package like Hawthorne.

[Joshilyn Hoisington]

I'm always grateful for any Beach Boys release.  They could sell a comp every summer for eternity and I'd still be filled with glee over it.  Why?  Because I like the Beach Boys, and I don't have to buy it if I don't want.

And if a little nugget is put on there, say a backing track, a capella mix, stereo remix, it's worth it to me.

I'm one of those strange people who would rather hear a song 8 different ways than hear a new song.

[Roger Ryan]

And if a little nugget is put on there, say a backing track...

You and I are thinking the same thing: the backing track to "Do You Wanna Dance?" as a bonus cut to the singles collection. I'm hoping for a few more nuggets like this, too!

I love hearing different versions of songs I really like as well, but when something like "Soulful Old Man Sunshine" or "Loop De Loop/Sail Plane Song" comes out I'm over the moon. I guess the POB/Bambu release is the best of both worlds: remastered versions of tracks I love, plus nearly two dozen previously unreleased ones.

[yrplace]

Let me just jump in to say that there will be some interesting new things on the singles box...........Mark