Official Beach Boys 'Smile' - why no mention?!

[TheLazenby]

I just noticed, to my complete surprise, that iTunes offers a Beach Boys version of "Smile"... that has apparently been on there since *2006*.  How did this slip by unnoticed?!!

For those unaware of its existence like I was, the tracklist is this...

"Main Version"
01) Our Prayer  [from "Good Vibrations"]
02) Heroes And Villains  ["Smiley Smile" bonus track version]
03) Do You Like Worms?  [from "Good Vibrations"]
04) Cabinessence  [from "20/20"]
05) Wonderful  [from "Good Vibrations"]
06) Surf's Up  [from "Surf's Up"]
07) Vegetables  [from "Good Vibrations"]
08) Wind Chimes  [from "Good Vibrations"]
09) 'Heroes and Villains Intro'  [AKA the beginning of 'Mrs O'Leary's Cow', from "Good Vibrations"]
10) I Love To Say Da Da  [from "Good Vibrations"]
11) Good Vibrations  [from "Smiley Smile"]

"Alternate Version"
12) Our Prayer  [from "20/20"]
13) Heroes And Villains  [from "Smiley Smile"]
14) Cabinessence  [from "Good Vibrations"]
15) Wonderful  [from "Smiley Smile"]
16) Surf's Up  [from "Good Vibrations"]
17) Vegetables  [from "Smiley Smile"]
18) Wind Chimes  [from "Smiley Smile"]
-> "Fall Breaks and Back To Winter" should be here... nice one, iTunes.
19) Cool Cool Water  [from "Good Vibrations"]
20) Good Vibrations  ["Smiley Smile" bonus track version] - Why wasn't this used in the other version?!  It has the BWPS lyrics!

(You can buy the 'Main' and 'Alternate' versions separately, though I'd think they'd be rather short, or both as one long album.)

How did something as momentous as an official Beach Boys "SMiLE", such as it is, escape into the public without any fanfare???

[TheLazenby]

Oops, seems I goofed up the title of this thread before.  Hopefully it'll get some readers now...

[Chris Brown]

Good catch, I'm surprised nobody caught that before either.

[Jonas]

I searched for it but couldn't find it...

[Andrew G. Doe]

20) Good Vibrations  ["Smiley Smile" bonus track version] - Why wasn't this used in the other version?!  It has the BWPS lyrics!

Errr... it's the other way around.

[Dr. Tim]

I recall a similar track list (with hyperlinks to buy the tracks) was done by someone on Amazon when BWPS came out.  I just figured it was a fan who'd compiled it so interested folk could hear the BBs' "finished" vintage segments of the Smile puzzle after they'd digested BWPS.  Never thought it was "official" though no doubt EMI would take no umbrage as it meant more sales.

[buddhahat]

I think somebody mentioned this before although when I last looked iTunes had only compiled one Beach Boys version of Smile. Makes you hunger for an official release even more!

[Beach Head]

I searched for it but couldn't find it...

Search on "Beach Boys."  Then, in the "Related" group in the results, click on "World of the Beach Boys." On the displayed page, scroll down to "The Beach Boys Play Smile" and click on the picture.

That's the only way I can find it!

[TheLazenby]

Yeah, that's the only way I can find it too.  When you go into there, you have a choice of three tabs - the Main Version, the Alternate Version, or both in one set.