Als album due Monday?

[STE]

The normal cd was sold out at my local record store so I got the deluxe boxset version that includes the complete "Loop de Loop" sessions, a polka version of "Help Me, Rhonda" and a real size Al Jardine action figure.

[The Shift]

... and a real size Al Jardine action figure.

Me too! I keep mine in my pocket...

[the captain]

I keep mine beside my life-size Liberace cut-out.

http://www.liberace.org/liberace_products/popup_image.php?pID=57

[TonyW]

BUGGER!

Just checked the Australian release date and it's scheduled for the 12th of Never ... but I hear it comes with a bonus single - a 12 minute disco version of Cottonfields with a special guest appearence from Eminem!! GET DOWN SOUL BROTHERS!!

[wallabie]

Haha, both the CD and the delux edition were sold out in whole Galway . And the shop owner didn´t know when the next delivery will arrive ;-)
But, Al promised us that everyone with a ticket from his European tour of 2007 will get a free copy... so, actually I don´t need to buy it. Am sure my free copy is going to arrive tomorrow or at least on Wednesday

By the way.. I am still confused with some of the songs (or with the samples we heard). There are enough samples of the title-track "Postcards from California" to cut a own "Fan Version" (and it totally matches the Live Version) but I am not sure what Alan is trying to tell us with this song. The lyrics would perfectly fit into Summer In Paradise...

But some other songs like "Don´t fight the Sea", "Driving", "Looking down the coast" plus "And I always will" sound promesing, don´t they?

[The Shift]

Haha, both the CD and the delux edition were sold out in whole Galway . And the shop owner didn´t know when the next delivery will arrive ;-)
But, Al promised us that everyone with a ticket from his European tour of 2007 will get a free copy... so, actually I don´t need to buy it. Am sure my free copy is going to arrive tomorrow or at least on Wednesday

By the way.. I am still confused with some of the songs (or with the samples we heard). There are enough samples of the title-track "Postcards from California" to cut a own "Fan Version" (and it totally matches the Live Version) but I am not sure what Alan is trying to tell us with this song. The lyrics would perfectly fit into Summer In Paradise...

But some other songs like "Don´t fight the Sea", "Driving", "Looking down the coast" plus "And I always will" sound promesing, don´t they?

Agree on the versions of Postcard -  quite a difference between the Al and the Glen lead vocals. Al's aged better, Glen's got more grit, I'd say.

[donald]

What I've heard is OK.   Some of it might be nice to put on a comp with later day solo and Beach Boys.

I thought Big Sur Christmas was .....fun.   Also would be nice on a comp with Brian's xmas lp and some of the better ultimate xmas stuff.

I guess I'm saying what I've heard doesn't equal a fully worthwhile album.   After all of this time it ought to be a masterpiece.