Beach Boys music collecting:Can This Really Be The End?

[Jeff]

What happened to Wouldn't It Be Nice to Live Again?  I always thought that was supposed to be the most wanted unreleased track outside of Smile, and it supposed to be released of a DVD-A version of Surf's Up.  Have people give up on it?

[The Shift]

Not really given up, it is STILL one of the most desired tracks -  AGD sings its praises which is good enough endorsement for me. It's just not in our hands, I guess.  I'm sure some super collector has it on his shelves somewhere but is sworn to secrecy.  Like an itch that needs to be scratched though, he/she might have a burning desire to share it (a la Get The Boot, All This Is That, Secret Smile, etc etc etc), and the only way for BRI to prevent that is to sanction an official release.

I hope.   

[pancakerecords]

What happened to Wouldn't It Be Nice to Live Again?  I always thought that was supposed to be the most wanted unreleased track outside of Smile, and it supposed to be released of a DVD-A version of Surf's Up.  Have people give up on it?

There's a great cover of it by Adam Marsland and his Chaos Band - so far that's the only version of it I've ever heard.  Guess Adam Heard the original somewhere - via Alan Boyd (who plays on this version)  perhaps?

[GLarson432]

WIBNTLA is a great, dynamic song.  I was lucky enough to hear it 3 times at
Susan Lang's 2005 convention in Connecticut.  I sure hope to hear it again while I'm still around...

[bgas]

WIBNTLA is a great, dynamic song.  I was lucky enough to hear it 3 times at
Susan Lang's 2005 convention in Connecticut.  I sure hope to hear it again while I'm still around...

Are you going somewhere?

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

I think he means during his life time.

Not to be pessimistic, but I don't think we'll ever hear that or the songs I mentioned in this thread, at least not as far as a release is concerned. Also, if they were going to be booted, it would've happened already.

[Andrew G. Doe]

What happened to Wouldn't It Be Nice to Live Again?  I always thought that was supposed to be the most wanted unreleased track outside of Smile, and it supposed to be released of a DVD-A version of Surf's Up.  Have people give up on it?

There's a great cover of it by Adam Marsland and his Chaos Band - so far that's the only version of it I've ever heard.  Guess Adam Heard the original somewhere - via Alan Boyd (who plays on this version)  perhaps?

Adam's outstanding version is very faithful to the original - if you've not got his Long Promised Road CW/DW live tribute CD go to Amazon and buy it now: the whole album is just stunning.

[donald]

One more time.  The 93 box tour deserves a release.  A no brainer.  C'mon!    Good Vibrations LIVE.   It would sell well if packaged and promoted right.

Another Hawthorne is very do-able.   But 30 years of GV live would sell.  Maybe a lot. 


Or make it 50 years of GV  as a box to replace the 93 box.
 Include "I'll Bet Hes Nice" in demo form,   pieces from GTB, Soul Searchin, SNJ, remaining SMiLE bits, ....and select bits from the PS box could be included along with other material not on the 1st box.

Call the new box "The Beach boys; Life is for the Living-  50 years of Very Good Vibrations"...and have that as the title cut.

[JaredLekites]

I was thinking that Capitol needs to do a new box set of rarities for the 50th anniversary.

Hey. It could happen.   

[Andrew G. Doe]

I was thinking that Capitol needs to do a new box set of rarities for the 50th anniversary.

Hey. It could happen.   

All rather depends if Capitol is still around next summer.

[Cam Mott]

I was thinking that Capitol needs to do a new box set of rarities for the 50th anniversary.

Hey. It could happen.   

All rather depends if Capitol is still around next summer.

Good point.

[The Heartical Don]

I want a Summer In Paradise Sessions 4-CD Box Set. Desperately so.

[Jason]

I was thinking that Capitol needs to do a new box set of rarities for the 50th anniversary.

Hey. It could happen.   

All rather depends if Capitol is still around next summer.

Good point.

Maybe Vivendi (parent company of Universal) will snap up EMI. I wouldn't be surprised. I don't know if I see Sony doing it. Of course, it would be ironic if Warners bought EMI...oh, we're picking right up where 1978 left off!

[bgas]

I was thinking that Capitol needs to do a new box set of rarities for the 50th anniversary.

Hey. It could happen.   

All rather depends if Capitol is still around next summer.

If they're not going to be around, will they have a garage sale of all the tapes in their vaults?

[The Heartical Don]

I was thinking that Capitol needs to do a new box set of rarities for the 50th anniversary.

Hey. It could happen.   

All rather depends if Capitol is still around next summer.

If they're not going to be around, will they have a garage sale of all the tapes in their vaults?

  post of the day... I can see all of us now, at that sale, armed to the hilt, cursing and threatening, waving cheques up to $ 1 M; and in the end our not-so-friendly global moderators will snap everything up and disappear into space with Branson's new rocket planes.

Sometimes the world is sh*t.  Total sh*t.

[c-man]

I was thinking that Capitol needs to do a new box set of rarities for the 50th anniversary.

Hey. It could happen.   

All rather depends if Capitol is still around next summer.

Yes...I had really, really hoped that profits from The Beatles box sets would be enough to keep Capitol afloat...but I suppose most of those millions went directly to EMI rather than Capitol.  Speaking of which, does anyone know what kind of shape EMI is in, as opposed to Capitol? 

[smile-holland]

post of the day... I can see all of us now, at that sale, armed to the hilt, cursing and threatening, waving cheques up to $ 1 M; and in the end our not-so-friendly global moderators will snap everything up and disappear into space with Branson's new rocket planes.

Fortunately we only have much-too-friendly moderators here...

[Jason]

We are all friendly. I'm like Mary Poppins, only more practically perfect in every way.

[Sam_BFC]

does anyone know what kind of shape EMI is in, as opposed to Capitol? 

I think it is parent company EMI that is in the most trouble, no?

[JaredLekites]

does anyone know what kind of shape EMI is in, as opposed to Capitol? 

I think it is parent company EMI that is in the most trouble, no?

I think The Beatles remastered catalog now being on iTunes might either help or hurt them. It all depends on where the money's going. Considering how Apple Corps. have been handling their royalties for the past couple of decades, it's safe to say that most of the profit is going to benefit people in The Beatles camp.

Maybe Coldplay can put out a new album and save Capitol? 

[Peter Reum]

There is more than enough for a nice Smile set plus another set of songs. Whether or not such releases would be more appropriate for a Rhino Handmade type of release would be a question to ponder. Personally I thinl there could be a novel approach such as a set with themed cds such as a Dennis`s Best cd, Carl`s Best cd, a Brian cd, Alan, Mike.....There is a market if the sets are well assembled.

[punkinhead]

does anyone know what kind of shape EMI is in, as opposed to Capitol? 

I think it is parent company EMI that is in the most trouble, no?

I think The Beatles remastered catalog now being on iTunes might either help or hurt them. It all depends on where the money's going. Considering how Apple Corps. have been handling their royalties for the past couple of decades, it's safe to say that most of the profit is going to benefit people in The Beatles camp.

Maybe Coldplay can put out a new album and save Capitol? 

Perhaps the money will go towards a release of the Let It Be film?

who am i kidding, i'm just teasing myself.

[Ron]

They should do a remix album like the Beatles did with Love.  To be honest I don't know why they haven't yet.  To be extra honest I didn't buy Love though (or download it) so maybe that's not a good idea, lol.




As for all the Beatles money helping EMI, etc they may be hurting, but damn look how well Michael Jackson's kids have it now.  They're making 100's of millions of dollars off this crap and all they have to do is buy a few new video games and the ipods and whatever the kids buy these days.  EMI and Capitol are sweating bullets even with all that cash, and these kids are also intertwined with it and just stacking up dough.  They probably can't even spend most of it if they wanted to.  Such a weird juxtaposition, EMI going broke and in the same business transaction these children are amassing perpetual fortunes. 

[punkinhead]

They should do a remix album like the Beatles did with Love.  To be honest I don't know why they haven't yet.  To be extra honest I didn't buy Love though (or download it) so maybe that's not a good idea, lol.




As for all the Beatles money helping EMI, etc they may be hurting, but damn look how well Michael Jackson's kids have it now.  They're making 100's of millions of dollars off this crap and all they have to do is buy a few new video games and the ipods and whatever the kids buy these days.  EMI and Capitol are sweating bullets even with all that cash, and these kids are also intertwined with it and just stacking up dough.  They probably can't even spend most of it if they wanted to.  Such a weird juxtaposition, EMI going broke and in the same business transaction these children are amassing perpetual fortunes. 

Finally, a good excuse to download stuff illegally. 

[Mahalo]

Wouldn't It Be Nice to Live Again

Child Is Father of the Man

Sail on Sailor (demo)...doesn't it exist, somehwere?

Love You instrumentals

Any BB instrumentals that haven't swelled to the surface...as goes sessions...like 'Til I Die

Whatever 1971 additions were done to the SMiLE trax...

There's lots of goodies out there, in time many will see the light of day....