Unreleased Track Information Station
Ed Roach:
Quote from: adamghost on December 30, 2010, 12:48:02 PM
There's a whole bunch more unreleased tracks from '78-'81, I think we talked about several of them in other threads. Key tracks from the KTSA-LA sessions would be "Calendar Girl," "California Feelin'", "I Will Always Love You," "Surfer Suzie", "Smokey Places", "Goin' To The Beach"...what else am I forgetting?
There's also a version of "Calendar Girl" that was recorded at Criteria Studios, at the very beginning of the sessions for L.A. Light. Seems like someone has played it for me before, and it wasn't at all the quality I remembered it being in the studio. The session was a little fuzzy for me, because Dennis was working on "Love Surrounds Me" in a smaller studio across the parking lot, and kept dragging me out of Brian's session to help him set up.
I kept returning to watch and listen to Brian, though, as he was back in top form. Some of the guys, like Bobby & Carly, hadn't experienced Brian in the studio in the old days, and were amazed at some of the things he was doing, like changing the tape speed to turn Carly's organ into a calliope. Sadly, something happened to Brian's spirits on the second day, and he slipped into a deep, deep funk. It was that same day that a call was placed to Bruce...
Andrew G. Doe:
Quote from: Ed Roach on December 31, 2010, 01:25:15 PM
Quote from: adamghost on December 30, 2010, 12:48:02 PM
There's a whole bunch more unreleased tracks from '78-'81, I think we talked about several of them in other threads. Key tracks from the KTSA-LA sessions would be "Calendar Girl," "California Feelin'", "I Will Always Love You," "Surfer Suzie", "Smokey Places", "Goin' To The Beach"...what else am I forgetting?
There's also a version of "Calendar Girl" that was recorded at Criteria Studios, at the very beginning of the sessions for L.A. Light. Seems like someone has played it for me before, and it wasn't at all the quality I remembered it being in the studio. The session was a little fuzzy for me, because Dennis was working on "Love Surrounds Me" in a smaller studio across the parking lot, and kept dragging me out of Brian's session to help him set up.
I kept returning to watch and listen to Brian, though, as he was back in top form. Some of the guys, like Bobby & Carly, hadn't experienced Brian in the studio in the old days, and were amazed at some of the things he was doing, like changing the tape speed to turn Carly's organ into a calliope. Sadly, something happened to Brian's spirits on the second day, and he slipped into a deep, deep funk. It was that same day that a call was placed to Bruce...
The version of "Calendar Girl" from 1978 that was doing the rounds was, to be polite about it, somewhat leaden. It was on the tape the band played for CBS boss Walter Yetnikoff (the songs on the tape (dated incorrectly August 28th) were a mixture of Criteria recordings - "California Feeling", "Brian's Back" & "Calendar Girl" - and material recorded earlier in LA at Brother and Western: "Baby Blue" (the Bambu version), "Looking Down The Coast/Monterey" & "Santa Ana Winds" (original version)) which provoked his legendary comment "Gentlemen, I think I've just been f***ed !"
Ed Roach:
Believe me, though, there was absolutely nothing "leaden" about what Brian began recording... I was so surprised he was starting off with an 'oldie' again, but the song was really cooking, and he was so energized he seemed like he was back in his 20's! However, I doubt that the rough vocals remained for long, and agree that what I've heard that now exists from those sessions has little or no resemblance to what I heard in the studio. But the same can be said for the early versions of songs from 15 Big Ones. I've got some rough mixes of early tracks, and it's hard to believe that they evolved into the final mixes that were released!
♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇:
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The version of "Calendar Girl" from 1978 that was doing the rounds was, to be polite about it, somewhat leaden. It was on the tape the band played for CBS boss Walter Yetnikoff (the songs on the tape (dated incorrectly August 28th) were a mixture of Criteria recordings - "California Feeling", "Brian's Back" & "Calendar Girl" - and material recorded earlier in LA at Brother and Western: "Baby Blue" (the Bambu version), "Looking Down The Coast/Monterey" & "Santa Ana Winds" (original version)) which provoked his legendary comment "Gentlemen, I think I've just been fodido !"
Is it just me, or was that a severe overreation from Yetnikoff? I've heard everything on it aside from the 1978 CG (and I might have heard that too, as I have 2 versions, unless there are actually 3), and it's not that bad. LDTC/M should've been released for sure.
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Believe me, though, there was absolutely nothing "leaden" about what Brian began recording... I was so surprised he was starting off with an 'oldie' again, but the song was really cooking, and he was so energized he seemed like he was back in his 20's! However, I doubt that the rough vocals remained for long, and agree that what I've heard that now exists from those sessions has little or no resemblance to what I heard in the studio. But the same can be said for the early versions of songs from 15 Big Ones. I've got some rough mixes of early tracks, and it's hard to believe that they evolved into the final mixes that were released!
You've just intrigued me immensely. How different did they sound, esp. the 15 BO cuts? Also, which cut was it that Brian altered the organ sound?
Dunderhead:
There are the single versions on the GV box that are supposed to be different mixes but only sound marginally different. Do any other mixes exist of 15 Big Ones Songs in circulation?
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