Stack-o-tracks

[Rocker]

I have some questions about this album.
How much were the Beach Boys (the Wilsons?) involved in the making of this album ? Who decided which tracks were used and did the mixes ?
And who was responsible for the guitar charts that came with the original LP? Did Carl or Brian tell them exactly which chords  are played?
Was there any kind of promotion ? Did any Beach Boy ever talk about it publicly except for Brian's liner notes?

[Andrew G. Doe]

I have some questions about this album.
How much were the Beach Boys (the Wilsons?) involved in the making of this album ? Who decided which tracks were used and did the mixes ?
And who was responsible for the guitar charts that came with the original LP? Did Carl or Brian tell them exactly which chords  are played?
Was there any kind of promotion ? Did any Beach Boy ever talk about it publicly except for Brian's liner notes?

As far as I'm aware, Carl (and maybe Brian) chose the tracks, and both of them definitely wrote out the chord charts. No promotion at all. As for the mixes, I guess they just pulled the 3-, 4- and 8-tracks, stripped the vocals away and mixed the remainder to mono.

[letsmakeit31]

Any more general Info on this album e.g. the album cover which I totally love, Any reviews done at the time it was released?, Any details about the cd twofo release Who mixed them in stereo?, When was this done?, Was it really the first "Karaoke" album??, etc, etc lol

[metal flake paint]

According to Brad Elliot in The Dumb Angel Gazette #3, there was an in-house Capitol memorandum track lineup which replaced "Good To My Baby" with "Do It Again". Also included in DAG are a couple of pages of Carl and Brian's handwritten chord charts.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Any details about the cd twofo release Who mixed them in stereo?, When was this done?

At the risk of seeming tetchy (moi ?)... try reading the CD booklet.

[letsmakeit31]

Any details about the cd twofo release Who mixed them in stereo?, When was this done?

At the risk of seeming tetchy (moi ?)... try reading the CD booklet.

I've been trying to find the booklet, last time I'd see it in my hands was a few years back and since then I've moved, Got the CD just not the booklet

[The Heartical Don]

Any details about the cd twofo release Who mixed them in stereo?, When was this done?

At the risk of seeming tetchy (moi ?)... try reading the CD booklet.

I've been trying to find the booklet, last time I'd see it in my hands was a few years back and since then I've moved, Got the CD just not the booklet

The petition to get you banned has started just now.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Any details about the cd twofo release Who mixed them in stereo?, When was this done?

At the risk of seeming tetchy (moi ?)... try reading the CD booklet.

I've been trying to find the booklet, last time I'd see it in my hands was a few years back and since then I've moved, Got the CD just not the booklet

Album Liner Notes.com

[Jason]

As far as I know, When I Grow Up was also considered for the album and was even mixed down. Bootlegs have the mix which contains a bit of the "counting" vocals at the end, with at least two of the band audibly chirping "69" at the end. I don't know why it wasn't used; I'd rather have had that than Little Saint Nick or Surfer Girl.

[letsmakeit31]

Any details about the cd twofo release Who mixed them in stereo?, When was this done?

At the risk of seeming tetchy (moi ?)... try reading the CD booklet.

I've been trying to find the booklet, last time I'd see it in my hands was a few years back and since then I've moved, Got the CD just not the booklet

Album Liner Notes.com

Thanks Andrew

[letsmakeit31]

As far as I know, When I Grow Up was also considered for the album and was even mixed down. Bootlegs have the mix which contains a bit of the "counting" vocals at the end, with at least two of the band audibly chirping "69" at the end. I don't know why it wasn't used; I'd rather have had that than Little Saint Nick or Surfer Girl.

Never knew this about When I Grow Up was considered cheers. Any more little known facts about this album?

[Rocker]

As far as I know, When I Grow Up was also considered for the album and was even mixed down. Bootlegs have the mix which contains a bit of the "counting" vocals at the end, with at least two of the band audibly chirping "69" at the end. I don't know why it wasn't used; I'd rather have had that than Little Saint Nick or Surfer Girl.

Never knew this about When I Grow Up was considered cheers. Any more little known facts about this album?

I'd hope we'd learn some "new" facts about the album when I started the topic. It's just so few known. So thanks to all contributors. Was any Beach Boy ever asked during an interview about the album? I guess Carl might've had some inside

[metal flake paint]

In The Beach Boys by Byron Preiss Brian claims that "Stack-o-Tracks was Capitol's idea...They picked the cuts." Further on, Carl said of the album, "You'd probably be surprised at what was under the vocals. It was what was really behind them too. Just the music tracks. I like that."