New Beach Boys release will make you 'SMiLE'

[The Shift]

Oh and I think one or two folks maybe owe Al an apology!   

[guitarfool2002]

Oh and I think one or two folks maybe owe Al an apology!   

Namely those official types who caused him to backtrack from his original statements, whoever those official types were!

Never doubt The Jardine...

[Runaways]

i'm light headed. the vinyl just set me over the edge. 

[juggler]

"When you say 'album,' it presupposes everything was recorded and finished, and that's not the case," he says. "We have gaps where we are missing some vocal parts. But all the music was recorded, which is heartening."

Okay, when Mark says that "all the music was recorded," does this mean he's finally got a copy of everything?  And we're finally getting to hear Surf's Up Part 2?  The Elements?

In any case, my reaction to this Billboard article can best be summarized by something by Beethoven rather than Brian Wilson...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N7lJ7WAAfo

[pixletwin]

Awesome. I am so excited about this. 

[rab2591]

That Limited Edition Boxset sounds incredible! I wonder what it'll cost.

And I'm soooo glad it will be in mono!

[guitarfool2002]

I'd also suggest having a fake recording console built and ready to install, like they did for Murry in the 60's, in case Al and Bruce decide they'd like to "do some work" on the Smile tapes and add new overdubs...

[Runaways]

sniff..i don't care how much the boxset costs...sniff...so good.

HUGS ALL AROOUND

[king of anglia]

I'll probably check this out.

[juggler]

That Limited Edition Boxset sounds incredible! I wonder what it'll cost.

Whatever these things cost, put me down for three copies of everything... except the iTunes LP (which will be redundant, presumably).

[Andrew G. Doe]

 And we're finally getting to hear Surf's Up Part 2?  

Unless they've unearthed some new tapes, probably not. But who knows ?

[The Shift]

That Limited Edition Boxset sounds incredible! I wonder what it'll cost.

Whatever these things cost, put me down for three copies of everything... except the iTunes LP (which will be redundant, presumably).

iTunes releases have occasionally proven notorious for including one track which isn't available in any other format (eg, GIOMH).   That said, such exclusives have also, occasionally, after a few months have passed, been sold as individual tracks.

We also have to hope that Best Buy, Amazon, WalMart etc etc etc don't have their own "exclusive track" versions, a la TLOS.

Japanese and European releases of BW Live @ Roxy album were also considerably expanded from the original web-sales-only.

Not to be a pessimist, or anything....   

[Shady]

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!

[Autotune]

How does Mark know that the whole of the music was finished?

[Andrew G. Doe]

I'd imagine that the 2CD set is for Joe Q. Public, and the deluxe box is aimed squarely at the likes of us.  Good call.

[Bicyclerider]

Not to freak anyone in the BB camp out, but is it a coincidence that Smile's release is announced and a huge earthquake in Japan happens with tsunamis threatening Hawaii and the West Coast?  Is someone trying to tell Brian something?  Should "The Elements" be left off the box set?

[buddhahat]

Wow wow wow!!!!

It's a cliche but this has really put a smile on my face this evening!

And, AGD, sorry that my faith in your judgement was momentarily swayed when Hoffman seemed so assured. I reckon you should mosey on over there and post the good news yourself!

[B-Rex]

We'll just have to mortgage our homes and get all available versions.

[Shady]

sniff..i don't care how much the boxset costs...sniff...so good.

HUGS ALL AROOUND

Same, don't care.

It shall be mine.

Thank you Beach Boys, everyone involved in this project.

What a day to be a fan eh!!!  

[Andrew G. Doe]

Wow wow wow!!!!

It's a cliche but this has really put a smile on my face this evening!

And, AGD, sorry that my faith in your judgement was momentarily swayed when Hoffman seemed so assured. I reckon you should mosey on over there and post the good news yourself!

No sweat. I knew he was blowing smoke. 

[Mike's Beard]

Wow wow wow!!!!

It's a cliche but this has really put a smile on my face this evening!

And, AGD, sorry that my faith in your judgement was momentarily swayed when Hoffman seemed so assured. I reckon you should mosey on over there and post the good news yourself!

I never doubted you for a second AGD!

[Mike's Beard]

I think the song that will benefit most from a audio clean up must be Fire/Mrs O'Leary's Cow. Every boot I've ever heard has been low and murky.

[LetHimRun]

I am peeing my pants with joy. I have only deeply discovered the BB's within the last few years of entering my mid-20's, so I can only imagine how those of you who have waited since early 1967 feel.

I will be going all out to buy this puppy!

[The Shift]

"When you say 'album,' it presupposes everything was recorded and finished, and that's not the case," he says. "We have gaps where we are missing some vocal parts. But all the music was recorded, which is heartening."

Okay, when Mark says that "all the music was recorded," does this mean he's finally got a copy of everything?

Hmm... maybe that's what Andrew was perhaps alluding to in this exchange:

my impression of what happened is that {SWD} & Carl gathered all the available tapes … and made safety copies of everything, which as it turns out was a very wise thing to do.

Andrew just absorbs information like a sponge, from all sources, sifts it verifies it, releases it in tantalising snatches and micro-snatches... I think one of the greatest mysteries of rock and roll, nay, perhaps even greater than the SMiLE mystery, is whether there's any information about SMiLE that won't one day or another find its way to AGD.

I hope either Mojo or Uncut magazines have the good sense to commission him to write one of the special features that will no doubt accompany the release of The SMiLE Sessions.

And I hope they have the good sense to send me their review copies.

[rab2591]

I think the song that will benefit most from a audio clean up must be Fire/Mrs O'Leary's Cow. Every boot I've ever heard has been low and murky.

Holidays for me. That song sounds terrible in most boots I have heard (quality-wise, that is).