CAPITOL/EMI TO RELEASE "GOOD VIBRATIONS"/"HEROES AND VILLAINS" 78 RPM

[bgas]

So much for the rumored 5000 copies; here's one on ebay with #5473: 

http://cgi.ebay.com/BEACH-BOYS-Good-Vibrations-RSD-78-dbl10-VINYL-LIMITED-/220768834597?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item3366d91425

Did they say this one was going to be a 5000 copy release? I know they did for the Don't Fight The Sea single but I don't recall seeing how many of the GV/H&V were being printed.

Huh, I heard 1000 for DFTS

[Fun Is In]

From the eBay listing

"Limited numbered copies, this is #5473"

Don't know if they started at "0001" but they made it to 5473.

[stack-o-tracks]

So much for the rumored 5000 copies; here's one on ebay with #5473: 

http://cgi.ebay.com/BEACH-BOYS-Good-Vibrations-RSD-78-dbl10-VINYL-LIMITED-/220768834597?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item3366d91425

Did they say this one was going to be a 5000 copy release? I know they did for the Don't Fight The Sea single but I don't recall seeing how many of the GV/H&V were being printed.

Huh, I heard 1000 for DFTS

I thought they said something like the first 1000 copies of DFTS are going to be printed on white vinyl and the rest will be a different color.

[bgas]

So much for the rumored 5000 copies; here's one on ebay with #5473: 

http://cgi.ebay.com/BEACH-BOYS-Good-Vibrations-RSD-78-dbl10-VINYL-LIMITED-/220768834597?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item3366d91425

Did they say this one was going to be a 5000 copy release? I know they did for the Don't Fight The Sea single but I don't recall seeing how many of the GV/H&V were being printed.

Huh, I heard 1000 for DFTS

I thought they said something like the first 1000 copies of DFTS are going to be printed on white vinyl and the rest will be a different color.

yes, that's what I heard. Does anyone think there are more than 1000 copies going to be needed? 

[buddhahat]

http://www.examiner.com/beach-boys-in-national/al-jardine-what-s-store-on-record-store-day?CID=examiner_alerts_article

Somebody please go and ask Al if any of their acetate material has made the box. Also the chance of an alternate mix of Heroes showing up on TSS. If anyone's going to spill the beans on this release, he's the man I reckon!

[GeorgeFellInHisHorn]

has anybody checked out the back cover of this release yet?

I just watched a video over on the Record Store Day website, and there was a 14 minute video of a guy going through and talking a little about all the releases, and at about 3:08 he pulls out the beach boys GV/H&V release and turns it around...

SMiLE. 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/SnareSG50/Screenshot2011-04-14at105454AM.png

[Wrightfan]

has anybody checked out the back cover of this release yet?

I just watched a video over on the Record Store Day website, and there was a 14 minute video of a guy going through and talking a little about all the releases, and at about 3:08 he pulls out the beach boys GV/H&V release and turns it around...

SMiLE. 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/SnareSG50/Screenshot2011-04-14at105454AM.png

Is that the Rubber Soul font? Maybe we can start the "Beatles stole SMiLE" argument again 

[harveyw]

*Love* the "vocal group with theremin" line on the label...

[harveyw]

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[Shady]

has anybody checked out the back cover of this release yet?

I just watched a video over on the Record Store Day website, and there was a 14 minute video of a guy going through and talking a little about all the releases, and at about 3:08 he pulls out the beach boys GV/H&V release and turns it around...

SMiLE. 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/SnareSG50/Screenshot2011-04-14at105454AM.png

It looks....beautiful

[Emdeeh]

... at about 3:08 he pulls out the beach boys GV/H&V release and turns it around...

SMiLE.  

Look again -- SMILE is in all caps! None of that split-case stuff.  

[pixletwin]

What is it that fellow is holding in their left hand?

[hypehat]

An RSD pamphlet, I think.


The question I ask you, dear Smilers, is whether or not I get up at stupid o'clock on saturday and go and buy one. My personal favourite shop is opening at 8AM.  They are expecting to do heavy business. I live 20 minutes walk away. I have no means to play a 78. Why am I so tempted? 

[rab2591]

An RSD pamphlet, I think.


The question I ask you, dear Smilers, is whether or not I get up at stupid o'clock on saturday and go and buy one. My personal favourite shop is opening at 8AM.  They are expecting to do heavy business. I live 20 minutes walk away. I have no means to play a 78. Why am I so tempted? 

One part of me is tempted to get it because of the awesome mylar/Smile-font cover. However, the other part of me says that this is a marketing scam created by people that want my money so don't get it....and yeah, I can't even play the damn thing. 

I don't know which side to take at this point.

I'll probably end up skipping buying it - the same vinyl (only playable) will probably be included in the boxset anyway.

[Andrew G. Doe]

y the damn thing[/i]. 

I don't know which side to take at this point.

I'll probably end up skipping buying it - the same vinyl (only playable) will probably be included in the boxset anyway.

Possibly. Possibly not.  Two assumptions there:

1 - that the "alt." versions are what we already have on the 2fers (granted, that's a very reasonable one)

2 - that the 45s in the box will be the same as the 78s. Purely on marketing grounds, I'd doubt that.

[stack-o-tracks]

I'm thinking I might go to Berkeley on Saturday and pick up a copy of the Good Vibrations single and try to get it autographed by Al for my uncle's birthday. 

[GuyOnTheBeach]

I know it's been discussed earlier in the thread but I never did understand why it was on 78, but that's cool, I hear for the 60th they are releasing Adult/Child on recording wire....

[buddhahat]

Possibly. Possibly not.  Two assumptions there:

1 - that the "alt." versions are what we already have on the 2fers (granted, that's a very reasonable one)

2 - that the 45s in the box will be the same as the 78s. Purely on marketing grounds, I'd doubt that.

You're right, we don't know either for sure, but I'd wager that no.1 is a 99.9% certainty based on the fact we've already seen these 78s on ebay, and nothing has leaked about 'new' alternate versions.

[guitarfool2002]

The question I ask you, dear Smilers, is whether or not I get up at stupid o'clock on saturday and go and buy one. My personal favourite shop is opening at 8AM.  They are expecting to do heavy business. I live 20 minutes walk away. I have no means to play a 78. Why am I so tempted? 

We've been programmed since childhood to want things we can't use and buy things we don't need. It's the genius of marketing. Witness a news report I saw last night about Apple's plans to release a "white iPhone". People who already own iPhones apparently will buy another fucking iPhone because they want a white one instead of their current color.

I say that because spending a few bills on a 78rpm Beach Boys release doesn't seem so frivolous in comparison to buying a phone you already own because the color is more fashionable.

I'm tempted too, BTW. Not to purchase the white iPhone but the 78's...

[buddhahat]

The following info from poster 'emkay' at the Hoffman board:

Got the Good Vibrations / Heroes and Villains double 78rpm.

There's a CD sized flier inside the sleeve that simply says SMILE Coming Soon.

Also, the runout groove of the 4 sides have quote from the "Barnyard" lyrics. Pretty neat.

So -- how many of you can actually play this platter? 
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-mk

Not sure what the quote is but it's certainly intriguing!

[drbeachboy]

I wonder what he means by quote?

[buddhahat]

I presume "out in the barnyard, the chickens do their number" or such like is inscribed on the runout groove but who knows. He could have put more info in the post!

[bgas]

I presume "out in the barnyard, the chickens do their number" or such like is inscribed on the runout groove but who knows. He could have put more info in the post!

Probably didn't know anymore; it came form the Hoffman board, after all. 

Just noticed that an Ebay seller has the 78 set listed as being one of 7000 Copies worldwide. 

[Runaways]

i may go pick one up. looks cool.

[Shady]

Picking one up tomorrow if they have it in Tower Records Dublin