SMiLE Sessions box set!

[Mikie]

That's hilarious! I just re-read my post above and in place of the word I typed ("Faagot") the name "Blueboarder" popped up.   Ha Ha Ha Ha!

[Jason]

 

Mods having fun with the filters again, I see.

[WaxOn]

That's hilarious! I just re-read my post above and in place of the word I typed ("Faagot") the name "Blueboarder" popped up.   Ha Ha Ha Ha!

Ah, that explains why google wasn't turning up anything for blueboarder.
I thought I was like, totally missing a cultural reference there. 

[SBonilla]

Sorry to take up space on the Smile Box thread.  Had to reminisce for a minute..... 

So, I'll answer a couple of things so at least one part will be SMiLE related:
The Record Exchange was located at 1005 9th St. Lee Cotton, who was a 45's dealer,  was renting space from Ed Harman; the store was called, "Records." It was featured in the film "Scratch." DJ Shadow sort of put it on the crate digging map.

Now, regarding the "Wonderful" conversation Lee Dempsey and I had in about 1989:  It had to do with a certain 1/4" tape that was being stored at Track Record Recording Studios on Melrose Ave in LA (roughly early '83). The tape was borrowed for part of an afternoon and returned, safely. It seems that story mutated over time.  A few years ago, I found out that the tape was missing and that the BB's organization was trying to locate it. Somehow, my name had been mistakenly attached to its disappearance. I was shocked; I had no idea!  At that time I provided all the information I could recall to try and help to locate the reel. My hope is that it was found and that the tracks will be included on the sessions box set.

[Mikie]

Steve, do you know if the material on the tape ever surfaced on bootlegs?

[SBonilla]

Steve, do you know if the material on the tape ever surfaced on bootlegs?

Well, two cassettes were run off that day; one for me and one for the fellow who had brought the tape to my office.  That person was already tape trading with other folks in L.A. Yes, the material was booted on vinyl.

[rab2591]

1. Wake up, slight hangover, put on blue bathrobe

2. Check if my hair is long and greasy enough, control beard for Brian-ness

3. Offer my daughter some hashish, then realize I have no daughter

4. Fall down stairs, no harm done

5. Go to loo, where 'Look! Listen! Vibrate! Smile!' has been my constant companion; take my time to drop a big one

6. Check time, it's near 9 AM, store will open soon

7. Bike to city center, ignore all traffic lights, almost get run over by a truck transporting CDs and LPs to record store

8. Arrive in store at 9 AM

9. Stumble to counter, out of breath, look for wallet

10. Buy box

(tbc)

by far the greatest post i've read here in a while!

[guitarfool2002]

I just wanted to say that by page 265 in this thread, the last group of posts has just blown my mind, what a small world it is. Mikie, that was a great story to get the ball rolling on all this, thanks for posting that.

If I had known Smile talk was happening at a Valley Forge record show in 1987 with the folks posting here, I would have started collecting and going to record shows before 1990... I'm 10 minutes away.

[Mikie]

Amazingly enough, there's more to life than SMiLE, Guitarfool. The Beach Boys recorded other stuff too. I very much enjoyed collecting Beach Boys and Beatles and Stones back then and interfacing with fans. Sometimes I wonder who's behind some of the alias's on this board to see if I traded with any of them back when. So far I've met up with a few on another board and here. It continues to be fun, and after all these years we're finally gonna get SMiLE and some other things next year. Stuff just continues to trickle out of the vaults. Remember what Bruce Johnston said about "scrapping the barrel" - his comment in response to whether there was potentially more unreleased material to see the light of day?  Well...........we're not done yet! The well's obviously not dry!!

[guitarfool2002]

Amazingly enough, there's more to life than SMiLE, Guitarfool. The Beach Boys recorded other stuff too. I very much enjoyed collecting Beach Boys and Beatles and Stones back then and interfacing with fans. Sometimes I wonder who's behind some of the alias's on this board to see if I traded with any of them back when. So far I've met up with a few on another board and here. It continues to be fun, and after all these years we're finally gonna get SMiLE and some other things next year. Stuff just continues to trickle out of the vaults. Remember what Bruce Johnston said about "scrapping the barrel" - his comment in response to whether there was potentially more unreleased material to see the light of day?  Well...........we're not done yet! The well's obviously not dry!!

Before saying too much more I wanted to make sure I'm not taking that first sentence the wrong way.

I'd also like to assume my favorite restaurant doesn't hold it against me if I choose to order one of the same two items on the menu every time I go there. 

[Mikie]

No, you didn't read that sentence the wrong way. It wasn't directed at you, so don't take it personally.  It's almost like some are so fanatical and obsessed with SMiLE, that it's like a distraction from everything else in their lives. Maybe it's an escape from reality, I dunno. No doubt at all, the Pet Sounds/Smile era was the pinnacle of Brian and the Beach Boys' career. I mean, I'll choose the end cut of a USDA Prime Rib every time if given the chance, but I also like to mix it up with a Porterhouse, a Ribeye, or Fillet Mignon once in a while too!

[jimmy1949]

The record store was The Record Exchange; I owned it, along with Tom Darling (later of the Twinkeyz).  The incident in question took place back stage (someone from KZAP, Dennis Newhall, maybe, had slapped backstage passes on us) . I had brought along Smiley Smile and Carl and The Passions to be signed (just in case).  When I handed SS to Al to be autographed, he looked at it and said, wow, "I don't have this one." The strangest part of the whole thing was Mike contemplating the palm of his hand the whole time.  There was an after concert 'party' at the C Street Saloon; hardly anyone showed up. I was able to sit at the table where Dennis, Blondie and Ricky were.

Wow! That was you?? What a small world! You guys were on 10th Street, right? I pulled down a few collectibles from your shop back in the day. I remember a mint original copy of 20/20 (and I think Stack-o-Tracks) was displayed in your window for awhile. I remember my cousin went with me to your store one day and I eventually picked up 20/20. I couldn't stand just looking at it anymore. The album was already deleted by Capitol's inventory and was not that easy to get at the time. I think your only real competitor at the time was a record store at 804 K Street, run by a guy named Lee Cotten.

Damn, if I'd known about that party on C Street, Steve, my friend and I would have come along too! My friend bent over and looked inside the window of Dennis' limo - he'd just gotten into the back seat with a nice looking woman. Not sure if it was Barbara or not. Dennis loudly called my friend a blueboarder (I guess he was looking at him too long!) Then as they were pulling away, Dennis held his arm out the window and offered my friend some cash!! I guess he felt bad about it or his lady told him to do it. Seemed like Dennis had already had a coupla belts.....

It was a memorable night early in my Beach Boys concert career. When they came around again the following year, Blondie was gone but Ricky was still with them on drums.

Blondie's participation with the Beach Boys probably ended the next night at Winterland when an onstage freakout by Blondie happened,,I saw the whole thing and was kind of shocked...great show otherwise

[guitarfool2002]

No, you didn't read that sentence the wrong way. It wasn't directed at you, so don't take it personally.  It's almost like some are so fanatical about SMiLE, that it's almost a distraction from everything else in their lives. Maybe it's an escape from reality, I dunno. No doubt at all, the Pet Sounds/Smile era was the pinnacle of Brian and the Beach Boys' career. I mean, I'll choose the end cut of a USDA Prime Rib every time if given the chance, but I also like to mix it up with a Porterhouse, a Ribeye, or Fillet Mignon once in a while too!

Compared to other hobbies like building ships in a bottle, hot air ballooning, and collecting blues 78's, I'd guess Smile obsession as a hobby would score pretty low on the fanatic level. Or maybe not...

(I'd go with the Filet Mignon 9 times out of 10)

[Mikie]

Blondie's participation with the Beach Boys probably ended the next night at Winterland when an onstage freakout by Blondie happened,,I saw the whole thing and was kind of shocked...great show otherwise

I was at the Winterland show a few days before the Sacramento show in November, 1973. Blondie was definitely at both of those gigs. Blondie got in a fight with Steve Love the following month in New York and that was it.

[Jay]

Onstage freakout? I'd like to hear about that. I knew about the Blondie and Steve Love fight, but nothing else.

[buddhahat]

No, you didn't read that sentence the wrong way. It wasn't directed at you, so don't take it personally.  It's almost like some are so fanatical and obsessed with SMiLE, that it's like a distraction from everything else in their lives. Maybe it's an escape from reality, I dunno.

Mikie I've really enjoyed your stories on the last couple of pages, and I have to admit it's the old time fans like you that make this board worthwhile.

However, please spare us the holier than thou routine. I expect to hear the above stuff from my wife - she's more than earned the right to despair of my Smile fanaticism, but a Smile thread on the Smiley board, 2 months before the release of the Smile Sessions is the last place I want to come and feel guilty about obsessing over Smile! I know your post wasn't necessarily directed at me but you've moaned a few times about the regular posters in this thread and it's beginning to grate a little.

[theCOD]

However, please spare us the holier than thou routine. I expect to hear the above stuff from my wife - she's more than earned the right to despair of my Smile fanaticism, but a Smile thread on the Smiley board, 2 months before the release of the Smile Sessions is the last place I want to come and feel guilty about obsessing over Smile! I know your post wasn't necessarily directed at me but you've moaned a few times about the regular posters in this thread and it's beginning to grate a little.

Hear, hear!

[buddhahat]

Anyone got any informed ideas about the inclusion of Three Blind Mice? It certainly sounds Smile, but if that were the criteria, then surely Can't Wait Too Long should be on the box.

Is TBM an early version of any of the Smile tracks? What's the connection?

[Andrew G. Doe]

Anyone got any informed ideas about the inclusion of Three Blind Mice? It certainly sounds Smile, but if that were the criteria, then surely Can't Wait Too Long should be on the box.

Is TBM an early version of any of the Smile tracks? What's the connection?

I'm guessing it's there as a proto-Smile session.

[Wrightfan]

Anyone got any informed ideas about the inclusion of Three Blind Mice? It certainly sounds Smile, but if that were the criteria, then surely Can't Wait Too Long should be on the box.

Is TBM an early version of any of the Smile tracks? What's the connection?

I'm guessing having TBM on there is saying "here's the beginnings of SMiLE" while Cool, Cool Water is saying "here's evidence that he never fully gave up."

I'm guessing "Can't wait too Long" isn't on there because it's been released more then once.

[Cliff1000uk]

I've just been looking through the dates on Bellagio and there's a May 5th session for Excuse Me, Baby, the day after a GV session

What was this? I haven't heard of this before, unless I'm being dense and missed something

Also, does the spurious in italics refer to the session actually happening or that it was for Capitol?

Obviously this isn't appearing on the box but if TBM is being included, shouldn't this (if it even exists)?

[SloopJohnB]

unless I'm being dense and missed something

You've missed the footnote 

"[3] This is in fact a Wayne Newton session: the connection to The Beach Boys was assumed
  because of the presence of members of 'the Wrecking Crew' on the session."

[Cliff1000uk]

unless I'm being dense and missed something

You've missed the footnote 

"[3] This is in fact a Wayne Newton session: the connection to The Beach Boys was assumed
  because of the presence of members of 'the Wrecking Crew' on the session."

Well, that's answered the question on being dense, then!!

Sorry about that

[buddhahat]

Anyone got any informed ideas about the inclusion of Three Blind Mice? It certainly sounds Smile, but if that were the criteria, then surely Can't Wait Too Long should be on the box.

Is TBM an early version of any of the Smile tracks? What's the connection?

I'm guessing it's there as a proto-Smile session.

I'm assuming this, but on this basis couldn't any number of pre smile tracks be included? Seems slightly arbitrary to me to include it just because it sounds Smile like, unless they've uncovered some information that links it more solidly to Smile.

Don't get me wrong, it'll be a bonus to have TBM in good audio and I'd rather it was there than not, but just surprises me that a track from 65 is included.

[Andrew G. Doe]

I'm further guessing that the tapes turned up post-1996, or it would have been on the Pet Sounds box.