Being that I desperately want some sort of vinyl Smile, is anyone willing to sell?

Just because it's in the book doesn't mean it exists... they list a fake Brother vinyl version of "California Feeling" that no one can ever seem to prove the existence of...

I'd love to get my hands on a vinyl Smile though!

Happy birthday to the eternal "Adult Child" - let's hope you have many more beautiful masterpieces on the way! 

It wasn't that hard of a question!  I just wanted to know if anyone knew if that actual bootleg LP existed...

[SMILEBrother Records ST-258DSide 1: Good Vibrations / Barnyard / Do You Like Worms / Old Master Painter-You Are My Sunshine / Wonderful / Bicycle Rider / Can't Wait Too Long / Tones / Cabin Essence / Our PrayerSide 2: George Fell Into His French Horn / Heroes And Villains / Vega Tables / Wind Chimes / Mrs. O'Leary's Cow / I Love To Say Da Da / Holidays / Surf's Up / Child Is Father To The Man]

The book "Hot Wacks" (a long out of print guide to bootlegs of hundreds of artists) has the following strange entry under 'The Beach Boys':

SMILE
Brother Records ST-258D

Side 1: Good Vibrations / Barnyard / Do You Like Worms / Old Master Painter-You Are My Sunshine / Wonderful / Bicycle Rider / Can't Wait Too Long / Tones / Cabin Essence / Our Prayer

Side 2: George Fell Into His French Horn / Heroes And Villains / Vega Tables / Wind Chimes / Mrs. O'Leary's Cow / I Love To Say Da Da / Holidays / Surf's Up / Child Is Father To The Man

Also, the album is described as being a "fake Capitol promo".  However, I can't find ANY other proof outside of this book that the album is real.  Does anyone know?

I dunno.... I think Flo and Eddie would be too weird for the Beach Boys.  I mean after all, they did end up in Frank Zappa's band.

What time of the year was the "Dead Man" soundtrack from?  Was it before or after the May '78 "Almost Summer" soundtrack?

Does anyone have the release date and track info for the first (various artists) volume of "Shut Down"?

I didn't know about the Deadman's Curve soundtrack, so if anyone could supply information, as in dates and tracklists...

However, I do actually have Bruce's album with the Vettes in my discography (the download post for which is a couple pages back, although that version's a little out of date).  As for David's "Work Tapes", I've never heard of that one... although, if it's like "The Lost Years" (i.e., a Beatles Anthology-type compilation of outtakes and demos), it doesn't really have a spot in the discography.

I'm curious to see what you all think would have happened if these two scenarios occurred....

1) After the relative failure of "Pet Sounds", Brian still manages to press on and complete "Smile."  It's released in January 1967, and despite good reviews, is a flop.  It doesn't sell very many copies, and only hits a very low chart position because people were just plain confused and bewildered by it.  What would have happened to both Brian and the Beach Boys?

Or...

2) "Smile" doesn't come out in 1967, and in 2004, Brian announces that he's going to complete it and perform it live.  He's worried that the audience won't like it... and they don't.  The audience reaction is general bewilderment and confusion at the strange lyrics, and the "Smile" tour doesn't happen, nor does the studio recording.  What do you think would've happened to Brian??

I'm not sure about the outcome of #1, but I think if the 2004 "Smile" had failed, that probably would've been the end of Brian.   (Of course, I'm sure that there was an EXTREMELY small chance of that happening... I think if "Smile" turned out to be 90 minutes of farts, the audience would've loved it!)

I'm assuming you mean the Beach Boys' unreleased "Adult Child"?  That's in there... I might've forgotten it on my list, but it's in there.

What stands out to you as the most brilliant piece of music Brian ever wrote?

For me, it's probably "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow", especially the BWPS version.  I mean, he set out to make a musical representation of a fire, and damned if he didn't!

Thanks!  I looked everywhere for that, even to the point of emailing Blondie himself (to no avail)...

I know I'm in the minority, but I really like the 11 minute disco version, especially compared to the "Wild Honey" version...

Ahh, so they called him "The Wood" for a reason! 

Shame, I thought Weird Al invented the fade-out gag.  (Every now and then, Al slips something naughty at the very end of a fade - there's "oh sh*t" in Dead Car Battery Blues, "you're just a pain in the ass" in Phony Calls, and "you cheap bastard" in Don't Download This Song.)

What about "HELP Is On Its Way" and "I Just Got My Pay"?

Yeah, that's a faulty organ according to the booklet.  (Notice that the problematic note is one of the ones being held in the background.)

As for "Wild Situation", what happens at the end?

That's what I thought.  Thanks!

I have just a couple gaps in my discography that need to be filled - I can't locate tracklists for David Marks' "The Lost Years" (which I've decided to include since it's all unique material) and Blondie Chaplin's "Ostrich Man".  If anyone could supply these, many thanks.

Also, I'm unsure about "Without Earth" and "The Moon" - I found the tracklist for the 2fer, but I can't tell where one album ends and the other begins.  What's the last song on "Without Earth"?

Not as fun as my reaction to hearing the end of "I'd Like Just Once To See You" for the first time yesterday... 

"The Complete Guide to the Music of..." notes under the entry for I Was Made To Love Her that, 'contrary to a popular BB myth, the phrase 'son of a bitch' is not sung.'  But.... there's nothing in that song that sounds remotely like 'son of a bitch'... unless I missed something?

Speaking of Wild Honey, how'd the Beach Boys' quality control slip enough to let a badly glitched recording of "Country Air" slip through??

I didn't mean to be patronizing or anything, I just thought if I made a mistake or missed something, you'd probably be able to catch it, that's all. 

Alright, here it is...

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MAWKGZBJ

If anyone has ANY comments, suggestions, etc., please tell me!  (Mr. Doe, I'm looking in your direction...)

Comedy album?!  Sound effects album?!

Elaborate, please...

'Tis alright.