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 If they released such an album as part of the celebrations, how would you
 like to see the tracks listings ?

"Back Home" (1963 + 1969 versions)
"Big Sur" (1970 version)
"I'm Going Your Way"
"Wouldn't It Be Nice (To Live Again)"
"Seasons In The Sun"
"You've Lost That Loving Feeling"
"Visions"
"Marie"
"California Feelin'" (1974 demo + 1978)
"River Song" BB version

Some more:

Looking Down The Coast / Santa Ana Winds (1978)
Runaway (live 1983 - not sure if this was released)
Awake (Brian's demo)
Ruby Baby (1976)
My Solution
Stevie
Help Me, Rhonda (Hawaii Rehearsals 1967)
You're So Good To Me (Hawaii Rehearsals 1967)
Surfin' (Hawaii Rehearsals 1967 if there's a finished recording)
Life Is For The Living
Oh Darlin' (first version with Brian lead)

"In the back of my mind" (Brian's 1975 piano version)
"Little Bird" (instrumental)
Anything uncirculating really

Very innovative. Opens totally new perspectives...

Sherry She Needs Me/sandy she needs me.

Carry Me Home

Not trying to be innovative or open new perspectives. Just wanna hear those tracks and I'm good.  ;D

I'd also add the backing track to 'In The Back Of My Mind'

Are you referring to the Wally Heider re-recordings that were tagged "rehearsals" on the boots, or actual rehearsals from Hawaii? I've always wanted to know how many more practice tapes existed from Hawaii after those few rehearsals showed up on the GV box set.

Very intrigued by this, I hope someone has more info...

Yes, the Wally Heider remakes of course.
Would be cool to hear those beautiful background vocals on "Help Me, Rhonda" a bit louder for example.

 ;D

I agree, at first I thought there may be more recordings from Hawaii sitting in the vaults...that is actually something worth asking: Are there any more recordings like Surfer Girl and Their Hearts... which appeared on the box set and 2-fers? I'm assuming there *could* be.

And may I add that not only is Help Me Rhonda from the Heider sessions fantastic but also how great is that vocal ending/coda of California Girls? That is a real highlight for me, it's like hearing the song on Smiley Smile but with more sentiment and heart. A beautiful version.

A properly mixed version of 'Mona Kani'
Any unreleased Dennis from 68-74, really
Acapellas galore.

We got love.

here's what would be cool..a 4 disc set..disc 1 and disc 2 ALL unreleased/rare stuff (no alt takes,demos,live etc) but songs that are out of print too..disc 3 alt takes,demos and live songs of already released songs that we know and love disc 4 stack of tracks stack o vocals..nothing previously released on ANY of the discs other than the rare stuff on the first two discs..rare stuff would mean anything that was released officially on a soundtrack or a compilation,aka:east meets west,problem child etc,that are now hard to find and out of print..

That would be fantastic if they did that. I want as many Acappella tracks and backing tracks as possible!

Cocaine sessions in stereo quality

All the Blondie & Ricky era stuff that's sitting in the vaults ("We Got Love", "Hard Times" "It's A New Day", etc, and especially a live version of "Wild Honey" with Blondie on lead vocals).  Mainly so I can have high quality versions of them but also because it will be nice to see BRI acknowledge the contributions of those two guys.

Really no remixes would matter to me. What I want would be every song finished or not put out that hasn't been. Any alternates would have to be radically different.

Labor Day.

Obviously all the unreleased Dennis gems (WIBNTLA etc); also would be great to have that terrfic early rendition of We're Together Again getting a proper release, it's just so radically different from the completed (belatedly) released version.

Early version? I have only heard two versions, the one on the 2 Fer and a alternate 'countrified' backing track (which is a different tempo).
Elaborate.

He means the instrumental version you described.

Man. When I listen to the "cocaine sessions", I'm always filled with white hot rage at this informal rehearsal not being in true stereo. What were they thinking? I remedied this by hard panning it to the left and filling the right channel with 80 minutes of lawnmower noises.

Yes please. I would love to hear this "last" Dennis song.

But anyways, besides that:
"Where Is She"
"(Wouldn't It Be Nice To) Live Again"
"Burlesque"
"Funky Fever"
"Rooftop Harry"
"Gimme Some Lovin'" (1972)
"California Feelin'" (1974)
"You're Riding High on the Music"
"Boys & Girls"
"Sweetie"
"Wouldn't that be Cool"

I just want more Carl and Dennis.

this made my night :lol

I have it in 5:1 surround sound. The quality is such that during "Oh Lord", you can actually hear Brian's nasal septum collapse.

And a Stereo-Mix of "In The Back Of My Mind" with Dennis' lead single-tracked would be nice.

Although released in other versions, I think "Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring" from the Andy Williams Show October 1965 would be worth releasing, it's the best rendition they did of this song IMHO.

I don't know if this would be too much rewriting the history, but I once took the vocals of the finished "We're Together Again" and put them over the other instrumental track. It sounded phenomenal.

Never heard about this - is it any good? Is it circulating?

Its the version where Brian's old voice is changing into the gruff voice.

Its not circulating which is a shame.  :-[
Would be perfect for an archival album/project.