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Phlash Phelps on 60s on 6 just mentioned that it will be on Channel 105, possibly starting July 1st. The channel will be called Good Vibrations.

The channel has re-launched as of noon. I don’t know if we’re going to do what we did 3 years ago, but here were the songs I heard (after some probably reused promotional intros from 2018, which were similar to the montages from Love and Mercy):

Surfin’ USA
Fun, Fun, Fun
Match Point of Our Love
When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
Catch A Wave

Glad to hear this is back! Here's what I heard.

Susie Cincinatti
Help Me, Rhonda
Let Him Run Wild (call-in request)
Surfer Girl (Live 50th Anniversary Tour, at first I thought that this one is mixed somewhat surprisingly well, you could pick out numerous voices in the harmony but then Brian is slightly and unnecessarily autotuned on the bridge)
Fun, Fun, Fun
Kona Coast (wasn't expecting to hear this one)
(David Marks commentary)
Catch a Wave
Yeah! (Bruce and Terry song, lol this is awful)
Honkin' Down the Highway (plenty of Al Jardine leads in this set)
Do You Wanna Dance?
Sail On, Sailor
The Surfer Moon
(Bruce Johnston commentary)
Still Surfin' (another one I definitely wasn't expecting to hear)
California Girls
(Brian Wilson commentary)
Hang On to Your Ego
Good Timin'
I Get Around
Good Vibrations (I think this was one of the Lei'd in Hawaii rehearsal versions)
Surf's Up (with an intro promoting the Feel Flows box set though didn't specify if this particular mix is from the box, it is the standard album version either way)
(David Marks commentary)
Rock and Roll Music
Maybe I Don't Know (I've always thought this '85 track was underrated)

I had earlier posted about the channel on another thread. Anyway, saw that it will be on for two months.

Currently hearing Sloop John B from Knebworth, 1980.

Just heard GOK live from ‘81 with Brian on lead!!

Here’s two hours from tonight. They played “409” twice, about a half-hour apart.

July 1, 2021, 7:05-9:05 pm PDT:

1. Fun, Fun, Fun [single version]
2. Boogie Woodie
3. Heroes and Villains [single version]
4. Dance, Dance, Dance
5. Little Honda [Sacramento live rehearsal, 1964]
6. Susie Cincinnati [“15 Big Ones” version]
7. Sloop John B
8. Surf’s Up [“Surf’s Up” version]
9. Catch a Wave
10. Today (Beckley-Lamm-Wilson)
11. Sail On, Sailor
12. 409
13. Honkin’ Down the Highway
14. Wouldn’t It Be Nice [live, Washington. D.C., 1981]
15. Be True to Your School [single version]
16. Good Timin’
17. California Girls
18. Cotton Fields [single version]
19. Don’t Fight the Sea (Al Jardine featuring Brian, Mike and Bruce)
20. I Get Around
21. You Still Believe in Me
22. Finders Keepers
23. 409 [yes, again]
24. Falls Breaks and Back to Winter
25. Surfin’
26. Barbara Ann [single version]
27. Help Me, Rhonda [live, Washington, D.C., 1981]
28. Let Us Put Our Hearts Together
29. Shut Down
30. Wendy
31. Talk to Me
32. All Summer Long
33. He’s a Bum (Dennis Wilson)
34. God Only Knows
35. You’re Welcome
36. The Ballad of Ole’ Betsy
37. Good Vibrations [live, Honolulu, 1967]
38. Do It Again/Workshop
39. Drive-In
40. Kokomo
41. Let Him Run Wild
42. Don’t Worry, Baby
43. Passing By
44. Surfin’ Safari
45. Goin’ On
46. Surfer Girl
47. Winds of Change

Ive been listening almost nonstop since noon. I’m a long time xm subscriber and it’s glorious to hear the boys get the full treatment, and I must say it puts Ch.18 to shame. The mix has truly been incredible, In My Room, Everything I Need, Spirit of America, Friday Night, It’s OK, Help Me Rhonda, Disney Girls, Little Girl (live 2012), He’s A Doll, Rock N Roll to the rescue, kiss me baby, TM song, Lullabye, Kokomo, remember walking in the sand, 409, like a brother, etc. I expected to hear the same ole strip, but was pleasantly surprised to find the kids are hip. I’ve been digging it, why on earth is it not permanent!?

Any sound bytes from band members yet? Those, along with the great song selection, were a highlight when the channel aired three years ago.

Listening this morning and yes, band sound bites are back and great. And right now, a blistering version of Carl's Keepin the Summer Alive from Knebworth...they should have recorded it this way.....song KICKS!

I've been listening this morning; it does indeed sound like they just got the 2018 content back up and running. Same completely random song selection, occasional incorrect or missing album cover artwork, same 2018 promos and interviews (with at least one new "Feel Flows" promo), same weird grey-market live stuff like the Washington DC '81 stuff, etc.

Would love to see Iconic/BRI feed them some new, interesting stuff.

Mix of songs still seems to be like 2018.

I'd say the cover artwork (it's debatable whether any of this even matters) is notably *worse* than in 2018.

Bruce & Terry's "Carmen" used the "Summer Days" cover art. Celebration's "How's About a Little Bit" used the "All Summer Long" cover.

They're playing stuff off of various compilations and archival releases, but using the album art from whatever album it's originally from. So you get "Rock and Roll Music" from "Made in California", but it uses the "15 Big Ones" cover, and so on.

I just saw a track off "Surfin' Safari" that used the cover art from one of those grey-market public domain 2-CD sets for the early stuff.

Again, does this even matter? I have no idea. But if someone heard a track from the Philharmonic album and liked it, they won't know the cover art or the title of that album to go seek it out.

Just learned this afternoon that the Sirius channel is back.  Very excited!  I loved it last time. 
I put it on for my ride home from work and heard quite the variety, including solo Carl and "I Just Got My Pay." 
Here's what just happened.

July 2 - 8:00-9:00pm Eastern

The Little Girl I Once Knew
Sail On Sailor
Mike Love/Hanson - It's OK
Heroes and Villains
409
Take a Load Off Your Feet
Shut Down
Carl Wilson - The Right Lane
California Girls
Friends
Here Today
Long Promised Road (Live 1972)
I Can Hear Music
Spirit of America
I Get Around
Brian Wilson - Good Vibrations (Live, Roxy)
You're So Good To Me
God Only Knows
Chug-a-Lug
The Surfer Moon
Do It Again

Of all the great live recordings they could be play somehow ‘81 in DC is in rotation . I don’t remember that even getting a release .

It's on one of those "grey market" releases.

The last time around they were promoting the Beach Boys With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra release. I heard Brian, Al, and Mike comment on the 'then' new album. This would be a perfect opportunity to promote the Feel Flows Box set. Throw in a few tracks from the upcoming box. Comments from the Boys as well. I'm sure they will do that. We'll see.

Yes, more comments from the band. They were using old interview clips from Dennis and Carl last time.

I did hear the live "Susie Cincinnati" from '76 the other night, so they've definitely updated the playlist to the extent of including that. Makes me hopeful more Feel Flows tracks will be aired in the coming months.

Turned on the station 45 minutes ago to an alternate version of Til I Die that I hadn’t heard before

Every time I've put it on I've heard "Help Me Rhonda" and "Spirit of America" more times than necessary on any given day.

For me it’s Getcha Back.

Anyone heard All This is That yet?

They’re playing a live version of The Trader now (different from Concert album)
Kokomo in Spanish…

Got to listen to the BB channel today while in a car today and heard a live version of "Caroline No" from the 1993 unplugged tour. I didn't realize it had been released -- turns out it's a track on the PS 50th set. I have the PS box set and the 40th anniv. set, but not that one. But I now have the track, along with YSBIM from the same show, thanks to iTunes.

I also had an epiphany as to why they put the BB channel on 105 -- because the 105 freeway in LA runs right over the site of the Wilsons' home.

Listening right now. I probably forgot a few I’ve heard today (or the order), but this is what I have.


All Summer Long
Celebration - Cruisin’
PT Cruiser
Feel Flows promo
Susie Cincinnati (Live)
Marilyn Wilson talks about recording the cheerleading on BTTYS
Be True To Your School
Til I Die (Desper mix from EH)
Brian promo?
In My Room
Priscilla Presley promo
Kokomo
Here Today
I Get Around
Mike, Bruce, Adrian Baker, and an absent David Marks - The Little Old Lady from Pasadena (NASCAR)


Interesting, Emdeeh. It is cool, but also a little stupid, since there aren’t any other music channels above the mid-80’s or so, and people might otherwise not know the channel exists.

Just heard the Jimmy Page/Joan Jett trainwreck performance of "Barbara Ann" from 1985, so it does appear as though they're playing those 84/85 live tracks as they did in 2018. Probably as "obscure" as the channel gets.

Otherwise, I have to say I'm having deja vu back to 2018, because I recall back then as now the selection starts out frustrating repetitive for the first few days/weeks. I tune in sporadically throughout the day, and never *don't* get "Do It Again" and bunch of other common tracks.

They sprinkle in weird stuff, but right now as with 2018 it leans towards hits and well-known stuff with weird stuff less prevalent. So I'll hear "Be True to Your School" for the millionth time, then "Surfer Moon" for the thousandth time, and then they'll randomly throw in like "PT Cruiser" or a "Celebration" track, and then back to "Kokomo" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice."

Cover art continues to be super weird. They play the Stamos "Forever" with the "Sunflower" cover art. Then they play the Philharmonic version of "Here Today", but show the *DVD-Audio* case for "Pet Sounds." Wtf?

I’ve heard songs by The Wilsons, Willie Nelson’s take on TWOTS, several songs by Bruce (solo and Bruce &Terry). I’m seeing more variety with the non hits songs.
Yes there are some songs that are being repeated too much. Maybe they  think casual listeners don’t listen to it more than an hour, or are just using it as background music during parties, barbecues etc and don’t notice the repetition.
Nice to hear Leaving This Town, then shortly after, Sail on, Sailor. Happy 70th Birthday, Blondie!

Surprised to hear Transcendental Meditation this morning. There was a snippet by Mike beforehand - couldn’t hear what he said as I stepped out of the room for a second. I wonder if he said something about how calming TM is, then this song was played.  :lol

They've got to let up on "Do It Again." Good lord.

Like I said, this is the same as 2018. There's some initial debate over the spread on hits vs. deep cuts. They aren't putting the deeper songs on regular rotation. In other words, the full list of "deep cuts" has a lot of titles on it, but for every deep cut, it's the same ten hits over and over. As I mentioned, the proportion of deep cuts eventually seemed to get a bit better as the weeks went on back in 2018, so we'll see.

And I have to say, the deep cuts are all over the place. Some great stuff. But then there's some bad stuff. The Honeys stuff is shrill and screechy, and that's the best of the outside production for girl groups Brian did back then. I recall in 2018 hearing some truly awful stuff. The Bruce & Terry stuff is an interesting curio, but it's like Rutles-style BB knockoffs.

As back then, the channel is like *accidentally* sometimes interesting. But I can't say it's *good* programming. They have a weird algorithm, that's for sure. When they *do* pull from like an archival set, they keep taking the same songs. I've heard the alternate version of "Don't Back Down" like eight times, and even the C50 live version, but never the regular studio version. 

I can't say something like this is exactly well thought out:

Wouldn't It Nice
Brian's Back
Surfer Moon
Ride the Wild Surf
California Saga: California
Boogie Woody
Nothing But Love
Good Vibrations
Don't Back Down (Alternate Version)
Be True To Your School
Surfer Girl
Givin' You Up
Do It Again
Car Crazy Cutie
This Town Goes Down at Sunset

And frankly, as I type that, that's actually still more interesting than what they're usually playing, because I probably wrote in more deep cuts there proportionately than what they play.

But it's all good, I'm doing a free trial.

Three years ago, the song that drove me crazy with the repeated, multi-times a day play was "When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)". I mean, I once cherished that song, but grew to despise it, after 3-5 helpings a day (I've grown quite fond of it again, since). Over on The Beatles channel, it was the damn "Walrus" song ad naseum at first. Eventually, it became "Rocky Raccoon" that hit the over-saturation point. Ugh.

Somebody at SiriusXM really, really likes "The Surfer Moon."

Hahha I recall Surfer Moon  getting a ton of air play in 18 too. Do It Again and In My Room are the ones that I manage to keep tuning into . I also head Ride the Wild Surf with out the lead vocal , only the backing track which was super weird. I have heard almost the entire KTSA album now ( Except for Oh Darlin) . I wish they would mix in more from In Concert and Knebworth(I’ve only heard Sloop from it ). It was great hearing Do You Wanna Dance from Al’s live album today !

Listened on my 35 minute drive home today and heard things like "Your Summer Dream," "Love is a Woman," and "My Love Lives On."

Of course they also sprinkle in "Little Deuce Coupe" and "You're So Good To Me," but that's expected and fine.

Got some great Tunes today including rock and roll to the rescue and good timin back-to-back. And then a Dennis Wilson back-to-back play with forever and do you want to dance. Pretty cool for my 35 minutes on today

Never thought that I would get tired of Susie Cincinnati. But can’t count how many times I’ve heard it over the past few days.

But all is good - playing Kiss Me Baby now

Playing Mt Vernon and Fairway!

It's great that SiriusXM brought back this station and how they're not afraid to dig deep with the track listing.  However I have to admit I get quickly fatigued by this station after only a few minutes of listening to it.  Not sure what it is.  Maybe it's the jarring track listing that jumps all over the place.  One minute you're listening to an extremely early track like "Stoked" followed by something off of TWGMTR.  Or maybe it's because I keep hearing the same tracks over and over again (I'm looking at you, "Help Me Rhonda").  Or maybe it's the fact that I've heard most of these songs so many times before in my life that I've become desensitized to them.  Not trying to complain though; I just think this station works best for me in small doses. Anybody else feel this way?

I'm surprised by the variety of songs from Summer in Paradise that are being played.  I knew Forever would be in rotation due to John Stamos' participation, but I've heard Island Fever and Summer of Love more than once during my drive time.  Pisces Brothers came on last night on my way home from work as well.

Anybody who has heard Celebration material on the station, how does it sound? Vinyl sourced? Cuz as far as I know, only "Almost Summer" has made a digital appearance, on a pretty rare compilation CD.

I just heard 'Orange Crate Art". Wow. That's deep. Great job!

I hope they make this channel permanent. They could have everyone take 'guest D.J.' turns. I'm sure Brian, Al, Mike, David, and Bruce would enjoy playing records that had a influence on them as well as their favorite BB songs.

Listened practically nonstop today.  Yeah, there's some repetition issues, which I hear now that I've listened for a few hours straight through.  First, on Saturday I heard Back Home 1970 and You Need A Mess of Help to Stand Alone, both for the first time ever, and I definitely enjoyed both, especially YNAMOHTSA which kicks ass.  Also on Saturday, I heard Honkin' Down the Highway, followed by a promo for "2 in a Row" from Love You and then heard I'll Bet He's Nice and then All Summer Long.  Someone must have messed up the queue.  ASL is one I, ironically, hear a ton on the station; I  haven't heard The Surfer Moon yet, I don't believe.

Anything marked with an asterisk is I believe my first time hearing that song.

Celebration - Gettin' Hungry - no album cover - *
Hushabye
BTTYS (Single Version) - LDC album cover
Strange Things Happen - *
Priscilla Presley promo
Rock and Roll Music - maybe hot mix but I'm not positive - no album cover
The Trader (73 Clarkston) - Holland cover
Don't Back Down (I believe normal version) - ASL cover
California Girls
Break Away - " (Demo)" - Brian vocal with -partial backing track - *
Bruce promo - discussing Dennis and his suits
Forever
Surfin' USA
California Calling
All Summer Long
Al Jardine - Looking Down the Coast (LDTC/Monterrey) - *(?)
DDD
This Whole World
Mike speaks about Roger Christian
Ballad of Ole' Betsy
Caroline, No (73 Richmond) - PS cover - personal debut? unless this is the version from 73 IC, which I may have heard once or twice.
Brian discusses writing and recording WIBN
WIBN
You're So Good To Me - no cover
Darlin'
Bruce & Terry - I Love You Model "T" - *
Marilyn Wilson talks about Brian's voice and TWOTS
TWOTS - twofer cover
Sail On Sailor - I have never noticed the Moog buildup at the end until now.  What kind of a superfan am I?  :lol
In My Car -- YEEEEESSSSSS!!! I like this one too much.
Sloop John B
Soul Searchin'
California Saga: The Beaks of Eagles - *
WIGUTBAM
YSBIM - 1993 NYC - PS cover - *
H&V 45 version - from GV box set, based on the cover used
David Marks promo - guitar and covering
In My Room
Chasin' the Sky
I Can Hear Music
Dennis Wilson - River Song - *
Al Jardine talks about vocal arrangements
Fallin' In Love - * - from the Summer Love Songs comp
Don't Worry Baby
Surf's Up - no album cvoer
Mike/Bruce/Adrian Baker/absent David Marks - 409 - NASCAR - no cover
Peggy Sue
Joe from Wisconsin promo
Shut Down
promo featuring Brian discussing vocal arrangements and Lady Lynda intro?
Girl Don't Tell Me
Gene Simmons promo about Brian's arranging/producing
GV 45 version from GV box set
Funky Pretty
Barbara Ann - long version - undubbed?, uses 2015 cover
Dean Torrence talks about surfing
Catch A Wave
Pitter Patter - *
Surfin' Safari
Lady Lynda (80 Knebworth) - LA cover
DIA album version/Workshop - Stack-O-Tracks cover
Kokomo - Philharmonic version - SC cover
Al talking about Brian's gifts and burden
Let Him Run Wild
FFF - stereo mix - SG twofer cover
Sweet Sunday Kind of Love - specifically labeled Sweet Sunday
LDC
Carl Wilson - Time
DW on GOK - *
GOK
Some of Your Love
Marcella
TWGMTR live - album cover TWGMTR - not sure if this is the version from the 2013 live album
Disney Girls
Don Randi on the lyrics - *
I Get Around
Cherry Cherry Coupe
Break Away
Mike on re-recording Help Me Rhonda
HMR
Cuckoo Clock
ASL
South Bay Surfer
Brian on release of Surfin'
Surfin'
DDD
Wendy (64 Sacramento)
Bruce on Brian retiring from touring
Don't Go Near the Water
WIBN
The Nearest Faraway Place
Surfer Girl
Land ahoy - Rarities cover - *
California Girls
County Fair
Drive In
Mike Love and Hanson - It's OK (no cover photo)
Hey Little Tomboy
Ben from Michigan
Sail On Sailor
Getcha Back
Mike on Surfin' and its release
Surfin' USA
Brian Wilson - Back Home (00 West Hollywood) - *

I heard Celebration's Gettin' Hungry today.  Sounded okay to me, but I was listening on a computer without headphones or proper speakers.  And it was also the first time I had ever heard it so I can't really be of much help unfortunately.  I have only listened to versions of Almost Summer, Cruisin, and disco California Girls on YouTube, in varying quality.

They're playing Celebration's "Gettin' Hungry" right now.  Definitely from vinyl;  noticeable crackles,  etc.

They stick the "2 in a row" bumper in between the two songs from the album in question, same as 2018. I gather it's a "you just heard one from that album, and we're doing a 2-in-a-row, and here's the second one" sort of thing.

Wow, they're going really deep into the BB back catalog....

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And now it's "Doo Wah Diddy Diddy" by Manfred Mann followed by a track by OutKast.

Somebody flipped the wrong switch over there at SiriusXM.

Or, they abruptly canceled the channel!

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Don't forget that the Celebration material has never appeared on CD or other digital form (other than Boots)

Is the channel still playing non-BB-related music?

Last I checked it switched back. I'm guessing it was just a glitch that lasted a little while.

Yes, of course. The previous posted just wanted confirmation that it was sourced from vinyl, because *theoretically* BRI (or MELECO/Mike in the case of "Celebration" material) could be supplying SiriusXM with the hand full of weird tracks that have never seen release outside of vinyl (e.g. the 84/85 4th of July tracks).

What's strange is that SiriusXM is clearly pulling stuff from vinyl, perhaps the way any old radio station over the years would, yet they won't play anything from "Looking Back With Love."

I'm curious if Mike said no to playing LBWL material. But I'm not sure if the band/BRI is vetting the material Sirius is playing, because Sirius is using those grey-market live albums that BRI surely wouldn't be supportive of (e.g. Japan 1966, Washington DC 1981, Carl live at the Bottom Line '81, etc.).

I know we did this back in 2018, but can anyone think of any other commercially-released albums/comps, etc. that SiriusXM has never touched on?

I don't think they've pulled "Barbie" off the old flexidisc, but one-off things like that (e.g. live "What'd I Say") are the main thing they haven't touched on. The ESQ CDs as well, though those aren't even really "commercially released" as such.

You have certainly raised a very interesting point of what has only been released on Wax but not CD , after wracking my brian (there is some matter left) the only one I can think of that you have not mentioned would be the 12" Instrumental of HCTN,  and the Rock N Roll City material

AND Lady Liberty ? (but we don't talk about that :lol)

I"m not sure if "Lady Liberty" ever got an airing back in 2018. I have a vague recollection it may have, but I can't be sure.

They play "Chasin' the Sky" and "Problem Child" even though the former never got an official CD release, and the latter only hit CD as a promo.

I'd say "Lady Liberty" is slightly *less* obscure than a few tracks they've played in that "Lady Liberty" was issued on a CD single as I recall.

I'm trying to think if all of the weird Brian solo tracks have been aired. Has "This Song Wants to Sleep With You Tonight" ever been aired? Some non-album bonus tracks have been aired, but not for instance the obscure digital "In My Room" bonus track from GIOMH. All the Smile bonus instrumental tracks?

You sure you mean “In My Room” as the bonus track for GIOMH? Wasn’t the bonus track actually “Don’t Worry Baby”? And if I recall, didn’t it feature Wendy Wilson? And while we are at it, I can’t remember the last time I heard that track. Does anybody have access to it? I don’t think it’s on YouTube.

Yeah, I'm sure it was indeed "Don't Worry Baby", and it seems to have slipped through the net of even a lot of hardcore BB track collectors, as fewer BB fans (many of which seem to be late adopters of newer music formats) would have bought the full GIOMH album on iTunes back in 2004 to get the track, and it disappeared from iTunes ages ago.