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THE BEACH BOYS PET SOUNDS AND “GOOD VIBRATIONS”
40TH ANNIVERSARIES FETED BY CAPITOL / EMI

COMMEMORATIVE, LIMITED-EDITION CD SINGLE, DELUXE CD/DVD AND DOUBLE COLORED VINYL RELEASES TO MARK SILVER ANNIVERSARIES

“Good Vibrations: 40th Anniversary” CD Single, In Stores June 27, Features Five Versions of the Timeless 1966 Smash Hit and Its Original U.S. B-Side

Pet Sounds: 40th Anniversary Deluxe CD/DVD Package Includes Mono, Stereo and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound Mixes, Plus Rare & Previously Unreleased Promotional and Documentary Footage; Double Colored Vinyl, Limited and Numbered, Presented in Deluxe Gatefold Sleeve

Pet Sounds: 40th Anniversary CD/DVD and Double Vinyl In Stores: August 29


“It was Pet Sounds that blew me out of the water… I love the album so much. I’ve just bought my kids each a copy of it for their education in life — I figure no one is educated musically ‘til they’ve heard that album.”
- Paul McCartney


Hollywood, California – June 13, 2006 – The Beach Boys’ seminal 1966 album Pet Sounds and classic #1 hit single “Good Vibrations” both celebrate 40th anniversaries this year. Capitol/EMI Music Catalog Marketing will celebrate the four-decade milestones of one of popular music’s most influential and universally-acclaimed albums and truly iconic singles with commemorative anniversary releases. “Good Vibrations: 40th Anniversary,” a limited-edition CD single, will be released physically and digitally on June 27. Pet Sounds: 40th Anniversary will be released on August 29 in two configurations. The deluxe, limited-edition suede-feel CD/DVD digipak features the classic album in Mono, Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and Hi-Res 96kHz/24-bit PCM Stereo mixes, rare and previously unreleased promotional and documentary film footage, and a photo gallery of classic band images from the era. A deluxe, double colored vinyl package, limited to 10,000 numbered copies worldwide, presents Mono and Stereo mixes of Pet Sounds in a gatefold sleeve.

"Pet Sounds is a landmark album. For me to say that I was enthralled would be an understatement. I had never heard such magical sounds, so amazingly recorded. It is a timeless and amazing recording of incredible genius and beauty." – Elton John

Pet Sounds, the Beach Boys’ 12th studio album is universally hailed as one of the most important recordings of all time. Since its original May 16, 1966 release, the studio masterpiece has reigned at the top of countless critic and fan polls, and four decades later, the visionary album maintains its timeless rank as one of popular music’s most-cited influences. More than 100 domestic and international publications and journalists have lauded Pet Sounds as one of the greatest albums ever recorded. In 1995, Pet Sounds topped MOJO magazine’s special issue “The Greatest Albums of All Time” at #1 while in 2003, Rolling Stone magazine listed Pet Sounds at #2 out of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.”

Pet Sounds: 40th Anniversary deluxe, limited-edition suede-feel CD/DVD digipak package includes a CD with mono and stereo mixes of the original album and a bonus mono track, “Hang On To Your Ego” (an early version of the album’s “I Know There’s An Answer”), recorded during the Pet Sounds sessions but not included in the album’s original tracklist. The DVD’s six film and video cuts include a behind-the-scenes documentary, “The Making Of Pet Sounds;” “Pet Stories,” featuring interviews with Brian Wilson, lyricist Tony Asher and members of the original “wrecking crew” Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, Don Randi, Frankie Capp and Tommy Morgan; the never-before-released 1966 promotional color ‘firehouse’ film clip for “Good Vibrations;” original 1966 promotional black & white film clips for “Sloop John B” and Pet Sounds, and an excerpt from the unreleased BBC television documentary, “Rhythm of Life,” in which Sir George Martin joins Brian Wilson in the studio for a discussion of the album’s musical significance. Pet Sounds: 40th Anniversary’s DVD also contains a photo gallery set to the classic music of “God Only Knows” and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and Hi-Res 96 kHz/24-bit PCM Stereo audio mixes of the album plus a Hi-Res 96 kHz/24-bit PCM Mono mix of bonus track “Hang On To Your Ego.”

Pet Sounds: 40th Anniversary’s commemorative double colored vinyl, limited to 10,000 numbered copies worldwide, is sure to become a highly prized collectible for fans. Presented in a deluxe gatefold sleeve, the album’s mono mix on yellow vinyl is complemented by the stereo mix on green vinyl.

“Good Vibrations,” named the “#1 Greatest Single of All Time” by MOJO magazine and the “#6 Greatest Song of All Time” by Rolling Stone magazine, is a timeless musical treasure. The “Good Vibrations: 40th Anniversary” CD single, presented in a limited edition digipak, features five different versions of the timeless Beach Boys hit, including the original 45 single version, an edit of the song with elements from various sessions, an alternate studio take, an instrumental and a live version from a Honolulu rehearsal in August, 1967 that was originally intended for the lost album Lei’d in Hawaii, as well as the single’s original U.S. B-side, “Let’s Go Away For Awhile.” The single’s original U.S. cover art appears on the front of the CD single, with various international single covers replicated within the package.

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“Good Vibrations - 40th Anniversary” Limited Edition CD Single
1. Good Vibrations (45 version)
2. Good Vibrations (edit culled from various sessions)
3. Good Vibrations (alternate studio take)
4. Good Vibrations (instrumental)
5. Good Vibrations (live Honolulu, HI rehearsal - August 25, 1967)
6. Let's Go Away For Awhile (original “Good Vibrations” single B-side)


Pet Sounds: 40th Anniversary Limited Edition CD/DVD
CD
Mono Mix Stereo Mix
1. Wouldn't It Be Nice 15. Wouldn't It Be Nice
2. You Still Believe In Me 16. You Still Believe In Me
3. That's Not Me 17. That's Not Me
4. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) 18. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
5. I'm Waiting For The Day 19. I'm Waiting For The Day
6. Let's Go Away For Awhile 20. Let's Go Away For Awhile
7. Sloop John B 21. Sloop John B
8. God Only Knows 22. God Only Knows
9. I Know There's An Answer 23. I Know There's An Answer
10. Here Today 24. Here Today
11. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times 25. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
12. Pet Sounds 26. Pet Sounds
13. Caroline No 27. Caroline No
Bonus Track (Mono)
14. Hang On To Your Ego

DVD
1. THE MAKING OF PET SOUNDS (behind-the-scenes documentary featuring interviews with Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Bruce Johnston and Tony Asher)
2. PET STORIES (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, Don Randi, Frankie Capp and Tommy Morgan reflect on the Pet Sounds sessions and songs, the album’s original release and its legacy)
- The Greatest Album Of All Time…
- The Songs
- 'Caroline, No'
- 'Wouldn't It Be Nice'
- 'God Only Knows'
- 'Sloop John B'
- 'I Know There's An Answer'
- 'You Still Believe In Me'
- On All 8 Cylinders…
- The Vocals
- Competition With The Beatles
3. RHYTHM OF LIFE: Sir George Martin & Brian Wilson in the Studio (never-before-released BBC TV documentary excerpt)
4. GOOD VIBRATIONS (unreleased 1966 color ‘firehouse’ promo film)
5. SLOOP JOHN B (1966 black & white promo film)
6. PET SOUNDS (1966 black & white promo film)
7. PHOTO GALLERY (“God Only Knows” audio synched to photo gallery)
* DVD also contains Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and Hi-Res 96 kHz/24-bit PCM Stereo audio mixes of Pet Sounds + Hi-Res 96 kHz/24-bit PCM Mono audio mix of bonus track “Hang On To Your Ego”

Pet Sounds: 40th Anniversary double colored vinyl (ltd. to 10,000 numbered copies worldwide)
Mono Mix (yellow vinyl) Stereo Mix (green vinyl)
1. Wouldn't It Be Nice 1. Wouldn't It Be Nice
2. You Still Believe In Me 2. You Still Believe In Me
3. That's Not Me 3. That's Not Me
4. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) 4. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
5. I'm Waiting For The Day 5. I'm Waiting For The Day
6. Let's Go Away For Awhile 6. Let's Go Away For Awhile
7. Sloop John B 7. Sloop John B
8. God Only Knows 8. God Only Knows
9. I Know There's An Answer 9. I Know There's An Answer
10. Here Today 10. Here Today
11. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times 11. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
12. Pet Sounds 12. Pet Sounds
13. Caroline No 13. Caroline No

The CD/DVD "Pet Sounds" package sure sounds like the standard 2001 CD in a box with a slightly altered version of the 2003 DVD-Audio disc. The only thing I think might be new is some of the video bonus footage on the DVD.

I know the original "Pet Sounds" promo film and the "Sloop John B" promo film were on the DVD-A. The DVD-A also had the 1996 "Pet Sounds Sessions" EPK on it, and I'm wondering if that is what one of those documentaries on this new DVD is. The "Good Vibrations" promo film is new to DVD, but was aired a number of times a few years ago on the AMC channel (I'm assuming this is that version).

The "Pet Stories" is presumably new to DVD, although I'm wondering if they're reusing footage from the Brian Wilson "Pet Sounds Live" DVD for this.

So the only apparent new material here is the "Rhythm of Life" excerpt, the "GV" promo film, and maybe one or both of the mini-documentaries.

What I'm wondering is if the this DVD is going to be a standard DVD or a DVD-Audio as well.

As usual, this stuff all sounds just tempting enough to pick up even though there's not much new here. Not even the "duophonic" version that apparently is getting a release in Japan.

Can Alan Boyd fill us in on any more details on this release, specifically, what is new to this version? Don't worry, I'm not going to whine more about the release; I'm really interested in what is new here.

No new 7" vinyl?

I initially couldn't remember the title of the documentary on the BW "Pet Sounds Live" DVD. I just checked it, and the title is "Pet Stories." So presumably, unless they've just picked the same title again, the "Pet Stories" on this new PS 40th Anniversary set is flown in from the "Pet Sounds Live" DVD.

My best guess would be that the other documentary is the Pet Sounds Sessions EPK found on the previous DVD-Audio, but I don't know that for sure.

Don't get me wrong, I know this is probably not something that had a big budget for new material, and Capitol just wants to promote the 40th anniversary of these things. I just wish that these things would either have no new material, or a substantial amount of new material. I don't mind purchasing the same thing over and over if something substantial is added, and I don't mind passing on something if the only new addition is the packaging. But now how else do I get the "GV" promo film on DVD? Oh wait, I'm whining again. No matter, I'm still quite excited by the upcoming work Alan Boyd and co. are doing with the beachboyscentral.com website! :)

Good thing I waited on purchasing the Pet Sounds DVD-A and the Pet Sounds Live dvd (even though the live concert isnt on this cd/dvd combo) so I'm definately getting the 40 Anniversary collections of both Pet Sounds and Good Vibrations single.

This, of course, is complete nonsense - the documentary was shown on BBC in the UK and has also been aired in the US.  Brian watches George remix "GOK" and tells him it's now better than when he - Brian - did the original mix. Yeah... right.

You can see that video on youtube btw...

Peter Blake art???

Yeah there should be a !2 inch or an EP of the Vibes single. Plust the two LP set should have a few outtakes. In fact I wish the whole Pet Sounds Box was on record.

Did they do a new mono mix/stereo mix for the 40th anniversary of Pet Sounds or is it the same mixes from 2001?

I don't know for sure, but I highly doubt new mixes were done, especially for mono or stereo. Presumably it's the original mono mix, and I doubt they would need to re-do the stereo mix either. In fact, given that the tracklisting for this CD matches the 2001 CD two-fer, I wouldn't be surprised if what we get is the exact same two-fer PS CD, just stuck inside the new 40th Anniversary digipak or whatever this new packaging is. They did the same thing with the "Sights and Sounds of Summer" package; the actual CD is the exact pressing as the standard "Sounds of Summer", right down to matrix numbers, etc. They just run the same CD off and put it into two different packages.

They've also already done the 5.1 mixes for the 2003 DVD-Audio, so I doubt the 5.1 mixes needed to be done again either. I would normally tend to think that the new anniversary package would also simply grab a 2003 DVD-A disc and stick that in the package as well. But it sounds like the content of this new DVD has been slightly altered from what was on the 2003 DVD-A. Also, there's no mention of the anniversary DVD actually being a DVD-Audio disc, just a "DVD" with 5.1 mixes included.

Well, I guess I have to buy this for the Good Vibes promo film (which I still haven't seen, believe it or not!). How long is it?

I'd imagine it would be the same length as the song.

 

        ;D

For the experts...

how many promo films are there really? I am still confused by the bits from the American Band film where they paired video and audio in an almost random manner...

I would love to see all the Pet Sounds era promo films in their original form. The one with the masks in the forest...that should be "I Just Wasn"t Made For These Times" or "That"s Not Me"?

Too bad that those are not on the DVD of the new Pet Sounds release. But GV and SJB are better than nothing, I guess.:)

I think the Pet Sound 66 promo is on there. Not counting that I have seen original promo for Good Vibrations (2 versions) Heroes, Friends, Do It Again I Can Hear Music, Here Comes The Night, Good Timin, Getcha Back, Its Getting Late, California Dreamin, Wpieout, Happy Endings, Kokomo, Still Crusin, Somewhere Near Japan Problem Child, Crocodile Rock, and Hot Fun.

Also Summer Of Love. (brrrrrrrr!  :o)

4.1 to be exact ;)

I hope they changed the lyric screens and added PS era photos instead of 1964 pics. I noticed that the 1997 color "Sloop John B" promo film is missing on this new release.

Surely Pet Sounds and GV 40th anniversary releases are building up to a Smile sessions release early 2007. Now that actually would be worthwhile - heaps of rare and unreleased tracks, you could pad it out with photos, the original book, the surf's up footage - It has to be as, if not more, commerically viable than releasing Pet Sounds again. After all, the strongest market for the above releases, i.e. BB fans, clearly owns most of this stuff already.

Summer Of Love was for a show specifically but it was shot like a video as was the Stamos Forever. Both ugh!

     Andrew, I didn't take this to mean that the "Rhythm Of Life" documentary hasn't been shown on TV, but that it has never been released on DVD.  So, since you can't buy it at your favorite DVD store, it is therefore unreleased?


        Love and merci,  Dan Lega

Unreleased - "adj : not (or not yet) made available for distribution or publication".

I'd say that the British Broadcasting Corporation made it available for distribution. Hmmmm ?  :wall

It may not be perfectly defined as "unreleased," but I believe you have perfectly understood what was meant, Dan.  "Unreleased" as in I can't own a copy of it... yet.

If you've not got a copy yet Charles, either you're not trying hard enough, or you're making a stand against copyright infringement.  8)

I'd be telling a lie if I said "yes" to that.

Is there going to be anything much on this CD/DVD that is not already on the 'Pet Sounds audio DVD' & the 'Sessions box set'?

Well, there's nobody from Capitol or anybody else involved in these releases coming out and providing a comprehensive list of what is "new" to this release or what is simply being reused from previous releases, so we have to guess based on the press release.

My best guess if as follows:

1. The CD is likely simply the 2001 mono/stereo two-fer with the one bonus track. They may well simply stick that pressing of the CD inside this new package.

2. The DVD portion of this new set is apparently not a DVD-Audio, but rather a video DVD with surround sound mixes includes. Basically, an altered version of the DVD-Video side of the DVD-Audio "Pet Sounds" release from 2003. But I'm not sure about this.

3. The new DVD has a few new things. "Pet Stories" wasn't on the 2003 PS DVD-A, but it is on the Brian Wilson "Pet Sounds Live" DVD, so that's not new. The "Good Vibrations" promo film is new. I don't know if the other BB documentary is new, but it sounds like the "Pet Sounds Sessions" EPK included on the 2003 DVD-A. Despite some wonky definitions of what "unreleased" is, the bit from "Rhythm of Life" excerpt is new to DVD at least.

4. The new DVD also apparently loses a few things from the 2003 DVD-A, including "Summer Means New Love." I think most or all of the "audio bonus tracks" on the 2003 DVD-A are not on the new DVD. Also, I think a newly-created promo film for "Sloop John B" was on the 2003 DVD-A; that doesn't appear to be on the new DVD.

Described as 'Silver Anniversary' up there somewhere; well here in England silver denotes 25 years - 40 years is a Ruby Anniversary. Things are so different in California...!

I'm pretty sure "Silver Anniversary" is 25 years, here, too..

when and where are preorders for the vinyl gonna be, any idea???

Mark was trumpeting the discovery of a new tape of the mono Pet Sounds, a straight digital transfer from the master tape (before it was lost) with no noise reduction, just a flat transfer.  Is this being used for the mono/stereo CD and the DVD hi rez mono version?  Or are they just repeating what was used on the DVD-A, which was the second generation New York tape?

Also, aren't hi rez versions of the stereo Pet Sounds new to this release?

I've always wondered why they include the unfinished version of Hang On To Your Ego on the Pet Sounds CDs as opposed to the more complete full group version found on the GV Box.  If Mark is out there I'm hoping he can shed some light on it.

I'm not sure if I need to purchase this new edition. The vinyl sounds exciting, but I think I already have all the stuff on the 40th Anniversary Edition already, unless it is a complete version of the PS doc, with Al's input and the "Sloop John B" stuff reinserted.

To my ears, after Wild Honey, the mono mix for Pet Sounds sounds pretty bad on cd. Today! sounds so amazing, I don't know what happened with Pet Sounds. On Today!, there is a real depth/echo and clarity, wall of sound perfection, but Pet Sounds is so muddy, with a little static, on cd. A new mono mix would be welcome.

Yeah, I'm not happy with Today/Summer Nights/Pet Sounds mono on CD at all.  I'm not sure. Maybe it's just me. Just doesn't sound right.

I don't like stereo Pet Sounds because Stereo eliminates the Wall of Sound production feel which is like cutting its balls off.  The Pet Sounds album that is.

Remember, Brian wanted Pet Sounds to sound like a Phil Spector production, and you lose that with Mark Linnett's stereo mix. So I only listen to the mono which sounds pretty bad.

I understand the historical importance, but for me, I loves the stereo Pet Sounds and haven't looked back since I got the sessions box.

It's not for historical importance. The SOUL of Pet Sounds is in the mono mix. It's just that no cd release has done it justice.

The anniversary editions both vinyl and CD/ DVD package will contain the new remaster of the mono album from the newly found source tape. In addition the regular mono/ stereo CD is supposed to be reissued with the new version and the downloadable version will also be updated.

The new master finally presents the original mono album the way it was meant to be heard imo.

Mark

Right on! Something to look forward to...:3d

    I wasn't trying to say that they were using the terminology perfectly.  I was just pointing out that since you and I know that "Rhythm Of Life" was shown on TV then the term "unreleased" must refer to the fact that you can't buy it on DVD or Video.  You can stop banging your head against the wall now!    :hat


           Love and merci,   Dan Lega

Nah... got to like it.  :wall

Thanks Mark!  I can't wait to hear the new mono source transfer.

August 27th, is when the 40th anniversay edition is released?

What date is the new Pet Sounds (cd only) released with the new mono mix?

Will this be the first time the stereo mix has been put on vinyl?

I'm such a freak for this album...I already have:
The 2001 CD
A vinyl from the 60s
The Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds Live DVD
"Wouldn't It Be Nice--Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds"
This is all since March, mind you...

Knowing me, I'll end up with both of the new PS releases...

I've got a vinyl single album with the stereo mix, so its been out before.