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The Beach Boys have had a number of RSD releases over the past few years, from Becoming the Beach Boys and the Love & Mercy soundtrack to Dennis Wilson's Bambu (The Caribou Sessions), to name a few. Is there any rumblings of anything for this year?

I don't know of anything personally but I would LOVE to see either  an official Adult/Child release, or maybe a collection of outtakes from the late 70s, early 80s (Stevie, Boys & Girls, Sweetie)

The ultimate release for me would be a proper release of the highlights from the Wilson/Paley Sessions.

I like the way you think! I would jump at Adult/Child and Wilson/Paley Sessions releases.

How about a vinyl set of First Love and Country Love  >:(
With a bonus disc of out-takes from the NASCAR sessions  ::)
Actually First Love ain't too shabby

How about a 50th anniversary Stack-O-Tracks release? Eh? Eh? Anyone?

Archival releases, ideally on CD and at least via digital, that's the way to go.

This thing where they do a rererererereissue of something on vinyl for RSD, it's not hurting anybody, but that should be a "back burner" sort of thing for BRI and Capitol. At best, some vinyl RSD item could be used to kick start promotion for a larger project.

I'm most certainly *not* interested in vinyl-only releases of any previously unreleased material where the material isn't also offered as a digital download and/or on CD.

I agree, but it seems like Record Store Day releases tend to skew more towards vinyl, and even cassettes.  It seems like many RSD releases are set up for the recent vinyl revival, but I"m still a CD guy.

I agree. I'd like the RSD releases to complement or help promote bigger archival BB releases. But I think they've done a nice job with what the recent items, all of which were previously available on CD or otherwise. I thought Bambu was very nicely packaged.

I get that not everyone is into vinyl, but it's been having a moment the last few years. Why not have BB thrown in there with all the hipster offerings?

While not a RSD release, they are releasing......you guessed....Pet Sounds in a green and yellow vinyl record. 

Maybe that would be an idea for Mike to rehash the "50 the anniversary" yet another time. 50 Years of "Stack-o-tracks" - the complete album live on stage  ;D

Or maybe he could just keep rehashing the Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary!  ;D

By the way, well done in shoehorning Mike into a thread about Record Store day.

Always trying to help  8)

I'd like to see a release of the "Lei'd in Hawaii" album from the first 1967 CD set.

Sound of Free/Lady 7" would be nice.

Id love a stand alone LIH CD

I would like a more full In Concert album with more of the Carnegie Hall show.  It would be great to have a 4 cd set of songs from the Ricky and Blondie era.

I saw that. I even entered a contest to win one, but I couldn't imagine actually buying one. I don't much go for gimmicky vinyl.

I like the Lei'd in the Hawaii idea or an expanded In Concert release.

Yes! It’s the perfect format and release for such an obscure record (that likely every voting member of The Beach Boys wouldn’t want out in mass distribution form). I have never really been impressed by the RSD offerings when it comes to The Beach Boys; Bambu was an interesting idea, but I feel like the only thing I’d be paying for is some album artwork as we already owned the tracks with the anniversary update of POB.

But a fully mastered Adult/Child? That would sell like hotcakes with us hardcore fans.

I would buy it in a heartbeat

I'd love an officially released version of Adult/Child. But I would want a more expanded version, with either a select amount of bonus tracks, or an entire second cd of alternate takes and session excerpts. Maybe a limited edition bonus cd of the entire Love You demo session in a cardboard sleeve.  ;D

All right, Adult/Child FTW! Make it so! Who do we talk to to make it so?

You'll probably get it... but you'll have to wait until 2022.

So this is the Beach Boys release:

2018/04/21   Beach Boys   2018RSD - In Paris With Andy Williams   Rock/Pop   5060331751274   1960'S RECORDS   7"   REP014

Any infos on the content? They appeared on the Andy Williams show (see below), but what has that got to do with Paris?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7duppJOm3NE - Littly cycle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUxMupNEno4 - Cal. Girls, Help me, Rhonda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLfhvSvBTX8 - Their hearts were full of spring

I would not imagine this is an authorized release by The Beach Boys. According to https://www.gs1us.org/tools/gs1-company-database-gepir, the barcode from this release is registered to a company out of London called TV Music. Would almost definitely be a Universal barcode if it was official. Happy to be proven wrong though.

Good news! The Boys sing very well on that Andy Williams episode.

Interesting. I hope we get more details soon.

Also, 1960s Records might be the most generic label name possible.

Wow, didn’t notice that was the label name  :lol

Well, the official list is out: http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases (http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases)

Did I miss it, or is the Beach Boys and Andy Williams 7-inch not listed?

The implication seems to be that whatever that BB record was/is, it's not part of the "official" RSD lineup. It sure looks/sounds like one of those rinky European grey market deals.

The german site has it listed.
It seems to feature the '67 live recordings for the Unicef show and the Andy Williams TV show recordings. I only saw the cover and it had songs listed that indicate these shows.

Hmm ... curiouser and curiouser.

Cool cover -! Seems like an EP release. https://frequencesledisquaire.com/product/musique/vinyle/7-pouces/7-beach-boys-rsd2018-in-paris-with-andy-williams/

So, do we know if this is going to be released in the US at all? Still unclear to me.

From what I saw, it was going to be a 7-inch.

Not likely because it's a European copyright law release. Some stories might carry it because a few usually carry those types but not nationwide

Thank you for clearing that up. Now the real challenge emerges ... where can I get my fix?!

If you find one, let me know  ;D

Well, Record Store Day has come and gone. Anybody find that Beach Boys, "In Paris with Andy Williams" EP? I've been debating whether I should try buying it from one of the European websites that appear to have it.

I did manage to buy one semi-Beach Boys related album: Van Dyke Parks, "Clang of the Yankee Reaper."

This label seems to have released a few items for RSD this year- including the Beach Boys item. Here is the label's website: http://www.1960s.london/

Al Talks about his ‘Postcards’ tour and title track...

The album’s title track includes a guest vocal by Glen Campbell, who played guitar on Beach Boys sessions in the ‘60s as a member of the Wrecking Crew. It’s become a signature song for Jardine, both for its breezy California sound and its autobiographical lyric.

“I love folk music, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb and all those influences came together with The Beach Boys’ kind of harmonies,” Jardine said. “It has that quintessential authentic Western sound. I think we’re gonna release a live version of it from one of these concerts and do a video for it as well as a promotion for the vinyl release on Record Store Day in November.”

https://signalscv.com/2018/10/beach-boys-co-founder-al-jardine-delivers-postcards-from-california-at-canyon-santa-clarita-oct-12/

Thanks for that update. I had heard rumblings of "Postcards" getting a vinyl release. It makes sense that they'd capitalize on RSD.

Al gets “it”! :bw

Yessss... I would purchase that in a heartbeat.