This is just incredible. I couldn't be happier.

I enjoy "MIU", "LA" and "KTSA" because even though practically all those songs suck, they are very infectious. "Sone Of Your Love" on KTSA, for example. That song is god-awful, but I can never get that "Sum-sum-sum-Some of your love...Gimmie lovin'....yeah, Sum-sum-sum-Some of your love"...and then the embarrasing verses...ugh...

You know, this is the only thing I was worried about for the set. I really, really like it when these archival releases have packaging that exactly reproduces all of the original artwork. Thankfully, this doesn't look like Rhino's screw-up with the Wilburys release, which only had smally, tiny pics of the album covers. I guess we're all lucky it landed at Legacy.

Awesome news.

I still can't believe they got out. Is Brian's camp really going beserk (like they should)?

I LOVE the Paul Is Dead stuff, especially as a die-hard Beatle fan. It's so much fun. I know it's not true, but as mentioned before, it's really good for a laugh!

I have never heard it (I'm not willing to shell out the money it goes for on EBay...if it went for what Still Crusin' goes for , I'd get it. [I got that for just $3.] but I do think it is a little odd that they don't mention it. That'd be like Dylan not having the lyrics for "Knocket Out Loaded" on his website.

I can't wait for it either.

Hi, ASC, and thanks. I do visit here, semi-regulalrly, and in fact was hoping/trying to respond to your note a couple of weeks back but then I was having some technical difficulties....I couldn't get myself signed in. Weird. I was in the UK at the time, and was wondering if it had to do with the pixels going down the left side of the wire....but that might not have been it.

Anyway, thanks. And yeah, I'm eager to see the movie when/if it appears. There was a time, funnily enough, when 'CAW" was in fact going to be part of the source material for the movie. But then that time ended, and la-dee-dah, life goes on.

I'm still happy about the book, though. Happier still you took the time to say nice things about it. Thanks for that.

pac

Thanks for taking the time to respond to me and to every one else here, when you never really had to in the first place. I appreciate it, and I bet a lot of others here appreciate it, too.

I second that.
I'm really happy to see you respond, plus please don't sue me! I'm only a poor college student, so you won't get too much out of me!

I could not read that without posting a response. It was wonderfully written. I could never write something like that for my blog.

Anyway, it's not as special a song to me as Beatles numbers, mainly because that is what's been in my life since the beginning. I can't remember the first time I heard "Wouldn't It Be Nice", but I remember always thinking that it wasn't anything special. You see, growing up on a random hits compilation ('95's Vol.1, I think), I always thought of it as just a standard Beach Boy track. Now, hearing it at it's rightful place, as the intro to the greatest album ever recorded, I completely understand how important it can be to life-long BB fans. It's simply a piece of magic. That intro and the lyrics! My god, if that doesn't shake you, what will? I like to think that everyone sheds a tear when listening to "GOK" and I think everyone should love "WIBN".

Listening to "She's A Woman", and I still can't figure out why some people don't like it...

I really hope it comes out soon. It is really annoying to not have it officially released. I think I heard somewhere that it's stitting all remastered and everything and they just don't to put it out. When they put out "Let It Be...Naked" it would have been perfect to put it out, but they didn't. I mean, if they can take the time to remaster the recordings for a 20-minute audio montage, why couldn't they just put out the movie???

  >:(Stupid Apple....

WOW! Can't wait for that. I'd like to see how they format it. Whether or not they put POB on its' own disc.

Peter, I loved the book as well. It was a magnificent, fun read. I've used it to help give a speech on The Boys in the '70s for a communications class.

I gave in and pre-ordered it. I want it the day it comes out, too, but I'd like to at least know that I'm 100% sure I'll get it. We do have those wonderful Newberry Comics in New England, but they jack up the price on everything. There's no way they'll be cheaper. Certainly our Best Buys aren't going to get in more than a copy or two and they won't have it any cheaper than Amazon.

The first time I heard The Beach Boys had to be in '95 when I was 6. That was when the first of those three volume Greatest Hits came out, with the wierd covers and all. It was also the version with the error, so I grew up thinking that there was no cheerleaders on "Be True To Your School" and "Help Me, Rhonda" always had a harmonica! Then, in '99, we got the single disc issue of Pet Sounds and I think I was officially taken after that. With the Beatles, my parents turned me into die-hards, but with the BBs, it's been the opposite. We're a Massachusetts family, with no connection to California or anything, so it was understandable why I couldn't find any BB albums in thier vinyl collection, among all the British Invasion, Folk and Monkee ( ) LPs. For years it was just the "Greatest Hits," but then I was like, we gotta get more and they couldn't understand it. My dad (who is nowhere near a music fan of anything) couldn't understand why me, a kid who could never surf, would want this stuff. I've had them listen to everything, and I think they understand now.   I dragged them into Boston to see Brian in '06 and they said it was the best concert they'd ever been to. So the tables have certainly turned...

I'm still not confident in this pre-order though. When thye update it more, I'll gladly do it. I'm worried about finding it at my area stores...
Also, the title is odd. I don't think it should be billed as a two-fer type-package. Amazon is calling it "Pacific Ocean Blue & Bambu".

I really like the site. There's some really nice pics.

I've got a Q and I don't think it required a whole new thread, so here goes: Anyone got a clue as to why it's not up for pre-order on Amazon yet? I mean, it coemes out in less than three months, so shouldn't it be up now? I've got a really bad feeling that it's gonna be hard as hell to find in any local store, so I was hoping to go that route with Amazon.

The Beatles
Paul McCartney
John Lennon
George Harrison
Ringo Starr
The Beach Boys (excluding SIP)
Brian Wilson
Billy Joel
Led Zeppelin
Bruce Springsteen

Currently, I'm working on Bob Dylan and The Who.

Wow....This sounds really nice, although the 'mock sand' might be a little wierd.
Why do they think we need "Punchline" again?
Yes, I know it wasn't Capitol, but wouldn't the "Surfin'"/"Luau" single had been a nice bonus?

Even if all it is is 16 2-track CDs I think I'd get it. I have the first Stones set and The Beatles EP box and if they make the packaging nice enough, it could make for a great set.

Great album all around. The first time I heard it a couple of years ago, I couldn't understand why people were saying how incredible it was. I mean, I was sitting there hearing the guys sing these goofy lyrics about how Johnny Carson fills up the slack when guests are boring and I thought that "I Wanna Pick You Up" was the creepiest thing in the world. However, over time, I think I finally got what makes the album as magical as it is. I mean, how AWSOME is "I'll Bet He's Nice" and "The Night Was So Young"? Then, there's that opening! Doesn't "Let Us Go On This Way" have everything in it that the album as a whole does? I just love the "God...Please....Let...Us...Go...On...This...Way..." part. It's just amazing!
                                         

Being new here, I'll post my list:
A SMiLE set goes without saying...
A Rarities volume of released works not on [legally, anyway] CD yet...
Carl's solo LPs...
Another 'Hawthorne, CA' package of all unreleased stuff...
Still Crusin'/Summer In Paradise two-fer that replaces the retreads on SC with other movie songs & the UK versions of SIP tracks...

Basically, if Capitol can put out something that isn't another hits compilation, I'll get it.

It would be fun. I'd love to see it happen.

Thanks, I sure will. I have to say, I know for a fact, I won't do a lot of posting. I just love coming here and reading the posts. They're fascinating and informative. I'm a member of a few Beatle forums and have to say that those are...umm...less intellectual. Especially the Macca board, which seems to be ruled with an iron fist.
When I saw that Mark Linett posts here every now and then, I was just floored.

Oh, also...shameless plug: I have a podcast www.dsl89.podomatic.com that I think people here might enjoy. I did a Dennis episode and the pilot I did featured The Boys, but I think I'll do another one soon. I was just playing around with my laptop's mic and I just recorded the songs through that and it sounds horrid. Now I'm using Audacity, which is incredible.