http://endlessskyvideo.blogspot.com/2008/12/endless-sky-volume-ii.html

Has anybody seen these DVD's or can review them?  Is it worth checking out?

I highly recommend the Dean Torrence edition. In fact, the entire series of Open/Endless Sky is worth getting.

I believe David Leaf wrote in the liner notes for the Capitol Today! / Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!!) twofer CD release that the song was "You're So Good To Me."

Lee

Thanks. ButI still have my doubts about the "Dennis was asleep" scenario. Takes a heck of a lot of time to create a track, and Dennis could have added his vocal at any time. Unless it was all done live...

It seems to me that time was actually fairly tight. According to AGD's site, the vocals for YSGT were recorded along with the vocals for three other songs on May 24th. And my guess is they had to book specific studio time to record these vocals.

The question is, do Dennis vocals appear on the other three songs for that day: Girl from New York City, Bugged, And Your Dreams Come True.

Presently it would seem that only on "...Bugged..." according to Craig Slowinski.

Okie from Muskogee 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooyUiVRR1ss

I Get Around 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwI2DosfCYo

Heroes and Villains 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPjIdE3soQI

It's About Time 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVqj1fUu7Cw

Thanks for the update, Jim. Can't wait for June!

BTW, any chance of a picture of a "I know Brian's Dad" button in the book?

1966 I guess, and for me it sounds like a Brian solo piece, with all vocal tracks done by him. Just my two cents.

Yep, the vocal isolations would suggest that it's all Brian.

Glen was a touring bassist, guitarist, (and occasional banjoist) between December 26 1964 and May 15 1965, with both Brian and Bruce filling in for some dates during his tenure. None of the Beach Boys tracks recorded during that time features Glen on bass. He did however play 12-string acoustic rhythm guitar on "Please Let Me Wonder," "Help Me Ronda," and possibly 'Help Me Rhonda."

Here's a timeline that I prepared some time ago:

https://www.mediafire.com/?z03j76iw9x0bqxx


References

Aniversario, E. (2012). The Beach Boys setlist archive. Retrieved from http://members.tripod.com/~fun_fun_fun/set60s.html

Doe, A. G. (2013). Bellagio 10452: Take all the time you need… a Beach Boys reference site. Retrieved from http://www.esquarterly.com/bellagio/gigs65.html

Rusten, I., & Stebbins, J. (2013). The Beach Boys in concert: The ultimate history of America’s band on tour and onstage. Milwaukee: Backbeat Books.

My only addition would be a more relaxed setting, get rid of the seats, get a noisier crowd in… drag out those endings … crank up the amps…light up, pass out the beers… ROCK!!!!!!!

Sounds very much like the Crystal Palace gig version of WH from '72.

I was wondering if someone has a list or a website that shows all of the Beach Boys tourbooks from the beginning to now?
Joe

Head over to this site http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=brianwilson;id=15;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sonic.net%2F~dsktracy%2Fbbstuff%2Fbbstuff.html and click "Tour and Souvenir Programs" in the right hand menu.

Nothing career spanning yet, but there's Jon's FAQ, the Smile sessionography, recent issues of ESQ, and online resources, namely:

http://www.beachboysarchives.com/

http://fridaynightboys300.blogspot.com.au/search?q=keep+an+eye

There's plenty of session info contained in many of c-man's posts throughout the years.

Of course, there's also Craig's upcoming MiC online sessionography (with expanded book edition).

The background harmony towards the end of Breakaway. There was an extended version of just that on one of the Sea of Tunes releases I think, I haven't heard it in years. Anyone know if it's on YouTube? Honestly one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard.

Do you mean this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX_cjYr3yl0

Not really a bad song on Friends save one.  Too jarring and out of place.  No need to mention which one.  It's obvious.

That's Brian's way of saying "Gotcha!"

"It's good, it's good, it's good, it's good, it's good..."

Can anyone recommend any good reading (books, articles, anything really) surrounding the Love You, Adult/Child period? Cheers in advance :-)

This edition of David Leaf's Pet Sounds fanzine comes to mind:

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,16604.msg409770.html#msg409770

Just remembered that this was included in a tour program it seems from the Friends/1968 era. The next page reveals the answers for Brian:

  8. 1968 Mercedes 200 SL
10. 1968 Porsche
12. 1967 Rolls Limo Phantom

Now the question is, and of this I have no idea, was Brian driving David's Porsche in the original film? Or was it Brian's car?

The May 31, 1969 edition of Disc and Music Echo mentions that Brian had started to economise recently, having sold his Rolls Royce but retaining his Mercedes, Porsche and two motorcycles. Perhaps that is Brian's car shown in the clip.

[Sound Explosion!: Inside L.A.’s Studio Factory with the Wrecking Crew, a new 12" x 12" album sized book, serves as the perfect companion to the Wrecking Crew film.]

http://youtu.be/ERGw5c-g3p0?t=49s

From the relevant page:

Dean Torrence: “In mid-late 1962, Jan (Berry) invited Brian Wilson to the studio to hear the finished instrumental track to Surf City.”

"The studio guys were also able to nail a track in two or three takes compared to The Beach Boys, whom one can assume would have taken much longer." [Debatable].

Larry Knechtal: … “I did some of the Beach Boys' early surfin' stuff. I played piano on Surfer Girl and that's the first one where I went, 'Wow, wait a minute, there's something here.'”



Sound Explosion!: Inside L.A.’s Studio Factory with the Wrecking Crew, a new 12" x 12" album sized book, serves as the perfect companion to the Wrecking Crew film.

At least they got that part right

Here's a short clip of Dennis laying down his vocal for My Diane (sadly with a narration overdub)

http://youtu.be/YOTpFtp0d4E

It's highly probable that this happened in Seattle at Kaye Smith studio on 12/13/77: the band played the Center Coliseum the same day, and there's no documentation that the track was ever worked on at MIU, or that Dennis was ever in Iowa, although he may have drummed on an early session there for "She's Got Rhythm". The instrumental track was recorded at Brother in the fall of 1976 and sweetened at Wally Heider's 2/22/78.

Yes, point taken that this footage wasn't part of the MIU sessions despite its inclusion in the "Our Team" documentary. Rather, I used the example to illustrate the quality of the footage which is a step up from what I had seen previously.

Here's a short clip of Dennis laying down his vocal for My Diane (sadly with a narration overdub)

http://youtu.be/YOTpFtp0d4E

Seeing the timecode in the top RH corner of the Shindig footage got me thinking (apologies if this has been discussed before). Are there any clearances necessary when screening footage from Shindig, Ed Sullivan, etc. in public?

Try this:

http://members.tripod.com/~fun_fun_fun/9-1-77.html

Left to right: Al Jardine, Mike Love, Bobby Figueroa, Lance Buller, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Billy Hinsche, Elmo Peeler (organ), Brian Wilson (piano).

Source: http://www.manymidi.com/elmo_peeler.htm

AND Karen Lamm at stage front with camera

...and Dennis keeping a close eye on her

This looks very much like a still shot from the Central Park concert in 1977.

Thanks for posting this, retrokid67!

Another example of just how much energy Dennis and Carl injected into their live gigs.

Thanks for sharing, Steve.

Whilst WB did heavily promote 15 Big Ones, nothing beats a Love You party cake!

The Beach Boys in London 1966 (part 3)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXWSlvENmU8

Craig, check your PM

Well, Mike did order a vegetarian pizza during one of his Full House appearances.