https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK60SsCN7UE

Where on earth did that come from???  

Missed it ... it's been taken down already,  damn.

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Whatever you guys are talking about, could you share with the rest of us, please?? Did we all miss something incredible?

Sounded like a "Trader" demo, different vocal performance, no 2nd section. Not the best sound quality but really cool. Also extended flute jam at end of WiBNtLA, pretty nice (the extended version on FF will feature it), and the early version of In My Room which I believe was on the GV box set. Here today, Lei'd in Maui....

Wishful thinking beyond "Feel Flows":

So Tough/Holland set, 15BO/Love You/Adult Child set, MIU to KTSA set, and finally whatever remains from '81 to BB85 era.   

Great list! And while this probably belongs in the Unpopular Opinions thread, I'd cap it with "The Terry Melcher Productions."

Consisting of, as well as early Bruce and Terry and Rip Chords, a two-album "Kokomo" sessions set, including painfully slow, meandering songwriting interludes with John Phillips, Scott McKenzie and ML.

I expect that the next announcement will be that we get to hear another track from the box set.

And a random one, at that.

This just in, Surf's Up acapella mix now up on YouTube, from other sources. Sounds yummy! There was a booted version of this a couple of years back, in much poorer quality, which had an extra section in the tag + studio chatter at the end, but the extra section featured a prominent sour note, which may have been why they faded it earlier on the release.

Chicago on the same bill...does this qualify as Beachago?

HA!

I've had enough of this s--t!

Usually I just feel resigned to the course that events have taken since Endless Summer, but by God I don't want to just go gently into that good night, I want to rage, rage against the dying of the light! The Wilsons' progressive, creative direction was pushed off the rails (not that simple, I know), and with the addition of the infamous "airport tarmac incident" confrontation, it all went completely to hell. Now we're left with cheesy Stamos, McGrath and the horrendous like.

I'm fully cognizant of all the multitudinous factors involved, am usually able to see the glass as half full, etc. etc. etc., but at this particular juncture on this particular late evening/morning I'm mad as hell and I 'm not gonna take it any more! I have no choice though (whimper whimper....)

Surf's up, gonna go catch a wave. Happy 4th.

Thanks Mark Linett for all your hard work over the years. Still listen regularly to the Smile Sessions - love that set. Can’t wait for this one too.

You're most welcome........

I'd like to second that message by buddhahat, Mark! Thanks for all the work you guys did. For the Beach Boys' legacy and the Beach Boys' fans it is a blessing that people like you, Alan Boyd, Howie Edelson etc. are working on these releases.

Thirded, with utmost enthusiasm and appreciation!

"Add Some Music" is a mediocre and prosaic title in general, for the song or single putative album it's OK, but for an ambitious box set "Feel Flows" is far superior.

At last, I have a reason to live again!!!  So happy about this!

 

Wouldn't it be Nice (to Live Again?) Yes, it will!

Always extremely exciting when eagerly anticipated, high-caliber archival projects like this, especially ones that face obstacles and take longer than usual to reach fruition, are finally announced, artwork & final track list unveiled etc. and this is definitely no exception, far from it. O FRABJOUS DAY, CALLOO CALLAY!!

This will be a true jewel, thanks so much to Alan, Mark, Howie, Craig and everyone who made this treasure happen for us all to cherish.

  I split my time between SoCal and S.F., and I read Selvin's columns and reviews for years.  I must agree with the comment above in that I found that Selvin had an irrationally negative view of the BBs.  I remember him absolutely trashing the Pet Sounds Sessions box set, basically calling it a ridiculously over-the-top treatment of an album.  Nonetheless, this sounds like an interesting tome, so I just put a hold on the book at my local library.

That's really pathetic. He always struck me as very full of himself (like someone else who used to be a member here) and a shill for concerts that he was assigned to review. This book looks decent though.

Thanks for the heads-up! I will watch it later.
Coincidentally I had the "Pet Projects" CD in my player only recently. There is indeed some really good stuff to be found. Plus I always had a soft spot for "What is a young Girl made of" by Kenny & The Cadets.

What's not to love?

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I think you'll find that's right.

Endless Harmony soundtrack was the first release after Carl had died. It allowed the track "Soulful Old Man Sunshine", in which Carl flubs one word - to be released. Carl had previosuly blocked the release of the song, as I understand it, because of the flub. Great song though!!

Imagine if every time Mike had flubbed a lyric, that song had been blocked - we wouldn't have heard "Cherry Cherry Coupe" - that's for sure!!

Alan Boyd was really a miracle worker on that doc and its soundtrack. David Leaf recommended him for the Delilah Films Endless Harmony project and he took the ball and ran with it, getting tons of rare unreleased material, including SOMS, in the film and on the soundtrack. Then there was the groundbreaking "Hawthorner, CA" double set and it was off to the races for him, a dream come true.

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"On the horizon" doesn't sound like this week 😂

It's the place we can't go near...

That reminds me of "Dune" (the water of life can only be drunk by men, it's a place where women can't go.)

While we're at it:


"Feel Flows: A Tribute to Carl Wilson" is a short documentary directed by Brian Chidester, co-directed by Alan Boyd, produced originally (and screened) in 2003 for the 5th annual Carl Wilson Cancer Foundation event at UCLA. John Winer and Betty Collignon served as creative consultants and segment producers on the project.
Published 2008.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaBkH9WXVsk

Unfortunately, this video is now "unavailable due to a copyright claim by Brother Records."

The version of "I've Got A Friend" on FF is the track only.

Thank you very much for that info, Howie, hello! I've seen a track list that lists it on the set at 2-odd minutes, but one member here says that the version he's heard was nearly 4 minutes long. Was it edited for the set (unfortunate) or is there some other explanation?

I put more stock in any information from Howie than anybody else. That said, I have a very strong hunch this information is indeed correct

O only quoted AGD in this case because it was the most recent confirmation that I had heard about it. Ordinarily Howie would also be my go-to guy.

Howie is da man when it comes to Feel Flows box set news.  

Are we thinking that the version of I've Got A Friend is just the track, or that a vocal sync from a live recording has been done?

I would think that flying in a lo-fi vocal from one of the live recordings would be quite a stretch, even a desecration of the pristine studio instr. track. Doubtful that any better res or studio vocal exists or we would have probably heard about it by now.

Dr. Robert?

I put more stock in any information from Howie than anybody else. That said, I have a very strong hunch this information is indeed correct

Oh, only quoted AGD in this case because it was the most recent confirmation that I had heard. Ordinarily Howie would be my go-to guy as well.

AGD has recently said that the DW/DD material is confirmed and will definitely be on the set. Hopefully he knows whereof he speaks, that is very exciting news. "I've Got a Friend" studio instrumental track at last, + other gems!

"There's a nice, happy little sailboat that lives right over here....."

The "Til I Die piano demo and some of the This Whole World material from the Feel Flows box set samples sound like they may have been sourced from these CDs, maybe a quiet deal was struck to obtain them from Klay and get some of it released.

I can definitely imagine he was told by lawyers not to share/post the songs though.

I can definitely say that didn’t happen. I can definitely say this set has definitely been shared since 2014. They are definitely “out there”. Also can say this set as a whole has definitely been hyped up to be better than it really is. But i also can add a handful of these songs definitely live up to the hype.

That's interesting. I guess I'm not running in the right circles any more (sniff). Which songs stand out, if you don't mind my asking?

The "Til I Die piano demo and some of the This Whole World material from the Feel Flows box set samples sound like they may have been sourced from these CDs, maybe a quiet deal was struck to obtain them from Klay and get some of it released.

This could be very special. Or not.