Sound of Free/Lady 7" would be nice.

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

"The Greatest Hits – Volume 1: 20 Good Vibrations" was the first BB release I remember hearing.

As a kid I remember being fascinated by the orange on the CD cover. Still looks so refreshing...

1. SMiLE Sessions
2. Smiley Smile
3. Pet Sounds
4. Pacific Ocean Blue
5. The Beach Boys Love You
6. Friends
7. The Beach Boys Today!
8. Sunflower
9. Holland
10. Surf's Up

1. Surf's Up (any version)
2. Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)
3. All I Wanna Do
4. Let's Go Away For Awhile
5. All This Is That
6. Wonderful (SMiLE recording is my favorite version)
7. God Only Knows
8. Cool Cool Water (alt. version released on "1967–Sunshine Tomorrow" is my favorite version, the wordless water chant is my favorite single minute of BB music)
9. Love Surrounds Me (Dennis solo "Bambu" recording is my favorite version)
10. In The Back of My Mind

Welcome aboard! I has a similar experience. ..as a kid they were a guilty pleasure,  as a teen during the whole grunge thing, I convinced myself that I didn't like them, but became a fan in q995 after going through some personal issues, pet sounds spoke to my soul...and here I am now.

I like Kokomo minus the sax solo. When I went to a reunion ahow, when it was played, I saw this rough looking tatted up goth dude literally skip down the hill joyously singing along, so you're not alone!

That's cool we had similar experiences leading to BB fandom. And I totally agree about the sax solo. Would much rather just listen to Van Dyke Parks' accordion instead.

Thanks everyone for welcoming me! And it's good to know I can secretly kind of like Kokomo here  

Thanks for the info, JK! This helps clear things up. I thought the track selection was rather odd, but knowing that it's part of a 2 LP set makes more sense. Now I'm wishing I had the second LP of this release!

And it's good to know where it came from. (Sea of Tunes, according to this source—http://www.rootsvinylguide.com/ebay_items/beach-boys-smile-capitol-double-lp-set-sea-of-tunes-rare-release).

https://www.discogs.com/The-Beach-Boys-The-Beach-Boys-Smile/release/9582989

So I picked this up at a local record store about a month ago. I've tried searching for more info online (and here) but I can't seem to find any details about when this was released, who released it, etc.

My copy looks just like the one pictured in Discogs. Does anyone know anything about this bootleg?

Btw I'm new here, hope I'm following the right protocol and everything 

Hi everyone    Just a former lurker who finally decided to step into the light...

Here's my story: I liked The Beach Boys as a little kid, briefly thought they were lame in middle school, quickly realized the error of my ways in high school and they've been my favorite band ever since.

A few random Beach Boy tidbits about me:

• AlternateBrianWilson Presents Smile is my favorite version of Smile
• Love You is my favorite album of the band's '70s output
• I don't hate "Kokomo" as much I as I probably should


Anyways, I'm excited to share with and learn from y'all.