When did it go out of print in the U.S. and U.K.?

That's a damn shame.  Personally I'd LOVE to hear the L.A. stuff live.  Too bad I was born in 1979.

Thanks!

I would say 2004. The 2005 setlists aren't overly imaginative, they're pretty basic and standard.

No, no.  I mean like the last time the songs that you marked as "never" got played live by "The Beach Boys", be it Mike & Bruce, or the full band pre-1998.

1. Sail On, Sailor - Appears intermittently in the setlists from year to year.
2. Marcella - Never.
3. It's OK - Appeared a little in 2000 then came back with a vengeance in 2004.
4. Add Some Music to Your Day - Never.
5. Good Timin' - Never.
6. Lady Lynda - Never.
6. Come Go With Me - Almost every show.
7. Getcha Back - Came back in 2004.
8. Goin' On - Never.

Thanks dude.  Does anyone else know when the last time some of these songs were played live?

Hey Everyone,

Can anyone tell me a) If Mike and Bruce still play these in concert on occasion (I know the answer is 'no' for some of them); and b) If they don't, around when they were dropped from the setlist?

1. Sail On, Sailor
2. Marcella
3. It's OK
4. Add Some Music to Your Day
5. Good Timin'
6. Lady Lynda
6. Come Go With Me
7. Getcha Back
8. Goin' On

Thanks!

I just got done listening to "The Clown" again.  For any Mingus fans who have never heard this, GET IT!  This is absolutely one of his masterpieces.  The music on here, in retrospect, shows the early roots of where Mingus would go with his music later in his career.  The original album contained only four tracks, but all the CD releases contain bonus stuff at the end.

The first and last tracks on the album are worthy of special note here.  The album opener called "Hatian Fight Song" is a very early, more raw version of what would become "II B.S." on the "Five Mingus" album.  The album closer, the title track, has an awesome narration that was improvised by Jean Shepherd (the same guy who narrated "A Christmas Story").  The way the musicians play off his improv is fantastic.

This website: http://www.flicklives.com/Records/Clown/the_clown.htm has a bit on "The Clown" in Mingus' own words.

This is one of Mingus' lesser known albums (compared to Ah Um, Tijuana Moods, PE, TBSATSL, etc.) but it has always gotten respect from critics.  All Music Guide gives it five stars, and I've read plenty of other critics and listeners who hail this record as a triumph.  Highly recommended.

L.A. Woman sounds so good mixed in 5.1-channel surround.......

That is an absolutely awesome picture of Mingus.  Thanks for posting it!

Okay, the Smiley Smile community should officially be ashamed of themselves.  What's wrong with you people?!  This thread should be 10 pages long by now!!! 

My opinion of Charles Minugs...

Mingus is without a doubt one of the most prolific composers in the history of jazz.  His music is complex, beautiful, and absolutely timeless.  His albums "The Clown" (1957) and "Black Saint and the Sinner Lady" (1963) are quite possibly the two single greatest albums ever in jazz, better than Miles' "Kind of Blue", better than John Coltrane's "Love Supreme".

That said, I will say that I don't feel that Mingus' music is as "accessible" to people with just a passing interest in jazz.  The only albums I'd recommend for casual fans of jazz would be "Mingus Ah Um" or "Five Mingus" (a.k.a. "Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus").  For anyone whose interest in jazz goes beyond scratching the surface though, Mingus' masterpieces are required listening.

Great thread!  Let's hear the love for the man who made 56 whales beach themselves in Mexico the day he died, at age 56, in Mexico!

Thanks for the info.  I'll have to check, but I think they even plug "Summer in Paradise" in the book for the GV Box Set.  Something about "The Beach Boys have a new album, Summer in Paradise".  Interesting.  I still think that those of us with a copy of it probably listen to this more than we'll ever admit.  It certainly doesn't rank among their highest achievements, but I still like it better than 15BO.

Or maybe I do.  Who knows.  That is odd though.

Really?  This is what mine looks like...

Notice how "THE BEACH BOYS" is written across the top:



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I think you're all as full of crap as a christmas goose! 

L.A.'s cover art is great!

Question for anyone who has the Caribou Remastered CD release of Carl and the Passions - "So Tough" (the one from the early 90s)...

Which cover art was used?  The one with "THE BEACH BOYS" spelled out on the left side of the truck, or the one with "THE BEACH BOYS" spelled out across the top of the album cover like the original LP?

Thanks!

Once, a friend said to me that he thought Nirvana sucked.  To that, I replied "Apparently one guy in the band figured that out."

So does that mean that Dennis is the artist on those two postcards?  That could explain why the artist for those aren't credited in the CD booklet.  I'll have to check my vinyl copy.

I'm in.

Okay I was looking at the cover for L.A. (Light Album) today and I got to the postcard for "Love Surrounds Me".  Now I always saw this as just a lone cactus in the middle of a desert.  But then I looked closer.  bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha  That's excellent!

Agreed.  And as I said, he does a miraculous job of staying in tune, but he's way out of his range. hahaha

But I do agree, it's a fantastic song.

Okay, I love the song.  I really do.  But whoever is signing lead (Carl?) is WAY out of his range.  You can tell that he's straining at many points through out the song.  That said, whoever that is does a miraculous job of staying in key considering how far out of his range he obviously is.

They really should have put the song in a different key (preferrably one that's easier for him to sing) or had someone else sing it.  I don't think it really takes a lot away from the song, but sometimes I just lock in on that because it just jumps out of the speakers at you.

What a difference equipment makes in the music you listen to.

Amen