Hi,

I have some questions regarding some of the U.S. Brother/Reprise 45's, and I know some of the people here will know the answers:

1. Has anyone ever seen or does anyone have a stock copy of "Tears In The Morning"/"It's About Time" (Brother/Reprise 0957), and if so, are they the same mixes as on SUNFLOWER?  Promos are fairly easy to find, and itound like both songs are stereo foldovers of the SUNFLOWER mixes.  In addition, "Tears..." on the promo has been faded quickly directly after the final vocal, "I'm missing you...," cutting the piano tag out completely.  If stock copies exist, do they also have this same shortened version of "Tears..."?

2. The 1993 GV box set faetured a version of "Long Promised Road" missing the first chord so that the song started off on the 1 beat immediately prior to the first vocal line.  Does either issue of the "Long Promised Road" 45 (Brother/Reprise 1015 b/w "Deirdre" or Brother/Reprise 1047 b/w "'Til I Die) feature this version with the first chord edited out, or was this just a mistake on the box set (it would seem like a logical edit for a single, which is why i'm wondering).

3. I know stock copies of "You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone"/"Cuddle Up" (Brother/Reprise 1091) exist, because there's a scan of one on The Flames website.  But this has to be one of the hardest to find singles to find as a stock copy, while promos, again, are not that hard to find.  The promo has a different mix of "Cuddle Up" than on CATP (it's mono, but not a simple stereo foldover, and features acoustic guitar and other things not audiable on the stereo LP mix).  Does the stock copy have a similarly different stereo mix of "Cuddle Up," or is it simply the CATP stereo mix?

Thanks in advance for any help!

I actually went to the "Pageant of the Masters" this past summer in Laguna, not knowing that Henn was doing the music until looking through the program.  The musical backdrop he and the orchestra provides is excellent, and these days Henn looks more like a classical composer/conductor than a Sunray (i.e. white hair!).

I've only read about a third of the thread, but i'm guessing that no one's brought up what must be the true abomination of Beach Boys-related recordings - "Disco Symphony" by Rocky Pamplin from his 1979 LP THE ROCK, 6:33 of the most tepid watered-down disco ever committed to wax.  It literally slumps out of the gate and tapers off from there.  The song was written by Mike Love and Ron Altbach (and also recorded by Celebration and released - barely released is more like it - on the DISCO CELEBRATION LP) and the LP, which is almost exlusively tepid, watered down disco, was executive produced by Rocky and Stan Love.

Frightening stuff indeed.

Jeff
Toluca Lake, CA