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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Wouldn't It Be Nice - the single
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on: November 10, 2007, 09:04:39 AM
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I noticed this thread in passing and was surprised to see my name mentioned , and I appreciate the kind words.
Couple of remarks on WIBN and Pet Sounds in general that might be of interest.
In 1990 when we went to do the GV box which btw was mastered by Larry Walsh who did a superb job, it was discovered that the original mono analog master of Pet Sounds had vanished from the EMI vaults never to be found again. As a result we were forced to use an original analog safety copy made in 1966 for the GV box, the PS sessions box (mono mix) as well as the 2001 CD with the mono and new 1993 stereo mix on it. Oh yeah and the DVD-A as well.
For the 4oth anniversary edition we did an extensive seacrh of the EMI vault and while the analog master was not found , we did find a flat digital copy that I had made in 1987 (?) prior to the 1st release of PS on CD. That version was marred by the use of Sonic Solutions Noise Reduction which was used due to the poor nature of digital to analog conversion technology at that time, and is my least favorite version except for the fact that we included Trombone Dixie.
I thought the original flat transfer without the noise reduction had been lost, but when we found it and played it we were shocked at how much better it sounded than the analog safety from 66 that we had been using for the past 19 years.
As a result I did a totally new mastering of the mono version of the album and it appears exclusively on the 40th anniversary edition CD/ DVD set which was released in 2006.
Finally the original mono album sounds the way it should imo, and you might want to check it out if you have a chance.
Sadly the liner notes for the set are wrong and indicate that the mono is the same as the 2001 CD, not a new improved version.
Mark Linett
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Can Brian still do it?
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on: September 04, 2007, 08:29:29 AM
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See his 2005 Christmas Album for all you need to know about this topic Also, go over to his website and watch the videos of him in the studio recording the Christmas album. Staged - and I have this from the very best of sources. [/quote Saw this thread and felt I should respond as I think calling the video clips "staged" is a bit harsh and unfair..... Having a camera in your face while recording is extremely distracting for everyone and counterproductive , and even if it were not you would need a lot of cameras and a ton of tape to document a session properly. Brian , myself and the band were there to make a record 1st and foremost not to perform for the camera. The single camera video crew was only present at the sessions for a very short time, so some (but not all) of the video filmed during the making of the Xmas album was done to playbacks. However they do show what the sessions were actually like, with Brian in total control and very creative during the recording of the album. Mark Linett
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Early BB recording equipment
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on: July 12, 2007, 09:24:42 AM
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I would be suspect of anyone but the actual engineer writing about recording equipment. For example in the recent "Studio Stories" book even tho the author interviewed me about the BB's recordings and used a few quotes, he showed several pictures of Brian at CBS and said they were from Western St 3. The studios were so totaly difft. and the author could have easily checked but he didn't. Likewise in the new Spector bio "Tearing Down the Wall of Sound" the author makes numerous mistakes about the studio including saying that "River Deep Mt. High" was cut at Goldstar when in fact it was A&M which imo is significant because it certainly hurt the sound of that recording doing the record there instaed of at Goldstar.
I doubt that Bruce Morgan would have the answer about the Ampex 200 and btw I'm not certian that Botnick recorded the Doors on a 200 either. The Doors first album was recorded on 1/2" - 4 track most likely a Scully 280, but that's one I can actually check. Unless they modified a 200 for stereo which is unlikely (and they most certainly didn't modify one for 4 track) , I doubt that machine was in use at Sunset Sound for any of the doors albums. Starting with Strange Days the albums were at least 8 track btw.
Mark
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Early BB recording equipment
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on: July 11, 2007, 06:41:40 PM
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Andrew ,
Are you sure Hite Morgan had an Ampex 200 in his home? That was a very large and seriously expensive deck back then and while it might have been in the studio that Morgan used to record the Beach Boys I would be surprised if he had one at home.
Now an Ampex 600 would be more like it. A pro deck of lesser quality that was portable but still used for quite a few early rock and other recordings. Bob Keane once told me how that was the deck he used to record Richie Valens at Bob's home before taking the tapes to Goldstar and doing overdubs.
Let me know where you got the info. about the 200.
Mark
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Raspberries "Live on the Sunset Strip"- special edition now available online
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on: June 25, 2007, 08:34:57 PM
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Just wanted to let everyone know the Raspberries "Live on the Sunset Strip" deluxe internet CD/ DVD set is available again on the band's website. For details go to: http://www.raspberriesonline.com/special_edition.shtmlThe original 300 autographed and numbered advanced sale sets that were offered last December sold out so fast that the band decided to revamp the set add even more unreleased material and to offer an unautographed special edition version to coincide with the release of the more basic CD/ DVD by Ryko in July. All the sets, both the autographed ones as well as the new special edition contain all of the material and they should start shipping around the end of July. It was a great project to work on since Raspberries were always a favorite band of mine. Can't wait to finally see the finished deluxe set......... Mark Linett
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Alright, lets talk about Warmth of the Sun!
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on: May 26, 2007, 01:42:59 PM
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Re: Alright, lets talk about Warmth of the Sun! « Reply #33 on: Today at 02:40:06 PM »
I said Why Do Fools Fall In Love - while out of place on this comp, at least we finally have the 45 mix of the track. But, after listening to it several times, it sounds sourced from vinyl. There are pops throughout. But that could be just tape noise.
Just found out it did come from tape...my bad.
Still loving it!
Shouldn't be any pops on the CD as several people listen to a ref disc with headphones for any stray clicks and pops and they are removed in the final mastering stage. Why Do Fools..... like everything on the disc is sourced from tape and the Sunflower and Surfs Up cuts are from a much better source tape than has been previously used.
Lastly Why Do Fools ..... is the original single mix. I even compared it to my original picture sleeved copy that I bought when the record was released, complete with my name handwritten on the label.
Oh yes and to answer a question from further up.... Wendy was remixed to remove the cough and the talking in the original stereo mix
Mark
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: The Beachago tapes
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on: April 29, 2007, 09:51:55 AM
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In 1975 The beach Boys and Chicago played 12 sold out show together. They were recorded for a live album, that never happened.
I heard a story that the shows were recorded on two multi-track machines that were sync'd up. In March 1983 a fire broke out in the controlroom of Caribou and the tapes from one of the machines were destroyed. So, what's left in Guercio's vault is essentially half of the recording, and thus relatively unlistenable.
Any truth in that? And why didn't the live album appear in 1976?
Not exactly . The individual Chicago and Beach Boys sets are all there. What's missing and apparantly lost are the tapes from the 2nd machine used to record half of the band(s) during the encores. No plans to release at the moment but we do have the four Beach Boys shows so perhaps one day........
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Smiley Smile Stuff / Ask The Honored Guests / Re: The Mark Linett Thread
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on: April 17, 2007, 04:59:28 PM
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The UAD cards do use up DSP pretty fast on some of the plugs less on others. They only run in RTAS and won't work in Audio Suite if that matters to you. I have one card in a large HD-5 system running on a Macpro quad computer. The UAD is certainly a great product and a great dela for the price. Altiverb is certainly theway to go for reverb imo.
Mark
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Little Surfer Girl
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on: March 30, 2007, 12:31:49 PM
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That snippet came from Brian's early home recordings and if I recall correctly was all of the song that was on the tape. It appears that Brian recorded over things so there are sections where only partial songs remain. The version of the group rehearsing Surfin and Brian's demo of Surfin USA are from the same tapes and there is a short instrumental that has the melody of Car Club which was originally recorded as "Funny Boy" by the Honeys around 1963.
Mark Linett
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Smiley Smile Stuff / Ask The Honored Guests / Re: The Mark Linett Thread
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on: March 12, 2007, 02:25:00 PM
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It was my impression that Paul only arranged the strings and that Brian arranged the song. Brian certainly arranged the vocals. I haven't heard the final mix, but Brian doubled the lead . I don't know if he and Burt wrote any other songs.
Mark
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: New \
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on: March 12, 2007, 08:02:33 AM
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Re: 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love' - that should be single EDIT, and not single MIX, right?
Yes it would be an edit using the middle acapella break at the top. Anyone have the European single that can check ? It would be interesting to discover when the version with the acapella intro first appeared since it wasn't on the US 45. I'll have to look it up but was the song released as the A side of a single anywhere? Mark
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: New \
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on: March 11, 2007, 06:45:54 PM
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My 80s reissue single has the ooooo opening.
so this would appear to be something someone did later without the group's knowledge. Can you tell us the label and color (purple Capitol label with the dome on it? ) and the release number of the disc? I assume that it is still the flip of "Fun Fun Fun". At any rate we are using the original 45 version on the Warmth CD. Thanks.... Mark
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: New \
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on: March 11, 2007, 06:10:08 PM
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4. Why Do Fools Fall In Love
You might have a poinrt, but geez, listen to the a capella break!!!! A bit so good that when the Mike and Bruce BB do it live, they actually START with that bit! That should tell you something.
It's the single version that starts with the acapella-break, which leads me to repeat my question if WOTS will have the single version on it since that one isn't available afaIk At Alan boyd's request I just played my original picture sleeve single that I bought when the record came out (yeah I'm that old) and it does not start with the acapella break. It starts with Mike's bass vocal, going into the group ooh wah ooh wah etc...... If anyone has a version that starts with the acapella "why do fools fall in love" we'd like to know exactly where it was released, but its not on the original US Capitol single. Mark Linett
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: New Brian version of God only knows
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on: February 13, 2007, 08:06:57 AM
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It did look like Bruce was in the studio in that video.
Gee he must have been some sort of ghost that only shows up on film because I was at oceanway for the two days and Bruce was never there. Or maybe they used a bluescreen to put him in later. As to the video vs the CD, why would you imagine that someone would splice in two seconds of the original recording for a 30 second download of the new recording? Anyway both I and I guess someone from the label have given you the correct info. Some of you may continue this odd discussion, but I've done all I can do and am out of here. Mark Linett
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: New Brian version of God only knows
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on: February 11, 2007, 01:33:37 PM
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It's DEFINITELY Bruce in the last two seconds of the song. Maybe not in the "final product" that'll be released, but on the soundclip featured in this video, it IS Bruce.
I knew this "discussion" woldn't die just because I posted the facts. Believe whatever you like, but that is not Bruce nor is the original recording used for any part of the track. To do so would cause all sorts of legal issues and there is no reason to use it anyway. This is meant to be a new recording by Brian of GOK. If memory serves it's Probyn who sings the answer line at the end of the song. Mark Linett
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Smiley Smile Stuff / Ask The Honored Guests / Re: The Mark Linett Thread
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on: January 24, 2007, 08:18:36 PM
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Dear Mr. Linett:
So I have to ask - do you know the status of or any plan by Capitol Records (or any other label) to release a boxed set of the Smile sessions? With Brian's release of the re-recorded Smile and, perhaps more tellingly, the existence of the Sea of Tunes bootleg versions of the Smile sessions - it seems obvious that a version of the album existed that was pretty close to being completed. Or at least enough of the tracks and backing tracks were finished to compile into a boxed set - a la the "Pet Sounds" box.
I would never say never, but at the moment there are no plans to release the 66 Smile sessions. And since many of the vocals and some of the tracks for the album were never completed or recorded no complete album could really be presented. A box set of the sessions would be possible of course, but we'll just have to wait and see what the future brings.... Mark
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: The Beach Boys Knebworth
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on: October 10, 2006, 02:51:52 PM
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I gather the licensing was prohibitive. As for the the lead vocal question, I recall seeing - in pre-net days - that the bvs on "Darlin'", and several other cuts, were redone, along with some other post-dubbing back in 1980/81 for a proposed 20th anniversary video album release. Certainly if you compare the tapes as broadcast by Capital radio a few weeks after the event, there's noticeable difference.
Everyone should read my previous messages. To reiterate, no lead vocals were redone on Knebworth, and on maybe 75% of the songs one additional mono track of group bgs was overdubbed as well as the occasional guitar and/ or keyboard although none of those parts (gits & kybds ) made much diff. in the mix. At the time making a good mix of the show was difficult or seemingly impossible. Digital technology made it a whole lot easier on both the audio as well as the viisual side to get things looking and sounding good. You are correct about Happy Bday. It is very expensive to license that song for a DVD but the rate is fixed for a CD.
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