June 16th 1964, at Sunset Sound Studio in Los Angeles, CA.

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Not sure if you're familiar with my site (www.beachboysarchives.com), but I've done an essay on the "Beach Boys Today!" outtakes to accompany an essay I did on the actual released album.  Most of those outtakes have seen official release, but I've got an essay on the "Summer Days" outtakes which is almost done and ready to post.  A couple of those outtakes are still firmly in the "unreleased" category.  With my essays, I try to pull together all available information and post it, then add to it as people present more useful information.  My intention is to evenually work my way through their entire (known) catalog (official and otherwise).  My problem is, it takes a good few months for me to prepare each essay (I work on them as my other commitments allow).  Is that kinda what you had in mind, or were you thinking something simpler, and devoted to JUST unreleased stuff? 

Greetings c-man!

Thanks a lot for your input! I'm familiar with your essays, and I've enjoyed them a lot. I'm thinking of just listing the unreleased stuff that's circulating on bootlegs and collector's tapes/CDR's, but I'd love to include brief descriptions on various mixes (mono, stereo, remixes, etc.) of the officially released recordings.

I put up a forum dedicated exclusively to this "project" over at http://bbguide.forumup.be/

Feel free to register and comment, add information or just hang out!

I'm hijacking my own thread here, but I have a few questions:

* Does anyone know of a good resource for AFM session sheets? Preferably online, but book recommendations are also appreciated.

Er... It seems like I only had one question at the moment...

Andrew: As Homer Simpsons once said: "It's funny because it's true". EMI - the "Greatest Recording Organisation in the World" - and Abbey Road with their technicians in white lab coats and ties was a three-headed monster of paperwork and discipline. Once again, the Beatles fans are spoilt with, for the most part, 100% accurate tape sheets and documents.

I understand it's nigh on impossible finding this type of info when it comes to the Beach Boys, although I definitely feel it's worth a try.

It's a HUGE task cataloguing, organizing and analysing the Beach Boys unreleased recordings, but I'm up for it!

Now... Where do one start?!
   

So, I've been thinking...

Beatles fans are spoilt! There are zillions of great Beatles resources, chronicling every snippet of their unreleased recordings.

And I came up with this (perhaps not exactly new) idea...

Would anyone be interesting in helping me put together a web site similar to the layout/contents of John C. Winn's excellent books on the Beatles unreleased recordings (http://members.aol.com/multiplusbooks/) and the Beatles Archives (http://www.bamiyanshiff.com/beatlesarchives/home.htm)?

I've already started sorting out my private stash of bootlegs and collecting information I've gathered during previous years of research, but I sure could need help with verifying recording dates, best available sources, etc.

Any comments, suggestions, or whatnot would be appreciated!

Sir Ian McKellen - now THAT'S a good narrator! Or perhaps Patrick Stewart from Star Trek. Wouldn't they sound pretty odd on a Brian Wilson record?

Homer loved his time at the Rock & Roll Camp, so it's definitely worth the money.

I don't want to sound impatient, but any word on the web site yet?

I'm pretty young (16)..But its pretty cool to listen to the beach boys in my school.

You must be pretty young, having a user name like that! I'm "only" 25 and would never remember a name such as yours when signing in... 

God u need to hear that song 'do you like worms' it's amazing

I've heard it a thousand times, but I still can't remember the exact lyrics. 

I'm pretty young (16)..But its pretty cool to listen to the beach boys in my school.

You must be pretty young, having a user name like that! I'm "only" 25 and would never remember a name such as yours when signing in... 

'Smart Girls' is just out of this world!

So bad it's good it's bad it's good it's bad it's good it's awful!

And if you can't find the 'Lost & Found' CD (which I believe is a bit hard to find these days), there's also the 'Studio Sessions '61-'62' released on Burning Airlines (cat. no.    PILOT062). Different cover, but exactly the same content. Steve Hoffman himself didn't know about it, so it must be some kind of grey area release.

Link: http://www.101cd.com/detail.aspx?productid=39023

I think I'll get the LP, just because I'm a sucker for coloured vinyl. Hopefully it will not ONLY be pretty to look at, but be a decent pressing as well. Anyone got their copy yet and would like to comment on the quality?

There's a promo CD (with press release) up on eBay at the moment in case you're interested:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Beach-Boys-Pet-Sounds-Promo-CD-Press-Release-UNPLAYED_W0QQitemZ180022355259QQihZ008QQcategoryZ32999QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

And here's one with the CD and the DVD:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BEACH-BOYS-PET-SOUNDS-CD-DVD-promo-press-sheets_W0QQitemZ140022133339QQihZ004QQcategoryZ1573QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Sheer class! I just wish they'd skip the intro music. I HATE background music on web pages...

(And it doesn't help getting redirected to Amazon.com when clicking 'music off', either!)

It was also called "Let Go Of Your Libido" for about 2 seconds. 

I think it's pretty good, but the Mok SMiLE is still my favourite.

Oh, by the way... Just listening to Mickboy's SMiLE mix. It's horrible! Stay away, folks.

official unreleased Beach Boys material

That doesn't make sense.

It does. All the bootlegs are released stuff, but they are not official....

No, bootlegs are unreleased material.

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? 

beachboyscentral.com could (and hopefully will) be the best thing since sliced bread. My credit card is ready!

Here's one I made a few years ago:

01. Meant For You
02. Soulful Old Man Sunshine
03. You Still Believe In Me (Stereo)
04. Long Promised Road
05. Busy Doin' Nothin'
06. Our Prayer
07. God Only Knows (Stereo)
08. Break Away
09. At My Window
10. Sail On, Sailor
11. Disney Girls (1957)
12. It's About Time
13. Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring (SS/WH twofer)
14. The Trader
15. Feel Flows
16. All This Is That
17. Leaving This Town
18. All I Wanna Do
19. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Stereo)
20. Anna Lee, The Healer
21. We're Together Again
22. Ol' Man River (Hawthorne, CA)
23. Surf's Up

Here's the clip;

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=715C03C26E20E102

I think I've heard of (but have never heard) this recording. Is there any music on it, or just talking with Brian?

It's just talk, with Brian singing a few lines from 'Still I Dream Of It' and a couple of others. If anyone's interested, maybe I could upload it? There shouldn't be any copyright issues with this kind of recording, right?

is this the same cd that has oh lord, city blues demo, H&V, and a couple other numbers?

Yes, that's the one. It has the eight 'Cocaine Sessions' songs, plus 9 bonus tracks.

Ah, thanks for the info, C-Man.

By the way, "annoying fan" wasn't meant as something negative (in case Les Chan himself would read this thread). 

So, what's the story behind this intriguing 12-minute recording (done at Brian's home, I presume) found on the 'Cocaine Sessions' CD? Are those fans visiting Brian? There are lots of interesting stuff being discussed...

Brian: Let me think... Songs on the new album... 'Sweetie' and 'Stevie'. And there's 'Be My Baby' and 'Calender Girl', but [Mike] put it on his album. 'City Blues', a song written by me, Dennis and a friend of his (Garvey-something?)

Annoying fan #1: What's your favorite album, Brian? Of the things you've recorded?
Brian: 'Holland', and... 'Carl & The Passions - "So Tough"'. I like those two albums the best.
Annoying fan #2: I've always wondered who sang the lead on 'This Whole World'?
Brian: Carl.
Annoying fan #1: Do you like the 'M.I.U.' album at all?
Brian: No. I was in a bad frame of mind during that time. I wasn't in a good space... I didn't like the whole bag at all.

By the way, what version of 'Til I Die' (on the 'Hawthorne Hot Shots' bootleg EP) are they talking about?

No one?