Yeah congrats Charlie..

Back on topic..

I'm actually tempted to place a pre-order on this Italian site.

They have the box set at 25% off, € 99,44.

Man that's a good deal

http://www.bol.it/cd/The-smile-sessions-box-set/The-Beach-Boys/ea509990276582/

Still no details, track list etc. Says August 23rd, not October 4th... . And that's the cover? Where did they get the pic from? Capitol? EMI? No 3D?
 

The rock 'n roll album was Speed Turtle. 55 minutes of manic rock 'n roll condensed into a three-minute ditty.

Wish he could do more like this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya0EH7KCL5I

/B

Well, unless it's promo work for an upcoming release that has to be out by a specific date... 

Hmmm, October 4th? Naah, September 24-26 is too close......

"What? Ooh, so it's not October 4th??"

/B

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Could we get back to SSSSSMMMMMIIIILLLLEEEEE

discussions only

PPPPPPPPPLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wonder if the person who took this picture will be getting the box set 

It was you, and you will. I claim my $ 2.50.

Not owning them, I can't be sure, but several of those items look as though they don't exist, which means this picture doesn't count.  Towards what, I don't know.

They all exist. I have them all. 

And now that the "real thing" is coming out we can get rid of all that "junk", right...

For those working in the industry... Please tell us...

An earlier post mentioned that miss Webster is (supposedly) working
on the old Smile photos "as we speak". Is October 4 a reasonable date for a release?

/B

Haha, in-house fighting about a release date that none of us knows... bring on the carrots and beer...

Ha ha, right on!! I don't understand all the quarrel! It's as if the final "Smile" is getting released...!!  

Listen people: Smile was not released in the 60's - and NEVER WILL BE!!!
It's just a "Smile sessions box"!!
And most of us have heard most of the stuff already - haven't we??!!  
So please calm down and we'll see what the guys have in store for us...

/B

[Photoshoppin' away. This time I'm working on the release of The Beach Boys "Smile." Feels pretty cool working on a part of history!]

Interesting, just found this

Jessie Webster, photographer just posted this on her twitter

Photoshoppin' away. This time I'm working on the release of The Beach Boys "Smile." Feels pretty cool working on a part of history!

http://twitter.com/#!/SweetThingBlog/status/90870580953366528

Wonder if she got a deadline or if they said to her: "Take you time"....  

/B

If 9/20 is indeed the release date, then I would think that everything should be finalized 60 days out, so that production may begin for release.

The production and pressing and printing is all done!  Now we just have to wait for somone to tell us everything has been destroyed!!!!! 
Won't get fooled again?   

If they would really release the SMiLE sessions in August, we would have had an official announcement of the release date by now. I'm still hoping for a September date...

Sadly, I must agree.  August is looking increasingly unlikely.

Take it with a grain of salt, but a few of the European retailers that had previously listed August release dates are now showing October 3...
http://www.eci.be/muziek/the-beach-boys-the-smile-sessions-the_beach_boys-the-beach-boys-5099902765822?PageID=
http://www.cosmox.nl/muziek/the-beach-boys-the-smile-sessions-the-beach-boys-5099902765822

Baaahhhaaaa haahhhaaaaaa.......they're coming to take me away ha haaa they're coming to take me awayyyyyyy........................................

Latest news: SMILE POSTPONED!!!   


Please disperse....   


Just kidding!  Or maybe not...??   

/B

Didn't know where to post this.  Not sure it has been discussed before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdYb3MaJ4K8&feature=related

A video from early 90s(?)

Interesting stuff.

Great performance - great to see Brian grabbing the mike and dancing!!! Thanks for posting the link!

/B

Thanks 37!ws for your elaboration. Unfortunately I don't have the whole show, and I cannot remember where I got that outtake from. But is an interesting version, better than both the SDSN version and the Imagination version, IMO. I would sure like to know what was on the reel that was handed over to Steve... "The alternative Imagination album"   

/B

According to the BW board and AGD the Disney album is all done. Brian has cancelled some of the shows in September and is going into the studio - another Christmas tune perhaps? Or what? Any hints....?

Speaking of sessions - I posted the 1-minute outtake of the "crispy" version of "Let him run wild" (as played on a radio show 1995-96), recorded some time around "Imagination" - but no-one seems to know anything about that version - or what else was recorded and not released...? AGD?

/B

sounds exciting. 3d could be nasty but really, if they are using frank holmes artwork and choosing to do something adventurous then more power to them

Yeah, like the Stones Satanic Majesties cover...

BTW, wonder what you'll see inside the store... 

I would read the foder out of that!

Brilliant, what a great read that would be

And thus begins earcandy's two-week long marathon of creating an entire Mike Love edition of a Rolling Stone magazine.

For foder's sake don't encourage him !

For foder's sake don't encourage MIKE LOVE !   

So, the consensus is that the Smile box is coming our way - sooner or later.
But then what? No more boots? End of discussion(s)? "This is it"?
/B

For what it's worth (admittedly, not much), several European sites are now listing a release date of August 22...
http://www.cosmox.nl/muziek/the-beach-boys-the-smile-sessions-the-beach-boys-5099902765822
http://www.imusic.dk/cd/5099902765822/beach-boys-2011-the-smile-sessions-box-set-ltd-ed-cd

Yeah, I will preorder from this site: http://cdon.se/musik/beach_boys/the_smile_sessions_-_box_set-14166753

Hey, it's got a catalogue number...    
EMI-50999 -276582

Anyone else think the backing vocals on this mix are ridiculously loud?

They're *too* loud, though. I mean it's an interesting listen, but if this is the mix intended for the best-they-can-do-with-what-they-have "album", then it's a tad disappointing.
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Agree! Strange mix indeed. What if the box set comes out and we all go: "oh nooooo"...

What!!! You mean Brian recorded something fantastic, then re-recorded and released an inferior version? Unthinkable......

Well, apparently...

I posted  in the BB media section, but I'm dying to learn more about this recording:

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,10492.0.html

Does anyone know when this was recorded? Any info on this version of LHRW welcome!!
I have never seen it on any b**ts! What else was recorded - and not released?   

/B

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Come on, people. Maybe you should all just buy the magazine yourselves. 

Does it come with a turntable?? ;P

/B

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I live in Sweden so I'm not even sure the mag will be sold here. Perhaps someone can give me a hint?  

Thank you!

/B

Guess I'll wait for the box set. Nothing really new here it seems...

And meanwhile I'm listening to the 9-minute "Here comes the night" instrumental - with A LOT OF bass notes...

Love the saxophone solo on that one - as well as the sax solo on "Goin on" w/the wonderful background.
Some late 70's/early 80's high lights!  

Were those solos improvised - or did the boys write those parts??

Oh sorry to interrupt fellas, back to Smile...

 /B

If all trigger-happy morons could stick to handling instruments instead of guns.....