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Something I noticed recently while playing a numbers game at the BBT forum was that in The Beatles' version of "Everybody Wants To Be My Baby", George fluffs the line "Fifteen women knockin' at my door":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn7FiAdHcmw

It comes out as "Fiff women" and all the lyrics sites turn it into fifty!!! George clearly had a busier time of it than Carl that night...

Great cover version all the same...

Yes, I have the Beatles and Rick Nelson for turning me onto Carl Perkins beyond BSS.

Has Al played any of the "new" songs live?
Maybe his next release will AJPLY - Al Jardine Presents Love You.

I think these acetates are the same ones that Jeff Gold at Recordmecca auctioned some years back.
https://recordmecca.com/item-archives/beach-boys-8-original-smile-acetates-from-the-collection-of-van-dyke-parks/

[Jewish rocker who discovered Bon Jovi charts journey from stage to boardroom]

His new book, “Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey from Stage Lights to Executive Heights,” which hits the shelves in the UK on November 14 and in the US on December 2, is a marvelous look back at an action-packed life. Fun stories include how a young pianist named Reg Dwight was a last-minute piano replacement on an early Simon Dupree tour (he would later become Elton John), what it’s like when a complex prog band opens for heavy metal group Black Sabbath, how popular groups like The Eagles and The Beach Boys still find time to act like jerks to up-and-coming acts on the road, and how Pink Floyd’s original guitarist, Syd Barrett, once ruined a marketing scheme just because he could.


Jewish rocker who discovered Bon Jovi charts journey from stage to boardroom

https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-rocker-who-discovered-bon-jovi-charts-journey-from-stage-to-boardroom/

[A night of music, cinema, and celebration - and one of the headline events of the 2026 AACTA Festival.]

Australian Premiere – EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert


Join us for a stellar red-carpet evening as AACTA presents the Australian Premiere of EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, the groundbreaking new cinematic experience from visionary director Baz Luhrmann, created right here on the Gold Coast.


Fresh from rave reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival, EPiC reimagines the power and presence of Elvis Presley for a new generation, blending cutting edge technology with electrifying concert footage, a full orchestra and Baz’s unmistakable cinematic flair. This is Elvis as you have never seen or heard him before.


Drawn from newly unearthed footage of Elvis’s legendary Las Vegas residency and US tour, the film places audiences on stage and in the room with Elvis at the height of his powers. Just pure performance and Elvis in his own words revealing the entertainer, the musician, and the man behind the icon.


Following the screening, stay for an exclusive in conversation with the filmmakers, offering a behind the scenes look at how this landmark production was brought to life.


A night of music, cinema, and celebration - and one of the headline events of the 2026 AACTA Festival.


“One of the most exciting concert films you’ll ever see…” – Baz Luhrmann, Variety



7 February 2026
6:30 pm





https://www.aactafestival.com/program/epic

So.... how did VDP come into possession of a 'Time to Get Alone' acetate?  Is there an untold story behind this?  Did Brian offer VDP a chance to do lyrics for the track?

Could this explain it: The original Brian~produced Redwood (Three Dog Night) version being cancelled by the other Beach Boys ?
And btw: where is the BW/VDParks' "Sunflower Maiden" in all this ?

                             The great topical SMiLE~acetates BriANADROME~meme by CenturyDeprived/PapaLaPap (2020)
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     DiD TOPDRAWER (TOP''n'REER) ACETATES {BB);  D*PARKS/ONE DURRiE'h=SMiLEr~PRELIM*S~"HEiR"!  RUDE, NO ?
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                              SKRAP'd  BB~SET  ATE  CAREER; 'n' POT (:rewardpot"?)  DiD  TOO,  W/ !««  

P.s.: check out the brand new limerick edition of the above banter in the SANDBOX section !

                              The great topical SMiLE~acetates BriANADROME~meme by CenturyDeprived/PapaLaPap (2020)
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     DiD TOPDRAWER (TOP''n'REER) ACETATES; D*PARKS/ONE DURRiE=#SMiLEr~PRELIM*S~"HEiR"!  RUDE, NO ?
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                              SKRAP'd  SET  ATE  CAREER; 'n' POT (:rewardpot"?)  DiD  TOO,  W/ !««  

So.... how did VDP come into possession of a 'Time to Get Alone' acetate?  Is there an untold story behind this?  Did Brian offer VDP a chance to do lyrics for the track?

Breaks my heart in a way. They belong in a museum with digitized copies to source for a 60th anniversary boxset.

As a big lost/obscure media buff, the sad reality is the fans always care more about the art than the people who actually own it. Piracy is a necessary "evil" to ensure preservation in a world where film companies don't put most of their libraries on streaming, where videogame companies lose the original source code of their classic games and where music companies allow priceless reels to go missing from their vaults.

*steps off soapbox*

Anyway, I hope whoever can afford to buy these takes good care of them and backs them up immediately.

Saw this on the Hoffman board:

https://entertainment.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?dept=2182&mode=live&auction_name=7433&consignor_no=174&type=friend-consignorlive-notice