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On the app there might be a 10 minute delay - might be as late as 12:10 ET before it starts

Thanks for the heads-up. It'll do just to try it out. It's honestly rather confusing how some elements of this work. They encourage starting a free trial (or, of course, buying a subscription), and don't heavily advertise that apparently you can listen for free without even having an account or signing in on the smartphone app (and possibly the desktop app). I guess it's the SiriusXM version of Spotify/Pandora, etc. in that I'm sure it has less features (less skips, etc.). But even with the free app versions of Spotify or Pandora, they make you start an account. But confusingly, with this SiriusXM app, I just downloaded the app and off I an go; apparently for now anyway.

On the app there might be a 10 minute delay - might be as late as 12:10 ET before it starts

It appears streaming on the phone app is free, so I've downloaded that and I'll give it a try.

Does the better quality version include Mike saying "THAT IS A MOTHER F'ER!" at the end?

I actually think that might be a strike against this stuff being officially released.  AFAIK, they'd have to include an explicit content warning which might limit the sales (some retailers won't carry it).  Have they ever included session chatter that contained profanity?

I don't think a few f-words necessarily warrant the "Explicit" warning logo. I can think of numerous single-use examples of "f**k" and "s**t" and whatnot that have never had that warning. Billy Joel's "Laura" is one example. Lennon's "Working Class Hero" is another. There is some swearing on the "Beatles Anthology" discs (off the top of my head, "A Day in the Life" and the demo of "Happiness is a Warm Gun").

So I don't think Mike saying "motherfucker" one time would warrant the logo. That being said, hardly any retailers are around any more that would carry a big archival BB boxed set (Best Buy has or will soon stop carrying CDs, Target and Walmart barely have a section anymore, leaving only regional chains and indie stores), and if it really for some reason was an issue, they could easily edit out Mike's comment. I think any release of the recording *should* include Mike's comments, as it might well be one of the last times (and one of the few times) where Mike sounds genuine encouraging of Brian on tape, and is doing so *separate* from any collaboration.

Right now they are playing a mishmash of songs with bits of alternative snippets of GV and Surfer Girl. It's a continuous loop of a minute or so .
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I'd also say the Carl Wilson 1981 live gigs feature more lively, interesting versions of his '81 solo album tracks than the actual studio album. Similar to KTSA, the '81 solo studio album is kind of limp and sterile.

Neither version is among my favorites (the song is kind of a rewrite of "Takin' Care of Business"), but a good example of a live version being better than the limp, languid studio version is "Keepin' the Summer Alive."

Compare this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK__2GvLaqU  (STUDIO)

to this:

https://youtu.be/yBVRz4RC4ns?t=9m41s  (WASHINGTON DC 1980)