Newish Brian song that flew under the radar...

[JeffRetro]

I never even knew that Spector didn't release it back in the day, just thought it was among his greatest ever achievements. Why wouldn't he just put it out? I've first heard it on Back To Mono and thought it must've been a huge chart topper.

It was never released on record in 1965 when it was recorded, but it was used as the opening theme for Spector's 1966 "The Big T.N.T. Show" concert film (patterned largely after "The T.A.M.I. Show from the 1964, which of course featured the BB's and used J&D's "(Here They Come) From All Over The World" as its theme: J&D were also the hosts).

The performers on "The Big T.N.T. Show" included The Byrds, Petula Clark, The Lovin' Spoonful, Bo Diddley, Donovan, Joan Baez, The Ronettes, and Ike & Tina Turner among others.

I found a 2008 Phil Spector publishing CD (EMIMP Presents: Wall Of Siound - Philles Records Volume 1) at Amoeba Records that had a newly remastered version of "This Could Be The Night," and it's a significant upgrade from the BACK TO MONO box.  Let's hope for a remastered version of the BACK TO MONO box to match the sound on this publishing CD and the 2006 UK issue PHIL SPECTOR'S WALL OF SOUND RETROSPECTIVE.

Another MFQ album for BB fans to search out is their 1985 MOONLIGHT SERENADE LP (reissued in Japan on CD in 2001) which features them doing eleven standards and one original with Four Reshmen-style arrangements.  Great stuff!

[pobbard]

Two points about This Could be the Night:

a) interestingly, it's a mono recording

b) I dare to submit that Brian pretty much based his full-voice, shouty style of singing (much used in the 80s through the mid 90s)  on the sound of lead vocalist of the Modern Folk Quartet

a) So is "This Song Wants to Sleep With You Tonight", another product of the Paley sessions. I've always wondered if this choice of mono reflects a greater level of Brian's involvement as producer than on, say, IMAGINATION or GIOMH.

b) I think I'm in the minority that kind of liked this "assertive" Brian voice. I've always seen the Nilsson cover as a piece with BW88 and the singles that came out between '87-89. I didn't realize "This Could Be the Night" was from 1994.

Another overlooked song from the "shouty style" period is "Daddy's Little Girl". It should have been a bonus on the BW88 reissue, given it's era, sound, arrangement, etc. Instead, you can only find it on the SHE'S OUT OF CONTROL soundtrack.

[Rocker]

Two points about This Could be the Night:

a) interestingly, it's a mono recording

b) I dare to submit that Brian pretty much based his full-voice, shouty style of singing (much used in the 80s through the mid 90s)  on the sound of lead vocalist of the Modern Folk Quartet

a) So is "This Song Wants to Sleep With You Tonight", another product of the Paley sessions. I've always wondered if this choice of mono reflects a greater level of Brian's involvement as producer than on, say, IMAGINATION or GIOMH.

This is what I posted in the Mark Linett-thread. Though he hasn't answered it yet, you can see that Paley did mix in mono for other artists too...

Hey Mark, I wonder if you can give info on this. I saw you worked on some tracks of the "Good rockin' tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records"-album, including Elton John's version of "Whole lotta shakin' goin' on" produced by Andy Paley. IIRC this was a mono recording, probably trying to get the old feeling. Paley did the same on Jerry Lee Lewis' "Young blood"-album from '95. Do you know if he and Brian wanted the unfinished Beach Boys-album also in mono?

[sofonanm]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-T5QZeDhso

YouTube link to song.

[MBE]

Two points about This Could be the Night:

a) interestingly, it's a mono recording

b) I dare to submit that Brian pretty much based his full-voice, shouty style of singing (much used in the 80s through the mid 90s)  on the sound of lead vocalist of the Modern Folk Quartet

a) So is "This Song Wants to Sleep With You Tonight", another product of the Paley sessions. I've always wondered if this choice of mono reflects a greater level of Brian's involvement as producer than on, say, IMAGINATION or GIOMH.

b) I think I'm in the minority that kind of liked this "assertive" Brian voice. I've always seen the Nilsson cover as a piece with BW88 and the singles that came out between '87-89. I didn't realize "This Could Be the Night" was from 1994.

Another overlooked song from the "shouty style" period is "Daddy's Little Girl". It should have been a bonus on the BW88 reissue, given it's era, sound, arrangement, etc. Instead, you can only find it on the SHE'S OUT OF CONTROL soundtrack.

I have that LP with Daddy's Little Girl. It uses some of Loop De Loop but I remember when I first heard it I thought Brian's finally bottemed out. Mainly because his vocal at the end is wretched.

[SG7]

For some reason I always liked the  Daddy's Little Girl song since someone stuck it in a Sweet Insanity boot of mine.