SMiLE Sessions box set!

[Mahalo]

True...but no one thought there would be a box set anyway, so... here's to getting a piano w/ TSS!! 

[rab2591]

Eh, i'm fine without the piano, but I better be getting that mystery bag of vegetables!

[bgas]

Let me have your address, so I can send some freeze-dried, in case they forget to include them with your copy

[earcandy]

What's the odss it comes with sand, piano, Arabian tent, exercise mats, mystery bag of vegetables, and Afghan hash?

Each set will come with a "Smile mystery bag" with a prize! Either: bottle of sand, freeze dried veggies, 1"x1" cutting of the Arabian tent, used reddi-whip cans, and even a banana petrified "suprise"!

[drbeachboy]

What's the odss it comes with sand, piano, Arabian tent, exercise mats, mystery bag of vegetables, and Afghan hash?

and even a banana petrified "suprise"!

Straight from the Living Room sandbox?

[willy]

Don't forget an inflatable Mike Love "Play Guy" with real hair, and Banana and Louis nodding-dogs.

[Mr. Cohen]

No, it's gonna come with downers/"reds", a red reading light, a TV that only plays static, and a collection of creepy looking dolls.

SMiLE... or else!

[CosmicDancer]

I'm most curious to know what the price of the box set will be and just how limited the release will be.  Will the fans that aren't loaded be able to afford this piece of history we've been waiting for for so long?  My biggest concern is that no store in my area, which isn't a small town by any means, will have the box due to it being limited in number.  I hope that isn't an issue and I hope that my bank account can take the hit.  I've already begun putting back money for it!

[bgas]

Bank Of America is starting a special loan division just for this release

[juggler]

Bank Of America is starting a special loan division just for this release

Yes, and their commercial will feature H&V session excerpts including Carl's famous "Somebody bring Mike a bag of money."

As far as I know, no one has speculated on how limited "limited" will be.  Ten thousand copies?  More? Less?

I find it somewhat hard to believe that Capitol will let some of this material (two whole CDs' worth?) quickly go out of print.  I wonder if a non-limited CD-only box set might not follow eventually.

[stack-o-tracks]

Nirvana's "Nevermind" 20th anniversary super mega ultra deluxe edition is limited to 10,000 copies. I don't even think that version has LPs, just CDs.

So I'm guessing the deluxe LP SMiLE SeSSiONS will probably have somewhere in that ballpark.

Between legal & illegal downloading, there's a surprisingly small market for this kind of stuff.

There will be enough copies for all of us here, and that's all that matters. 

[Shady]

Nirvana's "Nevermind" 20th anniversary super mega ultra deluxe edition is limited to 10,000 copies. I don't even think that version has LPs, just CDs.

If were lucky it will be limited to 10,000..

We alll need to get on that amazon pre order fast

[rab2591]

If it is limited to just 10,000 I hope juggler's idea of a CD-only version becomes a reality. There's no need for two extra discs of SMiLE awesomeness to be limited to 10,000 people.

[mistermono]

From an interview with Brian Wilson that appeared today in Lexgo:

Question: "I've read that Capitol Records is finally going to release The Beach Boys' much fabled Smile album this year."

Answer: "Maybe."

Link to full article: http://www.kentucky.com/2011/07/31/1829919/brian-wilson-is-a-man-of-few-words.html

[Shady]

From an interview with Brian Wilson that appeared today in Lexgo:

Question: "I've read that Capitol Records is finally going to release The Beach Boys' much fabled Smile album this year."

Answer: "Maybe."

Link to full article: http://www.kentucky.com/2011/07/31/1829919/brian-wilson-is-a-man-of-few-words.html

 

[rogerlancelot]

From an interview with Brian Wilson that appeared today in Lexgo:

Question: "I've read that Capitol Records is finally going to release The Beach Boys' much fabled Smile album this year."

Answer: "Maybe."

Link to full article: http://www.kentucky.com/2011/07/31/1829919/brian-wilson-is-a-man-of-few-words.html

 

[Dunderhead]

Yep any day now.....

[bgas]

I shall be released

[Shady]

Things are looking bleak, there I said it

[rab2591]

Nope. Things are just being kept under wraps. Let's not forget the two new mixes from the mojo single. Capitol promised us that this boxset would come out sometime this year...I think it will.

Besides, Brian hates most interviews and probably doesn't care what he says during these things. I wouldnt put too much stock into what he said regarding this release.

[Dunderhead]

Ah yes, the box set so secret we aren't even allowed to know if its even coming out.
Seriously I don't understand what the big freaking deal is that they can't just come out and say something about this. It would be nice to just hear something. Sure they don't have to tell us anything, that's one way to look at it, the age old marketing strategy of "f*** them, they'll buy whatever we tell them to". But instead of having an atmosphere of excitement and anticipation it's really just become an atmosphere of annoyance and frustration more than anything else. If this is a release that's "for the fans" it would be nice if they stopped messing around already, seriously.

[Shady]

Nope. Things are just being kept under wraps. Let's not forget the two new mixes from the mojo single. Capitol promised us that this boxset would come out sometime this year...I think it will.

Besides, Brian hates most interviews and probably doesn't care what he says during these things. I wouldnt put too much stock into what he said regarding this release.

Yeah, what shocked me was he's gone from responding optimistically to smile questions to just a "maybe"

I believe in the slated October release date, I'm just not certain that things will be wrapped up by then

Ah yes, the box set so secret we aren't even allowed to know if its even coming out.
Seriously I don't understand what the big freaking deal is that they can't just come out and say something about this. It would be nice to just hear something. Sure they don't have to tell us anything, that's one way to look at it, the age old marketing strategy of "f*ck them, they'll buy whatever we tell them to". But instead of having an atmosphere of excitement and anticipation it's really just become an atmosphere of annoyance and frustration more than anything else. If this is a release that's "for the fans" it would be nice if they stopped messing around already, seriously.

I would guess nothing's been said because nothing is set in stone, they won't announce a release date in case of any push backs.

Something tells me this whole thing is going to be very late minute  

[rab2591]

Ah yes, the box set so secret we aren't even allowed to know if its even coming out.
Seriously I don't understand what the big freaking deal is that they can't just come out and say something about this. It would be nice to just hear something. Sure they don't have to tell us anything, that's one way to look at it, the age old marketing strategy of "f*ck them, they'll buy whatever we tell them to". But instead of having an atmosphere of excitement and anticipation it's really just become an atmosphere of annoyance and frustration more than anything else. If this is a release that's "for the fans" it would be nice if they stopped messing around already, seriously.

Messing around? There's still two or three months before the release. If they come out with a tracklist at this point we'll just be sitting around bitching about how we want to hear the mixes already for the next two to three months. *granted I would love another Mark Linett interview at some point.

mojo singles, Record Day Heroes and Villains single (with barnyard lyrics etched on them), and probably more publicity i'm forgetting. Capitol probably doesn't have the time, patience, energy to treat us with an official factoid every week.

Just a few weeks ago I was fairly pissed that no news has been coming our way, but then someone here said, paraphrasing, in October we'll all be laughing about how antsy we were in July over information. Seems silly to worry about it because either way there's nothing we can do about.

[seanmurd]

Just a few weeks ago I was fairly pissed that no news has been coming our way, but then someone here said, paraphrasing, in October we'll all be laughing about how antsy we were in July over information. Seems silly to worry about it because either way there's nothing we can do about.

Heh -- that was me:

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,10016.msg194580.html#msg194580

But in that same post I also predicted an early-July announcement of the release date and track list, so what the hell do I know?? 

[rab2591]

Just a few weeks ago I was fairly pissed that no news has been coming our way, but then someone here said, paraphrasing, in October we'll all be laughing about how antsy we were in July over information. Seems silly to worry about it because either way there's nothing we can do about.

Heh -- that was me:

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,10016.msg194580.html#msg194580

But in that same post I also predicted an early-July announcement of the release date and track list, so what the hell do I know?? 

Yes, but you were still right about keeping a cool head about it.

We're all getting wound up about a lack of info - and there is a lack of info, but AGD has assured us that this thing is coming out. Capitol has assured us it's coming out this year. Mike Love has assured us it's coming out. Al has assured us. Brian has even been wiggin' out over what he has heard (and again I really wouldn't put much stock into Brian's "maybe" statement).

Things take time and patience, and apparently there is a great deal of effort being taken to make sure us fans are happy when we get the boxset.