SMiLE Sessions box set!

[willy]

Still not clear to me who exactly is autographing the lithograph...

Rocky Pamplin and Phil Cohen.

[guitarfool2002]

Still not clear to me who exactly is autographing the lithograph...

It's probably safe to guess who is *not* autographing it, and I'd guess that name starts with "Van Dyke" and ends with "Parks".

[FatherOfTheMan Sr101]

TOO FREAKING EXPENSIVE!!

I already have a certain Beach Boy's Autograph which I acquired on a Promo-poster which was only given to stores, so that 700$ box isn't gonna happen.

I think i'll stick with the 2CD set, a Tee, and later on, the full box. I'm a vinyl-holic

[Rocker]

Don't need no autographs etc. Just want the boxset. How much will that be?


Nice idea with the fanvideo. But reminding of something similar for BWPS

[Micha]

Trust me, some folk on the Hoff, and on the Bloo, seriously thought the box set pic was faked.

Before it appeared on Amazon I too thought the pic was fake because there's a perspective mistake in the hardcover book. The book probably was for some reason unavailable at the time the photo was taken, and so a mock-up was created via Photoshop. Kind of an "official fake".

[David Kennedy]

http://www.merchdirect.com/TheBeachBoys


Think I'll go with the 2CD set with autographed litograph for 99 bucks. And keep my box set order on Amazon.

Btw, that t-shirt looks sorta lame. I was expecting something a little more 60s California, a little more psychedelic if you will.

I agree, why couldn't they put the Frank Holmes shop design on it?  It looks like something that would be on one of Mike Love's hats.

[Aegir]

The Beach Boys facebook page updated about an hour ago, posting the photos of the box set and a link to this youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/beachboys

[Micha]

Where are the track lengths for all box set CDs to be found? Thanks for posting the lengths to CD 1 a couple of pages ago.

[Runaways]

hmm.  obviously not dropping for that autographed/surfboard crap but not sure if that t-shirt is worth it.  not too impressive

[GeorgeFellInHisHorn]

Where are the track lengths for all box set CDs to be found? Thanks for posting the lengths to CD 1 a couple of pages ago.

It's all on the Brian Wilson Website's press release, scroll to the bottom

http://www.brianwilson.com/news/press_08-30-11.html

[Heysaboda]

Hollywood, California – August 30, 2011 – With the full participation of original Beach Boys Al Jardine, Mike Love, and Brian Wilson.......

So what is Bruce Johnston, chopped liver???

[Aegir]

Not an original. He joined in '65.

[Runaways]

seems like everything was pretty by the book when it comes to length.  and i guess that was expected.  i woulda liked a crazy long mix of heroes and villains and all that.

but there are some differences and i'm really interested in seeing what they are.  the extra time for song for children and my only sunshine have me crossin my fingers.

[Emdeeh]

37. Psycodelic Sounds: Brian Falls Into A Microphone (11/4/66) (1:10)
38. Psycodelic Sounds: Moaning Laughing (11/4/66) (1:09)

Is this an alternate spelling for "Psychedelic"?

[Andrew G. Doe]

Hollywood, California – August 30, 2011 – With the full participation of original Beach Boys Al Jardine, Mike Love, and Brian Wilson.......

So what is Bruce Johnston, chopped liver???

Not a voting member of BRI: he's got a page in the book.

[JohnMill]

Hollywood, California – August 30, 2011 – With the full participation of original Beach Boys Al Jardine, Mike Love, and Brian Wilson.......

So what is Bruce Johnston, chopped liver???

Not a voting member of BRI: he's got a page in the book.

Yes lets throw him a party and make him feel better 

[Mikie]

Read through the whole thing twice - two different sources for the same info - and just restating the fact that Van Dyke Parks does not seem to have been involved or at least isn't credited with participating in this new effort. VDP's doesn't have a signature maybe because it's an interview containing quotes rather than a personal memoir. If someone wants to post the "kicking a dead horse" emoticon, please go ahead, I know I'm pushing it but compare and contrast the differences between this and BWPS, related to Van Dyke's participation and the press releases surrounding it.

It would only be considered as "kicking a dead horse" if the horse was dead. The horse isn't dead. I think we should definitely get answers to this. Van Dyke Parks was/is an intergal part of SMiLE. He wrote most of the damn lyrics! He should be acknowledged with credits up the wazoo in this package, and no-brainer, should be interviewed extensively. Even most of the Wrecking Crew were interviewed for the book that came inside the Pet Sounds box.

[Mikie]

So what is Bruce Johnston, chopped liver???

Bruce didn't participate much in the Smile saga.  Wouldn't smoke dope, get in the tent, the sandbox, or crawl on the floor making animal noises, so he didn't fit in.

[JohnMill]

Read through the whole thing twice - two different sources for the same info - and just restating the fact that Van Dyke Parks does not seem to have been involved or at least isn't credited with participating in this new effort. VDP's doesn't have a signature maybe because it's an interview containing quotes rather than a personal memoir. If someone wants to post the "kicking a dead horse" emoticon, please go ahead, I know I'm pushing it but compare and contrast the differences between this and BWPS, related to Van Dyke's participation and the press releases surrounding it.

It would only be considered as "kicking a dead horse" if the horse was dead. The horse isn't dead. I think we should get definitely answers to this. Van Dyke Parks was/is an intergal part of SMiLE. He wrote most of the damn lyrics! He should be acknowledged with credits up the wazoo in this package, and no-brainer, should be interviewed the same as most of the Wrecking Crew were for the book that came inside the Pet Sounds box.

Eh I hope the "SMiLE" book strays far from the "Pet Sounds" book.  I agree with those who have said in the past that a lot of the write ups in the "Pet Sounds" book take the tone of eulogy.  Again as someone said up the chain for now the only reason we can assume that Van Dyke didn't do a write up for this set is because he didn't want to.  I'm sure we'll find out down the line if something more nefarious than that went on but quite frankly I don't see this as a huge deal.

[Rocker]

So what is Bruce Johnston, chopped liver???

Bruce didn't participate much in the Smile saga.  Wouldn't smoke dope, get in the tent, sandbox, or crawl on the floor making animal noises

And they call Brian crazy....



 

[juggler]

So what is Bruce Johnston, chopped liver???

Bruce didn't participate much in the Smile saga.  Wouldn't smoke dope, get in the tent, the sandbox, or crawl on the floor making animal noises, so he didn't fit in.

All true... 

At the end of the day, though, there's Bruce's voice, clear as a bell, "won won won"-ing at the end of Wonderful.  In other words, he's singing on the freakin' Smile album.  And no one can take that away from him.  Go, Bruce!

[Andrew G. Doe]

Again as someone said up the chain for now the only reason we can assume that Van Dyke didn't do a write up for this set is because he didn't want to.  

Not... exactly...

[pixletwin]

Again as someone said up the chain for now the only reason we can assume that Van Dyke didn't do a write up for this set is because he didn't want to.  

Not... exactly...

Exactly... what... then... ?

[LostArt]

He wasn't asked to?

[Andrew G. Doe]

Again as someone said up the chain for now the only reason we can assume that Van Dyke didn't do a write up for this set is because he didn't want to.  

Not... exactly...

Exactly... what... then... ?

Somehthing... else...