Brian has signed off on Smile Sessions......

[desmondo]

......he says according to BBC Radio 6 interview - he says he's listened to it  and approved it

[buddhahat]

Right on!

Thanks for the heads up with this interview. Mindblowing hearing Brian talk about this in the context of it finally being released:

"I approved it -  I listened to almost 4 hours of music. The actual smile album is just a tiny fraction of all the stuff we recorded but i had to approve it before they could finish it."

"And how does it sound, because I can't wait to hear it?"

"Oh, it sounds great!"
 

[The Shift]

BW: "I approved it, I listened to it all, almost four hours of music. The actual SMILE album is just a tiny fraction of all the stuff we recorded but I had to approve it before they could finish it, you know?"

And how does it sound, cos I can't wait to hear it?

BW: "Oh, sounds great, yeah."

[The Shift]

Beat me to it!!

[buddhahat]

Beat me to it!!

Sorry, I added to my original post!

So now that the key players have signed off on this we know the sequence must be in place. We know from VDP's comments that the packaging is finished. Maybe the July date is a possibility after all!?

[The Shift]

I thought they'd still be some months away from completion but maybe not.

Very disturbing, as they can't possibly have had time to incorporate all the instructions and advice we've been giving them from this board.

[John B]

Very disturbing, as they can't possibly have had time to incorporate all the instructions and advice we've been giving them from this board.

   

[buddhahat]

I thought they'd still be some months away from completion but maybe not.

Very disturbing, as they can't possibly have had time to incorporate all the instructions and advice we've been giving them from this board.

haha! Imagine if they had to get the Smiley board to sign off on this? It would NEVER see the light of day.

[desmondo]

God imagine 1730 different tracklistings 

[willy]

So now that the key players have signed off on this we know the sequence must be in place. We know from VDP's comments that the packaging is finished. Maybe the July date is a possibility after all!?

VDP still has to write his 1,000 words for the booklet on his return to LA in May.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Right on!

Thanks for the heads up with this interview. Mindblowing hearing Brian talk about this in the context of it finally being released:

"I approved it -  I listened to almost 4 hours of music. The actual smile album is just a tiny fraction of all the stuff we recorded but i had to approve it before they could finish it."

"And how does it sound, because I can't wait to hear it?"

"Oh, it sounds great!"
 

He's heard something... but not the finished product, as four hours would fit neatly on three CDs, and we know the box is at least four. Also, note Brian states " I had to approve it before they could finish it."  There are other excellent reasons why he couldn't have heard the final product, but these will suffice.

Of course, this will only give Phil more grist for his mill, as he'll interpret this as "see, they've not finished it YET !"

[Andrew G. Doe]

So now that the key players have signed off on this we know the sequence must be in place. We know from VDP's comments that the packaging is finished. Maybe the July date is a possibility after all!?

No, we actually know nothing of the sort: read Van Dyke's interview again and it's very clear that he's just repeating what others have told him, and that he's seen - and heard - nothing. Thus:

"I hear the box set is going to be absolutely beautiful. It will be very comforting to see that it's finally commercially available."

As for reverting to the originally reported July date ? No.

[guitarfool2002]

I'll take all 4 hours of it - no frills, no vinyl, no limited-edition stickers, etc. Just 4 hours of pure Smile music.

[desmondo]

So now that the key players have signed off on this we know the sequence must be in place. We know from VDP's comments that the packaging is finished. Maybe the July date is a possibility after all!?

No, we actually know nothing of the sort: read Van Dyke's interview again and it's very clear that he's just repeating what others have told him, and that he's seen - and heard - nothing. Thus:

"I hear the box set is going to be absolutely beautiful. It will be very comforting to see that it's finally commercially available."

As for reverting to the originally reported July date ? No.

Err why definitely not July??

[desmondo]

Right on!

Thanks for the heads up with this interview. Mindblowing hearing Brian talk about this in the context of it finally being released:

"I approved it -  I listened to almost 4 hours of music. The actual smile album is just a tiny fraction of all the stuff we recorded but i had to approve it before they could finish it."

"And how does it sound, because I can't wait to hear it?"

"Oh, it sounds great!"
 

He's heard something... but not the finished product, as four hours would fit neatly on three CDs, and we know the box is at least four. Also, note Brian states " I had to approve it before they could finish it."  There are other excellent reasons why he couldn't have heard the final product, but these will suffice.

Of course, this will only give Phil more grist for his mill, as he'll interpret this as "see, they've not finished it YET !"

Like what???

[desmondo]

So now that the key players have signed off on this we know the sequence must be in place. We know from VDP's comments that the packaging is finished. Maybe the July date is a possibility after all!?

No, we actually know nothing of the sort: read Van Dyke's interview again and it's very clear that he's just repeating what others have told him, and that he's seen - and heard - nothing. Thus:

"I hear the box set is going to be absolutely beautiful. It will be very comforting to see that it's finally commercially available."

As for reverting to the originally reported July date ? No.

Actually Andrew if you listen to this VDP interview he says he HAS seen it - something about a Faberge egg http://near90leftofthedial.podomatic.com/ - go to 12.40 is

[desmondo]

And this from another recent interview - http://music.uk.msn.com/features/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=157537827

Brian and his impeccable musicians recorded and released their own version of Smile that year; a much happier and lighter affair than the fabled and much bootlegged 1967 sessions. But this summer sees the first ever official release of those original Beach Boys recordings, with the endorsement of their creator.

"I listened to all the tapes, and I approved some of them and I disapproved some of them. But they're bringing out the tapes that I approved."

[AllIWannaDo]

Anyone got a link to this?

Cheers!!!

[Mikie]

BW: "I approved it, I listened to it all, almost four hours of music. The actual SMILE album is just a tiny fraction of all the stuff we recorded but I had to approve it before they could finish it, you know?"

What SMiLE album. It was never an album. Agreed that the finished tracks were a "tiny fraction" of all the stuff recorded, but.....

"And how does it sound, cos I can't wait to hear it?" BW: "Oh, sounds great, yeah."

What's he going to say at this point in the game? "Nah, it sucks. it's not Beach Boys music".

[desmondo]

Anyone got a link to this?

Cheers!!!

Both links in my posts

[buddhahat]

So now that the key players have signed off on this we know the sequence must be in place. We know from VDP's comments that the packaging is finished. Maybe the July date is a possibility after all!?

No, we actually know nothing of the sort: read Van Dyke's interview again and it's very clear that he's just repeating what others have told him, and that he's seen - and heard - nothing. Thus:

"I hear the box set is going to be absolutely beautiful. It will be very comforting to see that it's finally commercially available."

As for reverting to the originally reported July date ? No.

I was basing my comment about the packaging on the fact VDP has made reference to it in several interviews. Also as far as Brian's comment about approving it "before they could finish it" goes, that could be read two ways: That he had to approve it before finishing touches could be made, or that he had to approve it before they could call it a finished product.

Why the skepticism about the July date? I'm clueless about the process here - what might be left to do if (big if, granted)  packaging, sequence, mix and signatures are in the bag?

[Shady]

Well that's cool to hear. I was thinking it's getting stalled because Brian doesn't like it

[Mikie]

"I listened to all the tapes, and I approved some of them and I disapproved some of them. But they're bringing out the tapes that I approved."

I sure hope there is a consensus between Brian and the fans concerning the stuff he disapproved of!!  I would hate to know about good material that was left off this set because it brought back bad memories or for some other minor reason(s) other than artistic or sound quality. But after all, it is his call and we need to trust his judgement. We have no choice!

[buddhahat]

"I listened to all the tapes, and I approved some of them and I disapproved some of them. But they're bringing out the tapes that I approved."

I sure hope there is a consensus between Brian and the fans concerning the stuff he disapproved of!!  I would hate to know about good material that was left off this set because it brought back bad memories or for some other minor reason(s) other than artistic or sound quality. But after all, it is his call and we need to trust his judgement. We have no choice!

Surf's Up? Nah - junk that.

[Roger Ryan]

"I listened to all the tapes, and I approved some of them and I disapproved some of them. But they're bringing out the tapes that I approved."

I sure hope there is a consensus between Brian and the fans concerning the stuff he disapproved of!!  I would hate to know about good material that was left off this set because it brought back bad memories or for some other minor reason(s) other than artistic or sound quality. But after all, it is his call and we need to trust his judgement. We have no choice!

Well, if the multi-disc set is reduced to three CDs, we'll know he objected to quite a bit! I'm going to hope that Brian was in a logical frame of mind that day and rejected just the drug talk and "party" recordings.