Who are these people?

[monicker]

Besides, obviously, Al, Brian, and Marilyn. The middle kind of looks like Diane, but i've never really seen her look quite that way.


Also, it is uncanny how much Brian here resembles his BW doll from a few years ago.

[Shady]

That picture's new to me..

I'd like to know where and when it was taken

[Peter Reum]

Don't know the couple in the middle, but that's Lynda Jardine next to Alan...

[Amy B.]

It does look kind of like they went to the wax museum to see the unveiling of the new "Brian Wilson" likeness.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Middle girl isn't Diane - way too short, and nose is wrong.

Date looks like 67/68 to me

[Dunderhead]

what's the deal with bootlegs?

[STE]

Lady Linda was really nice!!   

[JK]

The Getty Images site is a little more informative about the time and place but that's about all:

"LOS ANGELES - NOVEMBER 1970: Al Jardine and Brian Wilson of the rock and roll group 'The Beach Boys' walk outside with women at the Whisky A Go Go in November 1970 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images).

With women indeed!

[Micha]

Middle girl isn't Diane - way too short, and nose is wrong.

I can't see anything wrong with the nose. It's a very pretty nose. I like it. 

[Loaf]

Barbara Gaddy?

Al has his David Frost/Cottonfields look, 1968/69?

[JK]

Barbara Gaddy?

Al has his David Frost/Cottonfields look, 1968/69?

Checking out the notorious "airport photo", it could well be Barbara Rovell Gaddy and husband Gene. But it's still most likely 1970 outside the Whisky, probably 4 or 5 November when Brian played on the three opening shows of their residency.

[smile-holland]

Dunno. It looks like the 20/20 era dressed Al. And I vagualy remember a picture of the Boys including Brian performing at the Whiskey; Brian's hair was much longer on that pic. compared to this one.

[JK]

Hope this opens for you guys:

http://www.gettyimages.nl/detail/73988983/Michael-Ochs-Archives

Admittedly, Getty Images often get their facts wrong----the photo could never have been taken on November 1st!

[smile-holland]

Dunno. It looks like the 20/20 era dressed Al. And I vagualy remember a picture of the Boys including Brian performing at the Whiskey; Brian's hair was much longer on that pic. compared to this one.

let me see (got these pictures from gettyimages btw.):

http://www.gettyimages.nl/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&assetType=image&family=Editorial&p=beach+boys+whisky#

They performed at the Whisky-A-Go-Go on
- Nov. 4 - 7th 1970. Carl obviously had a beard then. Brian doesn't look like the one shown in the picture above with Al/Lynda/Marylin
 

- according to gettyimages also early 1970, where these pictures were supposed to be taken. But I can't find any info on AGD's site on any gigs there. But (!): Brian does look a lot like in the picture above !
 

2 gigs, from 1970 (or one of them maybe late 1969, WITH Brian.
So that leaves the question: if this wasn't at the Whisky, where was it?

[Ian]

Be warned!!! The Getty had almost no accurate dates for their photos.  Indeed I helped them date about 200 of the photos-but they still have plenty of incorrect listings-that is certainly one-that is not 1970 at the Whiskey 100%  There is a lot of inaccuracy out there

[Ian]

 The photos of Brian singing with Marilyn et al-were taken at a showcase/party that the BBs threw for the Flame in the summer of 1970-four or five months before the Whiskey gigs.  Around the time Jack Rieley appeared on the scene

[smile-holland]

The photos of Brian singing with Marilyn et al-were taken at a showcase/party that the BBs threw for the Flame in the summer of 1970-four or five months before the Whiskey gigs.  Around the time Jack Rieley appeared on the scene

Ah, that explains the pictures of Ricky and Blondie next to Carl.

[SMiLE Brian]

Brian looked great that year, so he really was on top as he helped make Sunflower and almost seemed like was testing the waters to go touring again. Too bad it flopped and Brian began to slowly get more mentally ill and use way too drugs.

[Rocker]

Why is Brian holding a tape recorder ?

[Ian]

there is no doubt that 1970 was a year of lost opportunities in terms of Brian-he was coming back and then retreated again.  But I think he still kind of had it together till 1973.  I think Murry's death in June 73 was a big deal-that kind of began the real decline

[rab2591]

Why is Brian holding a tape recorder ?

I think it's a magic transistor radio
_____

And yeah, that is the spitting image of the Brian Wilson doll

[SMiLE Brian]

Why is Brian holding a tape recorder ?

I think it's a magic transistor radio
_____

And yeah, that is the spitting image of the Brian Wilson doll

I thought it was a stereo or early cassette player to play "be my baby" while Brian was on the go.

[Ian]

One possibility for that photo...Jack Lloyd told me that he accompanied Brian, Carl, Al and wives and maybe Bruce to see Elvis in Las Vegas during his first and most exciting engagement there (he opened on July 31 1969 and was there three weeks).  BBs were on tour and weren't back till Aug 3-so Aug 3 or after.  He was emphatic that Brian joined them to see Elvis.  But he said that when he tried to get permission to bring them up to Elvis room after the show one of the "Memphis Mafia" said it was too crowded up there and  no more visitors could come up.  So that could be from that night???
Would be hard to prove this though

[bgas]

Why is Brian holding a tape recorder ?

I think it's a magic transistor radio
_____

And yeah, that is the spitting image of the Brian Wilson doll

I thought it was a stereo or early cassette player to play "be my baby" while Brian was on the go.

Looks like an 8 track player to me; even has the end of a tape sticking up out of the player on the right side closest to Brian ( or is that just Marilyn's hand wrapped around the player....)

[SMiLE Brian]

Why is Brian holding a tape recorder ?

I think it's a magic transistor radio
_____

And yeah, that is the spitting image of the Brian Wilson doll

I thought it was a stereo or early cassette player to play "be my baby" while Brian was on the go.

Looks like an 8 track player to me; even has the end of a tape sticking up out of the player on the right side closest to Brian

I see that tape sticking out on closer look, so  it probably is an 8 track player.