Carry Me Home

[Mikie]

We know next to nothing about the recording of Carry Me Home. Took us years to find out that there's only a studio instrumental track of "I've Got A Friend" available - other than that a couple of live versions. Carry Me Home could be a demo, a second or third generation from the master finished track - we don't know. Nothing has surfaced of the song since it was booted in the early 80's in less than stellar quality sound. If they found the original master in the vaults, don't you think we would have known by now?

Now, my question again. Did Toni Tennille sing on it?

Was Daryl Dragon involved?

There's an article somewhere where Dennis describes the song back in the early 70's. Can't remember where it is.....

[The Shift]

Took us years to find out that there's only a studio instrumental track of "I've Got A Friend" available - other than that a couple of live versions…

Whoa… sorry Mikie, can't answer your CMH queries, but am I reading right about I've Got A Friend? There are a couple of soundboard recordings? I've only heard pretty poor audience (assumed) recordings but that song has been stuck in my head for a long time, it's a stunner.

Another bar for the box set to reach!

[Nicko1234]

Whoa… sorry Mikie, can't answer your CMH queries, but am I reading right about I've Got A Friend? There are a couple of soundboard recordings? I've only heard pretty poor audience (assumed) recordings but that song has been stuck in my head for a long time, it's a stunner.

Another bar for the box set to reach!

I doubt that's what he meant. It's always been said before that only those poor audience recordings remain unless something new has been unearthed anyway.

[AndrewHickey]

Took us years to find out that there's only a studio instrumental track of "I've Got A Friend" available - other than that a couple of live versions…

Whoa… sorry Mikie, can't answer your CMH queries, but am I reading right about I've Got A Friend? There are a couple of soundboard recordings? I've only heard pretty poor audience (assumed) recordings but that song has been stuck in my head for a long time, it's a stunner.

He doesn't say there were any soundboard recordings, just that live recordings exist.
I *believe* that no soundboards exist for any 1971 shows (though I'm sure that someone will contradict me now), and that the only soundboards existing from 1972 are from the shows recorded for In Concert, so from November. I don't know precisely when I've Got A Friend was in the set, but the only recordings I have of it are from late 1971 and May 1972, so I suspect no soundboards exist, and they may never have been made...

[Mikie]

I've Got A Friend. At least two live versions exist - one from Germany (Luxemborg?).

An instrumental track for the song, recorded in a studio, exists. No vocal, just the instrumental track. Per Alan Boyd.

[Nicko1234]

I've Got A Friend. At least two live versions exist - one from Germany (Luxemborg?).

Nobody is denying that. It's the quality of said versions that is being questioned?

[AndrewHickey]

I've Got A Friend. At least two live versions exist - one from Germany (Luxemborg?).

I have four audience recordings -- University of Georgia June 1972, Munich May 9 1972, Radio Luxembourg May 10 1972, Long Beach December 71.

Do you mean those, or do you mean that soundboards exist of two shows?

[Mikie]

I meant those. I've only heard two of those shows. Never heard a soundboard of IGAF other than audience recordings.

[Mikie]

I've Got A Friend. At least two live versions exist - one from Germany (Luxemborg?).

Nobody is denying that. It's the quality of said versions that is being questioned?

Damn, you're a tough nut to crack, aren't ya?  You'll nit-pick until the cows come home.  You high or what??

[drbeachboy]

I've Got A Friend. At least two live versions exist - one from Germany (Luxemborg?).

Nobody is denying that. It's the quality of said versions that is being questioned?

Damn, you're a tough nut to crack, aren't ya?  You'll nit-pick until the cows come home.  You high or what??

[SMiLE Brian]

Comment of the day by Mikie.

[AndrewHickey]

I meant those. I've only heard two of those shows. Never heard a soundboard of IGAF other than audience recordings.

You've heard one of them, you've heard them all, unfortunately. Lovely song buried under a ton of tape hiss.

[Nicko1234]

Damn, you're a tough nut to crack, aren't ya?  You'll nit-pick until the cows come home.  You high or what??

Sadly not. 

I would have thought it was pretty obvious though when the earlier poster was wrongly getting excited about the possibility of I've Got a Friend appearing on the box set that you had to confirm whether they were soundboard quality recordings or not. 

[Peadar 'Big Dinner' O'Driscoll]

And you know this, how? If any of them have any pride in their work, then they all care. It may not be Mike who makes the the final call, but if he is unhappy with the way a song sounds, I'm sure he will speak his peace about it to Brian, the producers, etc.

What? if Mike or any of the other boys have better stuff than carry me home then Id be delighted to hear it. put the good stuff on the set! its been long enough, 40 years FFS!!!we will all be dead soon!!!

[SurfRiderHawaii]

And you know this, how? If any of them have any pride in their work, then they all care. It may not be Mike who makes the the final call, but if he is unhappy with the way a song sounds, I'm sure he will speak his peace about it to Brian, the producers, etc.

What? if Mike or any of the other boys have better stuff than carry me home then Id be delighted to hear it. put the good stuff on the set! its been long enough, 40 years FFS!!!we will all be dead soon!!!

FFS, you got that right!

[Shady]

I hopefully got another 50 years in me.

I'm personally excited for the 100th anniversary 

[SurfRiderHawaii]

I hopefully got another 50 years in me.

I'm personally excited for the 100th anniversary 

I might have 50 but I'll be deaf and blind.

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

Where exactly does the "Mike vetoed Carry Me Home because it was a downer" story come from?

Isn't it Mike who exhorts: "That was a motherfucker" at the end of the boot? And wasn't it Mike who proclaimed I've Got A Friend one of his favorite songs he's every heard? .... And if Dennis, Carl, Al, Blondie, Ricky, Brian: or at least Dennis/Carl wanted Carry Me Home on Holland, would Mike's single veto be enough to send it to the dustbin of history?

For the record: if Carry Me Home had closed Holland, the album would be hailed as the Beach Boys other masterpiece....

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Where exactly does the "Mike vetoed Carry Me Home because it was a downer" story come from?

Isn't it Mike who exhorts: "That was a motherfucker" at the end of the boot? And wasn't it Mike who proclaimed I've Got A Friend one of his favorite songs he's every heard? .... And if Dennis, Carl, Al, Blondie, Ricky, Brian: or at least Dennis/Carl wanted Carry Me Home on Holland, would Mike's single veto be enough to send it to the dustbin of history?

For the record: if Carry Me Home had closed Holland the album would be hailed as the Beach Boys other masterpiece....

Because he was the one who vetoed WIBNTLA.

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

and Mike's single veto was enough?

I sense more to the story..... Other, less verbal or cocky veto-ers

[SurfRiderHawaii]

and Mike's single veto was enough?

I sense more to the story..... Other, less verbal or cocky veto-ers

Yeah, Jon S posted confirmation on the WIBNTLA thread going. Sure Mike thought it wasn't upbeat enough for the collection. Yeah, CMH would have been killer on Holland.

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

What does "confirmation" mean though? Stebbins or not...

If so, we're looking at some pretty spineless guys if Mike gets to decide anything/everything all on his own....

[Jay]

Isn't there at least one radio broadcast of I've Got A Friend, thereby making it a professional recording? I'm not saying whether there is a multi track soundboard recording, but a radio broadcast would still be miles above a tape placed somewhere in an audience.

[Mikie]

Damn, you're a tough nut to crack, aren't ya?  You'll nit-pick until the cows come home.  You high or what??

Sadly not.  

I would have thought it was pretty obvious though when the earlier poster was wrongly getting excited about the possibility of I've Got a Friend appearing on the box set that you had to confirm whether they were soundboard quality recordings or not.  

Confirm what now? I'm a fan and a collector. I've known for many years now (when you were still playing with your Hot Wheels) that there were only audience (or off the radio) recordings of the song we're talking about here. No soundboard recordings exist of it so far - at least that I know of. I pretty much know what concerts are out there that are soundboard quality and which ones aren't. I don't need anyone to test me about what I know. You want to play games and drill and interrogate somebody like a police detective about what they know and try to make them look stupid and embarrass them, go do that with the other kiddies on the board - I'm the wrong guy.

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Isn't there at least one radio broadcast of I've Got A Friend, thereby making it a professional recording? I'm not saying whether there is a multi track soundboard recording, but a radio broadcast would still be miles above a tape placed somewhere in an audience.

Chances are high there is a soundborad recording. Will we get it, who knows?

Mr. Stebbins, do you know if one exists?