Brian Wilson's Secret Bedroom Tapes - LA Weekly 1-30-14

[Fro]

Considering all the other gems that sat in the vault for years without getting released, I'm sure there's some great stuff here as well.

[alf wiedersehen]

Still no article 

[rogerlancelot]

What are the odds of The Bedroom Tapes being released

As a bookmaker, I can say with absolute authority, 50/50 - they will, or they won't.

The less you bet, the more you lose when you win.

[Jeff]

Still no article 

Looking more and more like this was just a tease.

[Don Malcolm]

Where's Derek Taylor when you really need him??? 

[Andrew G. Doe]

Still no article 

Looking more and more like this was just a tease.

Nope.

[the captain]

Who even cares about the bedroom tapes anymore? This makes up for the lack of that story.

http://www.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2014/02/19/i-chaperoned-a-middle-school-valentines-day-dance?showFullText=true

[Bedroom Tapes]

I really hope we get to hear these bits, pieces, and hidden gems someday, no matter how small or insignificant they may be to the general public.  I'd be ecstatic for stuff like Clangin', Spark In the Dark, You're Riding High On the Music, Lucy Jones, Rooftop Harry, Gimme Some Lovin' and so on.  I think there's a chance that these tracks could be released based off how much we generously got with The SMiLE Sessions and MIC.

[18thofMay]

Stephen Kalinich said on FB that his work with Brian is being "released"

[alf wiedersehen]

Stephen Kalinich said on FB that his work with Brian is being "released"

Have you got a link?

[Jim V.]

I really hope we get to hear these bits, pieces, and hidden gems someday, no matter how small or insignificant they may be to the general public.  I'd be ecstatic for stuff like Clangin', Spark In the Dark, You're Riding High On the Music, Lucy Jones, Rooftop Harry, Gimme Some Lovin' and so on.  I think there's a chance that these tracks could be released based off how much we generously got with The SMiLE Sessions and MIC.

I'm with ya man. All those titles you mention, I doubt any of them are masterpieces, but I think we're just such big fans of Brian that to listen to his unreleased work from, say 1968 to 1975, would be exceptionally illuminating.

I do think however though, we need to keep our hopes in check as far as what this material actually is. Keep in mind that stuff like "Rooftop Harry" and "Gimme Some Lovin'" were never finished, and that stuff like "Spark in the Dark" and "Brian's Jam" were probably intended more to be nothing more than Brian trying out some ideas on tape. I also can't imagine that stuff like "Lucy Jones" or "You're Riding High on the Music" are anything special, although I'm sure they're probably fun.

I do have to say that one thing I wanna hear most falls outside of the '68 to '74 timeline though, and that would be Brian's take on "In the Back of My Mind" from 1975. It sounds fascinating, and it's probably now at the top of the list of unreleased BW material that I'd like to hear.

[The Shift]

… but I think we're just such big fans of Brian that to listen to his unreleased work from, say 1968 to 1975, would be exceptionally illuminating.

Apparently Brian's management are so keenly aware of his fans' thirst for unreleased work that they've had him record a load more very recently

[bgas]

Stephen Kalinich said on FB that his work with Brian is being "released"

Have you got a link?

Sounds like a Dante & the Evergreens, " Time machine"  kind of thing. Maybe the Twilight Zone.... 
Yeah, that's it. we'll go back in time so we can hear that " A World Of Peace Must come" is GOING to be released. EARTH shaking news..... 
Not sure I can take such a revelation, it's TOO MUCH

[alf wiedersehen]

Stephen Kalinich said on FB that his work with Brian is being "released"

Have you got a link?

Sounds like a Dante & the Evergreens, " Time machine"  kind of thing. Maybe the Twilight Zone.... 
Yeah, that's it. we'll go back in time so we can hear that " A World Of Peace Must come" is GOING to be released. EARTH shaking news..... 
Not sure I can take such a revelation, it's TOO MUCH

I think, if you were to think about it a moment, you would realize that Stephen was also involved with other songs.
Like "Lucy Jones," which is a song relevant to this article.

[bgas]

Stephen Kalinich said on FB that his work with Brian is being "released"

Have you got a link?

Sounds like a Dante & the Evergreens, " Time machine"  kind of thing. Maybe the Twilight Zone.... 
Yeah, that's it. we'll go back in time so we can hear that " A World Of Peace Must come" is GOING to be released. EARTH shaking news..... 
Not sure I can take such a revelation, it's TOO MUCH

I think, if you were to think about it a moment, you would realize that Stephen was also involved with other songs.
Like "Lucy Jones," which is a song relevant to this article.

Right.  And Stephen Is going to be involved with releasing Lucy Jones or anything else other than AWOPMC?  NO.  wrong all the way.   
On  December 27, via Twitter, he posted to  Facebook  of a vinyl release of AWOPMC on April 20, 2014 ( which is Sunday everywhere I've checked)

[The Shift]

Stephen Kalinich said on FB that his work with Brian is being "released"

Have you got a link?

Sounds like a Dante & the Evergreens, " Time machine"  kind of thing. Maybe the Twilight Zone.... 
Yeah, that's it. we'll go back in time so we can hear that " A World Of Peace Must come" is GOING to be released. EARTH shaking news..... 
Not sure I can take such a revelation, it's TOO MUCH

I think, if you were to think about it a moment, you would realize that Stephen was also involved with other songs.
Like "Lucy Jones," which is a song relevant to this article.

Right.  And Stephen Is going to be involved with releasing Lucy Jones or anything else other than AWOPMC?  NO.  wrong all the way.   
On  December 27, via Twitter, he posted to  Facebook  of a vinyl release of AWOPMC on April 20, 2014 ( which is Sunday everywhere I've checked)

That'd likely be April 19, the annual vinyl orgy that is Record Store Day.

[Alan Smith]

Stephen Kalinich said on FB that his work with Brian is being "released"

Have you got a link?

Sounds like a Dante & the Evergreens, " Time machine"  kind of thing. Maybe the Twilight Zone.... 
Yeah, that's it. we'll go back in time so we can hear that " A World Of Peace Must come" is GOING to be released. EARTH shaking news..... 
Not sure I can take such a revelation, it's TOO MUCH

I think, if you were to think about it a moment, you would realize that Stephen was also involved with other songs.
Like "Lucy Jones," which is a song relevant to this article.

Right.  And Stephen Is going to be involved with releasing Lucy Jones or anything else other than AWOPMC?  NO.  wrong all the way.   
On  December 27, via Twitter, he posted to  Facebook  of a vinyl release of AWOPMC on April 20, 2014 ( which is Sunday everywhere I've checked)

That'd likely be April 19, the annual vinyl orgy that is Record Store Day.

Yep, and alledgedly will be a coloured vinyl rsd release

[Dove Nested Towers]

Still no article 

Looking more and more like this was just a tease.

The follow-up was going to be released in the next issue(s), but got hung up in publishing complications. It will now appear somewhere else at a future date TBD.

[alf wiedersehen]

Here it is!!!

http://www.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2014/03/05/brian-wilsons-secret-bedroom-tapes-a-track-listing

[pixletwin]

Ummmm...

"A Day in the Life of a Tree" (alternate version) - According to the band's engineer Stephen Desper, a version of Brian's eco-conscious ballad, "A Day in the Life of a Tree," was first recorded with brother Dennis Wilson on lead vocals before being replaced by manager Jack Rieley on the final track. This version has yet to surface.

[alf wiedersehen]

This will surely please Woodstock:

"All I Wanna Do" (1968 version) -
Wilson also cut an early version of the gorgeous Sunflower ballad, "All I Wanna Do," which in '68 featured a sitar, but no lyrics.

[CenturyDeprived]

This will surely please Woodstock:

"All I Wanna Do" (1968 version) -
Wilson also cut an early version of the gorgeous Sunflower ballad, "All I Wanna Do," which in '68 featured a sitar, but no lyrics.

OMFG 
Drool.

[SMiLE Brian]

oh my god

[Doo Dah]

Piqued my interest for sure, but quite a few of the holy grails were still listed as missing in action. Which then begs the question, are we talking about a couple dozen outtakes / demos or the treasure trove originally cited in the first article?

[bgas]

I've heard that many of the still missing tapes are listened to on a regular basis by Dan Rutherford