SMiLE (May 1967 Mono Mix)

[The Old Master Painter]

I always try and sequence it as if it were 1966 - GV at the top of side two, Cabinessence ending side 1. 14 tracks. The elements not all on side 2. And I get rid of the 3 movements from 2004
Side 1
1. Our Prayer
2. Heroes and Villains
3. Vega-Tables
4. Do you dig worms?
5. Wonderful
6. The Old Master Painter/You were my sunshine
7. Cabinessence

Side 2
8. Good Vibrations
9. Wind Chimes
10. The Elements: Fire
11. I love to Say dada
12. Look
13. Child is the father of the man
14. Surf's Up

This is probably my favourite "non-December tracklisting" version. I'll definitely add Great Shape/Barnyard into Heroes and Villains, if I had to follow your tracklisting, just to make it more 1966-ish.

[Nile]

HERE IS SIDE 1: (FINALLY, SWEET JESUS!!)

https://vimeo.com/144187144

Very good job indeed! Love the way HV is unpredictable! 
Looking forward to the other side!

[2 and a half]

HERE IS SIDE 1: (FINALLY, SWEET JESUS!!)

https://vimeo.com/144187144

seems to have gone....

[The Old Master Painter]

HERE IS SIDE 1: (FINALLY, SWEET JESUS!!)

https://vimeo.com/144187144

seems to have gone....

Fear not...

Here are brief liner notes to an upcoming update on my mix:

This is my own compilation/mono mix of one particularly famous unfinished album, "SMiLE." I created my own compilation/mix of this album as per the testimonials and interviews of Van Dyke Parks, Brian Wilson and many others who took part in this project to recreate, as closely as possible, what "SMiLE" could've been in 1966/67 WITHOUT digitally altering the music, adding fly-ons from Brian Wilson's 2004 solo rendition of SMiLE, and only using material from 1966-1971. I used a 12-track shortlist sent in by Wilson on December 1966 as the blueprint for my own running order, to remain true to the documented intentions of what Wilson and Parks where conceiving, conceptualizing, and planning to put out in late 1966.

Musical Genres/Sub-Genres: Progressive Rock, Art Pop, Rock Opera, Psychedelic Rock, Impressionistic Music, Yodelling, Baroque Pop, Contemporary Americana, Folk, Avant-Garde, Comedy, Cowboy Songs, Spoken Word, Country, Comic Songs, Doo-Wop, Revival Music, Barbershop Singing, Chanting, Noise, Cartoons, Field Recordings.
LOOK! LiSTEN! ViBRATE! SMiLE!

Track Running Order and Track/Side Lengths:

Side A: [21:35]

(Hidden Track: Our Prayer) [0:58]

1. Heroes and Villains [5:12]

2. Vega-Tables [3:41]

3. Do You Like Worms? (Roll Plymouth Rock) [3:42]

4. I'm In Great Shape: [[The Barnyard Suite]] (Barnyard/I'm In Great Shape/I Wanna Be Around/Workshop) [2:35]

5. The Old Master Painter/You Are My Sunshine [1:55]

6. Cabin Essence (Home On The Range/Who Ran The Iron Horse?)  [3:30]


Side B: [20:18]

7. Good Vibrations [3:38]

8. Wonderful [2:04]

9. Wind Chimes [2:35]

10. The Elements: [[The Elements Suite]] (Fire/Water/Air/Earth) [4:50]

11. Child Is The Father of The Man [1:45]

12. Surf's Up [4:12]

(Hidden Track: You're Welcome) [1:08]

Total LP Running Time: [41:50]

[The Old Master Painter]

 Fear not...

Here are brief liner notes to an upcoming update on my mix:

This is my own compilation/mono mix of one particularly famous unfinished album, "SMiLE." I created my own compilation/mix of this album as per the testimonials and interviews of Van Dyke Parks, Brian Wilson and many others who took part in this project to recreate, as closely as possible, what "SMiLE" could've been in 1966/67 WITHOUT digitally altering the music, adding fly-ons from Brian Wilson's 2004 solo rendition of SMiLE, and only using material from 1966-1971. I used a 12-track shortlist sent in by Wilson on December 1966 as the blueprint for my own running order, to remain true to the documented intentions of what Wilson and Parks where conceiving, conceptualizing, and planning to put out in late 1966.

Musical Genres/Sub-Genres: Progressive Rock, Art Pop, Rock Opera, Psychedelic Rock, Impressionistic Music, Yodelling, Baroque Pop, Contemporary Americana, Folk, Avant-Garde, Comedy, Cowboy Songs, Spoken Word, Country, Comic Songs, Doo-Wop, Revival Music, Barbershop Singing, Chanting, Noise, Cartoons, Field Recordings.
LOOK! LiSTEN! ViBRATE! SMiLE!

Track Running Order and Track/Side Lengths:

Side A: [21:35]

(Hidden Track: Our Prayer) [0:58]

1. Heroes and Villains [5:12]

2. Vega-Tables [3:41]

3. Do You Like Worms? (Roll Plymouth Rock) [3:42]

4. I'm In Great Shape: [[The Barnyard Suite]] (Barnyard/I'm In Great Shape/I Wanna Be Around/Workshop) [2:35]

5. The Old Master Painter/You Are My Sunshine [1:55]

6. Cabin Essence (Home On The Range/Who Ran The Iron Horse?)  [3:30]


Side B: [20:18]

7. Good Vibrations [3:38]

8. Wonderful [2:04]

9. Wind Chimes [2:35]

10. The Elements: [[The Elements Suite]] (Fire/Water/Air/Earth) [4:50]

11. Child Is The Father of The Man [1:45]

12. Surf's Up [4:12]

(Hidden Track: You're Welcome) [1:08]

Total LP Running Time: [41:50]

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I know "Child" is a little short, but I couldn't get a hold of that vintage test edit, and couldn't have done it justice.

[hongkongcrowe]

Would love to hear this mix - all the links on Vimeo don't seem to work though.  Can you repost?  Thanks!

[The Old Master Painter]

Would love to hear this mix - all the links on Vimeo don't seem to work though.  Can you repost?  Thanks!

Well, you know what? Here's my updated Side One, incorporating the revised running order. Enjoy!

https://vimeo.com/145680537

(As for CITFOTM, I decided to use my 1:45 mix, [which is basically SMiLE Sessions without that Child intro thing], as opposed to a 3:03 mix based on Wilson's original edit. The reason why is because I feel it tackles all the major "Child" vocal and instrumental parts from the 3:03 mix without repetition, and in a coherent order, since there are no existing additional verse vocal parts anyways [but according to Linnet, there where! They're just nonexistent now, possibly wiped out]. I reckon 1967 Brian would've digged it for an album cut).

[The Old Master Painter]

Would love to hear this mix - all the links on Vimeo don't seem to work though.  Can you repost?  Thanks!

Well, you know what? Here's my updated Side One, incorporating the revised running order. Enjoy!

https://vimeo.com/145680537

(As for CITFOTM, I decided to use my 1:45 mix, [which is basically SMiLE Sessions without that Child intro thing], as opposed to a 3:03 mix based on Wilson's original edit. The reason why is because I feel it tackles all the major "Child" vocal and instrumental parts from the 3:03 mix without repetition, and in a coherent order, since there are no existing additional verse vocal parts anyways [but according to Linnet, there where! They're just nonexistent now, possibly wiped out]. I reckon 1967 Brian would've digged it for an album cut).

I think what you'll all dig is "The Elements" on Side 2. It's 4:50 minutes long (Not incredibly long once you consider some "Heroes" acetates went on for 4-6 minutes). I am one of those people that an Elements Side is bullshit. If the SMiLE Sessions kept Side One as is, and Side Two relatively the same, but with a track called "The Elements" added before Child or Surf's Up, instead of a whole Elemental Side, we'd probably get a more accurate representation of what SMiLE could've been in '67, without the odd "Three Sides" blueprint, which is DEFINITELY NOT how SMiLE would've been in 66/67.

[The Old Master Painter]

Would love to hear this mix - all the links on Vimeo don't seem to work though.  Can you repost?  Thanks!

Well, you know what? Here's my updated Side One, incorporating the revised running order. Enjoy!

https://vimeo.com/145680537

(As for CITFOTM, I decided to use my 1:45 mix, [which is basically SMiLE Sessions without that Child intro thing], as opposed to a 3:03 mix based on Wilson's original edit. The reason why is because I feel it tackles all the major "Child" vocal and instrumental parts from the 3:03 mix without repetition, and in a coherent order, since there are no existing additional verse vocal parts anyways [but according to Linnet, there where! They're just nonexistent now, possibly wiped out]. I reckon 1967 Brian would've digged it for an album cut).

Nevermind, 3:03 mix it is. Vintage accurate, and it balances side lengths out.

https://vimeo.com/145680537

[The Old Master Painter]

Side 2. No You're Welcome, since it ruins the climaxing drama of Surf's Up...

Enjoy!

https://vimeo.com/146388962


(The Water sounds on The Elements are not vintage 1966, btw).

[Mujan, 8@$+@Rc| of a Blue Wizard]

Would love to hear this mix - all the links on Vimeo don't seem to work though.  Can you repost?  Thanks!

Well, you know what? Here's my updated Side One, incorporating the revised running order. Enjoy!

https://vimeo.com/145680537

(As for CITFOTM, I decided to use my 1:45 mix, [which is basically SMiLE Sessions without that Child intro thing], as opposed to a 3:03 mix based on Wilson's original edit. The reason why is because I feel it tackles all the major "Child" vocal and instrumental parts from the 3:03 mix without repetition, and in a coherent order, since there are no existing additional verse vocal parts anyways [but according to Linnet, there where! They're just nonexistent now, possibly wiped out]. I reckon 1967 Brian would've digged it for an album cut).

I think what you'll all dig is "The Elements" on Side 2. It's 4:50 minutes long (Not incredibly long once you consider some "Heroes" acetates went on for 4-6 minutes). I am one of those people that an Elements Side is bullshit. If the SMiLE Sessions kept Side One as is, and Side Two relatively the same, but with a track called "The Elements" added before Child or Surf's Up, instead of a whole Elemental Side, we'd probably get a more accurate representation of what SMiLE could've been in '67, without the odd "Three Sides" blueprint, which is DEFINITELY NOT how SMiLE would've been in 66/67.

I could kiss you for this post

[The Old Master Painter]

Thank you! 

[The Old Master Painter]

So what did y'all think? Anything you particularly digged on this fan mix? Did I nail The Elements, or not so much? Let me know. I'm eager to know what you all have to say.

[jiggy22]

So what did y'all think? Anything you particularly digged on this fan mix? Did I nail The Elements, or not so much? Let me know. I'm eager to know what you all have to say.

Awesome work! I absolutely love your Elements track, even if the water sounds aren't vintage. Where are they from exactly?

[The Old Master Painter]

So what did y'all think? Anything you particularly digged on this fan mix? Did I nail The Elements, or not so much? Let me know. I'm eager to know what you all have to say.

Awesome work! I absolutely love your Elements track, even if the water sounds aren't vintage. Where are they from exactly?

From an iTunes sound library, containing water sounds. Mixed down to mono, and lowered in volume to compliment the water chant. I do not believe in the idea Dada was water. There is very little evidence to say Dada eas the water section, other than the fact that it got recylced to become Cool Cool Water....

[The Old Master Painter]

So what did y'all think? Anything you particularly digged on this fan mix? Did I nail The Elements, or not so much? Let me know. I'm eager to know what you all have to say.

Awesome work! I absolutely love your Elements track, even if the water sounds aren't vintage. Where are they from exactly?

From an iTunes sound library, containing water sounds. Mixed down to mono, and lowered in volume to compliment the water chant. I do not believe in the idea Dada was water. There is very little evidence to say Dada eas the water section, other than the fact that it got recylced to become Cool Cool Water....

TBH, no vintage water sounds exist, although they did exist, as well as a rough take of an "Elements : Air" that Brian seemed to have suggested were attempted, yet not complete. In 1966, "The Elements: Earth" was proposed as Vega-Tables, but then in 1967, it got branded into a single. Either way, the point is, I'm always frustrated when somebody flys-on a 2004 "Worms" lead vocal part onto the 66 backing, but there isn't much difference between water sounds from 49 years ago, compared to water sounds, let say, 10-5 years ago.