MIU - the lost double album

[matt-zeus]

Being a big fan of the MIU album, I was wondering about its earler incarnations as 'Ne album' and 'California Feeling' and realised that theres loads of good late 70s (post loveyou/adultchild) outtkaes that might have made it even better, which share the warm production of MIU (unlike the cold hard production of LA which I hate) . Off the top of my head:
Go and get that girl
Hows a little bit of your sweet lovin
Do Ya (if it had been a BB song)
Its like heaven (ditto)
Almost summer
California FEelin
Santa ana winds
Our team
Winter Symphony

I reckon a few moe to this and you would have had the great late 70s BB double album (which is what LoveYou/AdultChild should have been as well. Can anyone think of some more songs?

[Sheriff John Stone]

I share in your appreciation of MIU, but I don't think there was enough material for a double album. But maybe a more solid single album!

This is what I would've done. 15 Big Ones had 15 songs, Love You had 14, then MIU dipped to only 12 songs. So, the first thing I would do is make MIU 15 songs long. Next thing would be to eliminate the two weakest songs, IMO "Hey Little Tomboy" and "Kona Coast". Then I would insert the stronger "It's Like Heaven", "California Feelin", "Santa Ana Winds", "Our Team", and "Winter Symphony".

Now doesn't that look like a much stronger album? The Beach Boys can be very perplexing, but their song selection for albums has to be the most perplexing...

[MBE]

I like MIU too but not as much as the pre 76 stuff.

[Aegir]

No "Hey Little Tomboy" ? That's a great song!

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Mike Come Back to LA rules. I want to listen to it on a loop for 60 minutes.

[Compost]

That M.I.U. was not a double-album makes me believe in a higher power.

[Sheriff John Stone]

That M.I.U. was not a double-album makes me believe in a higher power.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi?

[Rocker]

That M.I.U. was not a double-album makes me believe in a higher power.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi?

No, Phil Spector....