Made in California Disc 4

[donald]

Listened to this tonight.    Have any of you enjoyed this lately?     Hats off again to those involved in the production of this compilation.     Overall, this Box is the gift that keeps on giving.    Have indulged several times in listening to all six discs in sequence, one trac at a time.   There is so much more to be had here as a listening experience than in listening to the catalogue in a random manner as I am inclined to do.     Disc four was especially good tonight........enhanced by some Mendicino vegetables.     .     I'm gone be round my vegetables

[c-man]

Donald, great to hear you are enjoying MIC so much - I know Alan and Mark put a lot of thought and effort into creating a most satisfying listening experience with this box set.

For those who have not yet acquired the set, it IS available still in both physical and digital formats - so do so soon, you won't regret it!

[NateRuvin]

I love MIC. It's my go to BBs collection to listen to. It used to be the '93 boxset, but this one is superior. I also like to play my Spirit Of America vinyl too! It's actually the only BBs vinyl I own.

[sea of tunes]

I love the MIC box and also GV93 box. I only wish Alan and Mark would have selected more mono mixes for the singles. Still not a huge fan of some of the remixes.

[lostbeachboy]

I love the MIC box and also GV93 box. I only wish Alan and Mark would have selected more mono mixes for the singles. Still not a huge fan of some of the remixes.

It should be what we (the fans) want.. Not what Alan and Mark want.

[sea of tunes]

Oh I agree, I'm just a mono snob (most of the time) so I would prefer those mixes. 

[Cool Cool Water]

MIC is one of my best recent box sets over the last few years behind the SMiLE sessions...

[buddhahat]

Disc 3 is my favorite (of any bb comp cd) but disc 4 runs a close second. Great sequencing - these two are never far from my car stereo.

[DC310]

Carl Wilson on "Sail On Sailor."  The end.  No offense to Blondie, who sings the hell out of it as well.

[Bicyclerider]

I love the MIC box and also GV93 box. I only wish Alan and Mark would have selected more mono mixes for the singles. Still not a huge fan of some of the remixes.

The mono singles are on the 93 box.  The remixes and stereo mixes distinguish MIC from the previous box and gives a different character so it's just not "more of the same" with a disc of rarities.

[donald]

The sequencing and alternate mixes, along with the superior sound quality on many cuts, make MIC a special listening experience over previous boxes and comps.  I haven't pulled the 93 box out in along time.  Might be interesting to compare song for song.

I've had the same sort of experience with the two Byrds boxes.  A few years ago I attempted to cull my favorite mixes and versions from both sets onto one set .    I finally gave up on it as it became too tedious to sort out the nuances.   I did finally cram as many of my favorite cuts as possible onto a single cd for a Byrds Prime Listening CD to take on the road.

[buddhahat]

If only we could get a vinyl release of MIC though. A truncated version would be fine by me. Maybe 3 or 4 discs like they did with the vinyl version of Dylan's Basement Tapes last year.

I think the BBs or are in dire need of a comprehensive vinyl greatest hits that includes the deep cuts. There's just nothing out there for me.