BEACH BOYS’ PARTY! Uncovered and Unplugged

[LeeDempsey]

Huh? Talk of MIC and other releases hit the board before they reach Amazon. Atleast hints. Confidential? This isn't the Pentagon or MI-6. 

So you're saying if someone is told in confidence about a project, and is told not to say anything until it is formally announced, that they should betray that trust and talk about it on a public forum, lest they be called an "insider who is now on the outside?"   

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Huh? Talk of MIC and other releases hit the board before they reach Amazon. Atleast hints. Confidential? This isn't the Pentagon or MI-6. 

So you're saying if someone is told in confidence about a project, and is told not to say anything until it is formally announced, that they should betray that trust and talk about it on a public forum, lest they be called an "insider who is now on the outside?"   

Jeez, not this crap again. Roger Doger James Bond! This is the standard argument from people who want you to think they have inside information but, in reality, don't

I suggest you go back and reread all the speculation about MIC boxset. Lots of hints from parties in the know.

[LeeDempsey]

Yes this crap again.  Facts:
- People on this board knew about this project because they had a valid reason to know (i.e. they were asked to provide photos, memorabilia, or information related to the PARTY! album).
- They were asked not to say anything about it until it was formally announced.
- They kept their mouths shut.

For perspective, I was told about "Surf's Up (1967)" before the track listing of THE SMILE SESSIONS box set was announced.  I blabbed about it on this board.  I got in trouble for opening my mouth when I shouldn't have.  Lesson learned.  I didn't participate in the MIC speculation.

Enjoy your Oregon evening.  

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Yes this crap again.  Facts:
- People on this board knew about this project because they had a valid reason to know (i.e. they were asked to provide photos, memorabilia, or information related to the PARTY! album).
- They were asked not to say anything about it until it was formally announced.
- They kept their mouths shut.

For perspective, I was told about "Surf's Up (1967)" before the track listing of THE SMILE SESSIONS box set was announced.  I blabbed about it on this board.  I got in trouble for opening my mouth when I shouldn't have.  Lesson learned.  I didn't participate in the MIC speculation.

Enjoy your Oregon evening.  

Sorrrrrry Lee     

[Custom Machine]

Found this:
http://rpmdistribution.ca/docs/86042_newreleasebook_universalmusiccanada___________72.pdf?LanguageID=EN-US
Page 27

Thanks for the info!  Definitely looking forward to this one.

The Beach Boys // Beach Boys Party! Uncovered & Unplugged (2CD)
Release Date: Nov 20, 2015

The Beach Boys // Beach Boys Party! Uncovered & Unplugged (LP) – vinyl is one way sale
Release Date: Dec 11, 2015

Beach Boys' Party! was the tenth studio album by the Beach Boys and was mostly cover songs. When originally recorded, the band invited friends and family into the studio for a party. Those sounds were then layered over the recorded music for a true party sound. Uncovered and unplugged now strips away those party sounds so that the true sessions can be heard in their entirety. The special 2 disc set pairs the original album with the newly restored audio, outtakes and dialog.

Also available on 180 gram vinyl

[The Real Barnyard]

Let's take a better vision of the tracklisting:

CD 1:
01 Hully Gully (Party! Sessions Mix)
02 I Should Have Known Better (Party! Sessions Mix)
03 Tell My Why (Party! Sessions Mix)
04 Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow (Party! Sessions Mix)
05 Mountain Of Love (Party! Sessions Mix)
06 You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away (Party! Sessions Mix)
07 Devoted To You (Party! Sessions Mix)
08 Alley Oop (Party! Sessions Mix)
09 There's No Other (Like My Baby) (Party! Sessions Mix)
10 I Get Around/Little Deuce Coupe (Party! Session Mix)
11 The Times They Are A-Changin' (Party! Sessions Mix)
12 Barbara Ann (Party! Sessions Mix)
13 Let's Get This Party Rolling (Party!Sessions Mix/Session#2)
14 I Should Have Known Better (Party! Sessions Mix/Take1 - Session #1)
15 Ruby Baby (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #1)
16 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #1)
17 Hully Gully (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #1)
18 Blowin' In The Wind (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #1)
19 Dialog - The Sunrays (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #1)
20 Ruby Baby (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #2)
21 Dialog - The Masked Phantom (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
22 Hully Gully (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #2)
23 Dialog - Carl, Go Get Your Bass (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
24 Hully Gully (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 3 - Session #2)
25 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #2)
26 Dialog - That's A Bad Guitar (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
27 Ruby Baby (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 3 - Session #2)
28 Dialog - What's The Matter Carl (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
29 Ruby Baby (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 4 - Session #2)
30 Dialog - Carl's Tires (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
31 I Should Have Known Better (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #2)
32 I Should Have Known Better (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 3 - Session #2)
33 Dialog - Wasn't That Great Folks? (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
34 Tell My Why (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #2)
35 Don't Worry Baby (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
36 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #2)
37 Little Deuce Coupe (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #2)
38 California Girls (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)

CD 2:
01 She Belongs To Me / The Artist (Laugh At Me) (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #2)
02 Fooling Around: Hang On Sloopy / You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' / Twist And Shout (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
03 Riot In Cell Block No. 9 (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #2)
04 Fooling Around: The Diary (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
05 Dialog: I Think We Better Do This Next Week (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
06 Dialog: Let's Cook Now And Eat Later (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #3)
07 Tell Me Why (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #3)
08 I Should Have Known Better (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 4 - Session #3)
09 Dialog: What I Want To Do (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #3)
10 Dialog: Are We Still In The Party? (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #3)
11 Mountain Of Love (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #3)
12 Dialog: Where's Denny? (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #3)
13 Devoted To You (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #3)
14 Dialog: What Are You Doing Now (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #3)
15 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #3)
16 Dialog: This Phony Party / Ticket To Ride (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #3)
17 Alley Oop (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #3)
18 Alley Oop (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #3)
19 Dialog: Tune It Like This (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #3)
20 There's No Other (Like My Baby) (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #3)
21 There's No Other (Like My Baby) (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #3)
22 Dialog: Do The Splits (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #3)
23 Devoted To You (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #3)
24 Devoted To You (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 3 - Session #3)
25 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 3 - Session #4)
26 I Get Around (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #4)
27 Little Deuce Coupe (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #4)
28 Mountain Of Love (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #4)
29 Ticket To Ride (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #4)
30 Riot In Cell Block No. 9 (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #4)
31 The Artist (Laugh At Me) (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #4)
32 One Kiss Led To Another (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #4)
33 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 4 - Session #5)
34 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 5 - Session #5)
35 Dialog: What Did You Stop Us For Chuck? (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #5)
36 The Times They Are A-Changin' (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #5)
37 Fooling Around: Heart And Soul / Long Tall Sally (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #5)
38 Fooling Around: The Boy From New York City (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #5)
39 Smokey Joe's Café (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #5)
40 Dialog: I Got One More (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #5)
41 Barbara Ann (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #5)
42 Barbara Ann (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #5)
43 Barbara Ann (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 3 - Session #5)

LP TRACKLISTING:

01 Hully Gully
02 I Should Have Known Better
03 Tell My Why
04 Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow
05 Mountain Of Love
06 You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away
07 Devoted To You
08 Alley Oop
09 There's No Other (Like My Baby)
10 Medley: I Get Around / Little Deuce Coupe
11 The Times They Are A- Changin'
12 Barbara Ann

[LeeDempsey]

Sorrrrrry Lee     

Hey, we all eat too many BEACH BOYS PARTY! Potato Chips on occasion; personally, I'm down to my last case.  The damn things are 50 years old.  Kinda rancid, and they've lost their crisp...

I'm a fan of your posts Oregon; you've got a great perspective on things.

Lee

[Emily]

Ooh. Don't Worry Baby!

[hideyotsuburaya]

Listening to that scripted dialogue on the Made In California boxed-set from the party sessions--Dean Torrence identifying himself as Al Jardine, Dennis' mechanical "Come In" reply to the knocking sound effect, plus "Hey Dave, YOU BROUGHT THE RECORDS!" are all positively a scream to me.  Give me more of that hilarious nonsense

[Mike's Beard]

Let's take a better vision of the tracklisting:

CD 1:
01 Hully Gully (Party! Sessions Mix)
02 I Should Have Known Better (Party! Sessions Mix)
03 Tell My Why (Party! Sessions Mix)
04 Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow (Party! Sessions Mix)
05 Mountain Of Love (Party! Sessions Mix)
06 You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away (Party! Sessions Mix)
07 Devoted To You (Party! Sessions Mix)
08 Alley Oop (Party! Sessions Mix)
09 There's No Other (Like My Baby) (Party! Sessions Mix)
10 I Get Around/Little Deuce Coupe (Party! Session Mix)
11 The Times They Are A-Changin' (Party! Sessions Mix)
12 Barbara Ann (Party! Sessions Mix)
13 Let's Get This Party Rolling (Party!Sessions Mix/Session#2)
14 I Should Have Known Better (Party! Sessions Mix/Take1 - Session #1)
15 Ruby Baby (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #1)
16 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #1)
17 Hully Gully (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #1)
18 Blowin' In The Wind (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #1)
19 Dialog - The Sunrays (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #1)
20 Ruby Baby (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #2)
21 Dialog - The Masked Phantom (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
22 Hully Gully (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #2)
23 Dialog - Carl, Go Get Your Bass (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
24 Hully Gully (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 3 - Session #2)
25 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #2)
26 Dialog - That's A Bad Guitar (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
27 Ruby Baby (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 3 - Session #2)
28 Dialog - What's The Matter Carl (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
29 Ruby Baby (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 4 - Session #2)
30 Dialog - Carl's Tires (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
31 I Should Have Known Better (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #2)
32 I Should Have Known Better (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 3 - Session #2)
33 Dialog - Wasn't That Great Folks? (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
34 Tell My Why (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #2)
35 Don't Worry Baby (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
36 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #2)
37 Little Deuce Coupe (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #2)
38 California Girls (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)

CD 2:
01 She Belongs To Me / The Artist (Laugh At Me) (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #2)
02 Fooling Around: Hang On Sloopy / You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' / Twist And Shout (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
03 Riot In Cell Block No. 9 (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #2)
04 Fooling Around: The Diary (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
05 Dialog: I Think We Better Do This Next Week (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)
06 Dialog: Let's Cook Now And Eat Later (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #3)
07 Tell Me Why (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #3)
08 I Should Have Known Better (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 4 - Session #3)
09 Dialog: What I Want To Do (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #3)
10 Dialog: Are We Still In The Party? (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #3)
11 Mountain Of Love (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #3)
12 Dialog: Where's Denny? (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #3)
13 Devoted To You (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #3)
14 Dialog: What Are You Doing Now (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #3)
15 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #3)
16 Dialog: This Phony Party / Ticket To Ride (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #3)
17 Alley Oop (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #3)
18 Alley Oop (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #3)
19 Dialog: Tune It Like This (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #3)
20 There's No Other (Like My Baby) (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #3)
21 There's No Other (Like My Baby) (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #3)
22 Dialog: Do The Splits (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #3)
23 Devoted To You (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #3)
24 Devoted To You (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 3 - Session #3)
25 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 3 - Session #4)
26 I Get Around (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #4)
27 Little Deuce Coupe (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #4)
28 Mountain Of Love (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #4)
29 Ticket To Ride (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #4)
30 Riot In Cell Block No. 9 (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #4)
31 The Artist (Laugh At Me) (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #4)
32 One Kiss Led To Another (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #4)
33 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 4 - Session #5)
34 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 5 - Session #5)
35 Dialog: What Did You Stop Us For Chuck? (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #5)
36 The Times They Are A-Changin' (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #5)
37 Fooling Around: Heart And Soul / Long Tall Sally (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #5)
38 Fooling Around: The Boy From New York City (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #5)
39 Smokey Joe's Café (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #5)
40 Dialog: I Got One More (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #5)
41 Barbara Ann (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 1 - Session #5)
42 Barbara Ann (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 2 - Session #5)
43 Barbara Ann (Party! Sessions Mix/Take 3 - Session #5)

LP TRACKLISTING:

01 Hully Gully
02 I Should Have Known Better
03 Tell My Why
04 Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow
05 Mountain Of Love
06 You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away
07 Devoted To You
08 Alley Oop
09 There's No Other (Like My Baby)
10 Medley: I Get Around / Little Deuce Coupe
11 The Times They Are A- Changin'
12 Barbara Ann

That's impressive.

[37!ws]

Is there anything on this that wasn't on Unsurpassed Masters?

For one thing, this track from CD 2:

02 Fooling Around: Hang On Sloopy / You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' / Twist And Shout (Party! Sessions Mix/Session #2)

[Jim V.]

Listening to that scripted dialogue on the Made In California boxed-set from the party sessions--Dean Torrence identifying himself as Al Jardine, Dennis' mechanical "Come In" reply to the knocking sound effect, plus "Hey Dave, YOU BROUGHT THE RECORDS!" are all positively a scream to me.  Give me more of that hilarious nonsense

Wait, I always thought it was Carl identifying himself as Al, saying something like, "hi this is Al Jardine and this is what it's like at a Beach Boys party." And "come...in" totally sounded like Brian to me, and maybe not even purposely funny, just Brian being Brian.

I also love the "you brought the records" thing, which I think was Bruce (?).

[Heysaboda]

Summer Days/Today ranks among the BB's VERY best work.  And Party! ... ... ... does not 

[Margarita]

While Party doesn't approach the artistry of Today and SDSN, it was a very creative idea to get Capitol to shut up about new product for Christmas. Despite it being a studio creation, to the listener it totally does sound like it was recorded at a party.  And most of it, it's FUN. 

[Ram4]

Very cool to see this released.

[37!ws]

I always liked R"L"aa...BBP! In fact, my favorite Unsurpassed Masters volume by far is 10, uuhhh....that is....from overhearing it when someone else played it...I'm not saying I actually POSSESSED it or anything. Great listening.

[The Cincinnati Kid]

While Party doesn't approach the artistry of Today and SDSN, it was a very creative idea to get Capitol to shut up about new product for Christmas. Despite it being a studio creation, to the listener it totally does sound like it was recorded at a party.  And most of it, it's FUN. 

Agreed, especially since the alternative to Party was probably nothing. 

[hideyotsuburaya]

"....Carl identifying himself as Al, saying something like, "hi this is Al Jardine...."

I'd know Dean Torrance's speaking voice anywhere and that's definitely him, not Carl and certainly not Al.  As for Brian's voice, he's the one saying "that's MY door".  Regardless, that spontaneous ridiculing of the script really bowls me over (ROTFL as they say), and if they came up with a new double disc primarily of old material just like that, well, they could pretty much skip the filler songs IMO

as for who said "you brought the records" I wasn't able to pinpoint w/ certainty since the voice is such a caracature, though I might've offered it was Dennis since it's spoken w/ so much gusto

[MikestheGreatest!!]

I suppose most know this, but there is a good discussion of BB's Party in the book Outlaw Blues by Paul Williams.  IIRC, he makes very positive statements about the album and a good argument for its importance.  Also, even though they weren't really unplugged in a sense, the album has been seen by some as a sort of precursor to the Unplugged MTV Series concept.  Also pretty notable for perhaps being the first release by a major artist in which they goof on themselves with the parody-type versions of LDC, IGA, etc.  Also some glorious group singing on songs like Hully Gully and There's No Other Like My Baby.  A rather sublime version of Devoted to You.  And lots of other little pleasures.

I remembered reading some statement about their cover of The Times They are a Changin' as being a gracious acknowledgement by the Boys that there were other things going on outside their southern Californian world from time to time, which struck me as pretty funny.

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Sorrrrrry Lee      

Hey, we all eat too many BEACH BOYS PARTY! Potato Chips on occasion; personally, I'm down to my last case.  The damn things are 50 years old.  Kinda rancid, and they've lost their crisp...

I'm a fan of your posts Oregon; you've got a great perspective on things.

Lee

Ha, ha. You too Lee! Ditto about your posts!

This release looks like a great listen (though I just hate to buy multiple versions of Barbara Ann   ).

[Emily]

Listening to that scripted dialogue on the Made In California boxed-set from the party sessions--Dean Torrence identifying himself as Al Jardine, Dennis' mechanical "Come In" reply to the knocking sound effect, plus "Hey Dave, YOU BROUGHT THE RECORDS!" are all positively a scream to me.  Give me more of that hilarious nonsense

Wait, I always thought it was Carl identifying himself as Al, saying something like, "hi this is Al Jardine and this is what it's like at a Beach Boys party." And "come...in" totally sounded like Brian to me, and maybe not even purposely funny, just Brian being Brian.

I also love the "you brought the records" thing, which I think was Bruce (?).

Is this stuff on the unsurpassed masters? I've only listened to them selectively and not really the Party! stuff.

[Jim V.]

Hey....so is the version of "Ruby Baby" that appears on Good Vibrations - Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys going to be available on this new set? I see there are like four versions on there, so I'd assume one of them is indeed that one, but who knows?

[Steve Latshaw]

<<I'd know Dean Torrance's speaking voice anywhere...>>

Minor note.  Torrance is the city.  Torrence is the name.

[37!ws]

And I think it was a reference to the "There's No Other" outtake on the MIC box...sure sounds like Carl to me saying, "Hi, this is Alan Jardine, and this scene takes place at a typical Beach Boys party" or something to that effect.

[hideyotsuburaya]

right, my (name) mis-spelling (there's just so close, geographically)