1965 archives

[Micha]

They really should've released the Chicago show in the first half of this year. I have a friend who was born that very day of that concert, it would have made a great present for his 50th birthday.

Even though he is more of a Beatles fan.

[Rocker]

Right. there are also a couple of performances on official CDs. "Shut down" (Hawthorne, CA), "409" (Singles Box), "Runaway" (Made in California). Did I forget one? Someone on this board mentioned that he also heard "Please let me wonder" from this show at Alan Boyd's home iirc.

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,4687.msg179367.html#msg179367

Yes, thank you! That was the post I had in mind

[“Big Daddy”]

“Live in Chicago 1965” has dropped on Amazon digitally. Out of courtesy for waiting for the official announcement I’m burying this news here and not starting a new thread.

[bryand]

iTunes has it too for $17.99. Sounds great!

[alf wiedersehen]

"Please Let Me Wonder" from Chicago! 

[Custom Machine]

Great stuff! Thanks for the info, guys.

[Mayoman]

Really interesting how the arrangement on Please Let Me Wonder changes from one night to the next. Probably because the first night was kind of off the rails.

[The Shift]

Downloading now… if in lucky I'll get to listen en route to work.

Not a bad end to the year at all! Bank account empty!!!!!

[Matt Bielewicz]

OK... so after giving it another shake, something else DID drop out of the Capitol vault supply tube before year end, in true 'Being John Malkovitch style' - great!

Is it worth anyone going up to the seven-and-a-halfth floor and having another poke around behind the filing cabinets? He said, hoping for some more studio session stuff, official stack-o-tracks/-vocals mixes etc etc...

...yeah, I know. I'm asking a lot. But, ya knaow, if ya never ay-asks... ya never getsks, right?

Plus, there's been no official announcement of the Chicago 65 Live set anywhere yet that I can find... so I'm hoping the imminently forthcoming official press release tells us all about the Chicago '65 set... along with er, the OTHER release that is, I'm hoping, about to drop...

In line with my bank balance...!  

[SMiLE Brian]

#therealbeachboys

[The Shift]

Had a general listen to the first gig and can understand why it never saw the light of day until now… many flubbed notes, intros, forgotten lines, mic or mixing probs, too many overlaps with Beach Boys Conert!…

But what an electric performance - Mike is as confident as ever, some of his jokes even funny (in a smile kinda way, not a laugh out loud way!) - and Brian sounds on top of things, not at all stage-shy, even joking when he forgets a ton of lyrics in PLmW.

Great document… hard to appreciate though, even with 50 years' hindsight, that this same band bashing out Pappaoomowmow and Louie Louie would be tackling Good Vibes and Wouldn't it Be Nice before much longer.

[bryand]

I would agree that they definitely were not at their live performaning peak on these shows but nevertheless, they are fun as hell to listen to because of all of their energy. I bet the concert venue was really alive at those performances.
Thank you to all involved in getting this out. I've wanted this show for many many years and you all delivered once again.

[Douchepool]

Does the release contain the entire shows or the shows minus what was already released?

[Rocker]

“Live in Chicago 1965” has dropped on Amazon digitally. Out of courtesy for waiting for the official announcement I’m burying this news here and not starting a new thread.

That's some of the best news in Beach Boys world in years!! Great! Can't wait to get it and listen
To me there's almost nothing better than the Beach Boys with Brian live in their early heyday. I love that act

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018XLC97E?ie=UTF8&keywords=beach%20boys%20chicago&qid=1449846662&ref_=sr_1_1&s=dmusic&sr=1-1-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0

[GoodVibrations33]

THIS IS AWESOME NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  So happy Chicago '65 came out, thanks to everyone that made it happen!  Great time to be Beach Boys fans with all these archival releases coming out.

[Matt H]

It is also on iTunes.

[Emdeeh]

 

[The Shift]

Does the release contain the entire shows or the shows minus what was already released?

Seems entire to me…

Runaway on MiC is from the second show, and that's on this set

409 on the Singles Collection is the dsame as this set (second show) but it seems not to have been performed at the first show – Eric's brilliant setlist site doesn't include these shows far as I can see so can't refer there for more data.

Has anything else from Chicago '65 been released prior to today's gift? I'm guessing these are complete shows, with nothing hidden!

[HeyJude]

Does the release contain the entire shows or the shows minus what was already released?

Seems entire to me…

Runaway on MiC is from the second show, and that's on this set

409 on the Singles Collection is the dsame as this set (second show) but it seems not to have been performed at the first show – Eric's brilliant setlist site doesn't include these shows far as I can see so can't refer there for more data.

Has anything else from Chicago '65 been released prior to today's gift? I'm guessing these are complete shows, with nothing hidden!

I think a track from one of the shows was offered as a Best Buy-exclusive download with the purchase of the “Warmth of the Sun” CD in 2007. I think it was “Shut Down.” This was in the earlier days of digital downloads; I think it had DRM and/or other restrictive stuff. I remember it being especially convoluted to actually redeem the download.

[ash]

Terrific news re Chicago. If I hadn't bought Dylan's massive Cutting Edge set I'd download it straight away. Currently serving a new music ban.
Team Dylan and Team Beach Boys are leading the way as far as archival releases are concerned. Many thanks to Mark, Alan et al.
Plus I've said it before but man am I looking forward to next year - Dylan World Tour 66, more Smile (?) I'm In Great Shape acetate (?), Revolver - The Complete Sessions.
OK, I lost my mind after mentioning the I'm In Great Shape acetate.
Has In The Back Of My Mind backing track been issued officially yet - I can't remember. For sure that's one of the finest backing tracks Brian ever made.

[Matt Bielewicz]

Yep. I'm still checking in on this thread every couple of hours, hoping for something that contains an official release of that exact superlative backing track to be announced... very soon. It's sure to sell at least 500 units by January, guys!

I'm really setting myself up for a fall, here, but it's got to be worth checking in every coupla days briefly to see if anything else turns up to cover 1965's extraordinary studio sessions, right?

I'm happy others are happy, but the Chicago '65 thing just isn't doing it for me. Slightly flubbed live versions of what are really amazing tracks in the original studio versions. Nah. Not my thing (I didn't spring for Sacramento '64 either). But YMMV (and clearly does, from the number of happy downloaders already on this thread). Enjoy!

[Marty Castillo]

Eh, I guess I'm not going to complain about any "new" Beach Boys material being released from the vaults. If this is for copyright reasons, I doubt this gets released at the expense of something else. I see this release more as an historical document. Honestly, for a band of their longevity and popularity, they have released that much live material.

Excuse my relative ignorance, can someone fill me in on the significance of the 1965 Chicago shows and why they would need to release it for copyright purposes? I understand Sacramento 1964 was connected to Beach Boys Concert, but aside from larger compilations, this wasn't really previously released, correct?

[Douchepool]

It's being released as a way to extend the copyrights on the recordings in the EU, where recordings would go into the public domain after fifty years.

[Douchepool]

Well, in keeping with the beauty of copyright laws allowing for previously unheard riches to finally see release, the Chicago shows are a fine addition to the band's discography. Sure, they're rough around the edges and most likely would have needed extensive studio work to get them into a "live album" state. As released here, the shows are certainly energetic and the band is pretty tight for the second show. Brian sounds like he never really left the live band here. We can moan about the lack of a physical release, but the stuff is great to have in any format.

Alan or Mark will probably know; were these recorded to two-track?

[The_Beach]

Is this coming out on CD or just online like the past years