Most authentic Smile Vegetables

[buddhahat]

Which version of Vegetables do most people use in their Smile mix? I only recently discovered that the GV boxset version is a Mark Linnett mix so I'm wondering if there's a more authentic Smile era (non Smiley) Brian mix available on any boots, that I can use. Is the mix on Vigotone, and Dumb Angel rarities a Brian mix - it sounds like a run through for vocals?

Also, on a similar note, is it known how Brian intended to integrate the part 3 (slow bit that turns up in Smiley Smile Wondeful) section into vegetables? Would the song structure have definitely been part 1, then the Do a lot part 2 followed by this part 3 as SOT 17 would suggest, or were part 2 and 3 different endings that Brian was trying?

[Bicyclerider]

The vigotone is a Mark Linett mono mix of a Brian wilson multitrack edit - hence the two simultaneous verse vocals over the verse instrumental.

The "wonderful break" sounding Part 3 was titled "Fade to Vegetables" so yes, it was at some point meant to end the song.  There's no definitive Wilson mix incorporating Fade into the song, however.  I personally like the Brian Wilson Presents Smile order of the sections, but would just tack on the Fade at the end - because of the need to eliminate fades to make the "suite" flow smoothly from one section to another, the fade (and other fades) were left out of the BWPS versions.

[Rockard]

Someone named George-something made a mix some time ago(hmm, QUITE some time!, about 2 years ago) that incorporated sections that could have been assembled in april '67 to a quite cohorent and nice listen. He made a stereo and monoversion of this edit. I think I have it saved somewhere.. hmm

found'em, am I allowed to put links up to yousendit?

[Andreas]

Here is a mix I did for my own Smile 2 CD set. It consists of sections mixed to mono by Brian ("mono mix rehearsals"), all taken from SOT 17. Only hard edits were applied because that was Brian's method, no crossfades.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=9F0C6C59609C961F

[buddhahat]

Thanks Andreas for this. Funnily enough I saved your list of best Smile versions that you posted before and was wondering how your edit of Vegatables would sound! Sounds great.