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Not that I'm trying to overkill on my album covers site, you understand  but I'd be really interested to know how others view the sleeves, and their particular favourites. You've read my reviews, now tell me yours ! Please slip on through to the Guestbook page of my site ( www.pipeline-operaglass.moonfruit.com) and log your replies there ! Thanks ... |
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« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2006, 08:43:13 PM » |
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favorites
1. Love You
2. Surfs Up
3. Wild Honey
4. 20/20
5. Holland
least favorites
1. The Beach Boys/1985
2. Carl and the Passions
3. Shut Down 2
4. Surfin USA
5. LA Light Album
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"Over the years, I've been accused of not supporting our new music from this era (67-73) and just wanting to play our hits. That's complete b.s......I was also, as the front man, the one promoting these songs onstage and have the scars to show for it."
Mike Love autobiography (pg 242-243)
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« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2006, 12:23:06 AM » |
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1. Surf's Up
2. Holland
3. All Summer Long
4. Surfer Girl
5. Smiley Smile
Least favorites:
1. Still Cruisin'
2. Keepin' The Summer Alive
3. M.I.U. Album
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« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2006, 02:35:20 AM » |
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Favorites:
1. Smiley Smile
2. Summer In Paradise (this cover deserved a better album)
3. Surf's Up
4. Hawthorne CA
5. Surfin' Safari
Least favorites:
1. Love You
2. 15 Big Ones
3. Keepin' The Summer Alive
4. Little Deuce Coupe
5. Today
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« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2006, 12:37:59 PM » |
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1. Stack O Tracks
2. Xmas album
3. Pet Sounds
4. All Summer Long
5. Sunflower
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« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2006, 02:19:09 PM » |
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Favourites:
1. Summer In Paradise
2. Keepin' The Summer Alive
3. MIU
4. 20/20
5. Pet Sounds
Least favourites:
1. The Beach Boys
2. Stars & Stripes
3. Live In London
4. Little Deuce Coupe
5. Wild Honey
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Late at night
When the whole world's sleeping
I dream of you
Close to you I feel your sweet heart beating
I dream of you
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« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2006, 03:13:32 PM » |
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« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2006, 04:32:50 AM » |
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Has to be
Surf's Up
Holland
Surfin' USA
Sunflower
Wild Honey
The weakest by a country mile is KTSA. What on earth happened there?
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« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2006, 08:07:12 AM » |
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Hmmmmmmmm...
Surf's Up
Holland
Carl & The Passions
Love You
Summer Days
Pacific Ocean Blue
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The four sweetest words in my vocabulary: "This poster is ignored".
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Keep the Summer Alive!
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« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2006, 09:34:30 AM » |
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Favorites:
1. Keepin The Summer Alive
2. Wild Honey
3. Friends
4. Smiley Smile
5. Sunflower
Honorable mention: Surfin' Safari, Love You, All Summer Long
Least Favorites:
1. 15 Big Ones
2. MIU
3. Shut Down Vol. 2 (Who got paid to do this one?)
4. Still Cruisin'
5. Carl & The Passions - So Tough
Others: Endless Summer (don't like those cartoon faces), Hawthorne CA (too obviously photoshopped), Live At Knebworth
Fav Solo covers:
1. Like A Brother
2. Pacific Ocean Blue
3. Live In Las Vegas (Al)
4. Orange Crate Art
5. BWPS
Least Fav Solo covers:
1. Brian Wilson (1988) (I always found the expression on his face to be disturbing)
2. Carl Wilson (1981) (What's with that pose?)
3. NASCAR
4. Rock N Roll Again (Later version of Rock N Roll City)
5. Imagination
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« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2006, 10:47:55 AM » |
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Smiley Smile
Party
Friends
Pet Sounds
Sunflower
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Every time you spell Smile as SMiLE, an angel's wings are forcibly torn off its body.
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« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2006, 10:58:48 AM » |
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My favourites (without order): - All Summer Long - Pet Sounds - Original SMiLE - New SMiLE - Surf's Up - Smiley Smile Least favourites: - mmh, actually most of the rest.  |
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« Reply #12 on: November 17, 2006, 11:54:23 AM » |
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My favorites, without order:
- Shut Down Vol. 2
- Today!
- Pet Sounds
- Surf's Up
- Holland
- Mt. Vernon & Fairway EP
For some undetermined reason, I hate the L.A. (Light Album) cover.
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« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2006, 12:30:40 PM » |
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Hey - thanks for all these great replies - keep 'em comin' !! I've taken the liberty of cutting & pasting all the response onto the 'Opera Glass' site, and will periodically do a running total of asnswers. Check it out ...  |
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« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2006, 01:50:52 PM » |
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Fav:
1985
Summer In Paradise (Both underrated due to the years of their realease)
Holland
All Summer Long (Classic 60's on the beach)
Worst:
Love You (C'mon, this is looks like someone's grandmother stitched it)
KTSA
Still Cruisin'
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Summer's gone...it's finally sinking in
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« Reply #15 on: November 17, 2006, 02:07:38 PM » |
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Worst:
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Still Cruisin'
Disagree. Corvettes rule!  (Why do you think Shut Down Vol.2 is one of my favorite covers?) |
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« Reply #16 on: November 17, 2006, 03:51:34 PM » |
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I never really liked any of their album covers, but I would pick "Summer days(and nights)" as one of my favorites. Captures the breeziness and carefree lifestyle that the boy's music was projecting in their prime...I still get a kick out of "Pet Sounds", even though Mike Love told Imus it was all about a picture of a goat's ass...
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Malc
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« Reply #17 on: November 17, 2006, 11:23:00 PM » |
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Fav:
1985
Summer In Paradise (Both underrated due to the years of their realease)
Holland
All Summer Long (Classic 60's on the beach)
Worst:
Love You (C'mon, this is looks like someone's grandmother stitched it)
KTSA
Still Cruisin'
The first person to nominate the 1985 album as a favourite !! (Tho' I DO agree with placing SIP up there) ... Although regarding your "Love You" critique - have you checked out the origin of the sleeve at my site ? It WAS supposed to look like hand-stitching ! |
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« Reply #18 on: November 18, 2006, 12:59:28 AM » |
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For some undetermined reason, I hate the L.A. (Light Album) cover.
Maybe because it sucks ? |
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« Reply #19 on: November 18, 2006, 05:47:00 AM » |
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For some undetermined reason, I hate the L.A. (Light Album) cover.
Maybe because it sucks ? You nailed it. |
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« Reply #20 on: November 18, 2006, 06:52:23 AM » |
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Hey - thanks for all these great replies - keep 'em comin' !! I've taken the liberty of cutting & pasting all the response onto the 'Opera Glass' site, and will periodically do a running total of asnswers. Check it out ... I posted mine directly there. I hope that's okay.... |
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a diseased bunch of mo'fos if there ever was one… their beauty is so awesome that listening to them at their best is like being in some vast dream cathedral decorated with a thousand gleaming American pop culture icons.- Lester Bangs on The Beach Boys PRO SHOT BEACH BOYS CONCERTS - LISTTo sum it up, they blew it, they blew it consistently, they continue to blow it, it is tragic and this pathological problem caused The Beach Boys' greatest music to be so underrated by the general public.- Jack Rieley
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« Reply #21 on: November 18, 2006, 08:57:30 AM » |
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Not in any order:
Surf's Up
Summer Days
Holland
Surfin' USA
BW 88
Worst:
KTSA
KTSA
KTSA
KTSA
KTSA
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« Reply #22 on: November 18, 2006, 10:58:23 AM » |
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For some undetermined reason, I hate the L.A. (Light Album) cover.
Maybe because it sucks ? OOOOOH !! Each to his own ... Having researched the individual pics that went onto the sleeve I've come to appreciate it a lot more now - and you cannot deny the photos inside are pretty cool for late 70's period ... can you ??!! And Rocker - thanks for posting it directly - much appreciated (I'm trying to work out the names of those who actually visit the site, so that helped !!) ... |
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« Reply #23 on: November 18, 2006, 11:20:08 AM » |
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Smiley Smile
Smile (Frank Holmes version)
Friends
BWPS
20/20 (original gatefold with Brian & eye chart)
Honorable mentions
Alll Summer Long - Brian looking at all those hot dogs and sodas!
Rarities - for the cool inner sleeve photo collection
Stack O Tracks - tape boxes!
Sunshine Dream
My copy of Sunflower does not have the gatefold.
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« Reply #24 on: November 18, 2006, 11:26:31 AM » |
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Fav:
1985
Summer In Paradise (Both underrated due to the years of their realease)
Holland
All Summer Long (Classic 60's on the beach)
Worst:
Love You (C'mon, this is looks like someone's grandmother stitched it)
KTSA
Still Cruisin'
The first person to nominate the 1985 album as a favourite !! (Tho' I DO agree with placing SIP up there) ... Although regarding your "Love You" critique - have you checked out the origin of the sleeve at my site ? It WAS supposed to look like hand-stitching ! Horrible idea. Fantastic execution. |
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