Chronology of Dennis Wilson's recordings with the Beach Boys/pre-POB solo work

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Overcome with anticipation of the upcoming release of "POB/Bambu", I came up with a 77 minute chronology of Dennis Wilson's recordings with the Beach Boys (that have been officaly released).  Wildly dreaming that "POB/Bambu" will sell well enough that BRI/Capitol will release a 2 CD DW/BB chronology with these songs above plus unreleased live performances, studio tracks and demos.  By the by, if "Smile" is the greatest unreleased group album of all time, isn't "Bambu' the same solo wise?

Notes on my track list:

* "Denny's Drums" (no vocals)

** All DW vocals (lead or co-lead) even if he didn't write the song.  I didn't include songs he wrote but didn't sing (wondering if there isn't some amazing demo version of Steamboat with Dennis vocals somewhere).

*** Yes, "Sound of Free" & "Lady" are out of order but they, to me, have a 1967/68 sound.  And yes, they were released as 'DW and Rumbo' but they were Capital/EMI releases and probably had Beach Boys involvement. I think they were also considered for inclusion on BB albums.

Listening to all these songs at once I was truly wow'd.  A stunning body of work!!!!

Song List:

1.   Alan And Brian Talk About Dennis 0:20 Al Jardine, Brian Wilson  Hawthorne, CA: Birthplace Of A Musical Legacy
2.   Do You Wanna Dance - 1965   2:20   The Beach Boys Today!      
3.   You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - 1966   2:58   Beach Boys' Party      
4.   Lady - 1969   2:17   Dennis Wilson & Rumbo (BB)               
5.   Sounds Of Free - 1969   2:23   Dennis Wilson & Rumbo (BB)               
6.   A Time To Live In Dreams 1968   1:51   Hawthorne, CA: Birthplace Of A Musical Legacy         
7.   Little Bird - 1968   2:00   Friends      
8.   Be Still - 1968   1:25   Friends      
9.   Be With Me - 1969   3:16   20/20      
10. Never Learn Not To Love - 1969   2:34   20/20      
11. Celebrate The News - 1969   3:07   Friends & 20/20 2fer bonus track      
12. Slip On Through - 1970   2:20   Sunflower          
13. Got To Know The Woman - 1970   2:44   Sunflower      
14. Forever - 1970   2:42   Sunflower       
15. Barbara - 1971   3:00   Endless Harmony Soundtrack   
16. Make It Good - 1972   2:39   Carl & The Passions      
17. Cuddle Up - 1972   5:30   Carl & The Passions
18. In The Still Of The Night - 1976   3:06    15 Big Ones         
19. Mona - 1977   2:09 The Beach Boys Love You            
20. I Wanna Pick You Up - 1977   2:42   The Beach Boys Love You         
21. Morning Christmas - 1977   3:26   Ultimate Christmas         
22. My Diane - 1978   2:38   M.I.U. Album
23. All Alone - 1978   3:40   Endless Harmony Soundtrack         
24. Angel Come Home - 1979   3:42    L. A. (Light Album)      
25. Love Surrounds Me - 1979   3:43    L. A. (Light Album)      
26. Baby Blue - 1979   3:26    L. A. (Light Album)
27. You Are So Beautiful To Me - 1980 3:13  Good Timin: Live at Knebworth, England 1980 [liVE]         
28. Dennis On Performing   0:28   Dennis Wilson   Hawthorne, CA: Birthplace Of A Musical Legacy          
29. Forever (A Cappella Mix) 1970   2:52   Hawthorne, CA: Birthplace Of A Musical Legacy.

Additions (by popular demand):

 1)  "Little Girl (You're My Miss America)" - 1962  2:04  Surfin' Safari
 2) "Surfer's Rule" - 1963  1:54 Surfer Girl
 3) "This Car of Mine" 1964 – 1:35 Shut Down Volume 2
 4) "Denny's Drums" 1964 - 1:56 Shut Down Volume 2
 5) "Girls on the Beach" – 1964 2:24 All Summer Long
 6) "In The Back Of My Mind" - 1965 2:07 The Beach Boys Today!   

Unreleased Beach Boys/Dennis Tracks:

1) "I'm Going Your Way" (aka: California Slide)  SUNFLOWER outtake

2) "Carry Me Home" - Holland outtake

3) "I've Got a Friend" - LIVE

4) "Wouldn't It Be Nice to Live Again" Surf’s Up Outtake

5) "Little Bird" Live from the '68 tour complete with brass

6) "Ecology"   

[punkinhead]

what about in the back of my mind?

[Ebb and Flow]

Add "Little Miss America", "Surfer's Rule", and "In The Back Of My Mind" to the list.

[SurfRiderHawaii]

I was trying to get it all on one CD plus focusing on Denny's evolution as a creative force.  A two cd set would include those early tracks as well.

[TonyW]

what about in the back of my mind?

I suggest if you include ITBOMM use the single tracked vocal - Unsurpassed Masters, Vol. 8, Disk 3, Track 14 - instead of the double tracked vocal - its rawer and more honest as to Dennis's vocal quality - It really is beautiful.

[Jon Stebbins]

 You Are So Beautiful would have to be live 1976 or 77...not '71. The first time he did it with the BB's was '75. Also... All Alone is from '78.

[SurfRiderHawaii]

You Are So Beautiful would have to be live 1976 or 77...not '71. The first time he did it with the BB's was '75. Also... All Alone is from '78.

Mahalo Jon - knew I was going to get stuff wrong/miss some songs.  Problem is I loaned your book to my brother in Kona (funny enough, also named Jon) and he lost it :-( 

Modifications made.

[SurfRiderHawaii]

what about in the back of my mind?

I suggest if you include ITBOMM use the single tracked vocal - Unsurpassed Masters, Vol. 8, Disk 3, Track 14 - instead of the double tracked vocal - its rawer and more honest as to Dennis's vocal quality - It really is beautiful.

Great idea!  Wonder if Alan Boyd has a definitive index of Dennis' Beach Boys unreleased live recordings, alternate takes, unreleased songs and demos that exist on tape???

Be way cool if that list were compiled and included in Jon's next edition of "The Real Beach Boy"!

[Sheriff John Stone]

Great compilation! I love the concept. If I may add a suggestion...

Eliminate "Forever (A Capella Mix)". You already have the Sunflower version. Replace it with "You Are So Beautiful" from Live In Knebworth (1980). It fits chronologically, and goes perfectly after the "Dennis On Performing" snippet. It you can, fade the applause; it makes a neat closing, kind of like the end of the show.

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Great compilation! I love the concept. If I may add a suggestion...

Eliminate "Forever (A Capella Mix)". You already have the Sunflower version. Replace it with "You Are So Beautiful" from Live In Knebworth (1980). It fits chronologically, and goes perfectly after the "Dennis On Performing" snippet. It you can, fade the applause; it makes a neat closing, kind of like the end of the show.

Mahalo Sheriff John - Good one.  Another I had missed.  Have added it and deleted the unreleased version I had listed (which is good as now everything on the list is a released song).  It's a good idea to put it last (but i love the A Capella Mix and it is a released Denny track).  Either way, an amazing body of work!

[Emdeeh]

I have an iTunes DW career playlist that's similar to the lineup above, but I start it off with "The Wanderer" from the Concert album. That way the playlist begins with DW's intro as the "hardworkin' drummer, Denny Wilson."

In a similar fashion, my Carl Wilson career iTunes playlist starts with Denny's intro of Carl (the one where they play back "Good Vibes" at chipmunk speed, and the guys crack up in hysterical laughter).

[Jay]

If it were me, I'd add the unreleased "I'm Going Your Way", and the "Be With Me" backing track. 

[Charles LePage @ ComicList]

My Itunes DW list is longer.  But, starting it off with Brian and Al talking about Dennis is a much better idea than what I had.  and I like the alternate Back Of My Mind idea, as well.  Apparently I overlooked Surfer's Rule, per this thread.

Interview Sweden 1963
Little Girl (You're My Miss America)
The Wanderer
Denny's Drums
This Car Of Mine
 Auld Lang Syne
Do You Wanna Dance
In The Back Of My Mind
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
Unknown piano intermezzo
Old Master Painter,You Are My Sunshine
Little Bird (mono remix session)
Little Bird (mono remix session)
Little Bird (mono remix session)
Little Bird
Be Still
A Time To Live In Dreams
Walk On By
Mona Kani
San Miguel
Be With Me (Backing Track)
Be With Me
All I Want To Do
Never Learn Not To Love
Celebrate The News
Sounds Of Free
Lady
Slip On Through
Got To Know The Woman
It's About Time
Forever (A Cappella Mix)
Forever
Forever - Live 1971
I'm Going Your Way
Quad Symphony (chuck mix)
All Of My Love
I've Got a Friend (Radio Luxenbourg 10-5-72)
Barbara
It's a New Day
Sea Cruise
4th Of July
Interview / Falling In Love 1971
Make It Good
Cuddle Up
Steamboat
Only With You
Carry Me Home
Cuddle Up Live _intro72
Cuddle Up Live _boston72
Only With You (live 1972)
River Song (Early Version)
River Song - Early Session
River Song (Live)
Pacific Ocean Blues (Track)
Nixon Joke 1973
Help Me Rhonda Live nassau74
You Are So Beautiful 1976
In The Still Of The Night
My Diane
My Diane
Mona
My Love's Comin' Down
Dennis Wilson-River Song Short Promo
River Song
What's Wrong
Moonshine
Friday Night
Dreamer
Thoughts of You
Time
You And I
Pacific Ocean Blues
Farewell My Friend
Rainbows
End Of The Show
Holy Evening
Baseball
School Girl
Companion
Moon Light
Its Not Too Late
Wild Situation - Take One
Wild Situation
Baby Blue Eyes
Love Surrounds Me - Take One
Love Surrounds Me - Take 2
He's A Bum
New Orleans
10,000 Years
All Alone
Angel Come Home
Love Surrounds Me
Baby Blue
Angel Come Home - Live
Good Timin' - Live
July 04-December 1983 (from the BB documentary done in the 80s)

[RickD]

anyone who's got Jerry Boyd's "Life of Brian" series should add "Not So Dumb Angel" from Disc 4 (Track 10) to finish it off.

[Ian]

Don't know what interview Sweden is-but the BBs didn't go there till 1964 so it is probably misdated

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Jon S. or AGD or anybody know the Beach Boys involvement in the sessions for 'Lady' and 'Sound of Free'? Were they originally intended as possible Beach Boys songs? I've read that 'Lady' was on the proposed 'Landlocked' album??  Released as Dennis Wilson and Rumbo, I understand Daryl Dragon are on them. 

By the way, I love these two songs!!!  I took my vinyl recordings, did a little digital remastering and they sound great!  (though I'd buy them in a flash if they were on some sort of CD release).

[punkinhead]

Unknown piano intermezzo

what is this?

[Jon Stebbins]

Jon S. or AGD or anybody know the Beach Boys involvement in the sessions for 'Lady' and 'Sound of Free'? Were they originally intended as possible Beach Boys songs? I've read that 'Lady' was on the proposed 'Landlocked' album??  Released as Dennis Wilson and Rumbo, I understand Daryl Dragon are on them. 

By the way, I love these two songs!!!  I took my vinyl recordings, did a little digital remastering and they sound great!  (though I'd buy them in a flash if they were on some sort of CD release).

Sound of Free has Beach Boys vocals on it...Carl and Brian...maybe Al...plus some Mike lyrics. I think Lady is relatively solo DW.

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Mahalo Jon! 

[MBE]

Yeah Brian and Carl are pretty upfront in the mix. It's funny that Lady and not Sound Of Free was considered for a Beach Boys release as Sound is much more a Beach Boys track.

[Bicyclerider]

And would have been great on Surf's Up (with Woudn't It be Nice to Live Again)!

[8o8o]

Great idea!  Wonder if Alan Boyd has a definitive index of Dennis' Beach Boys unreleased live recordings, alternate takes, unreleased songs and demos that exist on tape???

Be way cool if that list were compiled and included in Jon's next edition of "The Real Beach Boy"!

Always found this site very helpful (even though it's not up to date):

http://www.danaddington.com/denny/releasedmusic.html

[Charles LePage @ ComicList]

anyone who's got Jerry Boyd's "Life of Brian" series should add "Not So Dumb Angel" from Disc 4 (Track 10) to finish it off.

Found this article on it:

http://www.earcandymag.com/brianfanmixes10-04.htm

[SurfRiderHawaii]

If BRI/Capitol did release a Dennis Wilson/Beach Boys Chronology (Taking all the songs leading this thread but removing "All Alone" - though released on the Endless Harmony Soundtrack it is apparently a 'Bambu' track), what bonus tracks of unreleased material are we aware of?

For starters, I've heard or Jon Stebbins has confirmed the existence of:

1) I'm Going Your Way (aka: California Slide)  SUNFLOWER outtake

2) Carry Me Home - Holland outtake

3) I've Got a Friend - LIVE

4) "Wouldn't It Be Nice to Live Again" Surf’s Up Outtake

5) "Little Bird" Live from the '68 tour complete with brass (per Jon Stebbins in the POB live rehearsals thread)

6)"Ecology" To quote AGD "Dennis stretching himself - even incomplete, it's still hugely impressive"

[Charles LePage @ ComicList]

If BRI/Capitol did release a Dennis Wilson/Beach Boys Chronology (Taking all the songs leading this thread but removing "All Alone" - though released on the Endless Harmony Soundtrack it is apparently a 'Bambu' track), what bonus tracks of unreleased material are we aware of?

For starters, I've heard or Jon Stebbins has confirmed the existence of:

1) I'm Going Your Way (aka: California Slide)  SUNFLOWER outtake

2) Carry Me Home - Holland outtake

3) I've Got a Friend - LIVE

4) "Wouldn't It Be Nice to Live Again" Surf’s Up Outtake

5) "Little Bird" Live from the '68 tour complete with brass

I've heard 1, 2, and 3.  I've not heard 4.  I've not heard, nor heard of, #5.

Other possibilities:  Mona Kani,  My Love's Comin' Down.