Beach Boys Tape Library Picture
Shane:
I was looking through another part of this board today, and I once again came across a picture I meant to save on my hard drive long ago. Its the semi-legendary picture of the Beach Boys tape library, circa mid 1970s. Like many of you, I'm fascinated by this picture:
This is actually a very high resolution scan of this picture, and if you save it to your hard drive, you'll find that you really can zoom in closely on it.
Here's a bit of a guided tour through this picture.
The top shelf runs the gamut of familiar BB album titles- Little Deuce Coupe, Concert, Shut Down Volume II, All Summer Long, Christmas, Today, Summer Days, Party, Pet Sounds, Smiley Smile, Wild Honey, Friends 20/20, Sunflower, Surf's Up, So Tough, Holland, and the 1970s Concert album.
Next to the shelf are a few signs. The first is only partially readable (I see the name Robert in there), the next one down says "Studio and Engineering by Paul Bramsem". The last sign says "Thanks also, The Beach Boys! (especially Brian)".
The next shelf down reveals some very interesting tape box titles:
1. Add Some Music To Your Day (presumably the early version of Sunflower)
2. London (Live In London?)
3. Tracks (no idea what this is)
4. Another Copy of Pet Sounds (this one is marked "Mono")
5. Spring
6. Bellagio/Holland (what the ???)
7. Vegetables (some sessions from the Smile Era?)
6. Summer Concert (eh?)
7. Holland
8. Surf's Up
9. Sunflower (Are these last three just backup copies or something?)
10. Beach Boys Remote, St. Paul (presumably a live recording... does this tape still exist?)
11. Misc. Beach Boys Material
And finally, the most incredibly interesting tapes:
12. "Brian"
13. "Brian- Dumb Angel"
There is also another tape sitting next to the Dumb Angel one, which is not entirely visible.
First off, I'm wondering exactly where this picture was taken. Is this the Capitol vault, containing the masters to everything? Its strange to see what appear to be rough session tapes (Vegetables, Misc Tracks, etc), lined up next to what appear to be the masters Capitol and Reprise would possess. And besides that, what are the Capitol and Reprise master tapes doing together? Perhaps this is the Beach Boys vault, but I wasn't aware that a set of masters were also kept there.
Also, how many of these tapes are still in existence today? I know the Dumb Angel tape is apparently long gone...
Dancing Bear:
Was this photo published in any old book? I may be wrong, but it looks like a Photoshop job.
shelter:
Quote from: Shane on May 07, 2008, 10:15:48 PM
3. Tracks (no idea what this is)
Stack-O-Tracks maybe?
?:
This post answers a few of your questions.
KokoMoses:
are there any pics of Mike's on-stage costume rack from the 70's?????
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