Brian Wilson producing Redwood and other bands not named the BBs

[Dove Nested Towers]

Negron's account is incredibly vivid and detailed. Too much to be dismissed, IMO.


Clay's point iss spot on. And I probably dislike  Love more than Clay does.

The account seems very honest and unusually frank. Does anyone think that Negron
would purposely lie about events that he witnessed?

[Dancing Bear]

The account seems very honest and unusually frank. Does anyone think that Negron
would purposely lie about events that he witnessed?

It's not unusual to have an interesting tale 'enhanced' with the years, each time you tell it, and Negron was writing a rock book. People don't buy those to know more about how TDN arranged their harmonies. The yelling and crying scene sounds like a huge exageration of something that really happened - the band unhappy with Brian's lack of interest in them and they asking him where he was standing.

Anyway... Carl would never do that, right? 

[Cam Mott]

I don't know what happened either but supposedly Brothers had just been formed so the group could produce product for themselves and others, so I highly doubt the group was upset that the group was doing what it wanted to do with the formation of Brothers.

I have a feeling the rest of the group may have had a question about Brian unilaterally using a track they had just recorded by the BBs for the BBs, but that's just me.

I doubt that Negron would lie, but I don't doubt that he might have got it wrong in his interpretation what he was witnessing; as I remember, he admits in the quote that he couldn't hear what was being said.

[Fall Breaks]

that vocal of Let The Wind Blow by a lady named Amy.

What vocal of Let The Wind Blow by what lady named Amy?

[Andrew G. Doe]

[koff] bootleg [koff]

Track is the same as the released version, solo vocal is female.

[punkinhead]

I wanna say it's someone Bruce brought in....i could be totally wrong though


I remember the sound quality being really bad on the track

[Andrew G. Doe]

You'd be totally right. He referred to her as a 'Mary Hopkin' type.

[punkinhead]

makes sense

[GroovinGarrett]

[koff] bootleg [koff]

Track is the same as the released version, solo vocal is female.

I was given a copy of this female vocal many many years ago on a cassette, sounded like it was dubbed off of a scratchy acetate. Any idea who the vocalist is?

[Alex]

Exactly how much material is Brian known to have recorded with Redwood?   Was it just Darlin' and Time to Get Alone, or was there more?  And is TTGA the only track that's been released to date?

I've read from time to time that there's a whole album in the vaults but if there were only those two recording dates (as listed on Andrew's Timeline site - which only notes TTGA sessions) I doubt they'd've got an entire albums-worth in the can.

From what's on Andrew's site is it assumed that Redwood's Darlin' was maybe only ever an instrumental track, maybe not even that?

I've been told that the track on the BB release was recorded for Redwood (although the session info seems to contradict that). "TTGA" is the only other Redwood session know to exist.

In Domenic Priore's SMiLE book a song by Brian and VDP called "Sunflower Maiden" was mentioned...

[KokoMoses]

As I understand it, Mike wrote the lyrics to Darlin, therefore co-wrote the tune with Brian. The credits have always read Brian Wilson/Mike Love.... Hmmmm, If I was in a band with Brian and co-wrote a killer song with him and was excited for our band to record it, and then suddenly Brian's off recording/producing it for some other guys.... I'd be mighty pissed too!