New Beach Boys release will make you 'SMiLE'

[PhilCohen]

Nope, you guys can always argue about whether they got the sequencing right, etc..

I hope Dom Priore has nothing to do with the sequencing.

Well, before the 2004 re-recorded "Smile", Mr.Priore's running order was considered by many to be definitive, and as for the running order advised in the 2nd edition of the "Look Listen Vibrate Smile" book, Priore CLAIMED that he consulted with Brian Wilson & Carol Kaye.

[Dunderhead]

The Middle East rocked by civil war. Tsunamis rip through the pacific rim. Smile is released.

[Mike's Beard]

The Middle East rocked by civil war. Tsunamis rip through the pacific rim. Smile is released.

Yep, Hell is due to freeze over anyday now.

[The Shift]

Nope, you guys can always argue about whether they got the sequencing right, etc..

I hope Dom Priore has nothing to do with the sequencing.

Well, before the 2004 re-recorded "Smile", Mr.Priore's running order was considered by many to be definitive, and as for the running order advised in the 2nd edition of the "Look Listen Vibrate Smile" book, Priore CLAIMED that he consulted with Brian Wilson & Carol Kaye.

Carole put River Deep Mountain High right after Prayer... (did you know she played bass on Prayer?) 

[bgas]

The Middle East rocked by civil war. Tsunamis rip through the pacific rim. Smile is released.

Yep, Hell is due to freeze over anyday now.

Gawd, does that mean the Eagles are touring again?

[Shady]

The Middle East rocked by civil war. Tsunamis rip through the pacific rim. Smile is released.

I want that to be my new sig but I'm too in love with my current one 

[bgas]

Carole put River Deep Mountain High right after Prayer... (did you know she played bass on Prayer?) 

Not certain, tho she did say she played ALL the instruments on " You're Welcome"

[rab2591]

I really hope we don't see a glorified Purple Chick mix in this upcoming release - I mean, I'll be grateful for anything properly mastered and mixed, but I hope they USE THE FACTS when it comes to sequencing. Yes, I know that there are literally ZERO facts when it comes to the 66/67 sequencing, but there is a list of songs that were to be on the  66/67 SMiLE album. As has been mentioned before on this forum, the sequencing for BWPS was the sequencing for a LIVE show - not an album, but a live show....and thus it should not be used as a template for this upcoming release.

[Andrew G. Doe]

This post on Facebook; classic !

"OH MY FUCKING GOD. IT'S HAPPENING. I'm gonna spring for the 4 CD, 2 LP, hard-bound book edition. I'll listen to it, and then possibly make sweet, sweet love to it."  

[roll plymouth rock]

This post on Facebook; classic !

"OH MY friggin' GOD. IT'S HAPPENING. I'm gonna spring for the 4 CD, 2 LP, hard-bound book edition. I'll listen to it, and then possibly make sweet, sweet love to it."  

I'm looking forward to tripping to the beautiful angelic voices on the original SMiLE trip transfer

[The Shift]

The Middle East rocked by civil war. Tsunamis rip through the pacific rim. Smile is released.

I want that to be my new sig but I'm too in love with my current one 

Thank you thank you...! 

[Mike's Beard]

This post on Facebook; classic !

"OH MY friggin' GOD. IT'S HAPPENING. I'm gonna spring for the 4 CD, 2 LP, hard-bound book edition. I'll listen to it, and then possibly make sweet, sweet love to it."  

That would definitely decrease it's secondhand value.  

[juggler]

I really hope we don't see a glorified Purple Chick mix in this upcoming release - I mean, I'll be grateful for anything properly mastered and mixed, but I hope they USE THE FACTS when it comes to sequencing. Yes, I know that there are literally ZERO facts when it comes to the 66/67 sequencing, but there is a list of songs that were to be on the  66/67 SMiLE album. As has been mentioned before on this forum, the sequencing for BWPS was the sequencing for a LIVE show - not an album, but a live show....and thus it should not be used as a template for this upcoming release.

I tend to agree.  The thing is, though, if we don't like the sequencing, we'll all be free to make our own.  Sequencing is secondary.  My main hope is that the best, most complete versions of everything have been found and will be included.  In other words, just get the darned thing out in nice packaging, and we'll take it from there.

Again, the money quote of the article is from Mark Linett: "We have gaps where we are missing some vocal parts. But all the music was recorded, which is heartening."

We don't yet know the full import of what Mark is saying (i.e., regarding songs like Surf's Up, The Elements, etc.), but you can't help but like the tone of his statement. 

[Andrew G. Doe]

All will (presumably) be revealed when the tracklisting is announced.

[Rerun]

Okay, just found out about this and I'm completely psyched for this.  I know it will likely be previously leaked tracks, but I don't care.  Just to have an official BB Smile release is amazing.

[Emdeeh]

It's truly official now -- the release has been mentioned in the news section of Capitol's BB website (albeit a link to the Billboard article).

[Roger Ryan]

I assume the statement regarding the approximation of the album appearing on three sides of vinyl means it will replicate the three movements of BWPS. As stated, we know that all that music exists because it was used to build BWPS. The odd part of Mark's statement is the idea of the lead vocals being recorded at the same time as the backing vocals around one microphone. Aren't most of the lead vocals missing?

[PhilCohen]

The Middle East rocked by civil war. Tsunamis rip through the pacific rim. Smile is released.

Might as well release it this year. As I understand, the world is coming to an end next year, so Nostradamus says.

[bgas]

The Middle East rocked by civil war. Tsunamis rip through the pacific rim. Smile is released.

Might as well release it this year. As I understand, the world is coming to an end next year, so Nostradamus says.

So what's happening now is just a precursor to the end of the world as we know it? ( I feel fine)

[Andrew G. Doe]

The Hoffman board is making very interesting reading - hardly anyone is buying his explanations.

[Pretty Funky]

The Middle East rocked by civil war. Tsunamis rip through the pacific rim. Smile is released.

Might as well release it this year. As I understand, the world is coming to an end next year, so Nostradamus says.

In that case I might buy all the release versions by credit card and forget the payments?

[juggler]

Aren't most of the lead vocals missing?

I don't know if "most" lead vocals are missing, but certainly some of them are  (or were?)...

Do You Like Worms
Child is Father of the Man
Barnyard
I'm in Great Shape

It'll be interesting to see if any new vocals (from acetates perhaps?) have surfaced.  Of course, partial "lead vocals" for Barnyard and IIGS exist in the form of Brian's "Humble Harv" demo, but it's highly doubtful that they would be cleaned up and grafted onto the instrumental tracks (or would they?).  

The BWPS lyrics on Holidays, Look and I Love to Say Da Da would also be "missing," of course, from the '66/'67 versions, but that's fine.  They're part of Smile 2004 rather than the original version.

Of course, there's quite a bit of '66/'67 Smile (including a lot of vocals) that didn't make the cut on BWPS.  Mark Linett mentioned You're Welcome, for one thing.  Other things that come to mind: various sections of H&V ("at three and score and five," etc.), With Me Tonight, He Gives Speeches.

[Roger Ryan]

Yeah, that's the strange thing if they intend to replicate BWPS - there's going to be a lot of instrumentals from (most of) "Do You Like Worms?" and "Barnyard" to "Look", (most of) "Child Is Father Of The Man", "I'm In Great Shape", "Holidays", "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow" and "I Love To Say Dada".

I don't have a problem with that, but I can imagine it might be a point of contention with critics and the general public that so many lead vocals are missing; in fact, almost exactly half the tracks will be missing leads.

[rab2591]

The Hoffman board is making very interesting reading - hardly anyone is buying his explanations.

Steve Hoffman says: "But you people put the project in serious jeopardy. Next time should I just say nothing and let you sink it?"

[juggler]

The Hoffman board is making very interesting reading - hardly anyone is buying his explanations.

Steve Hoffman says: "But you people put the project in serious jeopardy. Next time should I just say nothing and let you sink it?"

Who knew that a bunch of fans chattering on a messageboard had the ability to "sink" a Beach Boys project?  Too bad the internet wasn't around when the BBs decided to cover Wipeout with the Fat Boys.