PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE Returns On Gatefold Triple LP
"Everything that I am or will ever be is in the music. If you want to know me, just listen." - Dennis Wilson
Arrives in stores June 17, 2008, on CD from Caribou/Epic/Legacy and a gatefold triple LP edition from Sundazed Music
Much is made of his older brother Brian's tortured genius, but Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson had his own deeply artistic statement to make-one he made with moody, heartrending beauty and fathomless, soulful introspection on his 1977 masterpiece, Pacific Ocean Blue. Besides being the first solo album by a member of the Beach Boys, Pacific Ocean Blue is a lost classic of '70s West Coast rock, a richly orchestrated opus that swaths the singer-songwriter's delicate and profoundly personal observations in epic, wide-screen arrangements that easily match the drama of the celluloid blockbusters made in his Hollywood back yard.
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Awash in studio strings and layered, breathy melodies, the piano-sprinkled balladry of tracks like "Thoughts of You" and "End of the Show" offer glimpses of a more tender, wounded, and never-before-seen side of this most famously free-spirited Beach Boys member; while such ecology-themed meditations as "River Song" (which boasts flashes of hard rock) and the title cut reflect other topics close to the drummer's heart. But despite the album's more serious subject matter, the Beach Boys' good-time pop is still firmly on deck with the horn-pumping R&B of "What's Wrong" and the sunshine lilt of "Rainbows." No wonder Brian Wilson himself is one of Pacific Ocean Blue's biggest fans.
Sundazed's stunning three-LP edition of this unheralded landmark comes in a lavishly illustrated triple-gatefold sleeve housing a newly mastered version of the original album along with two additional LPs containing Dennis Wilson's absolute finest unreleased solo work, including the fascinating material he recorded for Pacific Ocean Blue's intended follow-up, Bambu-all pressed on gorgeous, high-definition, "Pacific Ocean blue" vinyl. A cult classic that's truly worthy of this sumptuous and magnificent-sounding package, this is one wave no Beach Boys fan will want to miss.
Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue Sundazed 3-LP Deluxe Edition
LP One: The original Pacific Ocean Blue album
Side 1
1. River Song (3:44)
2. What's Wrong (2:23)
3. Moonshine (2:27)
4. Friday Night (3:10)
5. Dreamer (4:23)
6. Thoughts Of You (3:04)
Side 2
1. Time (3:32)
2. You And I (3:25)
3. Pacific Ocean Blues (2:37)
4. Farewell My Friend (2:26)
5. Rainbows (2:48)
6. End Of The Show (2:57)
LP Two: Pacific Ocean Blue bonus tracks (Side 3) and Bambu - The Caribou
Sessions (Side 4)
Side 3
1. Tug Of Love (3:44)
2. Only With You (3:57)
3. Holy Man (Instrumental) (4:24)
4. Mexico (5:13)
5. Holy Man (Taylor Hawkins Version) (4:25)
Side 4
1. Under The Moonlight (3:55)
2. It's Not Too Late (4:32)
3. School Girl (2:31)
4. Love Remember Me (4:04)
5. Love Surrounds Me (3:40)
LP Three: Bambu -The Caribou Sessions
Side 5
1. Wild Situation (2:41)
2. Common (3:34)
3. Are You Real (3:38)
4. He's A Bum (2:50)
5. Cocktails (3:00)
6. I Love You (2:02)
1. Constant Companion (3:22)
2. Time For Bed (3:07)
3. Album Tag Song (3:45)
4. All Alone (3:44)
5. Piano Variations On Thoughts Of You (3:03)
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