Beachboys
Smile Sessions
Few albums are as mythic as the Beach Boys' Smile. One of the most romantic of the myths holds that, had the album come out as intended in 1967 – instead of being abandoned unfinished until it was ostensibly completed by Brian Wilson and his latterday touring band in 2004 – it would have been acclaimed as a masterpiece, eclipsed the Beatles' Sgt Pepper and changed the course of rock history. Listening to this box set – which assembles a virtually complete version of Wilson and lyricist Van Dyke Parks' grand LSD-fuelled folly from the original tapes, alongside four CDs of outtakes – you find yourself wondering.
Tracklist
Box Set Content
• 5 CDs / 2LPs / 2 7” singles
• Three-dimensional shadow box lid featuring the original artwork of Frank Holmes.
• 60 page case bound book features liner notes, timeline, sessionography, lyrics, Frank Holmes drawings, Producer’s Notes & more than 60 previously unreleased photos• Box also contains:
6 panel folder holding 5 CDs and singles. Features photos of original session tape boxes.
7” vinyl singles
“Heroes and Villians” in sleeve art
“Vega-Tables” in sleeve art
Gatefold 2 LPs
Features full tracklisting of proposed unfinished album +
Stereo mixes and session highlights (not available on CDs)
12” x 12” booklet created for original release features:
Photos by Guy Webster
Frank Holmes drawings
24” x 36” poster of Frank Holmes cover artDouble CD Version
CD 1
1. Our Prayer
2. Gee
3. Heroes and Villains
4. Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock)
5. I'm In Great Shape
6. Barnyard
7. My Only Sunshine (The Old Master Painter/You Are My Sunshine)
8. Cabin Essence
9. Wonderful
10. Look (Song For Children)
11. Child Is Father Of The Man
12. Surf's Up
13. I Wanna Be Around/ Workshop
14. Vega-Tables
15. Holidays
16. Wind Chimes
17. The Elements: Fire (Mrs O'Leary's Cow)
18. Love To Say Dada
19. Good Vibrations
20. You're Welcome BONUS TRACK
21. Heroes and Villians (Stereo Mix) BONUS TRACK
22. Heroes and Villians Sections (Stereo Mix) BONUS TRACK
23. Vega-Tables Demo BONUS TRACK
24. He Gives Speeches BONUS TRACK
25. Smile Backing Vocals Montage BONUS TRACK
26. Surf's Up 1967 (Solo Version) BONUS TRACK
27. Psycodelic Sounds: Brian Falls Into A Piano BONUS TRACKCD 2
1. Our Prayer "Dialog" 19/9/66
2. Heroes and Villains (Part 1)
3. Heroes and Villains (Part 2)
4. Heroes and Villains: Children Were Raised 27/1/67
5. Heroes and Villains: Prelude to Fade 15/2/67
6. My Only Sunshine 14/11/66
7. Cabin Essence 3/10/66
8. Surf's Up: 1st Movement 4/11/66
9. Surf's Up Piano Demo
10. Vegetables Fade 12/4/67
11. The Elements: Fire Session 28/11/66
12. Cool Cool Water Version 2 26/10/67 - 29/10/67
13. Good Vibrations Session Highlights
14. Psycodelic Sounds: Brian Falls Into A Microphone 4/11/662 x 180g heavy weight vinyl
LP 1
Side 1
1. Our Prayer
2. Gee
3. Heroes and Villains
4. Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock)
5. I'm In Great Shape
6. Barnyard
7. The Old Master Painetr / You Are My Sunshine
8. Cabin Essence
Side 2
1. Wonderful
2. Look (Song For Children)
3. Child Is Father Of the Man
4. Surf's Up
LP 2
Side 1
1. I Wanna Be Around / Workshop
2. Vega-Tables
3. Holidays
4. Wind Chimes
5. Mrs O'Leary's Cow (Fire)
6. Love To Say Dada
7. Good Vibrations
Side 2
1. You're Welcome - Stereo Mix
2. Vega-Tables - Stereo Mix
3. Wind Chimes - Stereo Mix
4. Cabin Essence - Session Highlights and Stereo Backing Track
5. Surf's UpSTANDARD CD EDITION CONTAINS SAME TRACKLISTING AS CD 1 OF 2CD VERSION