Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band The Beach Boys, released May 16, 1966. It has since been recognized as one of the most influential records in the history of popular music and one of the best albums of the 1960s, including songs such as "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "God Only Knows". Pet Sounds was created several months after Brian Wilson had quit touring with the band in order to focus his attention on writing and recording. In it, he wove elaborate layers of vocal harmonies, coupled with sound effects and unconventional instruments such as bicycle bells, buzzing organs, harpsichords, flutes, Electro-Theremin, dog whistles, trains, Hawaiian-sounding string instruments, Coca-Cola cans and barking dogs, along with the more usual keyboards and guitars.
Even though Pet Sounds has been credited as one of the most important albums of its time, its initial release failed to reach gold status, where it reached #10 on the American Billboard 200. A heralding album in the emerging psychedelic rock style, Pet Sounds has been championed and emulated for its melodramatic and revolutionary baroque instrumentation. It has been ranked at #1 in several music magazines' lists of greatest albums of all time, including New Musical Express, The Times and Mojo Magazine. It was ranked #2 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
Pet Sounds has had many different re-issues since its release in 1966, including remastered mono and stereo versions. The first release of the album on CD came in 1990, when it was released with the addition of three bonus tracks.
Tracklist:
01. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (B. Wilson/Asher/Love)
02. "You Still Believe in Me"
03. "That's Not Me"
04. "Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)"
05. "I'm Waiting for the Day"
06. "Let's Go Away for Awhile"
07. "Sloop John B"
08. "God Only Knows"
09. "I Know There's an Answer"
10. "Here Today"
11. "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times"
12. "Pet Sounds"
13. "Caroline, No"
1990 CD reissue bonus tracks
14. "Unreleased Backgrounds"
15. "Hang on to Your Ego"
16. "Trombone Dixie"
Smiley Smile (1967)
Smiley Smile is the twelfth studio album by The Beach Boys, issued in 1967. Smiley Smile is widely considered to be under-produced, and it was received with indifference and confusion upon its unveiling. However, Smiley Smile has managed to grow in stature over the years to become a cult favorite in The Beach Boys' recorded catalog.
After "Good Vibrations" topped the singles charts in late 1966, the reported Smile project was eagerly anticipated. However, in May 1967, the album was cancelled, and The Beach Boys pulled out of their headlining spot at the Monterey Pop Festival. The original project (which took longer to record than any other Beach Boys album) was scrapped. Cut largely at Brian Wilson's new home studio in Bel Air during June and July, the album includes versions of songs originally intended for Smile ("Heroes and Villains", "Wind Chimes", "Vegetables", and "Wonderful") and quickly recorded new material.
When Smiley Smile was finally released in September, after months of hype, its critical reception was unenthusiastic, peaking at only #41 in the U.S. Its reception a few months later in the UK was better; it reached #9 on British charts.
Tracklist:
01. "Heroes and Villains"
02. "Vegetables"
03. "Fall Breaks and Back to Winter (Woody Woodpecker Symphony)"
04. "She's Goin' Bald"
05. "Little Pad"
06. "Good Vibrations"
07. "With Me Tonight"
08. "Wind Chimes"
09. "Gettin' Hungry"
10. "Wonderful"
11. "Whistle In"
Wild Honey (1967)
The colorful image featured on the front of the album sleeve is, in fact, a photograph of a small section of an elaborate stained glass double-window that adorned Brian and Marilyn Wilson's house in Bel Air. Although the Wilson family no longer owns that property, the window itself was removed when they moved out and is currently to be found in Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford's present house.
Tracklist:
01. "Wild Honey"
02. "Aren't You Glad"
03. "I Was Made to Love Her"
04. "Country Air"
05. "A Thing or Two"
06. "Darlin'"
07. "I'd Love Just Once to See You"
08. "Here Comes the Night"
09. "Let the Wind Blow"
10. "How She Boogalooed It"
11. "Mama Says"
Singles
• "Wild Honey" b/w "Wind Chimes" (from Smiley Smile) 23 October 1967 US #31; UK #29
• "Darlin'" b/w "Here Today" (from Pet Sounds)18 December 1967 US #19; UK #11. (UK B-side was "Country Air")
Wild Honey is now paired on CD with Smiley Smile, with bonus tracks from that period. Bonus tracks include "Heroes and Villains (Alternate Take)", "Good Vibrations (Various Sessions)", "Good Vibrations (Early Take)", "You're Welcome", "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring " and "Can't Wait Too Long".
Beach Boys Personnel:
• Alan Jardine - vocals, bass, guitar
• Bruce Johnston - vocals, bass, keyboards
• Mike Love - vocals
• Brian Wilson - bass, keyboards, vocals
• Carl Wilson - vocals, guitars, bass
• Dennis Wilson - drums, vocals
• Mike Deasy Sr. - guitar
• Lyle Ritz - upright bass
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