Pet Sounds (Vinyl)

Admired for both their infectious surfer music and their sophisticated, multi-tracked pop productions, the Beach Boys created a lasting impression on popular music through their complex harmonies and Brian Wilson's genius for composition and arrangement. Their 1966 album, PET SOUNDS, is a baroque/psychedelic-pop masterpiece that easily ranks among the most influential albums of the rock era. Brian's emotional difficulties eventually prevented him from performing, but his brothers and buddies carried on without him, singing his songs and spreading that California sunshine all over the world. In 1999, Brian launched a solo world tour, showcasing his Beach Boys compositions, and has continued to perform live as well.

• Category:  Music  »  Rock & Pop  »  General Rock & Pop
• Format: Vinyl   Learn more about the Vinyl format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: August 19, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol Records (USA)
• UPC: 5099923471511
• WAPI (Tower ID): 112234858
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Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.86) - Ranked #2 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "...Its luxurious sound conveys a heartbreaking wistfulness..."
Rolling Stone (6/22/72, p.56) - "...Brian Wilson's evolutionary compositional masterpiece....This trenchant cycle of love songs has the emotional impact of a shatteringly evocative novel..."
Entertainment Weekly (12/12/97, p.84) - "...A commercial washout at the time of its release, the album has since grown in reputation to the point where pop aesthetes speak of it in hushed tones as the zenith of Brian Wilson's genius, a seamless masterwork that rewards deep, repeated listening....a wonderful collection of songs..." - Rating: A+
Q (2/91) - Voted the #1 Recorded Music Award for 1990.
Q (7/00, p.140) - Included in Q's "The Best Male Angst Albums Of All Time" - "...12 impossibly lush songs that replace The Beach Boys' earlier high school ramalama with the unease and inner hurly-burly of early adulthood..."
Down Beat (9/90) - 5 Stars - Excellent - "...the music on PET SOUNDS flows as one....clearly demonstrates [that] the Beach Boys were capable of giving music lovers something they could feel very, very good about..."
Vibe (12/99, p.162) - Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century
NME (Magazine) (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #1 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of All Time.'

This issue of PET SOUNDS contains three previously unreleased tracks: "Unreleased Backgrounds" is a snippet of a vocal overdub sung by Brian Wilson, "Hang On To Your Ego" is the original version of "I Know There's An Answer" and "Trombone Dixie" is an instrumental not included on the original album.

The Beach Boys: Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love (vocals); Bruce Johnston (background vocals); Al Jardine.

Additional personnel: Glen Campbell, Tommy Tedesco, Jerry Cole, Billy Strange, Barney Kessel (guitar); The Sid Sharpe Strings (strings); Tommy Morgan (harmonica); Carl Fortina, Frank Marocco (accordion); Steve Douglas, Jay Migliori, Roy Caton, Lou Backburn (horns); Leon Russell, Al De Lory, Don Randi (piano); Ray Pohlman, Carole Kaye, Lyle Ritz, Julius Wechter, Bill Pitman (bass); Hal Blaine (drums); Gene Estes, Frank Capp, Jim Gordon (percussion).

Reissue producer: Mark Linett.

Principally recorded at Gold Star Studios, Western Studios and Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, California between July 12, 1965 and April 13, 1966.

Originally released on Capitol (T-2458).

Includes liner notes by Brian Wilson, David Leaf and Mark Linett.

This is more than just an album by a great American band; it's THE great American pop album, an ambitious foray into the intricacies of harmony and melody. Masterminded by Brian Wilson, it changed the rules in rock & roll. Wilson's production brought record-making to a new level. He perfected Phil Spector's wall-of-sound into a more complex, stunning approach. He was inspired by the Beatles' RUBBER SOUL, and PET SOUNDS was, in turn, an inspiration for SGT. PEPPER.

The devoutly romantic "God Only Knows" and the hopeful "Wouldn't It Be Nice" reflect an innocent time of yearning post-adolescence. From the complex upward progressions of "You Still Believe In Me" to the heartbeat bass of "Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)," Wilson paid attention to every nanosecond of sound. The traditional folk song "Sloop John B," with its thickly interwoven vocals, was a major hit for the band, but PET SOUNDS' astonishing power comes from its less familiar songs. The shifting moods and devious instrumentation of "I'm Waiting For The Day" and the revealing "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times" are further testaments to Wilson's tortured genius. Wilson has said that angels were overseeing the production of PET SOUNDS; there is no doubt about it.

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