Brian Wilson Productions: New Edition [Import]

Brian Wilson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 19, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Toshiba EMI Japan
• ASIN: B000066ACK
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #800,293 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pamela Jean

2. After the Game

3. Shoot the Curl

4. Surfin' Down the Swanee River

5. Pray for Surf

6. Hide Go Seek

7. Sacramento

8. That's Just the Way I Feel

9. Thinkin' 'Bout You Baby

10. Story of My Life

11. Runaround Lover

12. Summertime

13. Guess I'm Dumb

14. Vegetables

15. The One You Can't Have

16. From Jimmy With Tears

17. Tonight You Belong to Me

18. Goodnight My Love

19. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Editorial Reviews

Japanese exclusive 2002 compilation featuring 19 tracks, The Survivors 'Pamela Jean' & 'After The Game', The Honeys 'Shoot The Curl', 'Surfin' Down The Swanee River', 'Pray For Surf', 'Hide Go Seek', 'The One You Can't Have', 'From Jimmy With Tears', 'Tonight You Belong To Me' & 'Goodnight My Love', Gary Usher 'Sacramento', 'That's Just The Way I Feel', Sharon Marie 'Thinkin' 'Bout You Baby', 'Story Of My Life', 'Runaround Lover' & 'Summertime', Glen Campbell 'Guess I'm Dumb', Jan & Dean 'Vegetables' & Carnie & Wendy Wilson 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus'.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Japanese re-issue, July 19, 2010

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JohnnyK (Sapulpa, OK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brian Wilson Productions: New Edition (Audio CD)

This is a great CD. I bought it several years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. However, for a lot less money, you can get the Ace release, "Pet Projects:The Brian Wilson Productions" that has a few MORE songs on it.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Portrait of an American Pop Producer, October 25, 2002

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Robert M. Burlingam Jr. (Villas, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brian Wilson Productions: New Edition (Audio CD)

Brian Wilson, the mastermind behind the Beach Boys sound. Wilson was often judged by his creative output via the Beach Boys. The triplicate "wall-of-sound" and gorgeous harmonies that make the listener ache.

Wilsons time, however wasn't always spent just on Beach Boys Material. This recent reissued set of Productions documents Wilson's extraciricular activities. The material here isn't of great monumental consequence, with exception of "Guess I'm Dumb" a presecuer of Pet Sounds quilted material, performed superbly by Glen Campbell (who was touring with the Beach Boys;Brian gave this song to him as a "thank-you"), the rest of album is filled with not-so-one-shot wonders and simple songs.

What we see is wilsons development as a producer/arranger; with each passing track we see a glimpse of man with a mission. The Honeys (Brians wife Marilyn, sister Diane and cousin Ginger Blake)are prominently featured, Wilson at the time was trying to make the trio a "girl group" similiar to the Ronettes. It would've worked, if material had been better.
Included is the Survivors "Pamela Jean" (actually the Beach Boys) a extravaganza of spectorish sound, which could've done great as a single but was immediately followed in release by the Beatles "I want to hold your Hand". Of all the luck.
Wilson is not deterred. He holds true to production and effort; I'm saddened that his studio chatter, which is trademark Brian Wilson isn't included as a bonus here. The Honeys version of "Goodnight my Love" is pure pop blush, only by this time (1969) noone was even listening-not even to the Beach Boys.
The album serves how Wilson developed his songwriting, arranging and production; purists say he copied the Phil Spector style, but I have to disagree. Wilson goes much deeper that. We hear a young guy with burning desire to be the best as what we does-creating music. Sure, the materials corny and cliche, but listen to the heart of the performance-and the backing track.

This was originally released as a bonus LP to a superb out-of-print European box set ...