Good Vibrations: 40th Anniversary Edition EP [Single]

The Beach Boys | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 27, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000FOQ0PA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,344 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Good Vibrations (original 45 RPM single version)

2. Good Vibrations (various sessions)

3. Good Vibrations (alternate take, unreleased in the U.S.)

4. Good Vibrations (instrumental)

5. Good Vibrations (live concert rehearsal, 8/25/67)

6. Let's Go Away For Awhile (original B-Side)

Editorial Reviews

40th Anniversary Edition (2006 US 6-track limited edition '40th Anniversary' CD single - released October 10, 1966, this Beach Boys masterpiece was named the #1 Greatest Single of All Time by Mojo magazine and #6 Greatest Song of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine. Their first million-selling #1 hit...was a major technical breakthrough...the record that showed that anything was possible in the studio. Includes 5 different versions of the song along with the original B-Side 'Let's Go Away For Awhile'. Housed in a digipak picture sleeve that features original artwork and cover sleeve artwork from around the world. EMI.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 40 years sgo, the greatest pop song of all time!!!, June 29, 2006

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Blues Bro "bluesbro" (Lakewood, Colorado USA) - See all my reviews
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Capitol could have just ignored this anniversary just like Apple has done with most of the Beatles. Instead, they give us this nicely priced, limited edition HDCD. It inlcudes, for the first time, the original backing track in stereo!!! Plus some other stuff that have been released before, but scattered around in box sets, and imports. Its nice to have it all in one place, for a good price, in a limited edition that one day will go for twice the price. If you are a beach boys fan, run and get it.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't be beat!, November 9, 2006

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David Cacopardo - See all my reviews
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If you are a diehard Beach Boys fan, its very important to have this if only for the memento it is. If you enjoy listening to outakes and want to get a feel of the whole production I highly recommend this wonderful little package. Its the Boys and all the studio musicians giving their all to perhaps the most complex piece of music Brian Wilson ever wrote.

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lost vocals - believe, July 5, 2006

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Andrew G. Doe - See all my reviews
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Last time anyone heard of the GV vocal multitracks was when Brian mixed the single down to mono, fall 1966. You think if anyone knew where they were, we wouldn't have had it in stereo by now ?

Nice little release. Now can we have THE SMILE SESSIONS 1966-67 box set, please ?