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Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beach Boys with a new album from all of the surviving original band members. In their new album, That's Why God Created the Radio, the Beach Boys bring the classic American sound that made them famous with new songs that are quintessentially Beach Boys. Be among the first to experience their newest classics upon the album's release on June 5th, 2012! |
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Our Prayer (Side One) | |||
| 2. Gee (Side One) | |||
| 3. Heroes and Villains (Side One) | |||
| 4. Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock) (Side One) | |||
| 5. I'm In Great Shape (Side One) | |||
| 6. Barnyard (Side One) | |||
| 7. The Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine (Side One) | |||
| 8. Cabin Essence (Side One) | |||
| 9. Wonderful (Side Two) | |||
| 10. Look (Song for Children) (Side Two) | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. I Wanna Be Around / Workshop (Side Three) | |||
| 2. Vega-Tables (Side Three) | |||
| 3. Holidays (Side Three) | |||
| 4. Wind Chimes (Side Three) | |||
| 5. Mrs. O'Leary's Cow (Fire) (Side Three) | |||
| 6. Love to Say Dada (Side Three) | |||
| 7. Good Vibrations (Side Three) | |||
| 8. Your Welcome - Stereo Mix (Side Four) | |||
| 9. Vega-Tables - Stereo Mix (Side Four) | |||
| 10. Wind Chimes - Stereo Mix (Side Four) | |||
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Vinyl|Amazon Verified Purchase
I cannot contain myself about how awesome this release is. They really took their time to get it right, so it was well worth the wait.
First, they reproduced the album as close as possible to what the original release would have looked like (according to my humble research). The b&w gatefold picture of the band is a nice piece of nostalgia. Even the back of the jacket does not have a bar code! They did this by inserting a paper clone of the back of the jacket between the jacket of the album itself and the outer plastic wrapper. Once you remove both pieces, you have an album that looks and feels like a circa 1966/7 Capitol release. Both labels are the classic "rainbow" design.
Second, the inner picture sleeves are absolutely beautiful, right down to the font they chose to print the lyrics, which is identical to the font Capitol used for some of their 60s releases. Yes, I do agree with one other reviewer who commented on how difficult it was to get the albums out of the sleeves, but for me it is was no biggie since I usually put my lps in plastic sleeves anyway. One sleeve has a cool picture of Brian staring at an hour glass on one side and his liner notes/ essay on the other, which, yes, are bit revisionist, but that's ok: you know Brian was not going to talk about how unsupportive some of the band members were to the original project. The second sleeve has the lyrics and credits.
Third, it is the little things. If you look carefully at the deadwax of Side One, you can see the words "Dumb Angel"--a reference to the original title of SMiLE. On Side Two there's the touching "For Carl + Dennis." Nice details!
How does it sound? My copy was dead flat, quiet (thank the heavens!) and a joy to listen to. I don't need to say anything about the music itself, because if you are buying the vinyl version, you know this is one of the greatest albums ever made or nearly made. If you got the complete Sessions version of the Vinyl, which from what I understand, does not come with the picture sleeves, you may have to drop another $25 for this one--it's definitely worth it.
First, they reproduced the album as close as possible to what the original release would have looked like (according to my humble research). The b&w gatefold picture of the band is a nice piece of nostalgia. Even the back of the jacket does not have a bar code! They did this by inserting a paper clone of the back of the jacket between the jacket of the album itself and the outer plastic wrapper. Once you remove both pieces, you have an album that looks and feels like a circa 1966/7 Capitol release. Both labels are the classic "rainbow" design.
Second, the inner picture sleeves are absolutely beautiful, right down to the font they chose to print the lyrics, which is identical to the font Capitol used for some of their 60s releases. Yes, I do agree with one other reviewer who commented on how difficult it was to get the albums out of the sleeves, but for me it is was no biggie since I usually put my lps in plastic sleeves anyway. One sleeve has a cool picture of Brian staring at an hour glass on one side and his liner notes/ essay on the other, which, yes, are bit revisionist, but that's ok: you know Brian was not going to talk about how unsupportive some of the band members were to the original project. The second sleeve has the lyrics and credits.
Third, it is the little things. If you look carefully at the deadwax of Side One, you can see the words "Dumb Angel"--a reference to the original title of SMiLE. On Side Two there's the touching "For Carl + Dennis." Nice details!
How does it sound? My copy was dead flat, quiet (thank the heavens!) and a joy to listen to. I don't need to say anything about the music itself, because if you are buying the vinyl version, you know this is one of the greatest albums ever made or nearly made. If you got the complete Sessions version of the Vinyl, which from what I understand, does not come with the picture sleeves, you may have to drop another $25 for this one--it's definitely worth it.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Vinyl
The music is amazing, the packaging is beautiful, my discs are flat as a pancake and among the quietest in my collection. Having initially listened to this album digitally, I can confidently say you have not really heard these songs until you've heard them on vinyl. I could not be any happier with this release!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Vinyl|Amazon Verified Purchase
man..this vinyl is quiet and amazing!...words cannot describe how good this sounds!!...all you need is the vinyl edition of this release.....utterly jaw dropping.....
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Problems with the pressing quality
Ok, I gave this 2 stars ONLY because of the pressing quality and not for the content, presentation or mix. The sound quality is fantastic and the mono mix is fabulous. Read more
Published 3 months ago by alfredjacobs
outstanding
I bought this LP yesterday and have listened to it six times since. And already I can tell you that this is one of the most musically complex, yet satisfying albums I've ever... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Marc
SMiLE a Pop Masterpiece
There's no telling what music fans in '68 would have thought if SMiLE had come out as planned. I think it would have easily rivaled 'Sgt Pepper' in terms of impact, although... Read more
Published 5 months ago by John Beacham
Smile by Beach Boys
Finally released Beach Boys version of Smile. Still pretty special even over 40 years late. For the era in the 60's this would have been very different.
Published 5 months ago by Singer Z
what's not to like?
This packaging is great. The artwork great. The music great. The vinyl is great. It sounds awesome. If you don't know about this album, then you need to research it. Read more
Published 6 months ago by kbarth17
Pretty Package
I guess i got one of the good vinyl pressings, it plays with GOOD VIBRATIONS. It sounds WONDERFUL. Makes me want to eat some VEGETABLES right now. Read more
Published 6 months ago by R Hart
a real time capsule...
While opening the excellent 2 LP package, I was struck by the strangeness of these original mid-60s era recordings being released as a "new" record in 2011. Read more
Published 6 months ago by bsnms
SMiLE For VInYL
"Smile" and vinyl go hand in hand. We're talking 1966/67 of what should have been. Bigger album, larger photos of the younger Beach Boys, cracks, nuances and the needle. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Avalon Don
SMiLE made me do just that - Best thing the B-Boys have ever done
The first version I picked up was the vinyl as from the time I bought my first bootleg in 1994, also on vinyl, I'd always fantasized about being a teenager and buying this album on... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Brendan Chenowith
My experience with pressing quality
Since this section is for reviews of the vinyl, and other reviewers have commented on pressing quality, I thought that I'd add my experience. The 2 L.P. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Philip A.Cohen
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