Pet Sounds

 
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The Beach Boys
Pet Sounds

[ Capitol / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Friday 17 June 2016

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Deluxe 2CD version. The Beach Boys' iconic 1966 album, Pet Sounds, is universally hailed as one of popular music's most important recordings of all time. Deluxe 2CD version.

The best Beach Boys album, and one of the best of the 1960s. The group here reached a whole new level in terms of both composition and production, layering tracks upon tracks of vocals and instruments to create a richly symphonic sound. Conventional keyboards and guitars were combined with exotic touches of orchestrated strings, bicycle bells, buzzing organs, harpsichords, flutes, Theremin, Hawaiian-sounding string instruments, Coca-Cola cans, barking dogs, and more.

It wouldn't have been a classic without great songs, and this has some of the group's most stunning melodies, as well as lyrical themes which evoke both the intensity of newly born love affairs and the disappointment of failed romance (add in some general statements about loss of innocence and modern-day confusion as well). The spiritual quality of the material is enhanced by some of the most gorgeous upper-register male vocals (especially by Brian and Carl Wilson) ever heard on a rock record. "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "God Only Knows," "Caroline No," and "Sloop John B" (the last of which wasn't originally intended to go on the album) are the well-known hits, but equally worthy are such cuts as "You Still Believe in Me," "Don't Talk," "I Know There's an Answer," and "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times."

It's often said that this is more of a Brian Wilson album than a Beach Boys recording (session musicians played most of the parts), but it should be noted that the harmonies are pure Beach Boys (and some of their best). Massively influential upon its release (although it was a relatively low seller compared to their previous LPs), it immediately vaulted the band into the top level of rock innovators among the intelligentsia, especially in Britain, where it was a much bigger hit.
5 / 5 All Music Guide.

Tracks:

Disc 1: Pet Sounds
(Mono versions):
1. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Mono / Remastered 2012)
2. You Still Believe In Me (Mono / Remastered 2012)
3. That's Not Me (Mono / Remastered 2012)
4. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Mono / Remastered 2012)
5. I'm Waiting For The Day (Mono / Remastered 2012)
6. Let's Go Away For Awhile (Mono / Remastered 2012)
7. Sloop John B (Mono / Remastered 2012)
8. God Only Knows (Mono / Remastered 2012)
9. I Know There's An Answer (Mono / Remastered 2012)
10. Here Today (Mono / Remastered 2012)
11. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (Mono / Remastered 2012)
12. Pet Sounds (Mono / Remastered 2012)
13. Caroline, No (Mono / Remastered 2012)

(Stereo versions):
14. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Stereo / Remastered 2012)
15. You Still Believe in Me (Stereo / Remastered 2012)
16. That's Not Me (Stereo / Remastered 2012)
17. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Stereo / Remastered 2012)
18. I'm Waiting For The Day (Stereo / Remastered 2012)
19. Let's Go Away for Awhile (Stereo / Remastered 2012)
20. Sloop John B (Stereo / Remastered 2012)
21. God Only Knows (Stereo / Remastered 2012)
22. I Know There's an Answer (Stereo / Remastered 2012)
23. Here Today (Stereo / Remastered 2012)
24. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (1996 Stereo Mix / 2012 Remaster)
25. Pet Sounds (Stereo / Remastered 2012)
26. Caroline, No (1996 Stereo Mix / 2012 Remastered / With Train Sounds)

Disc 2: Pet Sounds
(Instrumental versions):
27. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
28. You Still Believe In Me (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
29. That's Not Me (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
30. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
31. I'm Waiting For The Day (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
32. Let's Go Away For Awhile (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
33. Sloop John B (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
34. God Only Knows (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
35. I Know There's An Answer (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
36. Here Today (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
37. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
38. Pet Sounds (Instrumental Stereo Mix)
39. Caroline, No (Instrumental Stereo Mix)

(Live Recordings):
40. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Live at Michigan State University/1966)
41. Sloop John B (Live at Michigan State University/1966)
42. God Only Knows (Live at Michigan State University/1966)
43. Good Vibrations (Live at Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall, Washington DC/1967)
44. God Only Knows (Live at Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall, Washington DC/1967)
45. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Live at Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall, Washington DC/1967)
46. God Only Knows (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York/1972)
47. God Only Knows (Live at Jamaican World Music Festival, Montego Bay, Jamaica/1982)
48. Sloop John B (Live at Universal Studios, Universal City, CA/1989)
49. Caroline No (Live at Paramount Theatre, NYC/1993)
50. You Still Believe In Me (Live at Paramount Theatre, NYC/1993)