Saturday, March 11, 2006

THE ALTERNATE SMILEY SMILE ALBUM

After the failure of the SMiLE album, The Beach Boys released in 1967 Smiley Smile. They used a few part of the sections that they have recorded for SMiLE and re-recorded new sections and changed the spirit and the style of the SMiLE concept. Smiley Smile was also a failure, but I think it´s time to re-listen to it. In his own style, it´s a great album, lo-fi perhaps, but as weird and psychedelic as SMilE itself. Here are most of the re-recorded sections, recorded at Brian´s home studio, and in stereo!!!

Tracks:

All tracks are stereo, except * indicated are mono.

1. Wonderful (take 1) 2:25 *
2. Wonderful (takes 4 & 5) 2:30 *
3. Wonderful (vocal overdub attempts) 1:05
4. Wonderful (vocal & instrumental overdub) 2:24
5. Wonderful (1st vocal overdub) 2:24
6. Wonderful (2nd vocal overdub) 2:23
7. Wind Chimes (takes 1 & 2) 2:30 *
8. Wind Chimes (vocal overdub attempt) 1:37
9. Wind Chimes (vocal overdub attempt) 1:35
10. Wind Chimes (instrumental insert) 2:34
11. Wind Chimes (instrumental insert) 1:38
12. Wind Chimes (insert take 2) 2:17
13. Wind Chimes (vocal inserts) 1:46
14. Wind Chimes (vocal rehearsals fade sequence) 2:34
15. Wind Chimes (vocal rehearsals fade sequence) mono/stereo 5:37
16. Wind Chimes (fade sequence takes 1-3) 2:34 *
17. Wind Chimes (fade sequence take 11) 0:53 *
18. Vegetables (bass rehearsal) 0:56 *
19. Vegetables (bass track) 2:17 *
20. Vegetables (bass & piano track) 2:38
21. Vegetables (1st vocal overdub) 2:20
22. Vegetables (2nd vocal overdub) 2:17
23. Vegetables (instrumental insert) 2:18
24. She's Goin' Bald (section 1 - take 1) 0:51
25. She's Goin' Bald (section 1 - backing track) 0:58
26. She's Goin' Bald (section 1 - 1st vocal overdub) 1:36
27. She's Goin' Bald (section 1 - 2nd vocal overdub) 1:36
28. She's Goin' Bald (section 1 - studio mix) 1:36
29. She's Goin' Bald (section 2 - take 1) 0:24 *
30. She's Goin' Bald (section 2 - take 2) 0:44
31. She's Goin' Bald (section 3 - takes 1 & 2) 0:49 *
32. She's Goin' Bald (section 3 - backing track) 0:55
33. She's Goin' Bald (section 3 - 1st vocal overdub) 0:54
34. She's Goin' Bald (section 3 - 2nd vocal overdub) 0:55
35. Getting Hungry (rehearsals) 4:32
36. Getting Hungry (takes 1 & 2) 1:21
37. Getting Hungry (vocal overdubs) 0:59
38. With Me Tonight (vocal rehearsals intro) 1:55 *
39. With Me Tonight (vocal overdub intro) 0:43

Come on, boys, give Smiley Smile a chance...

And here it´s the link:

http://rapidshare.de/files/15226325/SMILEY_SMILE_SESSIONS.rar.html

AND FUTURE POSTS WILL COME WITH:

The Alternate Pet Sounds Album Vol1 CD2
The Alternate Party Album CD1
Smiley Smile in Stereo
Satanic Sessions by the Rolling Stones
Get Back Sessions by The Beatles - The Rock n´Roll Medleys

Send your comments and say what you think about that.

Let´s make it!!!

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Right on. Classic stuff. I've had this one for a few years...a big fan of the SOT records. Glad to see someone sharing the love with the Smiley Smile..a "Wonderful" record in its own right. Great Starts to a great new blog. Cheers!

7:55 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It(s just "cooking" at the moment, so I haven't had a chance to listen to it. You've got some fantastic bootleg stuff here - thanks for sharing!

Next (when Rapidshare lets me) - the Party album.

Great blog.

12:12 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

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Cheers!

5:52 PM  

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