The Beach Boys 2019 Copyright Extension Speculation

There's so much fuss over The Rutles right now I figured I would give America's favorite sweethearts some time in the spotlight...

If they were to release all sessions documented for 1969 (per Bellagio) we would have:

January
9 - session: Forever/San Miguel
13 - session: San Miguel (remake) [Sunset]
22 - session: San Miguel [Valentine - 2 sessions]
24 - session: San Miguel [Sunset]
27 - session: San Miguel [Sunset]
29 - session: San Miguel [Capitol]

February
13 - session: Got To Know The Woman [Sunset]
14 - session: Got To Know The Woman [Sunset]
21 - session: Deidrie
24 - session: What Can The Matter Be ?/Celebrate The News [Sunset]
25 - session: Celebrate The News [Sunset]

March
3 - session: Celebrate The News [Sunset]
5 - session: Loop De Loop [Western]
6 - session: Loop De Loop [Western]
8 - session: Loop De Loop
11 - session: Loop De Loop [Sunset]
12 - session: Forever [Gold Star]
14 - session: Forever [Gold Star]
17 - session: Forever [Gold Star]
19 - session: All I Wanna Do [Gold Star]
21 - session: Deidrie [Gold Star]
31 - single session: Break Away [ID Sound]

April
2 - single session: Break Away
10 - single session: Break Away vocals [ID Sound]
23 - single session: Break Away [Gold Star]

May
24 - session: What Can The Matter Be [Valentine]

July
9 - session: Slip On Through
14 - session: Slip On Through/I'm Going Your Way (= California Slide) [Sunset]

August
8 - single session: Cotton Fields (45 version)
15 - single session: Cotton Fields (45 version) [Sunset]
22 - Kalinich poetry album session: America, I Know You [Wally Heider][5]
29 - session: Soulful Old Man Sunshine [Sunset]

September
5 - session: Soulful Old Man Sunshine [Sunset]

October
6 - Add Some Music session: Slip On Through
13 - Add Some Music session: Walkin'
20 - Add Some Music session: Games Two Can Play
28 - Add Some Music session: Add Some Music To Your Day

November
3 - Add Some Music session: 'untitled'
4 - Add Some Music session: When Girls Get Together
6 - Add Some Music session: Soulful Old Man Sunshine/Our Sweet Love/'Til I Die (demo) [Sunset]
9 - Add Some Music session: Soulful Old Man Sunshine vocals
10 - Add Some Music session: 'untitled'
11 - Add Some Music session: Raspberries, Strawberries (= At My Window)
13 - Add Some Music session: This Whole World
18 - Add Some Music session: Tears In The Morning
?? - Add Some Music session: Where is She ?

December
23 - Dennis Wilson session: 'Dennis' piano interlude' (= (Wouldn't It Be Nice To) Live Again demo)
24 - Add Some Music session: Susie Cincinnati/Back Home
26 - Add Some Music session: Lady
?? - Add Some Music session: Carnival (= Over The Waves) [9]
?? - Add Some Music session: Add Some Music To Your Day

That's a lot of sessions; a lot of individual songs, and a lot of outtakes. But then that also leaves us with the remaining Sunflower sessions tracked in 1970.
Do you suspect they would prefer to package it all in one "Sunflower Sessions" box?


If they do, will we have enough copyright extension leftover for 2020 to fill our heart's content?

 

1970 Sessions

January
2 - Add Some Music session: 'Untitled #3'
5 - Add Some Music session: I Just Got My Pay/Carnival (= Over The Waves)
7 - Add Some Music session:
Susie Cincinnati/Good Time/You Never Give Me Your Money
9 - Add Some Music session: Carnival (= Over The Waves)
17 - Add Some Music session: Take A Load Off Your Feet, Pete
18 - Add Some Music session: Back Home [demo]
19 - Add Some Music session: Back Home
26 - Add Some Music session: Tears In The Morning/Our Sweet Love/Take A Load Off
Your Feet/Fallin' In Love (= Lady) strings
27 - Live In London session: mixing (Capitol) [1]
28 - Live In London session: mixing (Capitol)
28 - Add Some Music session: Tears In The Morning [piano tag - Valentine]
?? - Add Some Music session: Back Home
?? - Add Some Music session: Take A Load Off Your Feet
?? - Add Some Music session: Cool, Cool Water
?? - Add Some Music session: Add Some Music To Your Day

February
2 - Add Some Music session: Susie Cincinatti [car fx]
18 - Add Some Music session: mastering and album assembled
the tracks for the first offering to Reprise were as follows: Susie Cincinnati/Good
Time/Our Sweet Love/Tears In The Morning/When Girls Get Together/Slip On
Through/Add Some Music To Your Day/Take A Load Off Your Feet/This Whole
World/I Just Got My Pay/At My Window/Fallin' In Love [Artisan Sounds]

April
17, 21, 28, 29 - Fred Vail country album session: the following titles were recorded over the
four sessions - Bethany Ann*/There's Always Something There To Remind
Me*/Kittens, Kids & Kites/Lucky Billy/Black Man In Georgia/One Woman
Won't Hold Me/Why Don't You Give Her To Me/If You're Not Loving, You're
Not Living/All For The Love Of A Girl*/Only The Lonely*/Carolina On My
Mind/My Way Of Life*/A Fool Such As I*/You Pass Me By/I Can't Help It If
I'm Still In Love With You [Wally Heider's][3]

June
19 - session: master for "Last Capitol Album" prepared. The tracks to be included
on the album (apparently entitled Reverberation) were: Cotton Fields (45
version, DuoPhonic)/Loop De Loop+/All I Wanna Do*/Got To Know The
Woman (mono mix)/When Girls Get Together (track only)Break Away/San
Miguel+/Celebrate The News/Deirdre*/The Lord's Prayer (stereo remix of
1963 version - actually electronically reprocessed)/Forever*. This is the order
on the master. The tracks noted * were used on Sunflower while those
noted + were pulled to the "2nd Warner Brothers album" reel.
[Artisan Sounds ?]

July
?? - Sunflower session: It's About Time (before the 8th)
?? - "Big Gus Club", Los Angeles CA [6]
7 - Sunflower session: Cool, Cool Water
8 - Sunflower session: Cool, Cool Water (mixdown)
21 - session: [no title] [7]
21 - Sunflower session: mastering & copying [Artisan Sounds]

 

Bring it on!

 

Just make it a physical release and there will be 'Happy Days'!

 

I've been wondering the same thing myself. A clean remix of 'San Miguel' tops my wishlist. Every released version thus far is murky as all get out. There's a great song hiding in there

 

One of the bands most productive eras. Brian’s participation was certainly crucial, but the rest of the group made strong contributions.

The appearance of Til I Die this early in the sessions was surprising, as the song has always been portrayed as an outgrowth of his sadness and frustrations during the SURF’S UP period.

The SUNFLOWER/SURF’S UP era is my favorite for the group, and the copyright extension offers great promise for hardcore fans.

 

Would you hold it against me if I told you I think about this literally every day as December nears...

I'll have one of these: "'Til I Die (demo)" and one of these "Raspberries, Strawberries (= At My Window)" and whatever one of these are "What Can The Matter Be" and "Add Some Music session: Susie Cincinnati/Good Time/You Never Give Me Your Money

 

I’ve been thinking the same thing

 

They'll be a whole disc of Breakaway mixes.

 

I guess there won’t be a physical release either way. Super disappointing.

 

Agreed, but at least the prospect of a vault dump exists, which will still be filled with audio riches.

 

It sounds better folded to mono - perhaps by design?

 

I got out my mint Artisan first press of SUNFLOWER this week, the one prepped by Steve Desper and Carl: a beautiful sounding record.

 

Walter Sobchak: "You have got to buck up, man. You cannot drag this negative energy in to the tournament!"

 

We got to feel the feel you feel, Denny, c'mon!

 

The Beach Boys recorded Carolina in My Mind ... I need to hear this !

 

Well, a Fred Vail version produced by Brian...

 

here is hoping, so i am not the only one thinking about this...

 

I just hope they keep these vault dumps going for another couple of years so we can get all of the 1972 live multi-tracks (presuming they don't release a CD/vinyl version).

 

Still no news? When did we find out about the release last year?

 

On the other thread-

 

I recall it was really late in the game. Like the announcement was a Tuesday and the dump was that Friday. Can’t recall the week though and there was no announcement ahead of time

 

Box set would imply something tangible, but perhaps he is referring to this year's download.

 

One thing is sure, if Al has said that, then something is definitely happening.
He may not always have specifics, but he is always on the money about this stuff.
He 'IS' still an official member, and he would have had to sign off on it.

 

Agreed. If it was a box set, a physical and tangible item, one would think it would have been already announced with a 4th quarter release date to coincide with copyright public domain concerns. The fact that there is nothing on the calendar or any sort of official, promotional announcement suggests another expansive vault dump planned for December.