Beach Boys 1968 - "I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions" and "Wake The World: The Friends Sessions"*

I thought so! Oddly enough, that track sometimes gets lumped in with the gap between SMiLE and Smiley Smile, but sounds nothing like that period

 

Yes: one of my favorite B sides. And a stunning Please Let Me Wonder, which I knew of, but had never actually heard before. Magical Carl vocals.

Mike introduced the last song (Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring) as one they sang "a cappella, in other words, in the nude". I presume that wasn't the only time he raised a laugh with that one.

 

From: Brian Wilson's Secret Bedroom Tapes: A Track-by-Track Description

 

Gimme. Now.

 

Thanks!

 

Bumping this topic up...I can see there being some tracking sessions and vocal sessions on a 1968/69 set. Some live recordings from 1968 (Chicago) and 1969 European tour...and a live version of Rock and Roll Woman, Little Red Book, Walk On By (extended version), sessions for We're Together Again, Celebrate The News, Breakaway, etc. I'm sure there's stuff we don't even know about.

 

If, and I really hope it's when (and soon!) this material gets reissued I trust completely that Boyd/Linett will cherry pick all the material they can find and come up with another great compilation. The universal praise for Sunshine Tomorrow has got to leave the future bright for more Beach Boys archival releases.

 

Fingers crossed

 

Find the damn tape!

 

There are still quite a few unfinished and unreleased recordings from the "Friends" era: "You're As Cool As Can Be", "I'm Confessin'", "Our Happy Home", an early version of "Busy Doin' Nothing" called "Even Steven"... although those are probably just fragments or unfinished backing tracks in the vein of "Honey Get Home".

 

I want as much as possible as soon as possible. No need to wait until any 50th anniversary. A new release a couple times a year will suffice. 68/69 in December, 70/71 next July, 72/73 next Christmas, 74/75 July after that, etc, etc.
Empty the vaults!!

 

I think you pointed out that most on your list we have already,what we could use is more outtakes and live tracks

 

Some 45s are the stereo LP version, but I also have a US Capitol pressing where the track is in mono!

Also, add the mono 45 mix of Never Learn Not To Love to the list. That one is quite different and lacks the reverse cymbal sound at the start of the track.

 

Is the mono 45 of I Can Hear Music a fold down?

 

No. It's a quite different mix. Check out tge added echo to Dennis' voice at the end of the track.

 

I like it because it creates a groovy surround sound effect in my headphones.

 

Any news on an archival set for this year? I've been jonesing for '68 Beach Boys Friends/20/20 + European tour outtakes.

Edit: not sure if they toured Europe in '68. I may be mistaken for '69 which they surely did.

 

I have "pushed" as much as I can about the guys having a download site for their out takes. Remember, as per an agreement, Capitol now owns first dibs on all of this stuff. Even the Brother Records tracks (long story, don't want to go into it). So Capitol has to decide what to do. Hell, Mike Love totally forgot about "GOIN TO THE BEACH" which he wrote solo until they were compiling the MIC box. It was held off Keepin' The Summer Alive by Bruce, and then Mike slated it for a movie project "California Beach" which never got off the ground. Mike also said in 1980 that since CAN'T WAIT TOO LONG was not going to be used on KTSA, he would use it in California Beach. He really liked the tune.

 

@yrplace

 

Yeah I gotta say....hopefully they aren't just doing a late year dump of this material. If the wonderful Smiley Smile and Wild Honey outtakes deserved a physical release, then surely so does the great Friends and 20/20 stuff.

 

20/20 is my most played BB album - just saying



peace and love✌Dave

 

In hindsight, it's probably mine too...

 

Does anyone have any news about a potential 1968 copyright extension release from The Beach Boys? Friends is my favorite BB album, so I'm getting a bit nervous since November is here and I haven't heard anything.

 

Friends is my favorite BB album, so I'm getting a bit worried I haven't heard anything about a 1968 set yet. Any news?

 

Reportedly by the end of the month from what I've seen on the two BB forums.