actually, i believe all the recent beach boys remasters were done by the same team, and i thought they sounded pretty good. especially detail-oriented albums like surf's up and holland (i haven't bothered with much else, except pet sounds, of course)
I heard a rumor that after the excitement surrounding recent concerts that brian wilson has done (playing "smile" material) there are plans of an official "Smile" re-issue. Has anyone heard any similar information? And also, what do you think about this? Overall, I have mixed feelings. There is a possibility that it could be digitally re-mastered to shit and sound like garbage. I hope that if this rumor is true that someone who knows what they're doing and Brian Wilson are in charge of the re-mastering. I also kind of feel like it might ruin some of the mysticism surrounding Smile which I find to be one of the most fun and interesting aspects of the album; I feel like gourmet is going to turn McDonald's.