Hi, Let's see if someone can solve my mental mish-mash... I always took for granted that the "Smile" album was given up by Brian Wilson after months of work and that some of those tracks were re-recorded and included in "Smiley Smile". I have read, though, that a "Smile Sessions" box set was released in the late eighties or early nineties. I've never seen that box set in the stores here, nor have I heard about someone owning it in my area. However, a month ago I found a vinyl copy of "Smile" in a great record store in Barcelona. All the tracks carry liner notes and specifics about recording dates, etc, and the cover artwork matches the Capitol "release". The label is Sea of Tunes and the reference number is LP001 but I have no other info concerning this record. The guys at the record store aren't exactly the most informative, polite people on Earth, so asking them is just a waste of time. It feels strange to have an album that doesn't exist in theory and not know what this is all about, specially because I didn't pay a collector's item price (20.5 Â). Any ideas? Any Internet sources that could dissipate my doubts? Thanks in advance. Best, Efrén del Valle ___________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva versión GRATIS Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y más... http://messenger.yahoo.es
There was a 4 CD box of Smile material released on the bootleg label Vigotone. I surmise they receive a cease and desist order as they are no longer available. However they do offer a 2 CD version and a 3 LP version. http://www.vigotone.com/vigotone/vigotone110-111.htm http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305261853&sql=A4k1gtq9znu 44 Hope that helps. There are quite a few other Beach Boys boots offered by this "label." Zach
I always took for granted that the "Smile" album was given up by Brian Wilson after months of work and that some of those tracks were re-recorded and included in "Smiley Smile". I have read, though, that a "Smile Sessions" box set was released in the late eighties or early nineties. I've never seen that box set in the stores here, nor have I heard about someone owning it in my area.
i've got that. it's insane. it also has a 200 page or so booklet with it too. it's lots of vocal tracks only, backing tracks, snippets, valiant/failed experiments, etc. along with a supposedly complete smile album.......which is less complete than the 2 disc version i also have, sporting a full length smile on disc one (complete with 15 min. version of good vibrations) and radio ads and other odds & ends on disc 2. before you jump to any conclusions, let me state that i worked in a record store for years, and got wayyyy too much stuff at wholesale or free that i wouldn't otherwise splurge on. There was a 4 CD box of Smile material released on the bootleg label Vigotone. I surmise they receive a cease and desist order as they are no longer available. However they do offer a 2 CD version and a 3 LP version. http://www.vigotone.com/vigotone/vigotone110-111.htm http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305261853&sql=A4k1gtq9znu 44 Hope that helps. There are quite a few other Beach Boys boots offered by this "label." Zach
I always took for granted that the "Smile" album was given up by Brian Wilson after months of work and that some of those tracks were re-recorded and included in "Smiley Smile". I have read, though, that a "Smile Sessions" box set was released in the late eighties or early nineties. I've never seen that box set in the stores here, nor have I heard about someone owning it in my area.
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