The Beach Boys Album: “Good Vibrations: 40th Anniversary”
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Recording information: 1966 - 1967.
<p>If PET SOUNDS is the Beach Boys' full-length studio masterpiece, then "Good Vibrations" is the distillation of everything the group had accomplished up to that point into three minutes and 30 seconds of pop majesty. A Billboard number one, the song was released in the fall of 1966, and this 40th Anniversary reissue is a testament to just how brilliant "Good Vibrations" is. With the group's trademark harmonies buoyed by a pulsing organ riff and what has to be the most recognizable Theremin hook in the history of pop music, "Good Vibrations" is pop music at its most cerebral and most enjoyable. The release also contains a bonus fly-on-the-wall studio rehearsal, three alternate versions--including a rare live take and the instrumental track--and the original b-side, "Let's Go Away For Awhile."
Track Listing :
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Good Vibrations - (45 single) |
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Good Vibrations (Various Sessions) |
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Good Vibrations (Alternate Take) |
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Good Vibrations (Instrumental) |
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Good Vibrations (Rehearsal) |
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Let's Go Away for Awhile Video |
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Album Information :
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Good Vibrations: 40th Anniversary |
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UPC:094634496223
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Format:CD
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Type:Performer
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Genre:Rock & Pop
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Artist:The Beach Boys
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Label:Capitol/EMI Records
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Distributed:EMI Music Distribution
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Release Date:2006/06/27
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Original Release Year:2006
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Discs:1
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Mono / Stereo:Stereo
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Studio / Live:Mixed
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
- Can't be beat!
If you are a diehard Beach Boys fan, its very important to have this if only for the memento it is. If you enjoy listening to outakes and want to get a feel of the whole production I highly recommend this wonderful little package. Its the Boys and all the studio musicians giving their all to perhaps the most complex piece of music Brian Wilson ever wrote. 6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
- As Perfect As A Single Can Be
Listening to this single, and the fascinating bonus material coupled with it, one can't help but be struck by the majesty of it. Beach Boys biographers have long noted shock by members of the band when first hearing this track - given the terrain of 1966 rock, should this come as any sort of surprise?
The audio equivalent of an Escher painting, it's impossible to get to the bottom of this one.
Pure genius here.
J. Wallace (Dahlgren, Va. USA) - November 03, 2006
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
- one of the greatest song of all time
This is one of the best songs I have ever heard. The Beach Boys are at there best.Buy it you can not go wrong with this cd. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
- Pocket Symphony...
1965: 'Yesterday' and 'Help' by the Beatles on top of the charts...
1966: Brian Wilson creates his 'pocket symphony' dubbed 'Good Vibrations' - a song that is STILL years ahead of its time...
Listen to the complexity of this song - you have flutes, cellos, fender-bass, mouth-harp, trombones, electric guitars, and God Only Knows what other instruments (pardon the pun) playing in the four minute span.
This collection is dedicated to the song 'Good Vibrations' - the studio session is fun to listen to - Brian guiding the session musicians along - as well as an alternate end to the song at the end of the track. The alternate take is nothing spectacular, but it shows the many alterations that 'Good Vibrations' went through. The '2006 re-master' is an instrumental of the song...a great re-master which continues to show how revolutionary this song was. The live rendition is spot on - Brian Wilson's vocals are top-notch. The album ends with 'Let's Go Away For Awhile' - a perfect mellow ending to the greatest psychedelic hit ever made.
No song since has come ever come close to the sheer complexity of 'Good Vibrations' - own a piece of musical history and get this collection.
5/5
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
- I Picked Up Good Vibrations...
...and found it to be a nice little "single", with different versions of the song and the original B-side, too. Short and sweet. |
