The Pet Sounds Sessions

~ Release by The Beach Boys (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

FIXME: Before merging the mono and stereo mixes with other recordings in the db, can someone confirm these aren't actually new mixes? Unless my ears are deceiving me, the quality on this release is outstanding.

Annotation last modified on 2014-05-07 14:12 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Stereo Mix / Sessions – Part 1
2▼CD: Sessions – Part 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Caroline, No (highlights from tracking date)
engineer:
Ramón Bretón, Chuck Britz and Mark Linett
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric bass guitar:
Carol Kaye
flute:
William Green (woodwind)
guitar:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) and Barney Kessel
harpsichord:
Al De Lory
ukulele:
Lyle Ritz
vibraphone:
Frank Capp
recording of:
Caroline, No
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label)
4:17
2Caroline, No (stereo backing track)
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric bass guitar:
Carol Kaye
flute:
William Green (woodwind), Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist), Plas Johnson and Jay Migliori
guitar:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) and Barney Kessel
harpsichord:
Al De Lory
tenor saxophone:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist)
ukulele:
Lyle Ritz
vibraphone:
Frank Capp
instrumental recording of:
Caroline, No
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label)
2:53
3Hang On to Your Ego (highlights from tracking date)
engineer:
Ramón Bretón, Chuck Britz and Mark Linett
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett
baritone saxophone:
Jay Migliori
double bass:
Lyle Ritz
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric bass guitar:
Ray Pohlman
guitar:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) and Barney Kessel
harmonica:
Tommy Morgan (Harmonica player)
keyboard:
Al De Lory
organ:
Larry Knechtel
percussion and tambourine:
Julius Wechter
tenor saxophone:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist), Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist), Paul Horn and Bobby Klein
recording of:
Hang On to Your Ego
composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys), Terry Sachen and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
4:48
4Hang On to Your Ego (stereo backing track)
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett
baritone saxophone:
Jay Migliori
double bass:
Lyle Ritz
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric bass guitar:
Ray Pohlman
guitar:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) and Barney Kessel
harmonica:
Tommy Morgan (Harmonica player)
keyboard:
Al De Lory
organ:
Larry Knechtel
percussion and tambourine:
Julius Wechter
tenor saxophone:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist), Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist), Paul Horn and Bobby Klein
instrumental recording of:
Hang On to Your Ego
composer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys), Terry Sachen and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
3:24
5Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) (Brian’s instrumental demo)
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett
piano:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
instrumental demo recording of:
Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
2:21
6Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) (stereo backing track)
engineer:
Chuck Britz and H. Bowen David
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett
cello:
Joseph Saxon
double bass:
Lyle Ritz
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric bass guitar:
Carol Kaye
guitar:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) and Billy Strange
organ:
Al De Lory
percussion:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist)
timpani and vibraphone:
Frank Capp
viola:
Norman Botnick
violin:
Arnold Belnick, Ralph Schaeffer, Sid Sharp and Tibor Zelig
instrumental recording of:
Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
3:11
7Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) (string overdub)
engineer:
H. Bowen David
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett
double bass:
Lyle Ritz
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric bass guitar:
Carol Kaye
guitar:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) and Billy Strange
organ:
Al De Lory
percussion:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist)
timpani:
Frank Capp
recording of:
Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
1:49
8I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times (highlights from tracking date)
recording of:
I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
2:59
9I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times (stereo backing track)
instrumental recording of:
I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
3:47
10That’s Not Me (highlights from tracking date)
recording of:
That’s Not Me
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
1:52
11That’s Not Me (stereo backing track)
instrumental recording of:
That’s Not Me
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
2:46
12Good Vibrations (highlights from tracking date)
recording of:
Good Vibrations (Love/Wilson lyrics, common version)
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
version of:
Good Vibrations (Tony Asher lyrics)
2:42
13Good Vibrations (stereo backing track)
instrumental recording of:
Good Vibrations (Love/Wilson lyrics, common version)
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., J. Albert & Son P/L, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
version of:
Good Vibrations (Tony Asher lyrics)
3:15
14I’m Waiting for the Day (highlights from tracking date)
recording of:
I’m Waiting for the Day
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
5:25
15I’m Waiting for the Day (stereo backing track)
engineer:
H. Bowen David (on 1966-03-06)
bongos and timpani:
Gary Coleman (US percussionist) (on 1966-03-06)
cello:
Justin Ditullio (on 1966-03-06)
cor anglais [english horn]:
Leonard Hartman (on 1966-03-06)
double bass:
Lyle Ritz (on 1966-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (on 1966-03-06)
electric bass guitar:
Ray Pohlman (on 1966-03-06)
flute:
Bill Green (woodwind) (on 1966-03-06), Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (on 1966-03-06) and Jay Migliori (on 1966-03-06)
guitar:
Carol Kaye (on 1966-03-06)
organ:
Larry Knechtel (on 1966-03-06)
tack piano:
Al De Lory (on 1966-03-06)
viola:
Harry Hyams (on 1966-03-06)
violin:
William Kurasch (on 1966-03-06), Leonard Malarsky (on 1966-03-06), Ralph Schaeffer (on 1966-03-06) and Sid Sharp (on 1966-03-06)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-03-06)
instrumental recording of:
I’m Waiting for the Day (on 1966-03-06)
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
3:14
16God Only Knows (highlights from tracking date)
recording of:
God Only Knows
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
9:26
17God Only Knows (stereo backing track)
instrumental recording of:
God Only Knows
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
3:07
18Here Today (highlights from tracking date)
recording of:
Here Today
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
6:37
19Here Today (stereo backing track)
instrumental recording of:
Here Today
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
4:55
3▶CD: Stack‐o‐vocals / Alternate Versions
4▶CD: The Original Mono Mix, Remastered

Credits

Release

printed in:United States
manufactured by:Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1996)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1916351 [info]
ASIN:US: B000002U4U [info]