Beach Boys Unsurpassed Masters Vol8 Alternate Beach Boys Today Album Volume2 d4

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I'm So Young (Rehearsals) William Prez Tyus The Beach Boys (14:32)
I'm So Young [Take 1] William Prez Tyus The Beach Boys (1:56)
I'm So Young [Instrumental] William Prez Tyus The Beach Boys (2:29)
I'm So Young [Vocal Intro Session] William Prez Tyus The Beach Boys (4:39)
I'm So Young [1st Vocal Overdub] William Prez Tyus The Beach Boys (2:32)
I'm So Young [2nd Vocal Overdub Takes 1 and 2][Take] William Prez Tyus The Beach Boys (1:31)
I'm So Young [2nd Vocal Overdub Take 3][Take] William Prez Tyus The Beach Boys (1:35)
I'm So Young [2nd Vocal Overdub Takes 4 and 5][Take] William Prez Tyus The Beach Boys (3:33)
Bull Session with "Big Daddy" [Long Version] Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson The Beach Boys (20:12)



This second volume of "The Alternate 'Beach Boys Today!' Album" contains nearly four additional hours of recording sessions chronicling the making of the said long-player. These January 1965 recording sessions are the first to be held after Wilson's infamous nervous breakdown in late 1964 while on the road with the group. One of the positive results of his collapse was Brian's decision to dedicate his energies to making records rather than personal appearances. Whether Brian Wilson is taking his musical cues and inspiration from the Beatles -- as has long been debated with credible argument -- is still uncertain. The music is becoming increasingly emotive and complicated as Wilson's tidal wave of creativity reveals on this volume of Unsurpassed Masters. The rehearsals and sessions for "Please Let Me Wonder" have instances of Wilson barking instructions only to contradict himself moments later with better ideas. While still slightly compressed sounding, the spacious vocal overdubs are noteworthy as Wilson's arrangements are finally given the attention they so deserve. Other highlights include the album version of "Help Me Ronda" -- which highlights instruments that get lost in the density of the final mix (for instance, the rhythm ukulele played by Billy Strange). "Do You Want to Dance" features a rare lead vocal from touring drummer Dennis Wilson. Also worth more than a cursory listen are the vocal mixes of "I'm So Young" displaying the increased complexity of Wilson's harmony arrangements. "Bull Session With 'Big Daddy' (Long Version)" is a spoken-word track featuring the boys and Capitol promo journalist Earl Leaf. In recounting incidences from their 1964 European tour, they exposed the real Beach Boys -- youthfully lewd and uncomfortably uncouth. It's amazing these recordings survived after bits were judiciously edited for a two-minute piece on the album. ~ Lindsay Planer, Rovi from:

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