DESCRIPTION
"Pet Sounds" is the eleventh studio album by the Beach Boys, released in 1966, on Capitol Records. It contains their hits "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "God Only Knows". "Pet Sounds" was created several months after Brian Wilson had quit touring with the band in order to focus his attention on writing and recording. In it, he wove elaborate layers of vocal harmonies, coupled with sound effects and unconventional instruments such as bicycle bells, buzzing organs, harpsichords, flutes, Electro-Theremin, dog whistles, trains, Hawaiian-sounding string instruments, Coca-Cola cans and barking dogs, along with the more usual keyboards and guitars. For many years, Pet Sounds was not available in a true stereo mix. Brian, nearly deaf in one ear, had submitted the album to Capitol only in monaural form. Although Capitol had released an electronically-rechanneled version in the mid-Sixties, a true stereo rendition had remained elusive. Then, in 1996, in conjunction with the album's 30th anniversary, the original master tapes were accessed and a stereo mix finally constructed. Until now, however, that mix has been available only as part of the boxed set. This CD offers the stereo mix, together with Brian's classic mono mix, in a single disc format. "It certainly was a groundbreaking album," Carl reflected several years ago. "It was just so much more than a record; it had such a spiritual quality. It wasn't going in and doing another top ten. It had so much more meaning than that." And, of course, it still does. Disc 1
Wouldn't It Be Nice (Mono)
You Still Believe In Me (Mono)
That's Not For Me (Mono)
Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Mono)
I'm Waiting For The Day (Mono)
Let's Go Away For Awhile (Mono)
Sloop John B (Mono)
God Only Knows (Mono)
I Know There's An Answer (Mono)
Here Today (Mono)
I Just Wan't Made For These Times (Mono)
Pet Sounds (Mono)
Caroline No (Mono)
Hang On To Your Ego (Mono) (Bonus Track)
Wouldn't It Be Nice (Stereo)
You Still Believe In Me (Stereo)
That's No For Me (Stereo)
Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Stereo)
I'm Waiting For The Day (Stereo)
Let's Go Away For Awhile (Stereo)
Sloop John B (Stereo)
God Only Knows (Stereo) 23 I Know There's An Answer (Stereo) 24 Here Today (Stereo) 25 I Just Wasn

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