Wake The World: The Beach Boys Mine 1968 Vaults for Two New Copyright Extension Titles!
Sam Stone
The Second Disc
7 December 2018
It’s become something of an annual tradition, The Beach Boys’ copyright extension releases that offer a welcome musical reprieve from the wintery chill outside. Since 2013, The Beach Boys have released rarities from the vault in order to secure the recordings’ copyright. As a result, fans have been treated to live rarities from their earliest years, stripped-down sessions, and most recently, outtakes from their Smiley Smile and Wild Honey albums. Now, the time has come again for two more installments! Arriving on December 7, the digital collections Wake the World: The Friends Sessions and I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions highlight the making of some of the band’s most intricate and beautiful material. The collections are available on digital and streaming services.
The Beach Boys worked on two albums in 1968, Friends and 20/20. Friends employed a decidedly lo-fi musical aesthetic, having been primarily recorded in Brian Wilson’s home studio. Though far from a best-seller, the collection, partially inspired by their fascination with Transcendental Meditation, includes many fan favorites, like the gentle title waltz “Friends,” “Little Bird,” and “Wake The World.” 20/20, on the other hand, featured the Brian Wilson/Mike Love hit “Do It Again,” which had been started during the Friends sessions, along with a cover of The Ronettes’ “I Can Hear Music,” the beautiful instrumental “The Nearest Faraway Place,” the rollicking rocker “All I Want To Do,” and the haunting “Never Learn Not to Love,” Dennis Wilson’s reworking of Charles Manson’s “Cease to Exist.” 20/20 also included new versions of “Our Prayer” and “Cabinessence,” which had previously been worked on for the abandoned SMiLE album.
With rare demos, early takes, alternate mixes, unreleased songs, newly mixed backing track and a capella versions, and even runs through Bacharach and David’s “My Little Red Book” and “Walk on By,” these two digital-only sets give fans a glimpse into the studio as The Beach Boys rehearsed and recorded these tracks, which remain some of their most intricate and beautiful work. All 72 combined tracks have been newly edited, mixed and mastered by the band’s longtime associate Mark Linett, who also produced the compilation with Alan Boyd.
Check out the full track listings for both releases below and get ready to feast your ears on some fantastic Beach Boys rarities!
Wake The World: The Friends Sessions (Amazon U.S./ Amazon U.K.)
I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
It’s become something of an annual tradition, The Beach Boys’ copyright extension releases that offer a welcome musical reprieve from the wintery chill outside. Since 2013, The Beach Boys have released rarities from the vault in order to secure the recordings’ copyright. As a result, fans have been treated to live rarities from their earliest years, stripped-down sessions, and most recently, outtakes from their Smiley Smile and Wild Honey albums. Now, the time has come again for two more installments! Arriving on December 7, the digital collections Wake the World: The Friends Sessions and I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions highlight the making of some of the band’s most intricate and beautiful material. The collections are available on digital and streaming services.
The Beach Boys worked on two albums in 1968, Friends and 20/20. Friends employed a decidedly lo-fi musical aesthetic, having been primarily recorded in Brian Wilson’s home studio. Though far from a best-seller, the collection, partially inspired by their fascination with Transcendental Meditation, includes many fan favorites, like the gentle title waltz “Friends,” “Little Bird,” and “Wake The World.” 20/20, on the other hand, featured the Brian Wilson/Mike Love hit “Do It Again,” which had been started during the Friends sessions, along with a cover of The Ronettes’ “I Can Hear Music,” the beautiful instrumental “The Nearest Faraway Place,” the rollicking rocker “All I Want To Do,” and the haunting “Never Learn Not to Love,” Dennis Wilson’s reworking of Charles Manson’s “Cease to Exist.” 20/20 also included new versions of “Our Prayer” and “Cabinessence,” which had previously been worked on for the abandoned SMiLE album.
With rare demos, early takes, alternate mixes, unreleased songs, newly mixed backing track and a capella versions, and even runs through Bacharach and David’s “My Little Red Book” and “Walk on By,” these two digital-only sets give fans a glimpse into the studio as The Beach Boys rehearsed and recorded these tracks, which remain some of their most intricate and beautiful work. All 72 combined tracks have been newly edited, mixed and mastered by the band’s longtime associate Mark Linett, who also produced the compilation with Alan Boyd.
Check out the full track listings for both releases below and get ready to feast your ears on some fantastic Beach Boys rarities!
Wake The World: The Friends Sessions (Amazon U.S./ Amazon U.K.)
I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
1. Meant For You (alternate version with session intro) (2:17) (B. Wilson-M. Love) Lead vocal: Mike & Brian Recorded April 1, 1968
2. Friends (backing track) (2:38) (B. Wilson-C. Wilson-D.Wilson-Jardine) Recorded March 13, 1968
3. Friends (a Cappella) (2:20) (B. Wilson-C. Wilson-D.Wilson-Jardine) Lead vocal: Carl (with Brian) Recorded March, 1968
4. Wake The World (alternate version) (2:12) (B. Wilson-Jardine) Lead vocal: Group Recorded March 28 & 30, April 1, 1968
5. Be Here In The Morning (backing track) (2:20) (B. Wilson-C. Wilson-D. Wilson-Love-Jardine) Recorded March 29, 1968
6. When A Man Needs A Woman (early take basic track) (0:50) (B. Wilson-D. Wilson-Jardine-Korthof-Parks) Recorded March 18, 1968
7. When A Man Needs A Woman (alternate version) (2:08) (B. Wilson-D. Wilson-Jardine-Korthof-Parks) Lead vocal: Brian Basic track recorded March 18, 1968; vocals recorded March, 1968
8. Passing By (alternate version) (1:44) (B. Wilson) Lead vocal: Brian Recorded March 22, 1968
9. Anna Lee The Healer (session excerpt) (1:22) (B. Wilson-Love) Recorded April 2, 1968
10. Anna Lee The Healer (a Cappella) (1:54) (B. Wilson-Love) Lead Vocal: Group Recorded April 2, 1968
11. Little Bird (backing track) (2:00) (D.Wilson-Kalinich) Recorded February 29, 1968
12. Little Bird (a Cappella) (2:04) (D.Wilson-Kalinich) Lead vocal: Dennis & Carl Vocals recorded February 29 - March, 1968
13. Be Still (alternate take with session excerpt) (2:09) (D.Wilson-Kalinich) Lead vocal: Dennis Recorded April 3,1968
14. Even Steven (early version of “Busy Doin’ Nothin’) (2:52) (B. Wilson) Lead vocal: Brian Recorded March 26, 1968
15. Diamond Head (alternate version with session excerpt) (4:33) (Vescovo-Ritz-Ackley-B. Wilson) Recorded April 12, 1968
16. New Song (Transcendental Meditation) (backing track with partial vocals) (1:51) (B. Wilson)* Recorded March, 1968
17. Transcendental Meditation (backing track with session excerpt) (2:22) (B. Wilson-Love-Jardine) Recorded April 4, 1968
18. Transcendental Meditation (a Cappella) (1:52) (B. Wilson-Love-Jardine) All vocals: Brian Recorded April 4, 1968
19. My Little Red Book (2:45) (Bacharach-David) Lead vocal: Brian Recorded April, 1968
20. Away (track) (0:57) (D. Wilson-Hinsche) Recorded circa January 1968
21. I’m Confessin’ (demo) (2:17) (B. Wilson) Recorded February or March, 1968
22. I’m Confessin’ / You’re As Cool As Can Be 1 (track) (1:38) (B. Wilson) Recorded February or March, 1968
23. You’re As Cool As Can Be 2 (track) (1:14) (B. Wilson) Recorded February or March, 1968
24. Be Here In The Morning Darling (track) (3:29) (B. Wilson) Recorded March 6, 1968
25. Our New Home (track) (2:02) (B. Wilson) Recorded March 20, 1968
26. New Song (track) (1:26) (B. Wilson) Recorded March, 1968
27. Be Still (alternate track) (1:03) (D. Wilson-Kalinich) Recorded March, 1968
28. Rock and Roll Woman (track) (2:19) (Stills) Recorded March, 1968
29. Time To Get Alone (alternate version demo) (2:04) (B. Wilson) Recorded March, 1968
30. Untitled 1/25/68 (track) (1:07) (D. Wilson) Recorded January 25, 1968
31. Passing By (demo with new lyrics c1971) (2:34) (B. Wilson-Shapiro-Almer) Lead vocal: Brian (with Stan Shapiro & Tandyn Almer) Demo recorded circa 1971
32. Child Is Father Of The Man (original 1966 track mix) (3:36) (B. Wilson) Recorded, mixed & edited late 1966
Track listing and credits for the 20/20 release
1. Do It Again (alternate stereo mix) (2:46) (Brian Wilson-Mike Love) Lead vocal: Mike (with Carl) Recorded May 26, June 6 & 12, 1968
2. Do It Again (a Cappella) (2:30) (Brian Wilson-Mike Love) Lead Vocal: Mike (with Carl) Recorded May 26, June 6 & 12, 1968
3. I Can Hear Music (demo) (1:00) (Barry-Greenwich-Spector) Lead vocal: Carl Recorded circa September, 1968
4. I Can Hear Music (track and backing vocals) (2:42) (Barry-Greenwich-Spector) Lead vocal: Carl Recorded October 1, 1968 (track), October, 1968 (vocals)
5. Bluebirds Over The Mountain (alternate mix) (2:56) (Hickey) Lead vocal: Mike Recorded September 29, 1967, October 15, 16, 28 & 29, 1968
6. Be With Me (demo) (2:45) (D. Wilson) Lead vocal: Dennis Recorded August 29, 1968
7. Be With Me (2018 track mix) (3:17) (D. Wilson) Recorded October 2 & 16, 1968
8. All I Want To Do (Dennis Wilson lead vocal take 2) (2:13) (D. Wilson) Lead vocal: Dennis Recorded November 9, 14, 16, 20 & 21, 1968
9. The Nearest Faraway Place (alternate take) (2:13) (Johnston) Recorded June 20, 1968
10. Cotton Fields (track and backing vocals) (2:25) (Ledbetter) Recorded November 18 & 19, 1968
11. I Went To Sleep (a Cappella 2018 mix) (1:35) (B. Wilson-C. Wilson) Lead vocal: Group Recorded June 1968
12. Time To Get Alone (a Cappella) (3:36) (B. Wilson)Lead vocal: Carl (with Brian and Al) Recorded October 2 & 4, 1968
13. Never Learn Not To Love (track and backing vocals) (2:25) (D. Wilson) Recorded September 11, 16, 17 & 18 1968
14. Never Learn Not To Love (a Cappella) (2:23) (D. Wilson) Lead vocal: Dennis Recorded September 17 & 18, 1968
15. Walk On By (2018 mix) (1:55) (Bacharach-David) Lead vocal: Brian Recorded May 29, 1968
16. Rendezvous (Do It Again early version) (2018 mix) (2:36) (Brian Wilson-Mike Love) Lead vocal: Mike (with Brian) Recorded May 26, 1968
17. We’re Together Again (a Cappella) (2:01) (B. Wilson-R. Wilson) Lead vocal: Brian (with Dennis & Carl) Recorded May 22 - 29, 1968
18. I Can Hear Music (alternate lead vocal) (2:11) (Barry-Greenwich-Spector) Lead vocal: Carl Recorded October 1, 1968
19. All I Wanna Do (early version track) (2:24) (Brian Wilson-Mike Love) Recorded May 24 & June 8, 1968
20. Sail Plane Song (2018 mix) (2:19) (B. Wilson-C. Wilson) Lead vocal: Brian recorded June 8, 1968
21. Old Man River (a Capella 2018 mix) (1:18) (Kern-Hammerstein) Lead vocal: Group Recorded June 5, 1968
22. Medley: Old Folks At Home/Old Man River (alternate version) (2:57) (Foster/Kern-Hammerstein) Lead vocal: Group Recorded June 10, 1968
23. Medley: Old Folks At Home/Old Man River (alternate version track) (2:59) (Foster/Kern-Hammerstein) Recorded June 10, 1968
24. Walkin’ (2:48) (B. Wilson-Jardine) Lead vocal: Brian Track recorded June 18 & 19, 1968; vocal recorded circa October, 1969
25. Been Way Too Long (sections) (7:56) (B. Wilson) Lead vocal: Brian (and the group) Recorded Fall 1967, July 24, 25, 26 & 30, 1968
26. Well You Know I Knew (1:42) (D. Wilson) Lead vocal: Dennis Recorded June 3, 1968
27. Love Affair (demo) (2:00) (D. Wilson) Lead vocal: Dennis Recorded August 29, 1968
28. Peaches (demo) (2:26) (D. Wilson) Lead vocal: Dennis Recorded August 29, 1968
29. The Gong (session highlights) (5:29) (D. Wilson) Lead vocal: Dennis Recorded November 16, 1968
30. A Time To Live In Dreams (2018 mix) (1:54) (D. Wilson-Kalinich) Lead vocal: Dennis Recorded November 1, 1968
31. All I Want To Do (early version) (1:12) (D. Wilson) Lead vocal: Dennis Recorded October 16, 1968
32. All I Want To Do (Dennis Wilson lead vocal take 1) (2:10) (D. Wilson) Lead vocal: Dennis Recorded November 9, 14, 16, 20 & 21, 1968
33. Bluebirds Over The Mountain (basic track) (1:48) (Hickey) Recorded September 29, 1967
34. Bluebirds Over The Mountain (mono single mix) (2:51) (Hickey) Lead vocal: Mike Recorded September 29, 1967, October 15, 16, 28 & 29, 1968
35. Mona Kana (demo) (1:16) (D. Wilson-Kalinich) Recorded July 25, 1968
36. Mona Kana (2018 mix) (3:03) (D. Wilson-Kalinich) Recorded November 15, 1968
37. We’re Together Again (remake track with backing vocals) (1:58) (B. Wilson-R. Wilson) Recorded September 3, 6 & 9, 1968
38. Time To Get Alone (remake track) (2:46) (B. Wilson) Recorded November 21, 1968
39. Oh Yeah (0:54) unknown Lead vocal: unknown Recorded October 14, 1968
40. Is It True What They Say About Dixie (Audree Wilson) (1:47) (Caesar-Lerner-Gerald) Lead vocal: Audree Wilson Recorded 1968 Produced by Brian Wilson
THE BEACH BOYS 1968: Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine & Bruce Johnston
Compilation and New Mixes Produced by Mark Linett & Alan Boyd
Edited, Mixed and Mastered by Mark Linett at Your Place Or Mine
Executive Producers: Matt D’Amico & Peter Fletcher
Art Direction: Susan Lavoie
Original Recordings Produced by The Beach Boys
Engineers: Stephen Desper & Jim Lockert
Brother Records, Inc: Jerry Schilling, President
Session Research: Craig Slowinski
Special Thanks: Howie Edelson; Elliot Kendall; Ross Schwartz; Mark Kaplan; Pacific Title Archives; Al Gomes, Connie Watrous & The Rhode Island BB Posse; Stanley Shapiro; Billy Hinsche; Stephen Kalinich; Brad Rosenberger; Lee Dempsey; Andrew G. Doe; Margaret Gwynne; Betty Collignon Wright; Lori Lightfoot; Steve Latshaw; Panayiotis Bogdanos; Les Chan; Monty & Bailey Linett, David Beard & Endless Summer Quarterly
Art Direction: Susan Lavoie
Original Recordings Produced by The Beach Boys
Engineers: Stephen Desper & Jim Lockert
Brother Records, Inc: Jerry Schilling, President
Session Research: Craig Slowinski
Special Thanks: Howie Edelson; Elliot Kendall; Ross Schwartz; Mark Kaplan; Pacific Title Archives; Al Gomes, Connie Watrous & The Rhode Island BB Posse; Stanley Shapiro; Billy Hinsche; Stephen Kalinich; Brad Rosenberger; Lee Dempsey; Andrew G. Doe; Margaret Gwynne; Betty Collignon Wright; Lori Lightfoot; Steve Latshaw; Panayiotis Bogdanos; Les Chan; Monty & Bailey Linett, David Beard & Endless Summer Quarterly
Details from Andrew G. Doe at http://petsoundsforum.com/thread/2828/2018-copyright-sets-friends-sessions?page=9
And live material still to come...
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