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I Want My MP3: The Beach Boys Rehearsing

Posted over 2 years ago
Time to celebrate the summer that's finally arrived!If Carl Wilson has the voice of an angel, what does a heavenly choir sound like? In 1967 in Hawaii, group rehearsals for a Beach Boys TV show were taped (though I’ve read disagreements from collectors and trufans over the exact circumstances of these recordings). Here’s a virtually acapella version of “God Only Knows”.To hear Carl promoting his solo album, go "hear.":http://mog.com/Jonh_Ingham/blog_post/99017
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Comments (24)

  1. Spike
    Spike says What a sweet treat to hear this.
    Permalink posted 08/07/2007
  2. QueenofHell
    QueenofHell says Wow! 'Twas beautiful.
    Permalink posted 08/08/2007
  3. ZZTodd
    ZZTodd says i had little to no appreciation for the beach boys until spring this year, when i finally listened to how complex a lot of their stuff is, especially on pet sounds. i'm not a big fan or anything now simply because they aren't particularly my style, but i do respect the things that they did.
    Permalink posted 08/08/2007
  4. ivylander
    ivylander says This is marvelous. Thanks so much.....
    Permalink posted 08/08/2007
  5. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says It's really something that so much beauty and artistry come from a lot of pain, misery and madness. If dad Murry Wilson hadn't been such a tyrant would any of this have been created? Watching Brian live a couple of times, I found myself wondering that a lot.
    Permalink posted 08/08/2007
  6. The Serenity Vortex
    The Serenity Vortex says I quite like the Beach Boys. Thanks dude :)
    Permalink posted 08/08/2007
  7. Girlcrawl
    Girlcrawl says Exquisite!
    Permalink posted 08/08/2007
  8. nicki
    nicki says Sigh.
    Permalink posted 08/08/2007
  9. Pseudo Cyborg
    Pseudo Cyborg says Wow, thanks for posting this!
    Permalink posted 08/08/2007
  10. steve simon
    steve simon says lovely
    Permalink posted 08/08/2007
  11. Grievous Angel
    Grievous Angel says man that's sweet- seems even more ethereal, less obviously "poppy" than the original.
    Permalink posted 08/08/2007
  12. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says Their music is, of course, essential audio nourishment to me - and this is very tasty stuff.
    Permalink posted 08/08/2007
  13. elDetroit
    elDetroit says That is a great version. It retains all the sweet melancholy of the original. I almost had my wife talked into making the original version of GOKWIBWOU our wedding song until, on her fourth listen she broke into uncontrollable sobs.
    Permalink posted 08/08/2007
  14. wassonii
    wassonii says Thank you, goodsir! Really beautiful, plain and simple.
    Permalink posted 08/09/2007
  15. jameson
    jameson says Let's map this out: Rare bone-chillingly great audio from the greatest album ever made of one of the sweetest songs ever written by one of the greatest American groups ever Best MOG music post ever?
    Permalink posted 08/09/2007
  16. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says Jameson, you make me blush. But great assessment of the sound, the song, the band. I'm too undiscerning to say best album ever, but certainly top 5. (or 3.)
    Permalink posted 08/09/2007
  17. FastRMacR
    FastRMacR says _Pet Sounds_ by far has some of the most beautiful melodies and lyrics ever written. Paul McCartney says that "God Only Knows" is his favorite song. I absolutely love this live version you've posted here. You should also check out the "Sessions":http://www.beachboysfanclub.com/ps-liner.html CD - a la studio a cappella version of this. Sweet vocals - definitely spiritual. Thanks much.
    Permalink posted 08/15/2007
  18. bevsmith
    bevsmith says Thanks so much for this! I heard what the BB described as their first public performance of God Only Knows during the summer of 1966 in the backyard of a friend in Virginia Beach. It was her birthday party..I had no idea what a treat it would end up being!! (I've always wondered what happened to Nancy Bone!) Loved it then, love it even more now..and your version is the closest I've ever heard - to my experience that June or July afternoon. Thank you!
    Permalink posted 09/03/2007
  19. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says Bev - Are you saying that you watched the Beach Boys sing in someone's backyard?!? That is definitely a private concert! And welcome to the Mogoverse - it's a fun place to be.
    Permalink posted 09/03/2007
  20. leftoverking
    leftoverking says wow, i just got a copy of the whole pet sounds album acapella. it is phenomenal. from what i understand these are vocal takes from the studio sans the musical backing which brian recorded with the wrecking crew while the beach boys were out on tour. it is every bit as strong as the tracks with the music. very ethereal sounding.
    Permalink posted 03/25/2008
  21. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says OK. That sounds like aural gold. Where did this come from? An official release or "otherwise"?
    Permalink posted 03/25/2008
  22. leftoverking
    leftoverking says it's "otherwise". :) http://sharebee.com/5e0e5b14 "This is a rare, alternate mix of what would eventually be on 1997’s The Pet Sounds Sessions box set. On the released version, Wilson actually left some music in the mix to avoid silences during extended instrumental passages. On this version, however, there is no music whatsoever (except for the opening seconds), and it’s a better mix as a result. Comparing the two, it appears time was edited to avoid lengthy silences. Stack-O-Vocals, as it’s referred to on the Sessions box, is a title nod to the Boys' unusual 1968 LP, Stack-O-Tracks, an early example of a karaoke record featuring only the music of The Beach Boys, no vocals. That LP sold so poorly it became the first Beach Boys album to officially go out of print." from -never get out of the boat.
    Permalink posted 03/25/2008
  23. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says Thanks for the link. I'm on it. I actually had a copy of Stack-O-Tracks. Like an idiot I got rid of it when it was $50. Icould probably pay off the mortgage with what it's worth now.
    Permalink posted 03/29/2008
  24. leftoverking
    leftoverking says oh ouch! that reminds me of all the records i have lent and never saw again. how is it that some people interpret a loan as "here take this record forever?"
    Permalink posted 03/30/2008

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