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Beach Boys - Pet Sounds #32

£450.00

There are records that defined an era and then there are records that changed the way recordings were made forever.

Spurred on by the brilliance of The Beatles' Rubber Soul, Brian Wilson was on a mission to out-invent the Beatles, pushing studio boundaries — and his own sanity — to lengths no producer had ever dared, transforming multi-track recording into an obsessively crafted fine art.

Hearing these tracks in their pure analog glory feels so intimate, it's like sitting on the studio carpet at Western Recorders while Brian obsessively runs the Wrecking Crew through their 30th take.

There are records that defined an era and then there are records that changed the way recordings were made forever.

Spurred on by the brilliance of The Beatles' Rubber Soul, Brian Wilson was on a mission to out-invent the Beatles, pushing studio boundaries — and his own sanity — to lengths no producer had ever dared, transforming multi-track recording into an obsessively crafted fine art.

Hearing these tracks in their pure analog glory feels so intimate, it's like sitting on the studio carpet at Western Recorders while Brian obsessively runs the Wrecking Crew through their 30th take.

You can practically catch the faint whiff of cold studio coffee hanging in the air the second those harmonium reeds start to vibrate on “God Only Knows.”

It's a window into a moment when pop music became high art, capturing every subtle breath and tape hiss exactly as it happened in the room.

60 years after the album was recorded, dropping the needle on this session remains as close to musical holy ground as you'll get.

As we always strive for the most original source, we are using an unedited 1:1 copy of the original mono master tape Brian Wilson signed off on.

 

SIDE A

Wouldn't It Be Nice

You Still Believe In Me

That's Not Me

Don't Talk (Put Your Hands On My Shoulder)

I'm Waiting For The Day

Let's Go Away For A While

Sloop John B

SIDE B

God Only Knows

I Know There's An Answer

Here Today

I Just Wasn't Made For These Times

Pet Sounds

Caroline, No

MUSICIANS

Lead Vocals : Brian Wilson

Lead Vocals : Mike Love

Trumpet : Roy Caton

Saxophone : Steve Douglas

Saxophone : Plas Johnson

Accordion : Carl L. Fortina

Accordion : Frank Marocco

Piano : Al De Lory

Saxophone : Jay Migliori

Organ : Larry Knechtel

Mandolin : Barney Kessel

Mandolin : Ray Pohlman

Guitar : Jerry Cole

Guitar : Bill Pitman

Drums : Hal Blaine

Bass Guitar : Carol Kaye

Double Bass : Lyle Ritz

Timpani, Bells : Frank Capp

RECORDED TO TAPE

July 12th, 1965 - April 1966

Location: Gold Star Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles / Columbia Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles / Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles / Studio 3, Western Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

Tape number: LA 0124065

Recording Engineer: Larry Levine, Chuck Britz, Ralph Balantin

Producer: Brian Wilson

BOOKLET CONTENT

Containing our traditional collection of all analog print treasures and memorabilia.

*The total circulation of this Mastercut release is strictly limited to a maximum total of 999 records.

Due to the fact that MASTERCUTS are not stock items but cut piece by piece in real time by a small team in Vienna, we kindly ask for your understanding that based on the overwhelming global demand for these editions production, assembly and delivery of your very personal MASTERCUT treasures can currently take up to 4 weeks.

Number Of Discs: 1

Speed:33RPM

Variant: Archival Tape Edition No. 32

Type: Acetate lacquer cut direct from tape, can be played on a normal turntable