The Smile Sessions by The Beach Boys

The Smile Sessions

The Beach Boys

2011

The Smile Sessions is a Rock album by The Beach Boys, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 20 pressings tracked, owned by 24 collectors.

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Psych Rock
  • layered
  • euphoric
  • psychedelic

About

<i>Smile</i> is firmly entrenched as the great album that never was. Forty-five years after the fact, historians and archeologists are still trying to put the pieces together. <i>Smile</i> was planned as the follow-up to the landmark <i>Pet Sounds</i>, with the goal of establishing Brian Wilson as the creative better to Lennon and McCartney. Except Wilson lost his way; he became obsessed with the process and couldn't finalize his magnum opus. (Dissent within The Beach Boys didn’t help.) While there's no way to know what the “final” version of this album would have been, this exhaustive collection (featuring work spread over 80 sessions in nine months) lets us eavesdrop on the process. Wilson’s ambitions can be heard closest to fruition on what constitutes the first “disc.” But this release's purpose is to satisfy hardcore Beach Boys fan, who'll thrill to the 34 pieces of “Heroes and Villains,” the five parts of “Do You Like Worms,” the eight-plus minutes of the “Smile Backing Vocals Montage,” and the 24 parts of “Good Vibrations” that not only provide fantastic music but incredible insights into Wilson’s artistic process.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Our Prayer1:05
  2. A2Gee0:51
  3. A3Heroes And Villains4:52
  4. A4Do You Like Worms? (Roll Plymouth Rock)3:35
  5. A5I'm In Great Shape0:29
  6. A6Barnyard0:48
  7. A7My Old Sunshine (The Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine)1:55
  8. A8Cabin Essence3:30

Side B

  1. B1Wonderful2:04
  2. B2Look (Song For Children)2:31
  3. B3Child Is Father Of The Man2:10
  4. B4Surf's Up4:12

Side C

  1. C1I Wanna Be Around / Workshop1:23
  2. C2Vega-Tables3:49
  3. C3Holidays2:33
  4. C4Wind Chimes3:06
  5. C5The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O'Leary's Cow)2:35
  6. C6Love To Say Dada2:32
  7. C7Good Vibrations4:15

Side D

  1. D1You're Welcome (Stereo Mix)1:08
  2. D2Vega-Tables (Stereo Mix)3:49
  3. D3Wind Chimes (Stereo Mix)3:06
  4. D4Cabin Essence (Session Highlights And Stereo Backing Track)5:17
  5. D5Surf's Up ( Session Excerpt And Stereo Mix)4:46

Side E

  1. EHeroes And Villains Part One3:08

Side F

  1. FHeroes And Villains Part Two4:18

Side G

  1. GVega-Tables3:49

Side H

  1. HSurf's Up4:12
  1. Smile
  2. 1-1Our Prayer1:05
  3. 1-2Gee0:51
  4. 1-3Heroes And Villains4:52
  5. 1-4Do You Like Worms? (Roll Plymouth Rock)3:35
  6. 1-5I'm In Great Shape0:28
  7. 1-6Barnyard0:48
  8. 1-7My Old Sunshine (The Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine)1:55
  9. 1-8Cabin Essence3:30
  10. 1-9Wonderful2:04
  11. 1-10Look (Song For Children)2:31
  12. 1-11Child Is Father Of The Man2:10
  13. 1-12Surf's Up4:12
  14. 1-13I Wanna Be Around / Workshop1:23
  15. 1-14Vega-Tables3:49
  16. 1-15Holidays2:32
  17. 1-16Wind Chimes3:06
  18. 1-17The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O'Leary's Cow)2:35
  19. 1-18Love To Say Dada3:06
  20. 1-19Good Vibrations4:15
  21. Bonus Tracks
  22. 1-20You're Welcome1:08
  23. 1-21Heroes And Villains (Stereo Mix)4:53
  24. 1-22Heroes And Villains Sessions (Stereo Mix)7:16
  25. 1-23Vega-Tables Demo1:49
  26. 1-24He Gives Speeches1:13
  27. 1-25Smile Backing Vocals Montage8:29
  28. 1-26Surf's Up 1967 (Solo Version)3:48
  29. 1-27Psycodelic Sounds: Brian Falls Into A Piano1:30
  30. 1-28Capitol SMiLE Promo1:02
  31. 2-1Our Prayer "Dialog" 9/19/663:01
  32. 2-2Our Prayer 10/4/666:37
  33. 2-3Heroes And Villains: Verse (Master Take)0:58
  34. 2-4Heroes And Villains: Barnyard (Master Take)1:08
  35. 2-5Heroes And Villains: I'm In Great Shape 10/27/664:59
  36. 2-6Heroes And Villains: Intro (Early Version) Circa 12/660:36
  37. 2-7Heroes And Villains: Do A Lot0:52
  38. 2-8Heroes And Villains: Bag Of Tricks2:59
  39. 2-9Heroes And Villains: Mission Pak0:55
  40. 2-10Heroes And Villains: Bridge To Indians1:47
  41. 2-11Heroes And Villains: Part 1 Tag1:19
  42. 2-12Heroes And Villains: Pickup To 3rd Verse0:55
  43. 2-13Heroes And Villains: Children Were Raised2:06
  44. 2-14Heroes And Villains: Part 2 (Cantina Track)1:21
  45. 2-15Heroes And Villains: Whistling Bridge1:14
  46. 2-16Heroes And Villains: Cantina1:36
  47. 2-17Heroes And Villains: All Day2:20
  48. 2-18Heroes And Villains: Verse Edit Experiment0:47
  49. 2-19Heroes And Villains: Prelude To Fade3:43
  50. 2-20Heroes And Villains: Piano Theme2:43
  51. 2-21Heroes And Villains: Part 22:30
  52. 2-22Heroes And Villains: Part 2 (Gee) (Master Take)2:36
  53. 2-23Heroes And Villains: Part 2 Revised1:54
  54. 2-24Heroes And Villains: Part 2 Revised (Master Take)0:48
  55. 2-25Heroes And Villains: Part 3 (Animals) (Master Take)1:18
  56. 2-26Heroes And Villains: Part 42:36
  57. 2-27Heroes And Villains: Part Two (Master Take) 2/27/671:44
  58. 2-28Heroes And Villains: Fade 2/28/676:35
  59. 2-29Heroes And Villains: Verse Remake4:16
  60. 2-30Heroes And Villains: Organ Waltz / Intro2:04
  61. 2-31Heroes And Villains: Chorus Vocals0:48
  62. 2-32Heroes And Villains: Barbershop1:47
  63. 2-33Heroes And Villains: Children Were Raised (Remake)1:03
  64. 2-34Heroes And Villains: Children Were Raised (Master Take Overdubs Mix 1)0:26
  65. 2-35Heroes And Villains: Children Were Raised (Master Take A Capella)0:30
  66. 2-36Heroes And Villains: Piano Demo4:18
  67. 2-37Psycodelic Sounds: Brian Falls Into A Microphone 11/4/661:09
  68. 2-38Psycodelic Sounds: Moaning Lauging 11/4/661:08
  69. 3-1Do You Like Worms: Part 15:20
  70. 3-2Do You Like Worms: Part 2 (Bicycle Rider)1:55
  71. 3-3Do You Like Worms: Part 32:43
  72. 3-4Do You Like Worms: Part 4 (Bicycle Rider)1:10
  73. 3-5Do You Like Worms: Bicycle Rider Overdubs (Heroes And Villains Part 2) 1/5/670:24
  74. 3-6You Are My Sunshine: Parts 1 & 2 11/14/666:50
  75. 3-7You Are My Sunshine: Part 2 (Master Take With Vocal Overdubs) 2/10670:45
  76. 3-8Cabin Essence: Verse2:14
  77. 3-9Cabin Essence: Chorus2:29
  78. 3-10Cabin Essence: Tag2:30
  79. 3-11Wonderful (Version 1) 8/25/662:58
  80. 3-12Wonderful (Version 2)3:26
  81. 3-13Wonderful (Version 2 Tag)2:54
  82. 3-14Wonderful (Version 3) 4/10/67 ?2:42
  83. 3-15Look 8/12/664:52
  84. 3-16Child Is Father Of The Man (Version 1) 10/7/664:58
  85. 3-17Child Is Father Of The Man (Version 2) 10/11/665:38
  86. 3-18Surf's Up: 1st Movement 11/4/664:56
  87. 3-19Surf's Up: Talking Horns 11/7/663:42
  88. 3-20Surf's Up: Piano Demo (Master Take) 12/15/663:55
  89. 3-21I Wanna Be Around 11/29/663:08
  90. 3-22Vegetables: Verse (Master Take Track) 4/4 - 4/11/672:04
  91. 3-23Vegetables: Sleep A Lot (Chorus)2:34
  92. 3-24Vegetables: Chorus 1 (Master Take)1:06
  93. 3-25Vegetables: 2nd Chorus (Master Take And Backing Vocals)1:02
  94. 3-26Vegetables: Insert (Part 4) (Master Take)0:37
  95. 3-27Vega-Tables Chomping Sounds1:02
  96. 3-28Workshop Sounds1:40
  97. 4-1Vegetables: Fade 4/12/675:27
  98. 4-2Vegetables: Ballad Insert 4/14/671:02
  99. 4-3Holidays 9/8/667:33
  100. 4-4Wind Chimes (Version 1) 8/3/666:40
  101. 4-5Wind Chimes (Version 2)5:00
  102. 4-6Wind Chimes (Version 2 Tag)2:51
  103. 4-7The Elements: Fire 11/28/668:22
  104. 4-8Da Da (Taped Piano Strings)0:56
  105. 4-9Da Da (Fender Rhodes)1:25
  106. 4-10Love To Say Dada: Part 1 5/16/671:22
  107. 4-11Love To Say Dada: Part 2 5/17/671:57
  108. 4-12Love To Say Dada: Part 2 (Master Take) 5/17/671:20
  109. 4-13Love To Say Dada: Part 2 (Second Day) 5/18/671:58
  110. 4-14Cool, Cool Water (Version 1) 6/7/672:21
  111. 4-15Cool, Cool Water (Version 2) 10/26/67 & 10/29/673:35
  112. 4-16You're Welcome 12/15/666:41
  113. 4-17You're With Me Tonight 6/6 - 6/7/672:46
  114. 4-18Tune X (Carl Wilson) 3/3/67 - 3/31/672:18
  115. 4-19I Don't Know (Dennis Wilson) 1/12/673:02
  116. 4-20Three Blind Mice 10/15/652:11
  117. 4-21Teeter Totter Love (Jasper Dailey) 1/25/67 & 2/9/671:49
  118. 4-22Psycodelic Sounds - Underwater Chant 11/4/661:45
  119. 4-23Hal Blaine Vega-Tables Promo Session 11/11/661:28
  120. 4-24Heroes And Villains: Early Version Outtake Sections 1/67 - 2/675:04
  121. 4-25Fire Crackling Sounds0:45
  122. 5-1Good Vibrations: Gold Star 2/18/66 (The Pet Sounds Session)7:27
  123. 5-2Good Vibrations: Gold Star 4/9/666:57
  124. 5-3Good Vibrations: Western 5/4/66 (First Chorus)2:24
  125. 5-4Good Vibrations: 5/4/66 (Second Chorus & Fade)3:28
  126. 5-5Good Vibrations: Sunset Sound 5/24/66 (Part 1)1:20
  127. 5-6Good Vibrations: Sunset Sound 5/24/66 (Parts 2 & 3)1:45
  128. 5-7Good Vibrations: Sunset Sound 5/24/66 (Part 4)0:47
  129. 5-8Good Vibrations: Western 5/27/66 (Part C)3:32
  130. 5-9Good Vibrations: Western 5/27/66 (Chorus)3:04
  131. 5-10Good Vibrations: Western 5/27/66 (Fade Sequence)1:55
  132. 5-11Good Vibrations (Inspiration): Western 6/2/66 (Part 1)2:25
  133. 5-12Good Vibrations (Inspiration): Western 6/2/66 (Part 3)0:57
  134. 5-13Good Vibrations (Inspiration): Western 6/2/66 (Part 4)0:49
  135. 5-14Good Vibrations: Western 6/16/66 (Part 1)6:24
  136. 5-15Good Vibrations: Western 6/16/66 (Part 2 & Verse)1:06
  137. 5-16Good Vibrations: Western 6/16/66 (Part 2 Continued)5:54
  138. 5-17Good Vibrations: Western 6/18/66 (Part 1)1:09
  139. 5-18Good Vibrations: Western 6/18/66 (Part 2)5:02
  140. 5-19Good Vibrations (Persuasion): Western 9/1/661:48
  141. 5-20Good Vibrations: Western 9/1/66 (New Bridge)3:39
  142. 5-21Good Vibrations: Session Masters6:14
  143. 5-22Good Vibrations: Single Version Stereo Track3:56
  144. 5-23Good Good Good Vibrations (First Version With Overdubs) 3/663:43
  145. 5-24Good Vibrations: Alternate Edit 8/24/663:35
  146. 5-25Good Vibrations Tape Rewind0:27

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24 collectors on Gatefold own this · 20 pressings tracked on Gatefold