The Beach Boys - Smiley Smile (Mono, 200g)
The Beach Boys - Smiley Smile (Mono, 200g)
The Beach Boys - Smiley Smile (Mono, 200g)
The Beach Boys - Smiley Smile (Mono, 200g)

The Beach Boys - Smiley Smile (Mono, 200g)

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Performed by The Beach Boys : Brian Wilson (vocals, bass guitar, keyboards), Mike Love (vocals, percussion, saxophone, Electro-Theremin), Al Jardine (vocals, rhythm guitar, bass guitar), Bruce Johnston (vocals, keyboards, bass guitar), Dennis Wilson (vocals, drums, keyboards).

 

1 LP,  "Old school" Stoughton tip-on jackets

Original analog Master tape : YES

Heavy Press : 200g

Record color : black

Speed : 33 RPM

Size : 12'’

Mono

Studio

Record Press : Quality Record Pressings

Label : Analogue Productions

Original Label : Capitol

February 17, 1966 – July 14, 1967 at Wally Heider, Western, Columbia, and Sunset Sound, Los Angeles

Produced by The Beach Boys

Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio

Originally released in 1967

Reissued in 2016


Tracks :

Side A :
  1. Heroes And Villains
  2. Vegetables
  3. Fall Breaks Back To Winter (W. Woodpecker Symphony)
  4. She’s Goin’ Bald
  5. Little Pad
Side B :
  1. Good Vibrations
  2. With Me Tonight
  3. Wind Chimes
  4. Getting’ Hungry
  5. Wonderful
  6. Whistle In

Awards:

HiFi News, "Years Best" Yearbook 2017!



Reviews
:

“After the much-discussed, uncompleted Smile project -- which was supposed to take the innovations of Pet Sounds to even grander heights -- collapsed, the Beach Boys released Smiley Smile in its place. (To clarify much confusion: Smiley Smile is an entirely different piece of work than Smile would have been, although some material that ended up on Smiley Smile would have most likely been used on Smile. Also, much of Smiley Smile was in fact recorded after the Smile sessions had ceased.) For fans expecting something along the lines of Sgt. Pepper's (and there were many of them), Smiley Smile was a major disappointment, replacing psychedelic experimentation with spare, eccentric miniatures. Heard now, outside of such unrealistic expectations, it's a rather nifty, if rather slight, effort that's plenty weird -- in fact, it's often downright goofy -- despite Brian Wilson's retreat from both avant pop and active leadership of the group. "Wind Chimes," "Wonderful," "Vegetables," and much of the rest is low-key psychedelic quirkiness, with abundant fine harmonies and unusual arrangements. The standouts, nonetheless, were two then-recent hit singles in which Brian Wilson's ambitions were still intact: the inscrutable mini-opera "Heroes and Villains," and the number one hit "Good Vibrations," one of the few occasions where the group managed to be recklessly experimental and massively commercial at the same time.” Review by Richie Unterberger

"What I can say is that Kevin Gray has been able to extract every last bit of information from whatever tape is in the box, and present it in a way that is pleasing and natural to the ear. ... in my opinion, the Analogue Productions pressings are now THE definitive issue of each Beach Boys album, and will be my reference copies until if and when something better comes along — which may be never." Lee Dempsey, Endless Summer Quarterly, Summer 2015 Edition

"Here you have a choice between mono and stereo versions. I think the mono version has it all over the stereo version, which, while not hard left/right like early Beatles albums, still sounds as if the intent was to combine the elements to create a mono mix. The mono mix holds together far better in every way — particularly the way in which Dennis's drums are mixed and in the vocal integrity. ... Both the mono and stereo reissues sound open, transparent and full frequency." — Michael Fremer, AnalogPlanet.com.

A musical legacy that began in Hawthorne, California and went on to conquer the world. Analogue Productions presents the ultimate pressings of 14 essential Beach Boys albums! Mastered by Kevin Gray, most from the original master tapes, and plated and pressed by Quality Record Pressings, the finest LP pressing facility in the world, these are awesome recordings to experience. And the look of each album befits its sonic superiority! Presented in "old school" Stoughton tip-on jackets, these time honored favorites shine brighter than the originals!

"What I can say is that Kevin Gray has been able to extract every last bit of information from whatever tape is in the box, and present it in a way that is pleasing and natural to the ear. ... in my opinion, the Analogue Productions pressings are now THE definitive issue of each Beach Boys album, and will be my reference copies until if and when something better comes along — which may be never."  Lee Dempsey, Endless Summer Quarterly, Summer 2015 Edition

 

Ratings

AllMusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : 4.24 / 5 ,  HiFi News :  Sound Quality = 92%

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