The Beach Boys - Sunflower (Stereo, 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).
Ed Carter – guitar
Daryl Dragon – organ, vibraphone, tack piano, electric harpsichord, tubular bells, chimes, bass
Dennis Dragon – drums, congas, cowbells, timbales
1 LP, Stoughton tip-on jackets
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 200g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Stateside
October 26, 1967 – July 21, 1970 in Los Angeles at Beach Boys Studio, Gold Star Studios, and Sunset Sound Recorders
Produced by The Beach Boys
Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Tracks :
- Slip On Through
- This Whole World
- Add Some Music to Your Day
- Got to Know the Woman
- Deirdre
- It's About Time
Side B :
- Tears in the Morning
- All I Wanna Do
- Forever
- Our Sweet Love
- At My Window
- Cool, Cool Water
Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" – Ranked 380
Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums – Ranked 449
“After Reprise rejected what was to be their debut album for the label, the Beach Boys re-entered the studio to begin work on what would become a largely different set of songs. The results signaled a creative rebirth for the band, a return to the beautiful harmonies and orchestral productions of their classic mid-'60s material. Though the songwriting didn't quite reach the high quality of "California Girls" or "God Only Knows," Sunflower showed the Beach Boys truly working as a band, and doing so better than they ever had in the past (or would in the future). Many of the songs were co-compositions, and the undeniable songwriting and performance talents of Dennis Wilson and Bruce Johnston were finally allowed to flourish: Dennis contributed "Slip On Through," "Forever," and "Got to Know the Woman," while Bruce wrote "Deirdre" and "Tears in the Morning." After a succession of spare, unadorned lead vocals on rock-oriented albums like Wild Honey and 20/20, Sunflower returned the Beach Boys to gorgeous vocal harmonies on the tracks "Add Some Music to Your Day," "Cool, Cool Water," and "This Whole World." And the arrangements, tight and inventive, showed Brian Wilson once again back near the top of his game (though the production is credited to the entire band). Sunflower is also a remarkably cohesive album, something not seen from the Beach Boys since Pet Sounds. As with that album, Sunflower earned critical raves in Britain but was virtually ignored in America.” AllMusic Review by John Bush