esce un cofanetto per i 60 anni di “Pet Sounds”. Ascolta le nuove versioni di “Sloop John B” e “Wouldn’t It Be Nice”

A sessant’anni dalla pubblicazione dell’album “Pet Sounds“, pubblicato il 16 maggio 1966, i Beach Boys tornano al centro dell’attenzione con una nuova ristampa celebrativa. Capitol Records e Universal Music Enterprises pubblicano infatti “The Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights”, una selezione che riordina e rende nuovamente disponibile parte del materiale emerso dalle storiche sessioni del 1965-66. Il progetto riprende contenuti dal cofanetto del 1997 “The Pet Sounds Sessions”, candidato ai Grammy, offrendo una sintesi di 25 tracce tra versioni alternative, registrazioni di studio e arrangiamenti vocali isolati. Per la prima volta, molte di queste incisioni arrivano su vinile. L’uscita è fissata per il 15 maggio e sarà disponibile in formato doppio cd e in diverse edizioni in vinile, comprese varianti colorate a tiratura limitata. Tutte le versioni includono nuove note firmate dallo storico Howie Edelson e una sessionografia dettagliata. Parallelamente è prevista anche una versione digitale estesa di 90 tracce, con il titolo originale “The Pet Sounds Sessions”.

Ad anticipare la pubblicazione sono state diffuse nuove versioni di “Sloop John B” e “Wouldn’t It Be Nice”: la prima proposta in forma a cappella, con le armonie vocali isolate del gruppo, e in una variante con Carl Wilson alla voce solista al posto di Brian Wilson: si possono ascoltare qui sotto.

Nel corso degli anni, “Pet Sounds” è stato più volte riletto dagli stessi protagonisti. Nel 2016, per il cinquantenario, Al Jardine sottolineò il cambio di rotta rispetto al passato della band, maturato mentre il gruppo era impegnato in una lunga attività dal vivo senza Brian Wilson, ritiratosi dalle tournée già nel 1964 e sostituito on stage da Bruce Johnston. Nello stesso contesto, Mike Love rivendicò il proprio contributo creativo, a partire dal titolo dell’album, ricordando il lavoro collettivo sulle armonizzazioni vocali. Per Brian Wilson, invece, il disco rappresentò un passaggio decisivo nella propria evoluzione artistica, legato alla volontà di esplorare nuove soluzioni compositive e sonore.
Di seguito la tracklist completa del cofanetto 2 cd.2-CD Tracklist:

Disc One

• Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Vocals Only)
• You Still Believe In Me (Vocals Only)
• I’m Waiting For The Day (Vocals Only)
• Sloop John B. (Vocals Only)
• God Only Knows (Vocals Only)
• Here Today (Vocals Only)
• I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times (Vocals Only)
• Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Stereo Track and Backing Vocals)
• Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Brian Wilson’s Instrumental Demo)
• I’m Waiting For The Day (Mike Sings Lead)
• Sloop John B. (Carl Sings First Verse)
• God Only Knows (Sax Solo, Alternate Version)
• Hang On To Your Ego (Alternate Mix)
• Here Today (Alternate Version)

Disc Two

• Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Highlights from Tracking Date)
• Trombone Dixie (Highlights from Tracking Date)
• Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Vocal Snippet)
• Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Vocals Only)
• That’s Not Me (Highlights from Tracking Date)
• Here Today (Stereo Backing Track)
• I’m Waiting For The Day (Vocals Only)*
• Caroline, No (Stereo Mix, Original Speed)
• God Only Knows (Highlights from Tracking Date)
• Good Vibrations (Highlights from Tracking Date)
• Good Vibrations (Stereo Backing Track)

*Track inclusa su Disc 1 e Disc 2

Digital tracklist:

Disc 1 – Stereo Mix + Sessions

• Wouldn’t It Be Nice
• You Still Believe In Me
• That’s Not Me
• Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder
• I’m Waiting For The Day
• Let’s Go Away For Awhile
• Sloop John B
• God Only Knows
• I Know There’s An Answer
• Here Today
• I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
• Pet Sounds
• Caroline, No
• Sloop John B (Highlights From Tracking Date)
• Sloop John B (Stereo Backing Track)
• Trombone Dixie (Highlights From Tracking Date)
• Trombone Dixie (Stereo Backing Track)
• Pet Sounds (Highlights From Tracking Date)
• Pet Sounds (Stereo Track Without Guitar Overdub)
• Let’s Go Away For Awhile (Highlights From Tracking Date)
• Let’s Go Away For Awhile (Stereo Track Without String Overdub)
• Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Highlights From Tracking Date)
• Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Stereo Backing Track)
• Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Stereo Track With Background Vocals)
• You Still Believe In Me (Intro-Session)
• You Still Believe In Me (Intro-Master Take)
• You Still Believe In Me (Highlights From Tracking Date)
• You Still Believe In Me (Stereo Backing Track)

Disc 2 – Sessions Pt. 2

• Caroline, No (Highlights From Tracking Date)
• Caroline, No (Stereo Backing Track)
• Hang On To Your Ego (Highlights From Tracking Date)
• Hang On To Your Ego (Stereo Backing Track)
• Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Brian’s Instrumental Demo)
• Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Stereo Backing Track)
• Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (String Overdub)
• I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times (Highlights From Tracking Date)
• I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times (Stereo Backing Track)
• That’s Not Me (Highlights From Tracking Date)
• That’s Not Me (Stereo Backing Track)
• Good Vibrations (Highlights From Tracking Date)
• Good Vibrations (Stereo Backing Track)
• I’m Waiting For The Day (Highlights From Tracking Date)
• I’m Waiting For The Day (Stereo Backing Track)
• God Only Knows (Highlights From Tracking Date)
• God Only Knows (Stereo Backing Track)
• Here Today (Highlights From Tracking Date)
• Here Today (Stereo Backing Track)
• Disc 3 – Stack-O-Vocals
• Wouldn’t It Be Nice
• You Still Believe In Me
• That’s Not Me
• Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
• I’m Waiting For The Day
• Sloop John B
• God Only Knows
• I Know There’s An Answer
• Here Today
• I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
• Caroline, No

Disc 3 Continued – Alternate Versions

• Caroline, No (Promotional Spot #1)
• Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Mix 3/3/66)
• You Still Believe In Me (Mix 2/16/66)
• Don’t Talk … (Vocal Snippet)
• I’m Waiting For The Day (Mike Sings Lead) (Mix 3/12/66)
• Sloop John B (Carl Sings First Verse)
• God Only Knows (Sax Solo) (Mix 3/12/66)
• Hang On To Your Ego (Alternate Version)
• Here Today (Alternate Version)
• I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times (Alternate Version)
• Banana & Louie
• Caroline, No (Original Speed, Stereo Mix)
• Dog Barking Session (Outtakes) (Mix 3/22/66)
• Caroline, No (Promotional Spot #2)
• God Only Knows (With A Capella Tag) (Mix 3/12/66)
• Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Alternate Version)
• Sloop John B (Brian Sings Lead Throughout)
• God Only Knows (Brian Sings Lead) (Mix 3/22/66)
• Caroline, No (Original Speed, Mono Mix)
• Disc 4 – The Original Mono Mix, Re-mastered In 1996
• Wouldn’t It Be Nice
• You Still Believe In Me
• That’s Not Me
• Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
• I’m Waiting For The Day
• Let’s Go Away For Awhile
• Sloop John B
• God Only Knows
• I Know There’s An Answer
• Here Today
• I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
• Pet Sounds
• Caroline, No