Smiley Smile [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Track Listings
1. Heroes And Villians    
2. Vegetables    
3. Fall Breaks And Back To Winter    
4. She's Goin' Bald    
5. Little Pad    
6. Good Vibrations    
7. With Me Tonight    
8. Wind Chimes    
9. Gettin' Hungry    
10. Wonderful    
11. Whistle In    
12. You're Welcome    
13. Heroes And Villians(Version Alternative)    
14. Good Vibrations(1ere Version)    
15. Do You Like Worms    
16. Our Prayer    
17. I Love To Say Da Da    

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Reissue of their 1967 album with the cover art of the French pressing, plus six bonus tracks, 'You're Welcome', 'Heroes And Villains' (Alternative Version), 'Good Vibrations' (1ere Version), 'Do You Like Worms' (Edit), 'Our Prayer' (Edit)and 'I Love To Sa

Smiley Smile, Music, Beach Boys, Pop, Rock/Pop
Smiley Smile/Wild Honey
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • An Elegantly Flawed Disc
  • Goodbye Surfing, Hello God !
  • Smiley Smile 2 stars - Wld Honey 4 stars
  • Smiley Smile- 4 Stars Wild Honey- 5 Stars
  • An awesome CD!
Smiley Smile/Wild Honey
The Beach Boys
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005ABX0
Release Date: 2001-04-10

Tracks:

  1. Heroes And Villains
  2. Vegetables
  3. Fall Breaks And Back To Winter (Woody Woodpecker Symphony)
  4. She's Goin' Bald
  5. Little Pad
  6. Good Vibrations
  7. With Me Tonight
  8. Wind Chimes
  9. Gettin' Hungry
  10. Wonderful
  11. Whistle In
  12. Wild Honey
  13. Aren't You Glad
  14. I Was Made To Love Her
  15. Country Air
  16. A Thing Or Two
  17. Darlin'
  18. I'd Love Just Once To See You
  19. Here Comes The Night
  20. Let The Wind Blow
  21. How She Boogalooed It
  22. Mama Says
  23. Heroes And Villains (Alternate Take)
  24. Good Vibrations (Various Sessions)
  25. Good Vibrations (Early Take)
  26. You're Welcome
  27. Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring
  28. Can't Wait Too Long

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These albums mark nothing less than a watershed in the Beach Boys' and Brian Wilson's careers. Fresh from the artistic triumph of Pet Sounds and the landmark single "Good Vibrations," Wilson began work on Smile, a project that would become a music fan's Rashomon: pop's most (in)famous unreleased album; artistic Waterloo for Wilson; near career-ruination for the band. Smile seemed an attempt to expand on the jigsaw session methodology Wilson had applied to "Vibrations." What went wrong has been debated for decades, but Smiley Smile was the album that followed in the summer of '67--a "bunt instead of a home run," as Carl Wilson admitted. Bookended by the glories of the "Vibrations" single and its truncated follow-up, "Heroes and Villains," Smiley can seem an exercise in creative schizophrenia. There's an earthy quality to remakes of Smile tracks "Wind Chimes," "Vegetables," and "Wonderful," while Wilson's "Fall Breaks," "Little Pad," and "Whistle In" underscore his playful, off-center instincts. But this album also anticipated the roots-conscious retrenchment that the Beatles and Bob Dylan would undertake at the end of the '60s.

Wild Honey has taken its place as a cult fave among fans, and rightly so. Its surprising R&B influences (epitomized by the buoyant title track, "Darlin'," and "Here Comes the Night") were not only a brave turn for a band just then at a low ebb, but a prescient pointer to the black music explosion of the early '70s. This great twofer edition includes some of the series' best tracks: a near seven-minute "in progress" suite of "Good Vibrations" outtakes as well as a complete early version; the odd, Smile-era B-side "You're Welcome"; a beautiful live rehearsal rendition of the a cappella showcase "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring"; and another suite of edited session takes for the unreleased standout "Can't Wait Too Long." -Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars An Elegantly Flawed Disc.......2007-05-22

I feel that this grouping of albums is a blessing in that you can get two important but slightly flawed albums of Tehe Beach Boys for a low price. The music is unbelievable especially Smiley Smile. It is exhilirating to hear Brian Wilson's genius in this stripped-down form. What is there just teases you as to what it would have been if all the problems of Smile hadn't occured. The second half, Wild Honey, is just fun Beach Boys, no psychedelia at all, just fun. It's a great summer album all together, the first half for when your blazing, the second for when your driving around in the hot summer air. I recommend this album.

5 out of 5 stars Goodbye Surfing, Hello God !.......2006-07-16

Smiley Smile - The "released" version of Smile is here in a smaller scale. If you ever wanted to hear what the Beach Boys would sound like on Hashish and laying on their backs while singing harmony stoned, get this, it's really good.
Wild Honey - White soul before there was white soul and 10 years before Hall & Oates and the white Philly soul movement, The Beach Boys did it in 1967.

3 out of 5 stars Smiley Smile 2 stars - Wld Honey 4 stars.......2005-11-16

Smiley Smile simply is the moment when the Beach Boys died. It maybe impossible to imagine now, but up to 1966 the Beach Boys were as respected as artists as the Beatles. Smiley Smile is a rushed album, with practically no instrumentation whatsoever and many under-rehearsed vocals, except for Good Vibrations and Heroes and Villians. If Capitol ever releases a Smile box set as they promised, Smiley Smile will be then send to oblivion, in the hall of shame where it belongs. The world never took the beach boys seriously after that. Wild Honey is actually a very good album, not better than Pet Sounds or Smile, but different than anything they ever did before. Some of the songs and arrangements are totally Brian Wilson at his best. Some of the 'soul' vocals I find difficult to digest and I miss the Beach boys blend on the songs. The extra tracks on the album are ESSENTIAL to any serious beach boys fan, so, if you are, you need this album.

5 out of 5 stars Smiley Smile- 4 Stars Wild Honey- 5 Stars.......2005-08-23

Letting go of the "what could have beens" with Smile hasn't been easy for many Beach Boys fans- yet it tarnishes a lot of what they did afterwards. There have been many bands that have had aborted projects- some songs found life in other projects. In the progression of The Beach Boys circa 1966-67 there's Pet Sounds, the "Good Vibrations" single, Smiley Smile, and then Wild Honey. There was a time when I might I have thought that Smiley Smile and Wild Honey were steps back artistically; especially when I would put myself to wondering about the aborted Smile project; but in my maturity the steps back artistically have become steps forward humanly. The proceeding albums had less flair and "ambition"; the staple became more and more friendly and subtle- especially when you include the wonderful Friends album.


The enormous ambition that was so much the core of Brian Wilson's progress had turned into personal flights of fancy. The remnants of this, Smile, was rerecorded and turned into Smiley Smile. Parts spooky and haunting, parts comical and silly, the music is complex yet at times astonishingly simple- it was an exorcism and slow return to being the Beach Boys. One major change that started occurring during the recording of this album is that the Beach Boys started recording the music themselves without the assistance of the Wrecking Crew (a famous group of LA session musicians).

Although I have preferred the "Smile" versions of Wonderful, Vegetables, Wind Chimes they are not without plenty of charm. She's Going Bald and Little Pad are fun ditties that have some experimental elements. Although this is a personal estimation I think some of the songs could be very disregarded by the most serious fans such as Fall Breaks Back Into Winter and Getting' Hungry.


Within the same year they had switched tracks to a much more earthy less psychedelic sound. The result is the highly enjoyable Wild Honey. This is a truly great album by the Beach Boys- this was their back to basics album with a new found interest in R&B. It was a group effort on many levels- the song writing was very good and the performances had a passion and honesty that I have found on Pet Sounds without the self indulgence. Songs like Darlin', Wild Honey, Here Comes The Night and Aren't You Glad are on my list of top Beach Boys songs. The Stevie Wonder cover I Was Made To Love Her is actually a surprisingly good cover; Carl sounds quite soulful.

Finally I have to mention Let The Wind Blow- a touching reminder of the power of love- the deepest and most important thing in the world. The sentiment came during a time when many were writing protest songs about everything that was wrong with the world. The simplicity of the desire to give and feel love to one special person in his life resonates so strongly in contrast to the protests and criticisms of inhumanity. The song itself is so simple that it's easy to past right by it but with the feeling of the song hits you it is a sincere plea for more love.


The bonus tracks a cool- there is an amazing live recording from another aborted album; Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring is a cover of a Four Freshmen song that harkens back to Brian's youth. There's also a good version of Can't Wait Too Long once again from the Smile sessions.


I highly recommend these albums. They come as a twofer but both albums are remarkably short; many albums back then clocked in at 40 minutes long because of the time constraints of records-- Wild Honey is only 23 minutes long!)
Also check out Sunflower, Friends, Holland, and Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blues (if you can find it) all top notch albums.

5 out of 5 stars An awesome CD!.......2005-08-22

Smiley Smile is a terrific album, and definitely should rank among the most underrated, overlooked masterpieces of the last 200 years.

Sure, it wasn't "SMiLE", but it stands alone as a great work of art with its own merits. The songs, "Heroes and Villains", "Good Vibrations", and the several rare bonus tracks make the CD well worth buying, yet the CD offers much more than that.

If you like offbeat, eclectic songs, you will love Smiley Smile. This stuff is far wackier and stranger than anything the Beatles, Pink Floyd, or anyone else was doing at the time, or really since. But the songs aren't just strange and mystifying; they're also quite beautiful and enchanting.

The vocal harmony work on Smiley Smile is among the best the group ever did. The instrumentation is sparse on some songs, and deliciously rich and intricate on others. The album is an amazing tapestry of wild sound effects, beautiful vocals, haunting instrumentation, gorgeous melodies, psychedelic clownery, and genius concepts.

I could go on and on about Smiley Smile. It's one of my personal favorite albums and I never get tired of listening to it. But Smiley Smile is only half (in volume) of what the CD offers. I don't have much to say about Wild Honey other than there are several good songs on it, and it's a solid album with a consistent sound. The production is minimal as is most of the instrumentation. Overall, it's a good album worth owning if you like the Beach Boys.

The bonus tracks on this disc are just amazing. You get to hear an alternate version of Heroes and Villains often referred to as the "Cantina" version, and some of the tracking sessions for Good Vibrations, which is really quite cool. There's also a wonderful a capella song, originally from the 4 Freshman, that the Boys do with incredible grace and remarkable beauty. "Can't Wait Too Long" is apparently a SMiLE-era outtake that was never used, but it's hard to see why; it's a great song.

Basically, if you are a Beach Boys enthusiast and really like Brian's experimental side, you must get this CD. These Capitol "two-fers" are a great value, and this one in particular is a real gem.
Pet Sounds / Smiley Smile / Wild Honey
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    Pet Sounds / Smiley Smile / Wild Honey
    Beach Boys
    Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000B8651E
    Release Date: 2005-11-29

    Album Description

    Pet Sounds (Stereo & Mono)/Smiley Smile & Wild Honey. New series of 2CD sets from EMI featuring two studio albums packaged in a slipcase. 57 tracks in all. 2005.
    Smiley Smile
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • psychedelic pop beach boy style
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    Manufacturer: Capitol
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    ASIN: B000002TR9
    Release Date: 1994-07-12

    Tracks:

    1. Heroes and Villains
    2. Vegetables
    3. Fall Breaks and Back to Winter (W. Woodpecker Symphony) - The Beach Boys,
    4. She's Goin' Bald
    5. Little Pad
    6. Good Vibrations
    7. With Me Tonight
    8. Wind Chimes
    9. Gettin' Hungry
    10. Wonderful
    11. Whistle In

    Album Description

    Reissue of their 1967 album with the cover art of the French pressing, plus six bonus tracks, 'You're Welcome', 'Heroes And Villains' (Alternative Version), 'Good Vibrations' (1ere Version), 'Do You Like Worms' (Edit), 'Our Prayer' (Edit)and 'I Love To Sa

    Album Details

    Remastered French Digipack Version with Alternate Cover Art. Includes Six Bonus Tracks of Hard to Find Rarities. A Must for Any Beach Boys Collector.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars psychedelic pop beach boy style.......2007-05-26

    Not nearly as cohesive or melodically driven as pet sounds, smiley smile nevertheless is one of the beach boys most interesting albums.. The original idea of brian wilson was never released (rumored to be a masterpiece as mind-blowing as sergent pepper).. what we are left with are some scattered remaining gems and some very trippy filler cushions.. totally fun to listen to.. but not nearly the equal of pet sounds (with the exception of good vibrations and a couple tracks)..

    5 out of 5 stars "Smiley Smile Makes Sense" Shock Exclusive.......2004-09-29

    Now that SMiLE has been released, you have to come to this album downwards from the big one rather than up from your expectations of a follow up to Pet Sounds. This is the companion; the one you play in the car, in the office, or while you're "sittin' in a dentists' chair." In the context of the spiritual and psychological rollercoaster that is SMiLE, this album genuinely makes perfect logical sense as a Brian Wilson Chills Out After Major Head Mess record. I really, really, really urge you to get this record and listen to it after you've digested and learnt SMiLE because you'll really, really enjoy it.

    5 out of 5 stars Fill the Gap!.......2003-10-05

    First of all, this album is for die hard Beach Boys/Brian Wilson fans ONLY! Do not get this if you aree hosting a luau or beach party. If you like the albums "Pet Sounds" and "Surf's Up," then proceed . . .

    This albut is the "lost recordings" of the album the Beach Boys did after smashing things up with "Good Vibrations." what you are listening to is mostly rough cuts, scratch vocals, and backup tracks. So it is quite an unusual mix. Imagine looking at Da Vinci's sketchbook, and you get the idea. The ideas are not fill-blown, but you see the gems and grains of genius.

    You may have heard other forms of the songs in the later Captiol recording, especially "Smiley Smile," "20/20," and the Brother Records "Surf's Up" and "Sunflower." Howver, in almost all cases these rough-cut tracks are better than the cannibalized and polished released tracks.

    I am strangly attracted to this album. It is far more avant guard than "Sgt. Pepper's." At times it delves into a stoned da-da-ism. However, the music, harmonies, and orchastration are impeccible.

    So buy it, listen, and form you own opinion of what could have been.

    3 out of 5 stars Smiley Smile.......2001-05-26

    For the casual Beach Boys listener, this album will largely sound incomplete and underproduced, with the obvious exception of the two radio songs, "Good Vibrations" and "Heroes & Villains." Most of the songs retain very simplistic music tracks (in contrast to the fine-polished production of their radio hits and previous albums). So, if you're looking for the Beach Boys' acclaimed surf-music sound, don't start here. But if you're wanting to take a trip into Brian's mind during the late '60s, here's a good introduction.

    5 out of 5 stars Hey, let's get stoned and make an album!.......2001-03-01

    Recorded with the obvious help of beer and weed.... Do not bother to listen to this album unless you have at least:

    1) 5 Bong hits

    2) a six pack

    enjoy!
    Smiley Smile/Wild Honey
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Smiley Smile is one of the best psychadelic albums ever.
    • JUST SIT BACK AND SMILE
    • Trippy, but still great!!!
    • Not a bad substitute
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    Smiley Smile/Wild Honey
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    ASIN: B000008DA5
    Release Date: 1990-08-07

    Tracks:

    1. Heroes and Villains
    2. Vegetables
    3. Fall Breaks and Back to Winter (W. Woodpecker Symphony)
    4. She's Goin' Bald
    5. Little Pad
    6. Good Vibrations
    7. With Me Tonight
    8. Wind Chimes
    9. Gettin' Hungry
    10. Wonderful
    11. Whistle In
    12. Wild Honey
    13. Aren't You Glad
    14. I Was Made to Love Her
    15. Country Air
    16. Thing or Two
    17. Darlin'
    18. I'd Love Just Once to See You
    19. Here Comes the Night
    20. Let the Wind Blow
    21. How She Boogalooed It
    22. Mama Says
    23. Heroes and Villains [Alternate Take][*]
    24. Good Vibrations [Various Sessions][*]
    25. Good Vibrations [Early Take][*]
    26. You're Welcome [*]
    27. Their Hearts Were Full of Spring [*]
    28. Can't Wait Too Long [*]

    Album Description

    Digitally remastered two-on-one reissue with this pair ofalbums that Capitol first released in 1967, the latter ofwhich reached #24 that year. Features a 24 page booklet withpreviously unreleased photos & extended liner notes,original cover art and a total of 28 cuts, including sixbonus tracks: 'Heroes & Villains' (Alternate Take), twoversions of 'Good Vibrations' (Various Sessions & EarlyTake), 'You're Welcome', 'Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring'& 'Can't Wait Too Long'. 1998 Capitol release.

    Album Details

    Two Classic Albums on One CD, Both from 1967. The Disc is Digitally Remastered, Contains a 24 Page Booklet with New Photos (In Addition to the Originals) and New Recording Notes, plus Six Unreleased Tracks. Reissued in 1998.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Smiley Smile is one of the best psychadelic albums ever........2004-01-31

    Despite the whole debacle (which in recent years turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Brian Wilson) of the Smile album, Brian still created a very unique sounding album without even trying.

    This album was recorded in only 3 weeks, and it's brilliant. It was recorded at Brian's newly built home studio, and everything sounds really organic, and demo quality (which people hate about it, but i love that about it). The piano and organ are very eerie sounding, and the band naturally experiments together as a group the first time in years. The group harmonys are still amazingly gorgeous.

    People try to make the mistake that this is supposed to replace Smile, but if you forget the whole circumstances towards which this album was recorded, whether this was just a contractual obligation or not, you'll find Brian created some of the weirdest, druggiest, psyched out songs of his career. Sometimes even more messed up then the stuff he was recording on Smile. If this was any other band, or if Brian happened to release this without all of that overblown hype that killed Brian's motivation, more people would understand the greatness of this album.

    I have a different opinion than most people in that i'm glad this album was recorded. It's sad that Brian declined after Smile, and eventually got worse psychologically, but this album has an awesome sound which can be closely described as the aftermath of a shipwreck. The boys sound sad on here, and it gives the album this ultra spiritual (though sometimes it gets scary, maybe even disturbing) and beautiful quality. I think it'd be perfect music for during a funeral. Some people don't like that about it, but that's the main charm of the record for me.

    "Good Vibrations" sticks out like a sore thumb on the record, but it's an amazing song and one of the highlights on here so we can forgive that. "Heroes And Villians" is the other main highlight, and in some ways is even more brilliant than "Good Vibrations". I think THIS single version is the definitive version and not the Smile version. The Smile version only works in context of Smile, this version is the perfect one to release out of context as a single. Works wonderfully within Smiley Smile too, although a bit more produced.

    That's all anyone would usually buy this album for, those 2 singles. But there's more! "Fall Breaks And Back To Winter" is a brilliant mood piece, made years before mood pieces became more known as a genre. It's plenty weird, and it's great to hear Brian do stuff like this, 2 years after the cheerful innocent "California Girls". "She's Goin' Bald" is also weird, playin' like a psychadelic 50's tune, mixed with some latin influence in the first part. Most people only mention about 16 second intro when they talk about "Little Pad". Why's that? The rest of the song is gorgeous! It's like a spiritual hawaiian song. The intro is weird, with the boys all stoned and giggly over the voice track of an incomplete piano/voice version of the song, but that's only 16 seconds out of 2:33. And it's interesting anyways, so who cares? "With Me Tonight" is beautiful, with awesome group vocals again and an emotional quality through the whole thing, "Gettin' Hungry" is very very unique. Weird all the same, but you've never heard that weird mix of bass heavy hammond organ and woodblocks before. The verses are just as weird, with the only instrument playing is a bass and an echoy fingertapping electric guitar over Mike and Brian's (hilariously over enthusastic) vocals. It's an awesome song, though we can see why it didn't chart as a single. And "Whistle In" is very catchy, has a great melody and great Carl vocal.

    As for the Smile songs (besides "Heroes And Villians, and the other suspectedly Smile tunes), i don't see them as inferior to the SMile tracks, i see them as different creations forgetting that Smile even existed. "Vegetables", "Wonderful", and "Wind Chimes" are very creepy, beautiful, spiritual, and along with the rest of the album show why indie rockers or modern psychadelia fans love this album. You just never heard songs like this on any other album, so in a sense, that's where Beach Boys beat The Beatles. You can't hear anyone imitate the bands sound and succeed at imitating.

    So this is really one of my personal favorite Beach Boys albums. From Pet Sounds till Friends is my favorite Beach Boys period ever. I recommend this album to anyone who is willing to listen to this as a classic psyched out psychadelia album away from the Smile stuff, especially if they like albums like Big Star's Third or Syd Barrett's Madcap Laughs. Both are similar in ways ("Holocaust" by Big Star sorta reminds me of Smiley Smile).

    5 out of 5 stars JUST SIT BACK AND SMILE.......2001-04-24

    i have been obsessed with the smiley smile record for quite some time now. oh, sure, i own a few smile bootlegs that hint at a more magnificent record, but smiley smile definitly stands on it's own. although the version of heroes and villians on this record is a near travesty, everything else shines, even compared to their smile counterparts. vegetables is amazing. and lets not forget wild honey, a good album in it's own right, worth about three or four stars. the title track has an amazing hook in the chorus.

    4 out of 5 stars Trippy, but still great!!!.......2001-03-28

    I just acquired this 2fer album and have only listened to it once before writing this review, but I can honestly say I like it. Who knows how much more I'll love it after I've given it a few repeated listens, which I would have to say this album definitely calls for. That given, the fact that I still like it on the first try speaks for itself. Why 4 stars and not 5? It is a little on the trippy side, but if you expect it to be different from the Beach Boys' norm and go in open-minded I'm sure you'll enjoy it. It has a very "fun" feel to it as most of it seems to be recorded while the boys were high. The liner are great, explaining how Smiley Smile came to be as a substitute for Smile, how the Beach Boys were rejected by the San Francisco "counterculture" movement at the time, and how Wild Honey was an attempt to get back to their rock n' roll basics/roots.

    4 out of 5 stars Not a bad substitute.......2001-03-17

    I purchased and listened to smiley smile/wild honey hoping that it would capture some of the essence of my smile bootleg lp's. Regrettably it did not.

    As others have said already, smile could have been a touchstone of rock music and was stillborn.

    Get the bootleg if you can. If you can't this is not a bad substitute.

    4 out of 5 stars Not Smile but Smiley Smile.......2001-03-09

    The Beach Boys found themselves at a crossroads musically in 1966 and Brain Wilson was the one leading the way. The release of "Pet Sounds" baffled Capitol records selling only 35,000 records and leaving the public confused. It was not until years later that "Pet Sounds" would reach masterpiece status. Brian set out to record the follow up to "Pet Sounds" a teenage symphony to God as he would call it. The album was originally called "Dumb Angel" but then later "Smile". If "Good vibrations" was a taste of "Smile" well then we were going to be in for a treat but unfortunately "Smile" was never finished. The Beach Boys instead hastily released "Smiley Smile" to take the place of "Smile" and there are few tracks like "Hereos and Villains", "Vegetables", and "Wonderful" that were probably intended for "Smile". "Smiley Smile" is a trippy little record that does not sound like a Beach Boys album but I think the experiment worked. "Wild Honey" was a getting back to roots album that features more a r&B style to it. If you are looking for a Beach Boys album that is out of the ordinary then "Smiley Smile" is your pick, just listen to the boys and Paul McCartney munching on vegetables as the percussion on "Vegetables". "Smiley Smile" may not be "Smile" but it will not disappoint if your into trippy music.
    Smiley Smile
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    ASIN: B00002DDFH
    Release Date: 1999-09-16

    Tracks:

    1. Heroes And Villians
    2. Vegetables
    3. Fall Breaks And Back To Winter
    4. She's Goin' Bald
    5. Little Pad
    6. Good Vibrations
    7. With Me Tonight
    8. Wind Chimes
    9. Gettin' Hungry
    10. Wonderful
    11. Whistle In
    12. You're Welcome
    13. Heroes And Villians(Version Alternative)
    14. Good Vibrations(1ere Version)
    15. Do You Like Worms
    16. Our Prayer
    17. I Love To Say Da Da

    Album Description

    Reissue of their 1967 album with the cover art of the French pressing, plus six bonus tracks, 'You're Welcome', 'Heroes And Villains' (Alternative Version), 'Good Vibrations' (1ere Version), 'Do You Like Worms' (Edit), 'Our Prayer' (Edit)and 'I Love To Sa

    Album Details

    Digitally Remastered French Digipack Edition Sports Unique French Cover Art featuring the Boys on a Corner in their Striped Shirts. Includes Six Bonus Tracks of Rarities from the Original Legendary 1966 Smile Sessions. A Must for Any Beach Boys Collector!

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars psychedelic pop beach boy style.......2007-05-26

    Not nearly as cohesive or melodically driven as pet sounds, smiley smile nevertheless is one of the beach boys most interesting albums.. The original idea of brian wilson was never released (rumored to be a masterpiece as mind-blowing as sergent pepper).. what we are left with are some scattered remaining gems and some very trippy filler cushions.. totally fun to listen to.. but not nearly the equal of pet sounds (with the exception of good vibrations and a couple tracks)..

    5 out of 5 stars "Smiley Smile Makes Sense" Shock Exclusive.......2004-09-29

    Now that SMiLE has been released, you have to come to this album downwards from the big one rather than up from your expectations of a follow up to Pet Sounds. This is the companion; the one you play in the car, in the office, or while you're "sittin' in a dentists' chair." In the context of the spiritual and psychological rollercoaster that is SMiLE, this album genuinely makes perfect logical sense as a Brian Wilson Chills Out After Major Head Mess record. I really, really, really urge you to get this record and listen to it after you've digested and learnt SMiLE because you'll really, really enjoy it.

    5 out of 5 stars Fill the Gap!.......2003-10-05

    First of all, this album is for die hard Beach Boys/Brian Wilson fans ONLY! Do not get this if you aree hosting a luau or beach party. If you like the albums "Pet Sounds" and "Surf's Up," then proceed . . .

    This albut is the "lost recordings" of the album the Beach Boys did after smashing things up with "Good Vibrations." what you are listening to is mostly rough cuts, scratch vocals, and backup tracks. So it is quite an unusual mix. Imagine looking at Da Vinci's sketchbook, and you get the idea. The ideas are not fill-blown, but you see the gems and grains of genius.

    You may have heard other forms of the songs in the later Captiol recording, especially "Smiley Smile," "20/20," and the Brother Records "Surf's Up" and "Sunflower." Howver, in almost all cases these rough-cut tracks are better than the cannibalized and polished released tracks.

    I am strangly attracted to this album. It is far more avant guard than "Sgt. Pepper's." At times it delves into a stoned da-da-ism. However, the music, harmonies, and orchastration are impeccible.

    So buy it, listen, and form you own opinion of what could have been.

    3 out of 5 stars Smiley Smile.......2001-05-26

    For the casual Beach Boys listener, this album will largely sound incomplete and underproduced, with the obvious exception of the two radio songs, "Good Vibrations" and "Heroes & Villains." Most of the songs retain very simplistic music tracks (in contrast to the fine-polished production of their radio hits and previous albums). So, if you're looking for the Beach Boys' acclaimed surf-music sound, don't start here. But if you're wanting to take a trip into Brian's mind during the late '60s, here's a good introduction.

    5 out of 5 stars Hey, let's get stoned and make an album!.......2001-03-01

    Recorded with the obvious help of beer and weed.... Do not bother to listen to this album unless you have at least:

    1) 5 Bong hits

    2) a six pack

    enjoy!
    Smiley Smile (+5 Bonus Tracks) (Remaster
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • GOOD VIBRATING....
    Smiley Smile (+5 Bonus Tracks) (Remaster
    Beach Boys
    Manufacturer: Emi
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00005J4XA
    Release Date: 2001-06-27

    Album Details

    Japanese Re-release Digitally Remastered with Five Bonus Tracks: Good Vibration (Various Session), Good Vibration (Early Take), You Are Welcome, Can't Wait Too Long, and an Undiscoled Track.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars GOOD VIBRATING...........2001-09-25

    Brian is as always a studio genius although, if he does read this, he needs to know the music is beautifully written and arranged but the lyrics are a little too psychedelic. At any rate, for a teen like me to be a huge fan of somethiung like this says a lot for Brian in that he was truly ahead of his time in music, production, orchestration and arrangement.
    Smiley Smile/Wild Honey
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      Smiley Smile/Wild Honey
      Beach Boys
      Manufacturer: emi
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000LYB52C
      Pet Sounds/Smiley Smile/Wild Honey
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Pet Sounds/Smiley Smile/Wild Honey
        Beach Boys
        Manufacturer: EMI
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000B66P16
        Release Date: 2005-11-29

        Tracks:

        1. Wouldn't It Be Nice
        2. You Still Believe in Me [Mono Version]
        3. That's Not Me [Mono Version]
        4. Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) [Mono Version]
        5. I'm Waiting for the Day [Mono Version]
        6. Let's Go Away for Awhile [Mono Version]
        7. Sloop John B [Mono Version]
        8. God Only Knows [Mono Version]
        9. I Know There's an Answer [Mono Version]
        10. Here Today [Mono Version]
        11. I Just Wasn't Made for These Times [Mono Version]
        12. Pet Sounds [Mono Version]
        13. Caroline No [Mono Version]
        14. Hang on to Your Ego [Mono Version][*]
        15. Wouldn't It Be Nice [Stereo]
        16. You Still Believe in Me [Stereo]
        17. That's Not Me [Stereo]
        18. Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) [Stereo]
        19. I'm Waiting for the Day [Stereo]
        20. Let's Go Away for Awhile [Stereo]
        21. Sloop John B [Stereo]
        22. God Only Knows [Stereo]
        23. I Know There's an Answer [Stereo]
        24. Here Today [Stereo]
        25. I Just Wasn't Made for These Times [Stereo]
        26. Pet Sounds [Stereo]
        27. Caroline No [Stereo]

        Tracks:

        1. Heroes and Villains [Mono Version]
        2. Vegetables [Mono Version]
        3. Fall Breaks and Back to Winter (W. Woodpecker Symphony) [Mono Version]
        4. She's Goin' Bald [Mono Version]
        5. Little Pad [Mono Version]
        6. Good Vibrations [Mono Version]
        7. With Me Tonight [Mono Version]
        8. Wind Chimes [Mono Version]
        9. Gettin' Hungry [Mono Version]
        10. Wonderful [Mono Version]
        11. Whistle In [Mono Version]
        12. Wild Honey [Mono Version]
        13. Aren't You Glad [Mono Version]
        14. I Was Made to Love Her [Mono Version]
        15. Country Air [Mono Version]
        16. Thing or Two [Mono Version]
        17. Darlin' [Mono Version]
        18. I'd Love Just Once to See You [Mono Version]
        19. Here Comes the Night [Mono Version]
        20. Let the Wind Blow [Mono Version]
        21. How She Boogalooed It [Mono Version]
        22. Mama Says [Mono Version]
        23. Heroes and Villains [Mono Version][Alternate Take][*]
        24. Good Vibrations [Mono Version][*]
        25. Good Vibrations [Early Take][*]
        26. You're Welcome [Mono Version][*]
        27. Their Hearts Were Full of Spring [Mono Version][*]
        28. Can't Wait Too Long [Stereo][*]

        Album Description

        Pet Sounds (Stereo & Mono)/Smiley Smile & Wild Honey. New series of 2CD sets from EMI featuring two studio albums packaged in a slipcase. 57 tracks in all. 2005.
        Pet Sounds/Smiley Smile/Wild Honey
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          Pet Sounds/Smiley Smile/Wild Honey
          Beach Boys
          Manufacturer: EMI
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
          Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
          Psychedelic RockPsychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music
          Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music
          Classic RockClassic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
          RockRock | Imports | Stores | Music
          PopPop | Imports | Stores | Music
          ASIN: B0002RK8V2
          Release Date: 2004-09-14

          Tracks:

          1. Wouldn't It Be Nice
          2. You Still Believe In Me
          3. That's Not Me
          4. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
          5. I'm Waiting For The Day
          6. Let's Go Away For Awhile
          7. Sloop John B
          8. God Only Knows
          9. I Know There's An Answer
          10. Here Today
          11. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
          12. Pet Sounds
          13. Caroline No

          Tracks:

          1. Heroes And Villians
          2. Vegetables
          3. Fall Breaks And Back To Winter (W. Woodpecker Symphony)
          4. She's Goin' Bald
          5. Little Pad
          6. Good Vibrations
          7. With Me Tonight
          8. Wind Chimes
          9. Gettin' Hungry
          10. Wonderful
          11. Whistle In
          12. Wild Honey
          13. Aren't You Glad
          14. I Was Made To Love Her
          15. Country Air
          16. A Thing Or Two
          17. Darlin'
          18. I'd Love Just Once To See You
          19. Here Comes The Night
          20. Let The Wind Blow
          21. How She Boogalooed It
          22. Mama Says
          23. Heroes And Villians (Alternate Take)
          24. Good Vibrations (Various Sessions)
          25. Good Vibrations (Early Take)
          26. You're Welcome
          27. Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring
          28. Can't Wait Too Long

          Album Description

          Limited edition box-set combines three albums. Slipcase. Details TBA. EMI. 2004.
          Smiley Smile
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            Smiley Smile

            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
            Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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            RockRock | Imports | Stores | Music
            ASIN: B0000561QZ
            Release Date: 2004-01-06

            Music Review:

            1. Smooth [CD-single]
            2. Stages [Import]
            3. Summer in Paradise
            4. Sweet Little Rock N Roller [Import]
            5. Take It Back [CD-single]
            6. Telephone Blues
            7. The Bell Singles, 1974-1976
            8. The Best of Bread
            9. The Best of Joe Walsh
            10. The Best of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac [Import]

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