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Your favorite BEACH BOYS LP besides PET SOUNDS

I generally prefer their Post Pet Sounds LP's.  Mine is Sunflower, with honorable mention to Surf's Up. 

fjn04
fjn04 OP
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Great stuff here. I have nothing! Ok, I'll cheat (-: I ran in to Robby Krieger at a Vegas Casino maybe about 20 years ago. He was right there talking to a lady, so I don't think I even had to approach him. I just subtly said " Hi Robby, I really enjoy your music." He seemed like such an ordinary guy, very humble in thanking me. Luckily, I was able to see him twice in concert since then. Once with Manzarek, and then more recently with his son singing. The Ray and Robby show was great. Johnnyb53-thanks for that. Now I'm clear on it. So if the 2011 LP currently still available is all analog master chain, I'm all the more in. I'm getting it this year. Oops, better call.

fjn04 OP
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Thanks not only for the suggestions on the Beach Boys LP's, but also for the other interesting stuff. I ended up ordering the Mono and Stereo Pet Sounds, and Pre-ordered Surfs Up for March. The Stereo version of PS isn't available for a few days, but that should come soon enough. I also ordered Grateful Dead Reckoning, if we happen to have any GD fans aboard. I will chime back soon with a report on the Pet Sounds LP's.
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bdp24
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Let us know how you feel about mono versus stereo Pet Sounds, ay? I have a half-dozen copies of the album (LP and CD), but all mono, out of deference to Brian (he's almost deaf in one ear, and always mixed to mono). By the way, all the early BB albums (up to and including Wild Honey) were mixed to mono only, the "stereo" version offered by Capitol Records actually being "Duosonic" (Capitol's reprocessed mono to pseudo-stereo) EXCEPT for Surfer Girl, which is true stereo, for some reason.
fjn04 OP
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I sure will. I'm looking forward to these. I've scoured quite a few Beach Boys sections in many different stores, and came up empty. Thankfully Chad and company did these. I was listening to Brian's solo album, I just wasn't made for these times. It's a pretty good record. Who would have thought Eugene Landy co-wrote a song with Brian. Love and Mercy (the song) I believe.... I really want to have the song Good Vibrations too. I think the only choices on LP are Smiley Smile, and Smile Sessions from 2011. I'm leaning toward the latter.   

td160
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If you just want to listen to their radio hits, then there are two 'best-of' Lps to get; volume 1 and volume 2.

I came of age during the 60's and the background music during that era was often coming from The Beach Boys.  Pick any pop top-40 station and they were all over it. 

These days, I still play them. They always brighten my day....even when it's raining.

-Steve

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