Essays
From The Smile Shop
Contents |
Articles On And From The Shop
- Links via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine to the essays and interviews lost when the Smile Shop was closed June 2007.
- A work in progress, initially showing a visual history of the SMiLE Shop web site.
- Why did the Shop go away? Which two men are responsible? Once I write this, you'll know!
Pre "Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE" Essays
History
Inside Pop -- Outtake reels scene descriptions
- Descriptions of footage David Oppenheim and a CBS film crew shot of Brian Wilson during the SMiLE sessions of December 1966 for the "Inside Pop" project.
The Prokopy Notes, by David Prokopy
- These notes are from the classic cassette tape series from the 90's. These tapes were my first exposure to the unreleased SMilE recordings. Last updated in 1996.
SMiLE: A Children's Song, by Lou Schenk
- This award winning article from 1999 discusses the meaning of various SMiLE songs.
SMiLE: Just The Facts, by Darren Lawrence
- This document is an attempt to present the facts about SMiLE and the recordings of SMiLE currently available to collectors. Last updated May 2003.
The SMiLEs That Never Were, by Charles LePage
- An attempt to list the many times SMiLE was almost released.
Official SMiLE Chords: Revival
Smile: The Definitive Lost Album, by Ed Howard
Interviews
Durrie Parks' Acetates, by Charles LePage
- The search for the SMiLE recordings in Durrie Park's garage.
The Mike Vosse 1969 interview from Fusion
- Mike Vosse discusses SMiLE in a 1969 interview.
Essays written after BWPS was released
A Tiny Little Essay, by Eddifus
- Written February 2004.
SMiLE & the spirit of '66, and BW's healing, by George Barba Yiorgi
- Written March 2004.
Brian Is Back! (though he was never gone....really), by Bob "PetSite" Flory
- Written April 2004.
SMiLE and the Ring, by MacAndrew
- Written April 2004.
The Resurrection Of Brian Wilson's SMiLE, from Sound On Sound magazine
- Published October 2004.
OMP And Other Things, by Paul Phipps
- Written October 2004.
My Thoughts on SMiLE, by Fatty
- Written May 2005.
SMiLE - A Newbie's impressions, by Laurie Arleen
- Written May 2005.
The New and Updated Definitive Slab of Essay on SMiLE, by Paul Casey
- Written June 2005.
I Keep Coming Back To It, by Reverend Rock
- Written June 2005.
The Meaning Of SMiLE, by Jeff Mason
- Written June 2005.
SMiLE and Hawaii - No gibberish after all, by MacAndrew
- Written June 2005.
A SMiLE Primer, by Lou Schenk
- Updated April 2006.
Lessons I have learned from SMiLE, by Jonathan Donaldson
- Written November 2006.
The Zen Interpretation of Brian Wilson & Van Dyke Parks' SMiLE, by Bill Tobelman
- Updated in 2007.
Near Wild Heaven: Smiley Smile: The Truly Lost Masterpiece, by Paul Casey
My Thoughts On SMiLE, by Chuck Self
Essays on other Beach Boys topics
The Beach Boys: The Capitol Years, Part One, by Peter Reum
The Beach Boys: The Capitol Years, Part Two, by Peter Reum
Anatomy of a recording session: Cutting Wouldn't It Be Nice at Gold Star Studio A., by Josh Hoisington
Engineering and the Art of Life, by Stephen Desper
"Gettin' In Over My Head" -- Honesty from Brian, by Clay McCuistion
Instruments On The Wild Honey Album
Brian Wilson Songs From The Landy Era, by Beach Head
- In March 1999, through six documents, Gene Landy and his girlfriend, Alexandra Morgan, assigned their share of the copyrights to 213 musical compositions to Brian. This is the complete list.
- Here are the PSML (Pet Sounds Mailing List) messages from Jack Rieley that I have a record of (the rest I have are in part two).
- Here are the rest of the PSML (Pet Sounds Mailing List) messages from Jack Rieley that I have a record of.
