SMiLE: Just The Facts

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1 SMiLE… Version 1.0 JUST THE FACTS.

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SMiLE… Version 1.0 JUST THE FACTS.

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VERSION NOTES

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Version 0.5 – 12th May 2003. First version.

At this point everything’s open to change. Section Titles of songs are sometimes pretty wacky (i.e., Heroes & Villains – Spooky Instrumental) but I think they’re memorable enough to identify what the section is and remember.

Please e-mail dar.ren@ntlworld.com with the header “SMiLE Facts” with any suggestions, changes, additions, whatever you like. This document is supposed to be helpful, any way it can be improved upon is welcomed.

Additions already under consideration:

A SMiLE Era Who’s Who. Lyrics. 1966/1967 – SMiLE era timeline.

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Version 0.8 – 16th May 2003.

Changed all instances of Vigotone to correct spelling, Vigotone. Thanks to Chris (bravesfan1).

Added MISC RECORDINGS section. Thanks to Jeff (bassplayer176) for the reminder.

Added Vigotone 01/25 – Do You Like Worms info. Thanks to Richard Powell.

Minor formatting changes.

Added ‘Misc. Recordings’ section.

Added info for ‘Heroes & Villains – Bells Intro’ ‘Bag of Tricks’ ‘Untitled Instrumental’ and ‘Smog’ from Project SMiLE.

Added info for ‘SMiLE Promo’ from Early Years SMiLE.

Added info for ‘SMiLE Era Party’ from Vigotone SMiLE.

Added info for ‘Psychedelic Talk’ from Sea of Tunes 14: Pet Sounds.

Added ‘Uncirculating Audio’ section.

Added Lyrics section. Referenced lyrics in Look! Listen! Vibrate! SMiLE!, Sea of Tunes 17: The SMiLE Sessions booklet, and the ‘Surf’s Up’ CD lyrics. Also transcribed ‘He Gives Speeches’, ‘I’m in Great Shape’ (which I know there’s controversy over the lyrics to).

Changed spelling of Coolee to Coolie throughout.

Added full information to ‘Good Vibrations’ section.

Still to come: 1966/1967 – SMiLE era timeline. SMiLE Who’s Who.

Thanks to everyone for the encouragement.

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Version 1.0 – 27th May 2003

After a much needed break…

Fixed ‘You’re Welcome’ info from Vigotone SMiLE.
Added information for ‘Barnshine’ (AKA Barnyard fade with Sunshine lyrics) – thanks to Richard Powell.

Added information for ‘Smog’ (AKA ‘Smog rap’ etc)
Added Project SMiLE tracks to ‘I Love To Say Da-Da’ – thanks to Chance Lander

Added ‘Sessions Timeline’. Basically a collection of the session recording dates from elsewhere in the document.

And I think that’s it for now. Any additions, corrections, suggestions, please e-mail dar.ren@ntlworld.com with the header ‘SMiLE Facts’.

Thanks for all the encouragement and mails.

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INTRODUCTION

This document is an attempt to present the facts about SMiLE and the recordings of SMiLE currently available to collectors. The intention is to only include what we know as facts and to leave all the theories and possibilities aside in an attempt to create a simple guide for new-comers to make their own minds up about SMiLE before the countless theories, arguments and rumours start to take over as well as providing collectors with a guide to available SMiLE era recordings.

Of course, this document wouldn’t have been even dreamt about without the work of the usual suspects including, but not only: The SMiLE Shop, Jon Hunt, John Lane, Brad Elliott, Alan Boyd, Cam Mott, & Lou Shenk.

See Version Information for further thanks.

SMiLE – Just the Facts was written and is maintained by D.Lawrence. May 2003.

My favourite vegatable is the carrot.

dar.ren@ntlworld.com dl@edenofflowers.com

www.edenofflowers.com/smile.rtf

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THE FACTS ABOUT SMiLE

The original title for SMiLE was Dumb Angel.

Brian produced a written 12 track list for SMiLE early December 1966…

Do You Like Worms
Wind Chimes
Heroes & Villains
Surf’s Up
Good Vibrations
Cabin Essence
Wonderful
I’m In Great Shape
Child is Father of The Man
The Elements
Vega-Tables
The Old Master Painter.

The above tracks were written by Brian Wilson & Van Dyke Parks with the exceptions of Good Vibrations and The Old Master Painter.

In January 1967 covers and booklets for the album were printed, to the above track listing Capitol had added ‘See label for correct playing order.”

On 6th May 1967 Derek Taylor announced in his English column that SMiLE had been scrapped.

A memo dated 25th July 1967 at Capitol stated that the booklets prepared for SMiLE would be used for the album which would follow Smiley Smile.

Heroes & Villains was released as a single on 31st July 1967.

The album Smiley Smile was released 5th September 1967.

In 1971 Carl Wilson attempted to complete the SMiLE album, this was not released.

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SESSIONS TIMELINE:-

09-Apr-1966 – 16 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders – Good Vibrations.
04-May-1966 – 17 Musicians – Western Recorders – Good Vibrations.
11-May-1966 – 14 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
24-May-1966 – 9 Musicians – Sunset Sound – Good Vibrations.
25-May-1966 – 3 Musicians – Sunset Sound – Good Vibrations.
27-May-1966 – 13 Musicians – Western Recorders – Good Vibrations.
16-Jun-1966 – 8 Musicians – Western Recorders – Good Vibrations.
18-Jun-1966 – 9 Musicians + Carl – Western Recorders – Good Vibrations.
03-Aug-1966 – 13 Musicians + Carl – Goldstar Recorders – Wind Chimes.
12-Aug-1966 – 11 Musicians – Western Recorders – I Ran (AKA Look)
25-Aug-1966 – 5 Musicians + Brian & Dennis – Western Recorders – Wind Chimes.
01-Sep-1966 – 5 Musicians + Carl, Dennis, Brian – Western Recorders – Good Vibrations.
08-Sep-1966 – 9 Musicians + Van, Brian, Carl & Dennis – Western Recorders – Holidays.
21-Sep-1966 – 1 Musician – Columbia Recorders – Good Vibrations.
03-Oct-1966 – 13 Musicians + Van & Carl – Goldstar Recorders – Cabin Essense.
04-Oct-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders – Prayer.
06-Oct-1966 – Brian Only – Goldstar Studios – Wind Chimes.
07-Oct-1966 – 7 Musicians + Carl & Brian – Western Recorders – Child….
05-Oct-1966 – 3 Musicians + Van, Brian & Carl – Western Recorders – Wind Chimes.
10-Oct-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders – Wind Chimes.
11-Oct-1966 – 6 Musicians + Carl & Brian – Western Recorders – Cabin Essense.
12-Oct-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders – Child….
13-Oct-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders – I Ran.
17-Oct-1966 – Beach Boys – GoldStar Recorders – I’m In Great Shape.
18-Oct-1966 – 7 Musicians + Van – Western Recorders – Do You Like Worms.
20-Oct-1966 – 8 Musicians + Van – Western Recorders – Heroes & Villains, Barnyard.
21-Oct-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders – Do You Like Worms
27-Oct-1966 – 4 Musicians + Van & Brian – Western Recorders – Heroes & Villains, I’m In Great Shape.
04-Nov-1966 – 6 Musicians – Western Recorders – Surf’s Up.
07-Nov-1966 – 5 Musicians – Western Recorders – Surf’s Up.
11-Nov-1967 – Vegetable Chants.
14-Nov-1966 – 15 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders – The Old Master Painter.
16-Nov-1967 – Vegetable Arguments.
30-Nov-1966 – Beach Boys – GoldStar Recorders – The Old Master Painter.
28-Nov-1966 – 16 Musicians – GoldStar Recorders – Mr’s O’Leary’s Cow.
29-Nov-1966 – 6 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders – I Wanna Be Around / Friday Night.
02-Dec-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders – Child….
06-Dec-1966 – “Brian + 5” – Goldstar Recorders – Cabin Essense & Child is the father…
12-Dec-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Studios – You’re Welcome.
13-Dec-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
15-Dec-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Studios – Wind Chimes.
15-Dec-1966 – Beach Boys – Columbia Recorders – Surf’s Up.
19-Dec-1966 – 17 Musicians – Western Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
22-Dec-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
27-Dec-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders – Heroes & Villains, Cabin Essence.
28-Dec-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
03-Jan-1967 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
05-Jan-1967 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders – Do You Like Worms
05-Jan-1967 – 4 Musicians + Van – Western Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
12-Jan-1967 – 7 Musicians – Western Recorders – I Don’t Know.
20-Jan-1967 – 4 Musicians + Brian – Columbia “Not but used.” – Heroes & Villains.
23-Jan-1967 – 8 Musicians + Carl – Western Recorders – Surf’s Up.
27-Jan-1967 – Cantina Tracking – Goldstar Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
31-Jan-1967 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
03-Feb-1967 – 1 Musician – Columbia Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
07-Feb-1967 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
10-Feb-1967 – Brian Only – Goldstar Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
14-Feb-1967 – 2 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders – Little Red Book.
15-Feb-1967 – 19 Musicians + Van – Western Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
21-Feb-1967 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
24-Feb-1967 – Brian Only – Goldstar Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
26-Feb-1967 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
27-Feb-1967 – Tracking for Part 2 – Goldstar Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
28-Feb-1967 – Fade to Heroes & Villains – Goldstar Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
01-Mar-1967 – 8 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
02-Mar-1967 – 4 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders – Heroes & Villains.
03-Mar-1967 – Beach Boys – Columbia – Vegetables.
03-Mar-1967 – 10 Musicians – Sound Recorders – Tones.
13-Mar-1967 – Beach Boys – Sound Recorders – Tones.
15-Mar-1967 – 3 Musicians – Western Recorders – Tones.
04-Apr-1967 – Beach Boys – Sound Recorders – Vegetables.
05-Apr-1967 – Tracking – Western Recorders – Vegetables.
05-Apr-1967 – Beach Boys – Sound Recorders – Vegetables.
06-Apr-1967 – Tracking – Western Recorders – Vegetables.
06-Apr-1967 – Beach Boys – Sound Recorders – Vegetables “(insert)”.
07-Apr-1967 – Tracking – Western Recorders – Vegetables.
07-Apr-1967 – Beach Boys – Columbia – Vegetables.
10-Apr-1967 – Tracking – Western Recorders – Vegetables.
10-Apr-1967 – Beach Boys – Sound Recorders – Vegetables.
11-Apr-1967 – Tracking – Western Recorders – Vegetables, Tones.
11-Apr-1967 – Beach Boys – Sound Recorders – Vegetables.
12-Apr-1967 – Tracking – Western Recorders – Vegetables.
12-Apr-1967 – 11 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders. – Vegetables “Fade to…”.
13-Apr-1967 – Brian only – Sound Recorders – Vegetables.
14-Apr-1967 – Brian only – Sound Recorders – Vegetables.
16-May-1967 – 6 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders – I Love to Say Da Da.
17-May-1967 – 10 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders – I Love to Say Da Da.
18-May-1967 – 9 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders – I Love to Say Da Da.

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Song Title Session Dates Additional Comments

"Wind Chimes" 8/3, 10/5, 10/10 1966 Original backing track recorded in August. Re-made as inserts in October.

"Wonderful" 8/25, 10/6, 12/15 1966 1/9 1967 Original track recorded in August. Remade as "Rock With Me Henry" version at Jan. 9th "insert" session with drums / bass overdubs and different key.

"Heroes & Villains" 5/11, 10/20-27, 12/13, 12/22, 12/27-28, 1966 1/3, 1/5 (Part Two), 1/20, 1/27, 2/7, 2/15, 2/27-28 (Part Two), 3/1-2 (Part Two), 1967 See article here regarding Heroes and Villains Part Two.

"Do You Like Worms" 10/18, 12/21 1966

"Child Is The Father Of The Man" 10/7, 10/12, 12/2, 12/6 1966 Unknown whether lead vocal was completed. Additional sections recorded but not used in final mix.

"Our Prayer" 10/4 1966 Add'l vocals added 11/17/68.

"The Old Master Painter" 11/14, 11/30 1966 So called "false barnyard," which ended up as tag to "H&V - cantina version" recorded at OMP tracking session

"The Elements" 11/28 1966 Date given is for "Fire" recording. Additional sections recorded (or NOT recorded) at unknown dates.

"Cabin Essence" 10/3, 10/11, 12/6, 12/27 1966

"Surf's Up" 11/7-8, 12/5 1966 1/23, 1/25 1967 1/23 and 1/25 recordings unknown

"Vega Tables" 4/5, 4/6, 4/7, 4/10, 4/11, 4/12. 4/13, 4/14 1967 Early "demo" version exists, may date from pre-'67

"I Ran" ("Look") 8/12, 10/13 1966

"Holidays" 9/8 1966 The entire "Holidays" track, including the coda (formerly thought to be "Tune X") recorded on 9/8. No additional recordings reported.

"I'm In Great Shape" 10/17 1966, 10/22 1966 Oct. 17 -- Vocal recording only, and has remained unheard. Unknown at this time what this consisted of. Oct 22 -- track for "Great Shape," at that point part of h&V

"I Wanna Be Around / Friday Night" 11/29 1966 First half of the song is a Johnny Mercer song, a hit for Tony Bennett among others. Second half features "woodshop" sound effects and was connected by bassist Carol Kaye to "Fire."

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SESSION LOGS

(re-transcribed by John Lane) crucial note: this is not to say that these represent the complete AFM sheets, but rather they are every AFM sheet in The Shop's possession. See additional note at bottom.

Studio: Gold Star
Date & Hours of Employment: April 9, 1966, 5pm to 9:30pm some men 1 Hour overtime only
Master No.: 55949
No. of Minutes: 2:28
Title of Tunes: Good Vibrations
Session Musicians: Steven. D Kreisman; Hal Blaine (contractor); Frank Capp; Alfred V. Delory; Carl L. Fortina; William E. Green; Carol Kaye; Lawrence W. Knechtel; Lawrence Levine; Michael Melvoin; Jay Migliori; Tommy Morgan ; M.R. Pohlman; Lyle Ritz; Arthur C. Smith; Paul O.W. Tanner.

Studio: Western Recorders
Date & Hours of Employment: May 4, 1966, 1pm to 5:30pm
Master No.: 55949
No. of Minutes: n/a
Title of Tunes: Good Vibrations
Sessions Musicians: Steven D. Kreisman, Charles D. Britz, Tommy Morgan, Frank Capp, James Beck Gordon, Alvin W. Casey, Jerry Kolbrek, James R. Horn, William E. Greon, Paul O.W. Tanner, William Pitman, Alfred V. de Lory, M.R. Pohlman, Jay Migliori, James E. Bond Jr., Hal Blaine, Sal Frohman

Studio: Capitol Records, Inc.
Date & Hours of Employment: May 5, 1966 8pm to 11pm
Master No.: 55984
No. of Minutes: 2:40
Title of Tunes: Excuse Me, Baby
Sessions Musicians: Steven D. Kreisman, James E. Burton, Hal Blaine, Alfred V. de Lory, Melvin Pollan, Frank Capp, Roy V. Caton

Studio: Gold Star Recorders
Date & Hours of Employment: May 11, 1966 10am to 1:30pm
Master No.: 55999
No. of Minutes: n/a
Title of Tunes: Heroes and Villains (track)
Sessions Musicians: Steven D. Kreisman, Lawrence Levine, Alfred de Lory, Jay Migliori, William E. Green, James R. Horn, Frank Capp, Alvin W. Casey, Lyle Ritz, William Pitman, Carol Kaye, Jerry Kolbrak, Lawrence W. Knechtel, Hal Blaine

Studio: Sunset Sound
Date & Hours of Employment: May 24, 1966 10pm to 1am, 1am to 1:30am
Master No.: 55949
No. of Minutes:
Title of Tunes: Good Vibrations (track)
Sessions Musicians: Steven D. Kreisman, Jay Migliori, Alfred de Lory, Lyle Ritz, Cary L Coleman, James Beck Gordon, Carol Kaye, James R. Horn, William E. Green

Studio: Sunset Sound
Date & Hours of Employment: May 25, 1966 3pm to 6pm
Master No.: n/a
No. of Minutes: 2:40
Title of Tunes: Good Vibrations

Sessions Musicians: James R. Horn, Abe Most, Arthur Herfurt

Studio: Western Recorders
Date & Hours of Employment: May 27, 1966, 9 am to 12:30pm
Master No.: 55949
No. of Minutes:
Title of Tunes: Good Vibrations (track)
Sessions Musicians: Steven Kreisman, Charles Britz, William Pitman, Gary Coleman, Paul Tanner, Michael Melvoin, James Beck Gordon, Lyle Ritz, Arthur George Wright, James R. Horn, Emil Radocchia, Jay Migliori, Plas Johnson

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: June 2, 1966, 9am to 2pm, some men 9 to 12:30 Master No.: 56065 No. of Minutes: 2:18 Title of Tunes: Inspiration Sessions Musicians: Diane Rovell (leader), Hal Blaine, Charles Britz, William Pitman, Don Randi, Lyle Ritz, Carl Wilson

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: June 2, 1966 2pm to 5pm Master No.: 56065 No. of Minutes: 2:18 Title of Tunes: Inspiration Sessions Musicians: Hal Blaine

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: June 12, 1966, 1pm to 4pm Master No.: 56065 No. of Minutes: 2:18 Title of Tunes: Inspiration Sessions Musicians: Hal Blaine, Jesse Ehrlich, Paul Tanner

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: June 16, 1966, 1pm to 8pm Master No.: 12935 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Good Vibrations (track) Sessions Musicians: Steven Kreisman, Michael Melvoin, Hal Blaine, Paul Tanner, Lyle Ritz, William Pitman, Charles Britz, Alfred de Lory

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: June 16, 1966, 5pm to 9pm Master No.: 55949 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Good Vibrations (track) Sessions Musicians: Diane Rovell, James Horn, Jay Migliori

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: June 18, 1966, 9am to 1:30pm 6 men/ 9am to 2pm 4men Master No.: 55949 No. of Minutes: 2:35 Title of Tunes: Good Vibrations Sessions Musicians: Charles Britz, William Green, Alfred de Lory, Jay Migliori, Carl Wilson, Plas Johnson, Carol Kaye, William Pitman, Paul Tanner, Tommy Morgan

Studio: Gold Star Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: August 3, 1966, 10am to 2:30pm (some men to 1:30 only) Master No.: 56448 No. of Minutes: 2:28 Title of Tunes: Wind Chimes Sessions Musicians: Hal Blaine, Diane Rovell (Contr), Frank Capp, Alfred de Lory, Sam Glenn, William Green, James Horn, Carol Kaye, Lawrence Knechtel, Lawrence Levine, Jay Migliori, Don Randi, Lyle Ritz, Carl Wilson

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: August 12, 1966, 1pm to 5pm Master No.: n/a No. of Minutes: 2:16 Title of Tunes: Untitled Song #1 Sessions Musicians: Diane Rovell, Hal Blaine, James Bond Jr., Charles Britz, Frank Capp, Alfred de Lory, George Hyde, Richard Hyde, Barney Kessel, Lawrence Knechtel, Jay Migliori, William Pitman, R Pohlman

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: August 25, 1966, 2pm to 7pm (some men only 2 to 5pm) Master No.: 56550 No. of Minutes: 1:55 Title of Tunes: Wonderful Sessions Musicians: Lyle Ritz, Diane Rovell, Henry B. David, Lawrence Knechtel, Alan Weight, Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: September 1, 1966, 4pm to 7:30pm Master No.: n/a No. of Minutes: 1:15 Title of Tunes: Good Vibrations Sessions Musicians: Hal Blaine, Diane Rovell, Henry B. David, Tommy Morgan, Lyle Ritz, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: September 8, 1966, 2pm to 7pm (some men only until 6pm) Master No.: n/a No. of Minutes: 2:25 Title of Tunes: Holidays Sessions Musicians: Charles Britz, Diane Rovell, Gary Coleman, Gene Estes, Sam Glenn, William Green, James Horn, Jay Migliori, Van Dyke Parks, Chester Ricord, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson

Studio: Columbia Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: September 21, 1966, 8pm to 11pm Master No.: n/a No. of Minutes: 3:40 Title of Tunes: Good Vibrations Sessions Musicians: Paul Tanner

Studio: Goldstar Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: October 3, 1966, 8pm to 12pm Master No.: 56647 No. of Minutes: 3:20 Title of Tunes: Home On The Range Sessions Musicians: James Gordon, Diane Rovell, James Burton, Jesse Erlich, Carl Fortine, Armand Kaproff, Carol Kaye, Lawrence Levine, Jay Migliori, Tommy Morgan, Van Dyke Parks, William Pitman, Lyle Ritz, Thomas Tedesco, Carl Wilson

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: October 5, 1966, 3pm to 6:30pm (some men only til 6pm) Master No.: 56648 No. of Minutes: 2:55 Title of Tunes: Windchimes Sessions Musicians: Van Dyke Parks, Diane Rovell, Charles Berghofer, Charles Britz, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: October 7, 1966, 1pm to 6:30pm Master No.: n/a No. of Minutes: 2:40 Title of Tunes: Child is Father of the Man Sessions Musicians: Hal Blaine, Diane Rovell, James Bond Jr., Charles Britz, Frank Cap, Carol Kaye, William Pitman, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: October 11, 1966, 2pm to 6pm Master No.: 56716 No. of Minutes: 2:50 Title of Tunes: Cabin Essence Sessions Musicians: William Pitman, Diane Rovell, James Bond Jr., Charles Britz, Carol Kaye, Oliver Mitchell, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: October 18, 1966, 2pm to 7:30pm (some men only until 6:30pm) Master No.: 56729 No. of Minutes: 3:05 Title of Tunes: Do You Like Worms? Sessions Musicians: Van Dyke Parks, Diane Rovell, Charles Britz, Gene Estes, James Gordon, Jerry Kolbrak, Carol Kaye, Lyle Ritz

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: October 20, 1966, 2pm to 7:30pm (some men called for 5pm) Master No.: 56727 No. of Minutes: 2:25 Title of Tunes: Heroes and Villains Sessions Musicians: Van Dyke Parks, Diane Rovell, Charles Britz, Gene Estes, James Gordon, George Hyde, Carol Kaye, Tommy Morgan, William Pitman, Lyle Ritz

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: October 27, 1966, 2pm to 7:30pm (one person called for 5:30pm) Master No.: 56738 No. of Minutes: 1:25 Title of Tunes: Heroes & Villians Sessions Musicians: Jay Migliori, Diane Rovell, Charles Britz, Van Dyke Parks, Dorothy Victor, Brian Wilson

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: November 4, 1966, 2pm to 6pm (some men until 5:30pm) Master No.: 56842 No. of Minutes: 2:20 Title of Tunes: Surf's Up (1st movement) Sessions Musicians: Charles Britz, Diane Rovell, James Bond Jr, Frank Capp, Alvin Casey, Alfred de Lory, Carol Kaye, Nick Pellico

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: November 7, 1966, 3pm to 6pm Master No.: 56841 No. of Minutes: 2:20 Title of Tunes: Surf's Up Sessions Musicians: Charles Britz, Diane Rovell, Arthur Briegleb, Roy Cates, David Duke, George Hyde, Claude Sherry

Studio: Goldstar Recording Studio Date & Hours of Employment: November 14, 1966, 8pm to 11:30pm Master No.: 56866 No. of Minutes: 2:20 Title of Tunes: My Only Sunshine Sessions Musicians: Carol Kaye, Diane Rovell, Arnold Belnick, Norman Botnick, Joseph DiTullio, Jesse Erlich, James Gordon, Raymond Kelley, Lawrence Levine, Leonard Malarsky, Jay Migliori, Tommy Morgan, Alexander Neiman, William Pitman, Lyle Ritz, Joseph Saxon

Studio: Goldstar Recording Studio Date & Hours of Employment: November 28, 166, 2pm to 5:30pm Master No.: 56891 No. of Minutes: 2:50 Title of Tunes: The Elements (FIRE) Sessions Musicians: Lyle Ritz, Diane Rovell, Arnold Belnick, Norman Botnick, Joseph DiTollio, Jesse Erlich, Gene Estes, James Gordon, William Green, James Horn, Plas Johnson, Carol Kaye, Lawrence Levine, Leonard Marsky, Jay Migliori, Alexander Neiman, William Pitman

Studio: Goldstar Recording Studio Date & Hours of Employment: November 29, 1966, 2pm to 6pm Master No.: n/a No. of Minutes: 1:38 Title of Tunes: Friday Night (I'm in great shape) Sessions Musicians: William Pitman, Diane Rovell, Gene Estes, James Gordon, Carol Kaye, Lawrence Levine, Lyle Ritz

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: December 19, 1966, 1pm to 6pm (some men until 4:30pm) Master No.: 57020 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Heroes and Villians Sessions Musicians: Hal Blaine, Diane Rovell, Arnold Belnick, Harold Benke, Norman Botnick, Charles Britz, Joseph DiFiore, Jesse Erlich, Harry Hyams, Armand Kapreff, Raymond Kelley, William Kuraseh, Leonard Malarsky, Alexander Neiman, William Pitman, Emmet Sergeant, Joseph Saxon Sidney Sharp

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: January 5, 1967; 6:00 PNM to 10:00 PM (some men until 9) Master No.: 57045 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Heroes and Villians - Part 2 Session Musicians: Charles D. Britz, Diane Rovell, Van Dyke Parks, William Pitman, Lyle Ritz

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: January 12, 1967 Master No.: 57063 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: I Don't Know Session Musicians: Carol Kaye, Diane Rovell, Charles D. Britz, Bruce A. Johnston, Tommy Morgan, William Pitman, Lyle Ritz, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson

Studio: Columbia Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: January 20, 1967 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM (Tracking scale not included: recording will absolutely not be used. This was an experimental session. Recording did not turn out.) Master No.: 57074 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Heroes and Villians Session Musicians: Brian D. Wilson, Diane Rovell, Nick Pellico, Alan I. Robinson, Claude E. Sherry

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: January 23, 1967 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Master No.: 57087 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Surf's Up Session Musicians: CHal Blaine, Diane Rovell, Charles D. Britz, Roy V. Caton, William E. Creen, James R. Horn, Jay Migliori, WIlliam Pitman, Lyle Ritz, Carl D. Wilson

Studio: Columbia Recording Studio Date & Hours of Employment: Feb. 7, 1967; 120:00 PM call (*session only lasted 45 minutes) Master No.: 57020 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Heroes and Villians Session Musicians: Thomas Tedesco

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: Feb. 15, 1967; 11:00 PM to 2:30 AM Master No.: 57020 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Heroes and Villians Session Musicians: Hal Blaine, Dianne Rovell, Norman W. Botnick, Charles D. Britz, Joseph Di Tullio, Jesse Erlich, Gene P. Estes, George W. Lyle(?), Carl Kaye, William Kurnach, Tommy Morgan, Alexander Neiman, Van Dyke Parks, William Pitman, W.R. Pohlman, Jerome J. Reisler, Lyle Ritz, Ralph Schaeffer, Sidney Sharp, John T. Vidnaich (Vidor), Walter B. Wiemeyer (?) (NOTE: some names partially obscured on AFM)

Studio: Sound Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: March 3, 1967 9:30 PM to 12:30 PM (note: CARL WILSON session) Master No.: n/a No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Tones Session Musicians: William R. Hinsche, Dianne Rovell, Norman W. Botnick, James E. Burton, Jesse Erlich, Norm Jeffries, Jerome A. Kssler, Irving S. Lipschultz, Alexander Neiman, Armin Steiner, Birik Linngborg (last name obscured)

Studio: Western Recorders Date & Hours of Employment: March 15, 1967 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Master No.: 57321 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Tones Session Musicians: Dianne Rovell, Charles Britz, Carol Kaye, William Pitman, Lyle Ritz

Studio: Goldstar Recording Studio Date & Hours of Employment: May 16, 1967 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM Master No.: 57668 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Love to Say Da Da Session Musicians: Hal Blaine, Dianne Rovell, Gene P. Estes (bells, Perc. Piano), James M. Hilton, William Pitman, Lyle Ritz, Michel Rubini

Studio: Goldstar Recording Studio Date & Hours of Employment: May 17, 8:00 PM to 12:30 PM Master No.: 57668 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Love to Say Da Da Session Musicians: Hal Blaine, Dianne Rovell, Gene P. Estes, James M. Hilton, James R. Horn, Carol Kaye, Jay Migliori, William Pitman, M.R. Pohlman, Lyle Ritz, Michel Rubini

Studio: Goldstar Recording Studio Date & Hours of Employment: May 18, 1967 Master No.: 57668 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Love to Say Da Da Session Musicians: M.R. Pohlman, Dianne Rovell, Frank A. DeVita, Gene P. Estes, William E. Green (piccolo and whistle), James M. Hilton, Jay Migliori (Piccolo and Whistle), William Pitman, Bass and Gut String Gtm.), Melvin Pollan, Michel Rubini

Studio: Goldstar Recording Studio Date & Hours of Employment: May 19 (session cancelled without required notice period) Master No.: n.a No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: n/a (presumably Da Da, certainly not a mixing session) Session Musicians: Hal Blaine, Dianne Rovell, Allen Estes, James B. Gordon, William Pitman, Lyle Ritz, Michel Rubini

Studio: Beach Boys Studio, 10452 Bellagio Rd Date & Hours of Employment: June 14, 1967, 3pm to 6pm Master No.: 51020 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Heroes & Villains Sessions Musicians: Diane Rovell, Alan Jardine, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson

Studio: Beach Boys Studio Date & Hours of Employment: June 15, 1967, 8pm to 11pm Master No.: illegible No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Vegetables Sessions Musicians: Dianne Rovell, Alan Jardine, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson

Studio: Beach Boys Recording Studio Date & Hours of Employment: June 19, 1967, 2pm to 5pm Master No.: 57863 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: The Hawaiin Song Sessions Musicians: Diane Rovell, Alan Jardine, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson

Studio: BeachBoys Studio Date & Hours of Employment: June 21, 1967, 7pm to 10pm Master No.: 57863 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Hawaiin Song (insert) Sessions Musicians: Dianne Rovell, Charles Berghefer, Alan Jardine, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson

Studio: BeachBoys Studio Date & Hours of Employment: June 28, 1967, 2pm to 5pm Master No.: 57933 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Little Pad in Hawaii Sessions Musicians: Diane Rovell, Alan Jardine, James Lockert, Michael Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson

Studio: BeachBoys Studio Date & Hours of Employment: June 29, 1967, 3pm to 6pm Master No.: 57934 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: W. Woodpecker Symphony Sessions Musicians: Diane Rovell, Alan Jardine, James Lockert, Michael Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson

Studio: BeachBoys Studio Date & Hours of Employment: June 30, 1967, 3pm to 6pm Master No.: 57935 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: With Me Tonight Sessions Musicians: Diane Rovell, Alan Jardine, James Lockert, Michael Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson

Studio: BeachBoys Studio Date & Hours of Employment: July 5, 1967, 2pm to 5pm Master No.: 57941 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Untitled #1 Sessions Musicians: Diane Rovell, Alan Jardine, James Lockert, Michael Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson

Studio: BeachBoys Studio Date & Hours of Employment: July 6, 1967, 2pm to 5pm Master No.: 57942 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Untitled #2 Sessions Musicians: Diane Rovell, Alan Jardine, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson

Studio: BeachBoys Studio Date & Hours of Employment: July 10, 1967, 2pm to 5pm Master No.: 58034 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Windchimes Sessions Musicians: Diane Rovell, Alan Jardine, James Lockert, Michael Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson

Studio: 10452 Bellagio Rd. Date & Hours of Employment: July 11, 1967, 2pm to 5pm Master No.: 58024 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: (insert) Windchimes Sessions Musicians: Diane Rovell, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson

Studio: 10452 Bellagio Rd. Date & Hours of Employment: July 12, 1967, 4pm to 7pm Master No.: 58035 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Wonderful Sessions Musicians: Dianne Rovell, Alan Jardine, James Lockert, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Michael Love

Studio: BeachBoys Studio Date & Hours of Employment: July 13, 1967, 2pm to 5:30pm Master No.: illegible No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Whistle-In Sessions Musicians: Diane Rovell, James Lockert, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson

Studio: BeachBoys Studio Date & Hours of Employment: July 14, 1967, 2pm to 6pm Master No.: 58037 No. of Minutes: n/a Title of Tunes: Gettin' Hungry Sessions Musicians: Diane Rovell, James Lockert, Michael Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson

Notes: 1. 10452 Bellagio Rd. = BeachBoys Studio. If either one is mentioned by itself, it's only because that's what appears foremost on the sheet. 2. The category of "Session Musicians" is synonymous with "Employees", as the more accurate designation on the sheet is "Employee's Name". 3. What's "AFM"? American Federation of Musicians. http://surfermoon.com/boots.shtml

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GUIDE TO AVAILABLE RECORDINGS:-

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KEY TO TERMS USED.

Channel: Left or Right.

Double Tracking: Singing the exact same vocal as an overdub onto the original, this strengthens the sound of the voice.

Mixing: Setting the volume and sound of each instrument as well as where the instrument is going to be in the stereo mix.

Mix: A version of a track which is created as a stereo track by playing the multi-track and ‘Mixing’ the instruments. This is then treated as a final track or overdubbed onto.

Multi Track: While normal audio cassettes record two tracks (left and right), multi-track recordings record more.

Overdub: Adding a new instrument or vocal on top of an existing recording.

OOPS: Out of Phase Stereo. A technique used to eliminate part of stereo recordings. This is done by fans to hear the song in a different way. It’s fun… Open your selected audio file in, for example, Cool Edit. Select one channel (left or right) and ‘Invert’ it (there should be a menu option to do this). Then ‘Average’ the track. This mixes 50% of the left channel with 50% of the right. Now sit back and find out if you’ve uncovered any interesting audio.

Track: A single track of a multi-track recording.

Tracking: Instrumental recording session, particularly for complete backing tracks.

Sequence: The order in which each section of the track is placed. Or which order on the album the tracks are placed.

Vox: Vocals.

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BARNYARD

FACTS: Included as part of the original ‘Heroes & Villains’ Piano Demo.

SESSIONS: 20-Oct-1966 – Western Recorders – At Heroes & Villains session.

AUDIO: Endless Harmony

10 – Heroes & Villains – Demo 2:24 Heroes & Villains Piano Demo. Fade in to Verse 1 / Verse 2 / I’m In Great Shape / Barnyard (Fade during).

Archaeology

02/19 – Barnyard (Acoustic Demo) 2:43 The end of “Heroes & Villains” piano demo, longer than “Endless Harmony”. Tape cuts and then whole thing is played again unedited.

02/20 – Barnyard – Unknown Take – Mono Mix 1:02 No lead vocals, backing vocals and animal sounds.

Vigotone SMiLE

02/09 – Barnyard 0:59 As Archaeology

Sea of Tunes 16: SMiLE

03 – Barnyard 0:54 As Archaeology but fake stereo.

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CABIN ESSENCE

FACTS:

SESSIONS 03-Oct-1966 – 13 Musicians + Van & Carl – Goldstar Recorders. 11-Oct-1966 – 6 Musicians + Carl & Brian – Western Recorders. 06-Dec-1966 – “Brian + 5” – Goldstar Recorders. 27-Dec-1966 – Brian Only – Goldstar Recorders.

AUDIO: 20/20

12 – Cabinessence 3:33 Verse / Chorus / Verse / Chorus / Grand Coolie Dam, to fade.

Good Vibrations Box Set

06/10 – Cabinessence (Track Only) 4:00 Instrumental track. Sequence as released.

Vigotone SMiLE

02/02 - Cabin Essence 4:06 Instrumental Verse (no doings) / Chorus with vocals / Grand Coolie Dam – No lead vocals, backing vocals. Then it fades and the chorus comes in again but it’s better mixed than what’s come before followed by Grand Coolie Dam – Full. These two sections are almost exactly as 2020 version except different mix (with no backing vocals) on Over and over fade.

Vigotone SMiLE

01/07 - Cabin Essence 2:36 Instrumental Verse (with doings) / Vocal Chorus/ Verse (no doings) / Instrumental Chorus

Dumb Angel Rarities Volume 1

15 - Cabin Essence – Track and Backing Vocals 2:29 As Vigotone SMiLE. Better audio.

Archaeology

02/06 - Cabin Essence – Unknown Early Take Mono 1 2:20 Instrumental Verse/Vocal Chorus/Grand Coolie Dam – with backing vocals, no ‘Over and over’ vocals, to fade.

02/07 - Cabin Essence – Unknown Early Take Mono 2 1:48 Vocal Chorus/Grand Coolie Dam – with vocals, to fade.

108 Cabin Essence (Verse Takes 1-12) 11:06 6610 109 Cabin Essence (Chorus Takes 1-17) 12:57 6610 110 Cabin Essence (Chorus Takes 18-23) 3:04 6610 111 Cabin Essence (Tag Takes 1-5) 4:42 6610 112 Cabin Essence (Verse Chorus Mix 1) 1:33 6610 113 Cabin Essence (Verse Chorus Mix 2) 1:37 6610 114 Cabin Essence (Verse Chorus Mix 3) 1:34 6610 115 Cabin Essence (Verse Chorus Mix 4) 1:36 6610 116 Cabin Essence (Verse Chorus Mix 5) 1:28 6610 117 Cabin Essence (Verse Chorus OD) 1:37 6612 = early version #3.1 first part 118 Cabin Essence (Verse Chorus Tag Vocal OD) 2:25 6610 = early version #1 complete ("who ran..." + "over-and-over") 119 Cabin Essence (Tag Vocal Overdub) 1:38 6612 adding "grand coulee dam" 120 Cabin Essence (Chorus Vocal Overdub) 0:43 6612 inc "truck drivin' man" 121 Cabin Essence (Chorus Tag vocal OD) 1:46 6612 = early version #2 (added "grand coulee dam")

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CHILD IS THE FATHER OF THE MAN

FACTS: At Brians suggestion part of this track was used as the final section of Surf’s Up when it was assembled for release on the Surf’s Up album.

SESSIONS: 07-Oct-1966 – 7 Musicians + Carl & Brian – Western Recorders. 12-Oct-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders. 02-Dec-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders. 06-Dec-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders.

AUDIO: Sea of Tunes 17: The SMiLE Sessions

02/01 – Child is The Father of The Man (Part 1, Takes 1-4) 4:51 Interesting to note that Chuck needs to be told the title of the song.

This is 4 takes of the ‘Chorus’ section of the track. The section versions produced at the sessions on this disk are different from the section versions used in the mixes available elsewhere. Couple this with the title mix-up and I think it’s safe to assume that this version was scrapped.

02/02 – Child is The Father of The Man (Part 1, Take 8) 0:40 Take 8.

02/03 – Child is The Father of The Man (Verse, takes 1-10) 1:36 10 takes, tape cuts at end so final take is incomplete.

02/04 – Child is The Father of The Man (Take Unknown) 0:59 A piano only version of the chorus. This was later overdubbed with vocals.

Sea of Tunes 16: SMiLE

08 – Child is The Father of The Man 1:45 A – Chorus – Piano and Vocals. SOT17/02/04 with vocals. B - Verse – SOT17 Version Take 11. C – Chorus – SOT17 Version Take 5 – No Vocals.

Vigotone SMiLE

01/19 - Child Is The Father Of Man 1:43 Bridge/Verse/Chorus.

01/05 - Child is The Father of Man 1:58 Bridge/Chorus/Verse/Chorus to fade.

Dumb Angel Rarities Volume 1

17 - Child is The Father of Man – 1st Mix 1:38 Bridge/Verse/Chorus.

18 - Child is The Father of Man – 2nd Mix 1:52 Bridge/Chorus/Verse/Chorus to fade.

Archaeology

02/01 - Child Is The Father of The Man – Unknown Take, Mono Mix 1 1:55 Bridge/Chorus with vocals/Verse section which comes to a stop. This is followed by a repeat of the chorus with vocals to fade.

02/02 - Child Is The Father of The Man – Unknown Take, Mono Mix 2 1:37 Bridge/Verse/Chorus. Record scratch sound at end after finish.

02/03 - Child Is The Father of The Man – Unknown Take, Stereo Mix 1 2:59 Chorus Instrumental/Verse/Chorus Instrumental/Verse/Chorus Instrumental/ Bridge/Chorus Instrumental.

02/04 - Child Is The Father of The Man – Unknown Take, Stereo Mix 2 0:56 Verse/Chorus.

02/05 - Child Is The Father of The Man – Unknown Take, Stereo Mix 3 0:44 V1 Bridge.

NOTES: Bridge is also known as intro. No verse or bridge sections with vocals are circulating. All chorus sections have vocals unless noted.

122 Child Is Father Of The Man (Verse Unknown Take) 0:42 6610 123 Child Is Father Of The Man (Bridge Unknown Take) 0:57 6610 124 Child Is Father Of The Man (Chorus Vocal OD) 0:54 6610 125 Child Is Father Of The Man (Piano Section Vocal Overdub) 1:11 6612 126 Child Is Father Of The Man (Backing Tr.) 3:10 6610 66 BW full backing track (same structure as MicLuv!)

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DO YOU LIKE WORMS?

FACTS:

SESSIONS: 18-Oct-1966 – 7 Musicians + Van – Western Recorders. 21-Oct-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders. 05-Jan-1967 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders.

AUDIO: Good Vibrations Box Set

02/25 – Do You Like Worms 4:00 Part One with vocals / Bicycle Rider Theme x1 / Oooga / Part Two / Bicycle Rider Theme x2 / ‘Wahalah’ / Bicycle Rider Theme to close.

Vigotone SMiLE

01/02 – Do You Like Worms 3:54 As GVB sequence. Pre vocal talking left in as well as cough. Edited a little tighter in places.

01/24 - Do You Like Worms 3:39 As GVB but edited sloppier. No cough or talking. Possibly from acetate as scratches. Final Wahalah section has cleaner lead vocals and no backing vocals.

01/25 – Do You Like Worms 3:28 This is, in fact, a cover version of the track by Ant Bee.

Sea of Tunes 16: SMiLE

04 – Do You Like Worms? - Stereo 4:04 Sequencing as GVB.

Sea of Tunes 17: SMiLE Sessions

01/20 – Bicycle Rider – 1st Vocal Overdub 0:33 Oooga Section with added fuzz bass and “Bicycle Rider” vocals.

01/21 – Bicycle Rider – 2nd Vocal Overdub 0:32 As above with more vocals.

01/22 – Bicycle Rider – 3rd Vocal Overdub 0:36 As above with more vocals.

01/23 – Do You Like Worms – Part 1, takes 23 & 24 1:09 Part 1 take 24 seems to have been the one used as the backing track to vocal sections.

01/24 – Do You Like Worms – Part 1, 1st Vocal Overdub 1:19 Part One with vocals / Bicycle Rider Theme x 2 / Oooga.

01/25 – Do You Like Worms – Part 1, 2nd Vocal Overdub 1:19 As above. More ‘Oooga’ vocals added.

01/26 – Do You Like Worms – Part 2, rehearsal final part 1:04 Rehearsals for ‘Wahalah’ section.

01/27 – Do You Like Worms – Part 2, 1st Vocal Overdub 2:56 Part One with vocals / Bicycle Rider Theme x2 / ‘Wahalah’ with backing vocals / Bicycle Rider Theme to close.

01/28 – Do You Like Worms – Part 2, 2nd Vocal Overdub 2:55 As above with ‘Wahalah’ lead vocals.

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GEORGE FELL INTO HIS FRENCH HORN

FACTS: Recorded at a Surf’s Up session. This was an experimental recording.

SESSIONS: 07-Nov-1966 – 5 Musicians – Western Recorders.

AUDIO: Vigotone SMiLE

02/07 – George Fell Into His French Horn 9:13

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GOOD VIBRATIONS

FACTS:

SESSIONS: 09-Apr-1966 – 16 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders. 04-May-1966 – 17 Musicians – Western Recorders. 24-May-1966 – 9 Musicians – Sunset Sound. 25-May-1966 – 3 Musicians – Sunset Sound. 27-May-1966 – 13 Musicians – Western Recorders. 16-Jun-1966 – 8 Musicians – Western Recorders. 18-Jun-1966 – 9 Musicians + Carl – Western Recorders. 01-Sep-1966 – 5 Musicians + Carl, Dennis, Brian – Western Recorders. 21-Sep-1966 – 1 Musician – Columbia Recorders.

AUDIO: Smiley Smile

06 – Good Vibrations 3:39 * Verse One (“I love the colourful…”) * Chorus (“I’m picking up…”) * Verse Two (“Close my eyes.”) * Chorus * Coda ( from “…tations.” through “I Don’t know where…”) * Bridge (From organ intro, trough “Gotta keep those…”, to finale.) * Chorus * Chorus Breakdown (“na na na na na”) * Chorus out.

Smiley Smile / Wild Honey CD

24 – Good Vibrations (Various Sessions) 6:53 Compilation of audio from various Good Vibrations Sessions. See Sea of Tunes 15: Good Vibrations Sessions.

25 – Good Vibrations (Early Take) 3:03 “She’s Already Working on My Brain” Version.

Hawthorne, CA

02/03 – Good Vibrations – Stereo Sections 3:13 Compilation of audio from various Good Vibrations Sessions. See Sea of Tunes 15: Good Vibrations Sessions.

Good Vibrations Box Set

02/08 – Good Vibrations – Sessions 15:18 Compilation of audio from various Good Vibrations Sessions. See Sea of Tunes 15: Good Vibrations Sessions.

Heroes & Vibrations

01 – Good Vibrations – Instrumental Track 3:40 As Sea of Tunes 15: 01/08.

02 – Good Vibrations – Toy Piano 1:46 As Sea of Tunes 15: 02/08.

03 – Good Vibrations – Fuzz Bass 1:43 As Sea of Tunes 15: 03/18.

04 – Good Vibrations – Instrumental Rehearsals 1:07 From Sea of Tunes 15: 02/10 but then cuts into another take.

05 – Good Vibrations – Tack Piano & Piccolo 0:46 From Sea of Tunes 15: 03/23 but missing chat.

06 – Good Vibrations – She’s Already Working on My Brain 2:58

07 – Good Vibrations – Hum De Hum 1:04 Bridge with ‘Hum be Dum’ backing vocals.

08 – Good Vibrations – Rarities Mix 3:32 Instrumental with different backing vocals.

Vigotone SMiLE

01/08 – Good Vibrations 3:35 Rarities Mix. As Heroes & Vibrations.

02/01 – Good Vibrations 7:43 * Instrumental with vocal inserts and some backing vocals. * “She’s Already Working…” as Sea of Tunes 15: 03/29

Sea of Tunes 16: SMiLE

11 – Good Vibrations 3:39 Rarities Mix. Called ‘Studio Mix of Take 28’.

Sea of Tunes 15: The Good Vibrations Sessions

Session #1 is an instrumental tracking session for the song in it’s original form. See 01/07 for songs sequence at this time.

01/01 – Session #1 – Take 1 0:51 * Verse * Chorus (Cuts during)

01/02 – Session #1 – Take 2 2:12 “Okay, Let’s make take 2 please”. * Take 2 - Verse * Take 2 - Chorus * Take 2 - Verse * Take 2 - Chorus * Take 2 - Coda (stopped)

01/03 – Session #1 – Takes 3 & 4 3:11 “Go from the top” * Take 3 - Verse (stopped) * “I think Maybe we could start over properly.” * Take 4 - Verse * Take 4 - Chorus * Take 4 - Verse * Take 4 - Coda (ends) * “And then we’ll take a chorus.”

01/04 – Session #1 – Takes 5 – 22 13:17 * “This is take 5. Good Vibrations. * Take 5 - Verse * Take 5 - Chorus (Stopped) * “You missed it. You played it wrong.” * Take 6 – Verse (Stopped) * “A little sharp note on the Theremin” * Take 7 - Verse (Stopped) * “No, we need a much deeper flute sound.” * Take 8 – Verse (Stopped) * “One More! One More! Let’s go.” * Take 9 – Verse * Take 9 – Chorus (Stopped) * “Hey Paul, are you doing something to your volume out there?” * Take 10 – Verse (Stopped) * “Little, hu, I don’t know what it was.” * Take 11 – Verse * Take 11 – Chorus (Cuts to.. * Take 11 – Coda (Stopped) * “Okay Babe” * Take 12 – Verse (Stopped) * “Paul, couple of sharp notes.” * Take 13 – Verse (cuts to… * Take 13 – Chorus (Stopped) * “..again, HAL!” * Take 14 – Verse (stopped) * “I must have more of the moving part on the flute.” * Take 15 – Verse * Take 15 – Chorus * “Wait a minute, something happened on the pick-up.” * Take 16 – Verse * Take 16 – Chorus (stopped) * “You DIDN’T do it right, Hal!” * Take 17 – Verse (Stopped) * “Another one, we can’t start like that.” * Take 18 – Verse (Stopped) * “One more please.” * Take 19 – Verse (cuts to…) * Take 19 – Coda (Stopped) * “We got a very sharp or flat C.” * Take 20 – Verse (cuts to…) * Take 20 – Coda (stopped) * “..sloppy getting into that spot.” * Take 21 – Verse (stopped) * “One more.” * Take 22 – Verse (stopped) * “One more, come on.”

01/05 – Session #1 – Take 23 2:09 * Take 23 – Verse * Take 23 – Chorus * Take 23 – Verse * Take 23 – Chorus * Take 23 – Coda (Stopped) * “What happened?”

01/06 – Session #1 – Takes 24 & 25 0:39 * Take 24 – Verse (stopped) * “I can hear a better start, let’s go.” * Take 25 – Verse(Stopped) * “A little fast, Hal, what the..”

01/07 – Session #1 – Take 26 3:45 * Take 26 – Verse * Take 26 – Chorus * Take 26 – Verse * Take 26 – Chorus * Take 26 – Coda * Take 26 – Chorus * Take 26 – Chorus breakdown * Take 26 – Chorus (to end.)

01/08 – Session #1 – Take 26 - Stereo Mix 3:41

Session #2 is a instrumental re-record of the track. See 01/16 for track sequence.

01/09 – Session #2 – Takes 1 – 14 12:56 * Take 1 – Verse * Take 1 – Chorus (Stopped) * “Hold it please. Let me hear the organ.” * Take 2 – Verse (stopped) * “Too loud, can you turn it down just a little bit.” * Take 3 – Verse (stopped) * Take 4 – Verse * Take 4 – Chorus * Take 4 – Verse (Stopped) * “Hey Larry.” * Take 5 – Verse (Stopped) * “Hold it, Frankie, you’re just not with it.” * Take 6 – Verse (Stopped) * “Not together, Larry’s behind.” * Take 7 – Verse (Stopped) * “Stand up a little please.” * Take 8 – Verse (Stopped) * “No, please Billy, don’t make that figure.” * Take 9 – Verse * Take 10 – Chorus (Stopped) * “Lemme just hear Billy.” * Take 11 – Verse * Take 11 – Chorus (cuts to… * Take 11 – Verse (stopped) * “Alright, just the Fender Bass.” * Take 12 – Verse (cuts in after start, stopped) * “There’s no echo. Let’s hear the drums please.” * Take 12(2) - Verse * Take 12(2) – Chorus (Stopped) * “Billy, no pickups.” * Take 13 – Verse * Take 13 – Chorus (Stopped) * “Hey Cody (?) and Terry..” * Take 14 – Verse (Stopped) * “One More, take 15 please..” * Take 15 – Verse (Stopped) * “The logical thing would be…”

01/10 – Session #2 – Take 15 2:04 * “Take 15 please…” * Take 15(2) – Verse * Take 15(2) – Chorus * Take 15(2) – Verse * Take 15(2) – Chorus * Take 15(2) – Coda * “Okay here we go, hu?”

01/11 – Session #2 – Take 16 3:09 * “Take 16 please…” * Take 16 – Verse * Take 16 – Chorus * Take 16 – Verse (stopped) * “Can you make a run…that’s good.” * Brian listens to guitars.

01/12 – Session #2 – Takes 17 – 23 3:25 * “17 please, alright?” * Take 17 – Verse (cuts) * Take 18 – Verse (Cuts) * Take 20 – Verse (Cuts) * “Larry can you switch that motor on for the verses.” * Take 21 – Verse (cuts) * “Play the other piano” * Take 23 – Verse (Stopped) * Take 24 – Verse (stopped) * “One more please, here we go.” * Take 25 – Verse (Stopped) * “Not quite, Larry.”

01/13 – Session #2 – Take 24 2:21 * Take 24(2) – Verse * Take 24(2) – Chorus * Take 24(2) – Verse * Take 24(2) – Chorus * Take 24(2) – Coda (Stopped) * “Hold it please.”

01/14 – Session #2 – Insert Rehearsals 4:35 * “..don’t come into ‘til after we fade. Nothing.” * Coda Rehearsals into Chorus. * “Okay let’s go from the top. We got that.”

01/15 – Session #2 – Takes 25 – 27 1:05 * “Right, this’ll be take 25.” * Take 25 – Verse (cuts) * “Hey Frankie, don’t play in that second verse of A.” * Take 26 – Verse (cuts) * Take 27 – Verse (cuts) * “That was a good sound. Very good.”

01/16 – Session #2 – Take 28 3:18 * Take 28 – Verse * Take 28 – Chorus * Take 28 – Verse * Take 28 – Chorus * Take 28 – Coda * Take 28 – Chorus * Take 28 – Chorus Breakdown * Take 28 – Chorus to end. * “Okay, that’s cool.”

Session #3 is primarily rehearsals and recordings of the Coda section of the song (“I Don’t Know where…”). On these recordings it is integrated into the track in a different way as a chorus. See 02/05 for full run-through. Even though it’s used as a chorus backing it will still be referred to as it’s position in the released version as Coda. Bridge version rehearsed is upbeat version of Bridge section (“Gotta keep those..”). This is later worked on more.

02/01 – Session #3 – Insert Rehearsals 5:37 * Verse Rehearsals (Cuts) * “One, Two. Count it out Hal.” * Bridge rehearsals. * “Can you play an octave higher?” * Bridge rehearsals. * “How high can you go?” * Bridge rehearsals. * “Hold it. One change for the Theremin and the harmonica.” * Bridge rehearsals. * “No no, its…”

02/02 – Session #3 – Insert Rehearsals 8:10 * “Let’s quickly adjust the organ and the harpsichord sounds.” * Coda rehearsals. * “No it’s staccato in the…” * Coda rehearsals. * “Alright let’s give it a try will we?” * Take 1 (Stopped) * “Uh, we have an intro to start with.” * Take 2 (Stopped) * “Four bar intro this’ll be..” * Take 3 (Stopped) * “Slowed down. It slowed down, man.” * Take 4 (Stopped) * “Hold it one second.” * Take 4(2) (cuts) * “Top.” * Take 4(3) (cuts) * “Okay, let’s, uh, do it again, hu?” * Take 5 (not included, cuts) * Take 6 (Stopped) * “Hold it please, let’s make it just the Fender bass in the intro.” * Take 7 (Stopped) * “One more. Seven please.” * Take 7(2) (Stopped) * “What happened?”

02/03 – Session #3 – Insert Rehearsals 5:24 * Coda Rehearsals * “Okay, let’s try it from the top this’ll be Take 7, please.” * Take 7(3) (Cuts) * “One more. I think we’re a little late.” * Take 8 (Cuts) * “Alright. Can you move to another place.” * Take 9 (stopped) * “Hold it please. Mike.” * Take 10 (cuts) * “Okay, instead of quarter notes…” * Take 10(2) (Cuts) * “Let’s hear another stop for the chorus.” * Take 11 (Cuts) * “Hold it please. Hold it for a second.” * Take 12 (Cuts) * “I think you’re in another range.” * Take 13 (Cuts) * “Hey. Hey. Mike the organ is not making it.”

02/04 – Session #3 – Insert Rehearsals 5:51 * “Take 1” * Unknown Take (Stopped) * “Hey Bob we gotta cool it.” * Unknown Take (Cuts) * “Again.” * Unknown Take (Cuts) * “Again please.” * Unknown Take (stopped) * “Slows down on the organ.” * “Take 23” * Take 23 (stopped) * “How about another.” * Take 24 (cuts) * “Slowed down, didn’t it.” * “Try it once, 24” “5” * Take 25 (cuts) * “One more, we got it.” * Take 26 (cuts) * “We had a, um..”

02/05 – Session #3 – Insert Rehearsal Take 27 2:03 * “Let’s give her a try here on 27.” * Take 27 – Verse * Take 28 – Coda * Take 28 - Verse * Take 28 - Coda (comes to full end) * “Okay, we’ll give that a listen, Carl.”

Session #4. Starts with a different arrangement of the verse. Still uses Coda as Chorus. See 02/08 for Part 1 sequence. Part 2 is what became the bridge in the released version. Part 3 is various arrangements of the Chorus, Take 8 onward is almost as released. Unused Part is similar to Bridge but doesn’t change chord. Also similar in style to Heroes & Villains. Unused Part B is similar to the finale of the Coda and also similar again in style to Heroes & Villains.

02/06 – Session #4 – Part 1 - Rehearsals 2:23 * Various track rehearsals.

02/07 – Session #4 – Part 1 – Takes 1 – 14 5:43 * “Our group got in a bad accident.” * “Okay, let’s make it. Take 1 Good Vibrations. We’re going from the top to the end of the second chorus. Then we’ll let it hang.” * Take 1 (Stopped) * “ A little Rushed” * Take 2 (Stopped) * Take 3 (stopped) * Take 4 (cut) * Take 5 (cut) * “Oh, it was off. Something…” * Take 6 (cut) * “One second..” * “This is take 8 folks” * Take 8 (cut) * “A little behind I believe, Al.” * Various edited parts of takes follow, un-numbered. * Take 11 (cut) * “Sounding much better.” * Take 12 (also called 13) * Take 13 (stopped)

02/08 – Session #4 – Part 1 – Take 15 1:46 * Take 15 – Verse * Take 15 – Coda (used as Chorus) * Take 15 – Verse * Take 15 – Coda (used as Chorus)

02/09 – Session #4 – Part 2 – Take 1 1:28 * Take 1 - Bridge

02/10 – Session #4 – Part 2 – Takes 2 – 7 6:09 * Take 2 – Bridge * “Octave lower, can you?” * Take 3 – Bridge (stopped) * “Here we go, same thing.” * Take 4 – Bridge (stopped) * “Carol!” * Take 6 – Bridge (cut) * Take 7 (cut)

02/11 – Session #4 – Part 3 – Rehearsals 2:30 * “This time I’d like to hear the piano” * Chorus rehearsals.

02/12 – Session #4 – Part 3 – Takes 5 – 7 1:07 * Here it is, rolling on five.” * Take 5 (Cuts) * Take 6 (Stopped) * “Theremin had a little trouble…” * Take 7 (cuts) * “One more please.

02/13 – Session #4 – Part 3 – Take 8 2:12 * Take 8 – Chorus * Take 8 – Coda * Take 8 – Chorus * Take 8 – Chorus Breakdown * Take 8 – Chorus to end.

02/14 – Session #4 – Part 3 – Rehearsals 1:31 * “We’ll make it, Take 1 part C” * Take 1 – Unused Part

02/15 – Session #4 – Part 3 – Rehearsals 3:21 * “Again, please, here we go.” * Take 2 – Unused Part (cuts) * “No foot pedal on the last..” * Take 3 – Unused Part (cuts) * “Hold it, I don’t feel the timpani’s again.” * Take 4 – Unused Part * Un-numbered Chorus Take. * “Yeh, Lyle? Oh I thought you said so.” * “Take 3, please.” * Take 3 – Chorus (cuts) * “I think it could be just a little faster.” * Take 7 – Chorus (cuts) * Take 8 called, not included.

02/16 – Session #4 – Part 3 – Takes 15 – 17 1:41 * “Take 15, please” * Take 15 – Chorus * “There it is, that’s beautiful man.” * Take 16 – Chorus * “One more, about like that.” * Take 17 - Chorus

02/17 – Session #4 – Part 4 – Takes 1 – 8 2:37 * “Alright, we’ll take it from Bb, here we go.” * “This’ll be Part D take One. Or Fade Sequence take 1.” * Take 1 – Chorus (cuts). * “Go from the third part.” * Take 2 – Chorus (cuts). * “Whoops. Half note flat on the Theremin.” * Take 3 – Chorus (cuts). * “One More OK?” * Take 4 – Chorus (cuts). * Take 5 – Chorus (stopped). * “One more, hu? Get everybody ready.” * Take 6 – Chorus (stopped). * “Bass is too choppy.” * Take 7 – Chorus (stopped). * “One more, take 15 on the fade.” * Take 15 – Chorus. * Take 15 – Chorus Breakdown. * Take 15 – Chorus to end. * “Let’s do one more and make it just like that.”

02/18 – Session #4 – Part 4 – Take 9 1:00 * “Take 9” * Take 9 – Chorus * Take 9 – Chorus Breakdown * Take 9 – Chorus to end.

02/19 – Session #4 – Part 3 – Rehearsals 2:04 * “Okay, c’mon, let’s try it” * Unused Part B - Rehearsals.

02/20 – Session #4 – Part 3 – Takes 1 & 2 1:24 * “Okay, this is section C, Part 1, Take 1” * Take 1 – Unused Part B(cuts) * “OK, Jimmy? BA BA BA!” * Unused Part B – Various cut parts of rehearsals.

02/21 – Session #4 – Part 3 – Fuzz Bass Rehearsal 1:04 * Bridge – Fuzz Bass Rehearsals into full instrumental Bridge. Bridge comes to a dead end.

02/22 – Session #4 – Part 3 – Fuzz Bass Rehearsal 0:49 * As above but comes to finale. Also includes percussion/drums overdub.

02/23 – Session #4 – Part 4 – Rehearsals 0:59 * Chorus into Chorus Breakdown rehearsals. 2 runs through.

02/24 – Session #4 – Part 4 – Takes 1 * 2 0:54 * “You Ready? OK” * Take 1 – Chorus (stopped) * Take 2 - Chorus

Session #5 focuses on the Bridge part of the released song (“Gotta keep those..”)

03/01 – Session #5 – New Track – Takes 1 & 2 2:50 * “Count it please” * Take 1 – Bridge (stopped) * “Okay, once again we’re losing…” * Take 2- Bridge (cuts) * “Too slow and don’t sing in there.” * Take 2(2) – Bridge (stopped) * Take 2(3) – Bridge (cuts) * “Okay, one more, I think this…”

03/02 – Session #5 – New Track – Take 3 1:23 * “Take 3, new tag” * Take 3 – Bridge * “Too fast, Hal” * Take 3(2) – Bridge (stopped) * “What’s the problem?”

03/03 – Session #5 – New Track – Take 4 1:01 * “Take 4” * Take 4 – Bridge * “Good, very good, the bass is so beautiful”

03/04 – Session #5 – New Track – Take 5 0:48 * Take 5 – Bridge * “Listen to that!”

03/05 – Session #5 – New Track – Take 6 0:54 * Take 6 - Bridge

03/06 – Session #5 – New Track – Takes 7 & 8 1:11 * Take 7 – Bridge (stopped) * “Beautiful rhythm. Perfect feeling.” * Take 8 – Bridge

03/07 – Session #5 – New Track – Harmonica Overdub 0:49 * Take 8 – Bridge - with bass harmonica overdub.

03/08 – Session #5 – New Track – 1st Vocal Overdub 0:48 * Take 8 – Bridge – As above with first ‘Hum be Dum’ backing vocals.

03/09 – Session #5 – New Track – 2nd Vocal Overdub 0:49 * Take 8 – Bridge – As above with more ‘Hum be Dum’ backing vocals.

Session #6 deals primarily with the instrumental tracking of the original unused upbeat version of the Bridge (“Gotta keep those…”). Note that Session #5 has work on the released version of this Bridge which replaced this version in the finished track.

03/10 – Session #6 – Free Jazz Improvisation 0:55

03/11 – Session #6 – Part 2 – Rehearsals 2:34 * “Uh, Lyle and Carl please, can we shake it up in there.” * Rehearsals and arranging of unused original upbeat arrangement of Bridge.

03/12 – Session #6 – Part 2 – Rehearsals 2:33 * “We tend to get a little sharp.” * Rehearsals and arranging of unused upbeat arrangement of Bridge. * “Okay.”

03/13 – Session #6 – Part 2 – Rehearsals 3:48 * Rehearsals of unused upbeat arrangement of Bridge.

03/14 – Session #6 – Part 2 – Take 1 2:04 * “Let’s give it a try. We’ll call this Part 2, Take 1” * Upbeat Bridge - Take 1 * “Alright. Good. Great, let’s try that.”

03/15 – Session #6 – Part 2 – Takes 2 – 4 4:00 * “Here we Go” * Upbeat Bridge - Take 2 * “Hal, the feeling is perfect.” * Upbeat Bridge - Take 3 * “We gotta do another one.” * Upbeat Bridge - Take 4 * “Al, no you’re not into until the 9th.”

03/16 – Session #6 – Part 2 – Take 5 1:28 * “Take 5” * Upbeat Bridge - Take 5 * “Right. Hold it, Hal. Come here please.”

03/17 – Session #6 – Part 2 – Take 6 1:26 * “’cos it’s great. Lets make take six.” * Upbeat Bridge – Take 6 * “Hold it, Hal, you lost a thing in there.”

03/18 – Session #6 – Part 2 – Take 7 1:42 * “Seven for part two.” * Upbeat Bridge – Take 7 * “Yeh, come on in.”

03/19 – Session #6 – Insert Rehearsals 3:19 * Rehearsals of Track. (Verse / Coda version). * “Alright, a little slower.” * Run-through of Track. (Verse / Coda version) with overdubs.

Session #7 is mostly run-throughs and recordings of Part 3 (Chorus) and Part 2 (a short variation of Unused Part B that also takes influence from Upbeat Bridge). Finally a short version of the Chorus is overdubbed.

03/20 – Session #7 – Part 3 – Takes 1 – 5 2:37 * “Rolling on take 1” * Cuts * “I heard a percussive accident.” * Take 2 (Cuts) * “Immediately try it again please.” * Take 3 (stopped) * “We’re late on the tambourine.” * Take 4 (cuts) * “Can you play quarter notes?” * Take 5 * “Can you play it a little bit louder.”

03/21 – Session #7 – Part 3 – Takes 18 – 21 1:35 * “18 please.” * Take 18 (cuts) * “One more, didn’t hit right.” * Take 19 * “Let’s make it on 20.” * Take 20 * Take 21 * “Really felt good, let’s play it.”

03/22 – Session #7 – Part 2 – 1st Overdub – Takes 1 & 2 1:47 * “Please, all kinds of hearts, soul, body, fingers, mind.” * Take 1 * “Paul, you’re cutting off at the top of the 16th bar.” * Take 2 * “Steve, you just blew the greatest take I’ve ever heard in my life. That was such a beautiful take too. You…”

03/23 – Session #7 – Part 2 – 1st Overdub – Take 8 0:55 * “One more please” * Take 8 – Part 2 into Part 3 – Complete.

03/24 – Session #7 – Part 2 – 2nd Overdub – Takes 1 – 3 1:20 * “Rolling on take 1(A)” * Chorus – Take 1 – Overdub * “One more, cleaner start and we’re in.” * Chorus – Take 2 (stopped) * Chorus – Take 3 – Overdub * “That’s cool. We’re out after, like, four bars anyway.”

Session #8 is work on the bridge section (Gotta keep those…. This version is a sort of cross between the Upbeat version and the released, slow, version. Whole recording sounds more ‘primitive’ than the other studio recordings on this set.

03/25 – Session #8 – Bass Track Rehearsals 5:05 This track is actually whole band rehearsals for Bridge section.

03/26 – Session #8 – Bass Track Takes 1 – 5 3:18 * “Now the bass track, take 1” * Overdubs on to complete version above recording.

03/27 – Session #8 – Bass Track Takes 6 – 15 6:50 * “Six!” * More as above.

Session #9 is concerned with the recording of temporary vocals for ‘Take 28’ (“She’s Already Working on my Brain” version (see Smiley Smile / 20/20 CD)) as well as various overdubs.

03/28 – Session #9 – Take 28 – 1st Verse Overdub Brian 3:53 * Brian’s vocals. Only sings select lines.

03/29 – Session #9 – Take 28 – 2nd Verse Overdub Brian 3:52 * Brians double tracking for above vocals.

03/30 – Session #9 – Take 28 – Overdub Take 21 1:33 * “Twenty One!” * Chorus to End – Percussion and piano overdubs.

03/31 – Session #9 – Take 28 – Overdub Take 1A 2:43 * “Twenty Eight” * Fuzz bass overdubs.

03/32 – Session #9 – Take 28 – Chorus Overdub Brian 2:21 * “Good Vibrations” Chorus lead vocal overdubs (double tracked).

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HE GIVES SPEECHES

FACTS: Song was re-written as “She’s Going Bald”, released on Smiley Smile.

SESSIONS: None specifically documented.

AUDIO: Vigotone SMiLE

01/16 - Untitled (She’s Going Bald) 0:55 He Gives Speeches – with claps and backing vocals.

Sea of Tunes 16: SMiLE

06 – He Gives Speeches – Stereo 0:54 With claps and backing vocals.

Sea of Tunes 17: The SMiLE Sessions

01/34 – He Gives Speeches – Take Unknown 1:04 Backing track.

01/35 – He Gives Speeches – Lead Vocal Overdub 1:09

01/36 – He Gives Speeches – Backing Vocal Overdub 1:12 No claps.

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HEROES & VILLAINS

NOTE: Please rely on the Good Vibrations Box set entries in ‘Audio’ section for reference names given to sections]. Some of these section title are ‘official’ some are names I’ve given to the sections for reference purposes.

FACTS:

SESSIONS: 11-May-1966 – 14 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders. 20-Oct-1966 – 8 Musicians + Van – Western Recorders. 27-Oct-1966 – 4 Musicians + Van & Brian – Western Recorders. 13-Dec-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders. 19-Dec-1966 – 17 Musicians – Western Recorders. 22-Dec-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders. 27-Dec-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders. 28-Dec-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders. 03-Jan-1967 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders. 05-Jan-1967 – 4 Musicians + Van – Western Recorders. 20-Jan-1967 – 4 Musicians + Brian – Columbia “Not but used.” 27-Jan-1967 – Cantina Tracking – Goldstar Recorders. 31-Jan-1967 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders. 03-Feb-1967 – 1 Musician – Columbia Recorders. 07-Feb-1967 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders. 10-Feb-1967 – Brian Only – Goldstar Recorders. 15-Feb-1967 – 19 Musicians + Van – Western Recorders. 21-Feb-1967 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders. 24-Feb-1967 – Brian Only – Goldstar Recorders. 26-Feb-1967 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders. 27-Feb-1967 – Tracking for Part 2 – Goldstar Recorders. 28-Feb-1967 – Fade to Heroes & Villains – Goldstar Recorders. 01-Mar-1967 – 8 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders. 02-Mar-1967 – 4 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders.

AUDIO: Good Vibrations Box Set

02/19 – Heroes & Villains – Alternate Version 2:56 Also known as the Cantina version. Mixed 10th February 1967. A – Verse One – 0:00 – 0:21 B – Verse Two – 0:21 – 0:42 C – Scat to soft ending – 0:42 – 1:03 D – Cantina – 1:03 – 1:32 E – My Children…Often – 1:32 – 1:44 F – Verse Three – 1:44 – 1:55 G – Dum Dum Distort – 1:55 – 2:06 H – Barnyard Fade – 2:06 – 2:56

02/20 – Heroes & Villains – Sections 6:40 A – Oooga / Oooga with Bicycle Rider Vocals – 0:00 – 0:23 B – Prelude to Fade – 0:23 – 0:59 C – Piano Theme – 0:59 – 1:39 D – Spooky Instrumental – 1:39 – 2:23 E – Soul Made Beautiful – 2:23 – 2:28 F – Pickup to Third Verse – 2:28 – 2:35 G – How I Love My Girl – 2:35 – 3:23 H – Dit Dit Dit – 3:23 – 3:55 I – Swedish Frog – 3:55 – 4:29 J – Hold On – 4:29 – 5:07 K – Do Do Do – 5:07 – 5:41 L – Barnyard Fade – 5:41 – 6:40

02/24 – Heroes & Villains – Intro 0:35 AKA ‘Fire Intro’.

03/01 – Heroes & Villains – 45 Version 3:38

A – Verse One - 0:00 – 0:21 B – Verse Two with Soft Doobie Ending – 0:21 – 0:46 C – Spooky Chorus – 0:46 – 1:27 D – Verse Four – 1:27 – 1:48 E – Scat to Hard Doobie Ending – 1:48 – 2:11 F – My Children…Wise – 2:11 – 2:36 G – Sunny Down Snuff – 2:36 – 2:57 H – Spooky Chorus to Fade – 2:57 – 3:38

06/09 – Heroes & Villains (Track Only) 0:47 Instrumental verse track.

Endless Harmony

10 – Heroes & Villains – Demo 2:24 Heroes & Villains Piano Demo. Fade in to Verse 1 / Verse 2 / I’m In Great Shape / Barnyard (Fade during).

Hawthorne, CA.

02/05 – Heroes & Villains – Stereo Single Version 3:40

Heroes & Vibrations

09 – “Fire” intro 0:48 Complete stereo.

10 – “I’ve Been In This Town…” (instrumental) 0:53 Verse Backing Track.

11 – “I’ve Been In This Town…” (w/vocals) 0:57 Verse One . Stereo. Vocals are as 45 Version.

12 – “In The Cantina…” (Piano Rehearsal/final version w/vocals) 1:49 * Opens with takes 12-15. * A little talk about microphone placement. * Take 17 with finished vocals including Woo-Woo ending / You’re under arrest.

13 – “My Children Were Raised…” – (Vocal Rehearsals) 3:20 My Children…Often. Rehearsals.

* First line ‘You’re Right…’ * Take 4 is called. * Line: ‘A very positive ‘bom’ ‘Maybe I’m just trying…’ * Audio drop out, then into ‘let’s try it again’ * Final version (with backing track barely audible). * Finally the section mix (without piano out).

14 – “My Children Were Raised…” (w/ final vocals) 0:31 My Children…Wise. Stereo.

15 – “Sunny Down Snuff…” (final vocals) 0:27

16 – “Dum, Dum, Dum” (end of “H&V Part One”) 1:26 Dum Dum Distort. Stereo. * Starts with Dum Dum Distort (undistorted). * Followed by un-faded Barnyard Fade in stereo.

17 – Tag to Part One (2nd Version) 1:16 Tag to Part One Second Version is a short piano section not unlike Bicycle Rider Theme but with the tune of “Mama Says”. This version starts with a short take and practice before the stereo version. The stereo version of this section simply pans the piano from left to right and back a few times.

18 – Bicycle Rider (Main H&V Theme) 5:11 * Starts with several attempts by Brian to play Bicycle Rider Theme on piano. ‘..rd Billy’ announcement followed by Bicycle Rider Theme. This is repeated Tape cuts. * Piano Theme / Oooga with Bicycle Rider Vocals. * Oooga / Oooga with Bicycle Rider Vocals. * Short Ambient recording. * Spooky Instrumental – mono. * Spooky Instrumental – stereo (“We’re Rolling on 6” intro)

19 – H&V Part Two (Revised Version take One) How I Love My Girl. * Takes 1-4. * Take 5 – piano joins. * Take 10 – final version of full section (stereo).

20 – Just See What You’ve Done (final vocals) 0:50 Spooky Chorus to fade. As on 45 version.

21 – Mike Fucks with The Formula(s) 0:45 * Studio chat. * First Line ‘No downers with this one’. * Last line ‘Here, put that in your mouth and breathe it. Okay?’

Heroes & Villains Sessions Parts 1 & 2

01 – In The Cantina 2:58 Cantina Mix.

02 – Evening Session 8:37 * “Rolling on 6”. * Spooky Instrumental. * Oooga with Bicycle Rider Vocals. * Tracking session for Verse instrumental. * Heroes & Villains Intro. Piano, Bass, organ rehearsals. * Heroes & Villains Intro. Full, with talk at start. * Prelude to Fade. Ends with “Okay, I Wanna Hear That.” * Bicycle Rider Theme - Starts with several attempts by Brian to play Bicycle Rider Theme on piano. ‘..rd Billy’ announcement followed by Bicycle Rider Theme. * Verse One with vocals. Talk at start. * Mama Says – Whistle Version (see Mama Says). Talk at start.

03 - Vocals 6:18 * “One More and we’ll have it” “I think we should all be on the same level”. Count in. * Pickup to Third Verse/Bride to Indians - Takes 38 – 68 called. * “Why don’t we overdub it”?

04 - With Me Tonight 15:29 * Tag to Part One Second Version – Takes 1 & 2. * With Me Tonight - complete. * “We’re Rolling. Heroes & Villains part two revised version take 1”. * How I Love My Girl – Takes 1 to 9. * How I Love My Girl – Complete. * “Brian, Shit!” * Dit Dit Dit – complete. * Swedish Frog – complete. * Hold On – complete. * Do Do Do – Called as Version 4 Part 2 - Takes 1-9. * Do Do Do – complete. * How I Love My Girl – complete.

05 Vocal Sessions 9:52 * Dum Dum Distort (no distortion) * Control room audio of Verse tracking session. Various tape cuts (misses most of the takes but keeps interactions). * “..let’s Make it.” * In The Cantina - Piano rehearsals and mike placement discussion. * In The Cantina – Piano – Takes 12-15. * In The Cantina – Complete (including Woo Woo). * “Do it One More Time” (Bri/Carol). * Intro – Rehearsals. * “A Little Slower for vocal Reasons”. * Control room audio of Prelude To Fade tracking session.

06 - Take 03 5:40 * “Okay let’s have a real smooth thing going…” * Control room audio of Prelude To Fade tracking session. Takes 3-20 called then Take 2 onward.

07 - Dil Dog 11:34 * “I Get lost in the notes, I dunno…”. * Sunny Down Snuff - with reverb at end. Tape cuts before the end. * “No downers…”. * Sunny Down Snuff attempts. No takes called. * Sunny Down Snuff – Complete. * Short ambient recording. * Spooky Chorus - complete. * My Children…Wise – complete. * Sunny Down Snuff attempts. No takes called. Things get tense.

08 - Do We Have To Do It Again 4:02

* “You’re Right!”. * My Children…Often – vocal session * My Children…Often - Final version (with backing track barely audible). * My Children…Often – Complete (without piano out). * Dum Dum Distort - vocal session – Tense and tired. * “Let’s Practice, one…”.

09 - Dum Dum Dum 4:28 * Dum Dum Distort - with whistle, no distortion. * Soul Made Beautiful - Takes 2-19.

10 - Heroes & Villains 1:04 * Tag to Part One Second Version – Takes 1 & 2 (as track 04).

Archaeology

01/02 - Heroes & Villains Studio Acting 1:37 Edited together parts of “Vegetables Arguments”.

01/03 - Heroes & Villains – Chorus Overdub Session 1 1:34 Sunny Down Snuff sessions, edited.

01/04 - Heroes & Villains – Chorus Overdub Session 2 0:40 Sunny Down Snuff – Complete.

01/05 - Heroes & Villains – Chorus Overdub Session 3 0:49 Spooky Chorus – Complete.

01/06 - Heroes & Villains – Chorus Overdub Session 4 1:26 * My Children…Wise. * Sunny Down Snuff – Sessions, edited.

01/07 - Heroes & Villains – Chorus Overdub Session 5 1:32 * Sunny Down Snuff – Sessions, edited. * My Children…Often – Sessions, edited.

01/08 - Heroes & Villains – Chorus Overdub Session 6 0:25 * My Children…Often – Sessions, edited. * My Children…Often – Complete.(without piano out).

01/09 - Heroes & Villains – Chorus Overdub Session 7 0:34 Dum Dum Distort - vocal session – Tense and tired. Edited.

01/10 - Heroes & Villains – Chorus Overdub Session 8 1:22 * Dum Dum Distort – Vocal Session – Tense and Tired. Edited. * Dum Dum Distort - with whistle and no distortion.

01/11 - In The Cantina – Instrumental Takes 12 – 15 1:06

01/12 - In The Cantina – Vocal Overdub take 17 0:43 Complete Cantina section – Stereo – with woo woo and arrest, without ‘dance’.

01/14 - Bicycle Rider – Instrumental Stereo Mix 0:49 Spooky instrumental.

01/15 - Bicycle Rider – Vocal Overdub 0:35 Oooga with Bicycle Rider Vocals.

01/16 - Heroes & Villains – Instrumental Stereo Mix 1 0:56 Verse Instrumental.

01/17 - Heroes & Villains – Instrumental Stereo Mix 2 0:57 Prelude to Fade.

01/18 - Heroes & Villains – Instrumental Stereo Mix 3 1:40 * Piano Theme attempts * Piano Theme

01/19 - Heroes & Villains – Vocal Overdub Session 0:58 Verse One with Vocals (45 version of vocals).

01/20 - Heroes & Villains – Chorus Overdub Session 2:11 * ”One More and we’ll have it” “I think we should all be on the same level”. Count in. * Bridge to Indians – Takes 38-49.

01/21 - With Me Tonight 1:19 Tag to Part one Second Version.

01/22 - With Me Tonight 0:57 With Me Tonight – Bass and Vocal Version - take 13. Complete.

01/23 - How I Love My Girl – Chorus Overdub Session Take 2-5 2:02 Click in, then count in.

01/24 - How I Love My Girl – Chorus Overdub Session Take 8-10 1:42 Take 10 is complete with piano and backing vocal.

01/25 - Heroes & Villains – Chorus Overdub Session 9 1:13 * Dit Dit Dit – Complete * Swedish Frog – stereo

01/26 - Heroes & Villains – Version 4 part 2 take 1 0:43 Hold On – Complete.

01/27 - Heroes & Villains – Version 4 part 2 take 2 1:00 Do Do Do – Sessions.

01/28 - Heroes & Villains – Chorus Overdub Session 10 1:25 * Do Do Do – Sessions. * How I Love My Girl – Complete.

01/29 - Heroes & Villains – Chorus Overdub Session 11 Takes 3-9 2:06 * “You Gotta Hear Yourself”. * With Me Tonight - “On and On” - Vocal takes 2-9.

01/30 - Heroes & Villains – Chorus Overdub Session 12 takes 16-18 0:34 * With Me Tonight - “On and On” - Vocal Takes 16-18. * “Sing that with a SMiLE”.

01/31 - Heroes & Villains – Chorus Overdub Session 13 Takes 5-7 1:16 * With Me Tonight - “On and On” - Takes 5-6. * With Me Tonight – “On and On” – Take 7 – Complete (with “Gooood”).

01/32 - With Me Tonight – Chorus Overdub Session 3:55 * With Me Tonight – Upbeat Version – Several rounds and tape cuts. * With Me Tonight – Country Version – Take 12 Called – Complete.

01/33 - Heroes & Villains – Piano Demo 1:50 Includes intro missed from “Endless Harmony” version. Fades out at end of “I’m in Great Shape”.

Vigotone SMiLE

01/01 - Heroes & Villains 7:04 A – Oooga B – Prelude to Fade C – Piano Theme D – Spooky Instrumental E – Soul Made Beautiful F – Pickup to Third Verse G – How I Love My Girl H – Dit Dit Dit I – Swedish Frog J – Hold On K – Do Do Do L – My Children…Wise M – Sunny Down Snuff N – Spooky Chorus – to fade

01/21 - Heroes & Villains 0:49 Verse Instrumental. Sounds speeded up.

01/22 - Heroes & Villains 0:29 * Bicycle Rider Theme. * Bicycle Rider with vox.

01/23 - Heroes & Villains 1:16 * Bicycle Rider Theme. * Bicycle Rider with vox. * Verse One and Two – Original Vocals – sounds like from acetate as scratch and ‘warp wobble’.

Sea of Tunes 16: SMiLE

02 – Heroes & Villains 2:55 Cantina version.

Sea of Tunes 17: The SMiLE Sessions

01/01 – Heroes & Villains Theme (Take 14) 0:51 Bicycle Rider Theme (from Do You Like Worms). Cuts to ambient recording.

01/02 – Heroes & Villains Theme (Take Unknown) 1:06 Bicycle Rider Theme (end section from Do You Like Worms) – Complete.

01/03 – Heroes & Villains (Part 1, 1st Vocal Overdub) 0:52 Verse One – Lead Vocal – Released vocals.

01/04 – Heroes & Villains (Part 1, 2nd Vocal Overdub) 0:46 Verse One and Two – Double Track of Lead Vocal - Released vocals.

01/05 – Heroes & Villains (Part 1, 3rd Vocal Overdub) 0:46 Verse One and Two – Backing Vocals - Released vocals.

01/06 – Heroes & Villains (Part 1, 4th Vocal Overdub) 0:47 Verse One and Two – Scat Backing Vocals – Release vocals.

01/07 – Heroes & Villains (Part 1, 5th Vocal Overdub) 0:47 Verse One and Two – Scat Backing Vocals & Doobie end – Released vocals.

01/08 – In The Cantina (Vocal Overdub, Take Unknown) 0:38 No ‘Bar Noises’ but complete with ‘daaance’ and woo woo. No ‘Under Arrest’.

01/09 – My Children Were Raised (Vocal Overdub, Take Unknown) 0:18 My Children…Often – Complete (with piano out).

01/10 - How I Love My Girl (Vocal Overdub, Take 10) 1:59 * How I Love My Girl – Complete Section – Some Backing Vocals missing, straight into… * Dit Dit Dit – Missing some vocals at end. Straight into… * Hold On – Complete.

01/11 – Heroes & Villains (Last Part, Mono Mix) 1:13 Barnyard Fade – Complete Mono – Unfaded.

01/12 – Heroes & Villains (Last Part, Stereo Mix) 0:40 Barnyard Fade (?) – backing section – As on Smiley Smile Two-Fer Can’t Wait Too Long end.

01/13 – Heroes & Villains (Last Part, Stereo Mix) 1:09 Barnyard Fade – Complete Stereo – Unfaded.

01/14 – Heroes & Villains (Mono Mix Attempt) 1:57 * Verse One and Two – Different Lead Vocals to Released. * Verse Two – First Two lines as Verse Two, Last two as Verse Four. * Verse One – Last line of Verse One as A Cappella. * Scat over Verse Backing.

01/15 – Heroes & Villains (Mono Mix Attempt) 0:52 * Verse One and Two – Different Lead Vocals to Released.

01/16 – Heroes & Villains (Mono Mix Attempt) 1:21 * Verse One and Two – Different Lead Vox to Released – Straight into… * Dum Dum Whistle – Straight into… * My Children…Often – Straight into… * Verse Four.

01/17 – Heroes & Villains (Part 2, Takes 1 & 2) 1:40 Barnyard tracking session. Slow version.

01/18 – Heroes & Villains (Part 2, Takes 4-8) 2:35 Barnyard tracking session. Regular tempo from take 5 onward.

01/19 – Heroes & Villains (Part 2, takes 14-15) 0:33 Barnyard tracking session. Regular tempo.

01/20 – Bicycle Rider (1st Vocal Overdub) 0:33 Oooga with Bicycle Rider Vocals – Lead vocal and Fuzz Bass overdub.

01/21 – Bicycle Rider (2nd Vocal Overdub) 0:32 Oooga with Bicycle Rider Vocals – Lead and backing vocal overdub.

01/22 – Bicycle Rider (3rd Vocal Overdub) 0:36 Oooga with Bicycle Rider Vocals – Backing vocal overdub.

Project SMiLE

H_and_v/Bag of Tricks (Section).mp3 0:40 Sounds like an early version of Heroes and Villains Intro.

H_and_v/Bells Intro (Section).mp3 0.44 Early version of Heroes & Villains Intro played on bells and vibes.

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HOLIDAYS

FACTS:

SESSIONS: 08-Sep-1966 – 9 Musicians + Van, Brian, Carl & Dennis – Western Recorders.

AUDIO: Archaeology

02/17 - Holidays – Unknown Take – Mono Mix 1 3:41 * Called as Take 7. * Complete.

02/18 - Holidays – Unknown Take – Mono Mix 2 2:22 Speed wrong?

Dumb Angel Rarities Volume One

13 - Holidays – Takes 1 -3 2:59 * Start Brian:“Dennis, I want you to lay back and…” * Take 3 complete (no overdubs (ie, organ on opening). Ends before Wind Chimes ending.

14 - Holidays 2:19 Sounds in different key, speeded up? Has overdubs (organ and whistles) and includes Wind Chime ending. Probably the completed master or close enough.

Vigotone SMiLE

04 - Tones / Tune X 3:04 Holidays. As Dumb Angel Rarities Volume One track 13.

05 - Tones / Tune X 2:23 Holidays. As Dumb Angel Rarities Volume One track 14.

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I LOVE TO SAY DA DA

FACTS:

SESSIONS: 16-May-1967 – 6 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders. 17-May-1967 – 10 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders. 18-May-1967 – 9 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders.

AUDIO: Good Vibrations Box Set

02/27 – I Love To Say Dada 1:34

Vigotone SMiLE

02/15 – Love to Say Dada 1:28

Sea of Tunes 16: SMiLE

16 – I Love To Say DaDa 2:28 * Water Chant * I Love To Say Dada

Project SMiLE

The elements/SS-LDSE01.MP3 1.23 Called as Take 2. I Love to Say Da Da, alternate instrumental arrangement with whistles.

The elements/SS-LDSE02.MP3 8:43 I Love to Say Da Da instrumental tracking session. No whistles until end, this is the Good Vibrations Box Set version.

* Part 1 - (sounds like ‘Take 5’). * Part 2 - Takes 2 – 5 called. Note that end of last take has beginning of section not on Good Vibrations Box Set version. * Part 2 – with vocal overdub. * “Take 4, let’s make one.” * Part 2 – Take 4 instrumental * “Let’s put one down, this’ll be take 1. Take 1 Part 2, second day.” * Part 2 – Take 1 – Has whistles.

The elements/SS-LDSEC03.MP3 1:13 I Love to Say Da Da, alternate instrumental arrangement with whistles.

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I WANNA BE AROUND / FRIDAY NIGHT

FACTS: This track is called ‘Friday Night (I’m In Great Shape)’ on tape box. A section of the ‘woodshop’ sound effects was used on the fade to ‘Do It Again’.

SESSIONS: 29-Nov-1966 – 6 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders.

AUDIO: Vigotone SMiLE

02/10 - The Woodchop Song. 1:37 I Wanna Be Around / Friday Night.

Sea of Tunes 16: SMiLE

12 – I Wanna Be Around / Friday Night. 1:35

Sea of Tunes 17: The SMiLE Sessions

03/18 – Friday Night – Take 1 2:17 03/19 – Friday Night – Take 2 1:22 03/20 – Friday Night – Takes 6-10 2:24 These are instrumental tracks, not ‘Woodshop’ effects.

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I’M IN GREAT SHAPE

FACTS: ‘I Wanna Be Around/Friday Night’ is called ‘Friday Night (I’m In Great Shape)’ on tape box. Tape box found as ‘Great Shape’ contained versions of Mama Says (Do a Lot).

SESSIONS: 17-Oct-1966 – Beach Boys – GoldStar Recorders. 27-Oct-1966 – 4 Musicians – Western Recorders.

AUDIO: Endless Harmony

10 – Heroes & Villains – Demo 2:24 Heroes & Villains Piano Demo. Fade in to Verse 1 / Verse 2 / I’m In Great Shape / Barnyard (Fade during).

Vigotone SMiLE

01/09 – Vegetables / I’m In Great Shape 3:36 See Vegetables.

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I RAN

FACTS: AKA ‘Look’.

SESSIONS: 12-Aug-1966 – 11 Musicians – Western Recorders. 13-Oct-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders.

AUDIO: Archaeology

03/12 - Look – Instrumental 1 1:23 * “We have no title”. * Tracking Session.

03/13 - Look - Instrumental 2 1:09 * “It’s Just a little bit slow” . * Several attempts, no takes called.

03/14 - Look – Instrumental 3 0:39 Take 6.

03/15 - Look – Instrumental 4 2:40 * “Ooh, Please don’t beat on those sticks”. * Take 7-13. * “Something happens, I don’t know what it is”.

03/16 - Look – Instrumental 5 2:54 Complete Instrumental. Ends with Bri’s “Thanks”.

Vigotone SMiLE

02/11 - Holidays 2:38 I Ran. Complete.

Sea of Tunes 16: SMiLE

10 – Look 2:39 Listed as Take 3.

Sea of Tunes 17: The SMiLE Sessions

02/05 – Look – Takes 1 & 2 1:22 * “We Have no Title”

02/06 – Look – Takes 4 & 5 1:08 * “It’s Just a little bit slow” * Several attempts, no takes called

02/07 – Look – Takes 6 – 13 2:10 * Take 6. * “Ooh, Please don’t beat on those sticks” * Take 7-13 * “You Wanna Go Over it Once?”

02/08 – Look – Takes 14 – 19 1:06 * “14” * “Something happens, I don’t know what it is”

02/09 – Look – Take 20 2:49 * “Go Ahead” * Complete Instrumental. Ends with Bri’s “Thanks”.

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MAMA SAYS

FACTS: Also known as ‘Do A Lot’. Used as section of Vegetables, see Vegetables for more. Tape box found as ‘Great Shape’ contained versions of Mama Says (Do a Lot)]

SESSIONS: None Documented.

AUDIO: Wild Honey

11 – Mama Says Wild Honey version.

Heroes & Villains Sessions Parts 1 & 2

02 – Evening Session 8:37 * Various vocal sessions, followed by… * Mama Says – Whistle Version. Talk at start.

Archaeology

03/01 - Mama Says – Unknown Take – Vocal Session 0:50 * “Denny, Speak Up”. * Mama Says - Whistle version.

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MR’S O’LEARY’S COW

FACTS: AKA Mr’s O’Leary’s Fire AKA Fire. Fire Intro AKA Heroes & Villains Intro. Called as “The Elements Part One”. ‘End Part’ refers to the ‘Putting out the fire’ ending which was recorded separately].

SESSIONS: 28-Nov-1966 – 16 Musicians – GoldStar Recorders.

AUDIO: Archaeology

02/10 - Fire – Studio Rehearsal Session Take 1 2:16 * Heroes & Villains Intro Rehearsal.

02/11 - Fire – Take 2 2:27 With count in. Tape cuts end.

02/12 - Fire – Unknown Take – No Effects 1 2:05 Stereo – ends in cut

02/13 - Fire – Unknown Take – No Effects 2 0:20 End Par.

02/14 - Fire – Unknown Take – With Effects 1:39 Mono Mix with Effects.

02/15 - Fire – Alternate Stereo Mix 2:38 * Heroes & Villains Intro – Complete. * Mr’s O’Leary’s Cow - Stereo without effects (fades out).

Vigotone SMiLE

01/11 - Mr’s O’Leary’s Cow 2:09 With Heroes & Villains Intro. No Effects. Fades.

02/08 - Mrs O’Leary’s Cow 3:52 * Mix Without Effect – Ends in Cut. * End Part of Another Take. * Mono Mix with Effects.

Sea of Tunes 16: SMiLE

15 – Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow 2:34 Stereo Mix. Includes Heroes & Villains Intro. No Effects.

Sea of Tunes 17: The SMiLE Sessions

03/10 – Mr’s O’Leary’s Cow – Take Unknown 0:56 * Count in. * Heroes & Villains Intro – Different version – no ‘Train Whistle’ effects. * “Lemme hear it through the phones Chuck”.

03/11 – Mr’s O’Leary’s Cow – Take 1 0:53

03/12 – Mr’s O’Leary’s Cow – Take 2 2:21

03/13 – Mr’s O’Leary’s Cow – Takes 3 – 7 3:14 Most takes are cut to just the ending and studio instructions.

03/14 – Mr’s O’Leary’s Cow – Takes 11 & 12 1:28 End Part.

03/15 – Mr’s O’Leary’s Cow – Takes 15 – 18 2:11 End Part.

03/16 – Mr’s O’Leary’s Cow – Overdub Take 1 1:45 * Called as Take 1A. * Fire Complete – with Fire Effects in one channel, track in other.

03/17 – Mr’s O’Leary’s Cow – Mono Mix 1:37 With count in.

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THE OLD MASTER PAINTER

FACTS: Medley of ‘The Old Master Painter’ and ‘You Are My Sunshine’.

SESSIONS: 14-Nov-1966 – 15 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders. 30-Nov-1966 – Beach Boys – GoldStar Recorders.

AUDIO: Dumb Angel Rarities Volume One

21 - The Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine 1:07

Vigotone SMiLE

01/03 - Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine 1:09

02/06 - Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine 1:09 No Lead Vocals.

Sea of Tunes 16: SMiLE

05 – The Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine 1:10 Listed as Take 9.

Sea of Tunes 17: The SMiLE Sessions

01/29 – The Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine – Takes 1 & 2 1:41 * “Your Only Sunshine Take 1”. * Take 1 – Fast version. * Take 2 – Slower. * Studio Directions.

01/30 – The Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine – Take 4 1:27 * “Keep That Tempo”. * Take 4 – Complete.

01/31 – The Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine – Takes 6 & 7 2:47 * “See, the words there…”. * Last Line: “Jimmy’ll bring that first beat in. OK Here we go.”

01/32 – The Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine – Takes 10 & 11 1:11 * “A & B, Take 10”. * Last Line: “Somebody Wasn’t Together, Let’s do it again.”

01/33 – The Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine – Mono Mix 1:07 Mono Mix, no vocals.

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PRAYER

FACTS: Brian calls it an intro to the album on session tapes.

SESSIONS: 04-Oct-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders.

AUDIO: 20/20

11 – Our Prayer 20/20 Version. Has overdubs not on SMiLE recording.

Good Vibrations Box Set

02/18 – Our Prayer 1:07 Prayer.

Archaeology

01/01 - Intro to Album 2:38 Prayer Vocal Session. * Two attempts. * Ends on “Deeper Breath, here we go..”

Dumb Angel Rarities Volume One

16 - Prayer – Tracking Session 5:02 Prayer Vocal Session. More complete than Archaeology but not as clear.

Vigotone SMiLE

01/06 - Prayer 1:10 Speed is off. Has more vocals than Good Vibrations Box Set version. Ends in laughter.

01/14 - Prayer 5:05 Prayer Vocal Session. As Dumb Angel Rarities Volume One.

02/12 – Prayer 1:03 Prayer. As Good Vibrations Box set.

Sea of Tunes 16: SMiLE

01 – Prayer 1:05 20/20 Version.

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SURF’S UP

FACTS:

SESSIONS: 04-Nov-1966 – 6 Musicians – Western Recorders. 07-Nov-1966 – 5 Musicians – Western Recorders. 15-Dec-1966 – Beach Boys – Columbia Recorders. 23-Jan-1967 – 8 Musicians + Carl – Western Recorders.

AUDIO: Surf’s Up

10 – Surf’s Up Album version.

Good Vibrations Box Set

02/28 – Surf’s Up 3:38 Piano/Vocal version.

06/11 – Surf’s Up (Track Only) 1:40 Part One Instrumental.

Archaeology

03/17 – Surf’s Up – Take 1 Complete 4:08 * “Surfin’ Take 1” Called. * As Good Vibrations Box Set version but unfaded. * “Let me hear it in the ‘phones a little bit.”

Dumb Angel Rarities Volume One

19 - Surfs Up – Tracking Session 6:26 * “How about not hitting it, but doing it with your hand”. * Tracking Session for Part One. * “Can I establish another rhythm”.

20 - Surf’s Up – TV Show 2:27 From “Leonard Bernstien's Inside Pop” TV Broadcast.

Vigotone SMiLE

01/13 - Surfs Up 5:19 * Part One Instrumental. * Piano/Vocal Version.

02/13 – Surf’s Up 2:32 From “Leonard Bernstien’s Inside Pop” TV Broadcast.

Sea of Tunes 16: SMiLE

18 – Surf’s Up 5:17 * Part One Instrumental. * Piano/Vocal Version.

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TONES

FACTS: No actual audio is currently circulating.

SESSIONS: 03-Mar-1967 – 10 Musicians – Sound Recorders. 13-Mar-1967 – Beach Boys – Sound Recorders. 15-Mar-1967 – 3 Musicians – Western Recorders. 11-Apr-1967 – 5 Musicians – Western Recorders.

AUDIO: Vigotone SMiLE

04 - Tones / Tune X 3:04 Holidays. As Dumb Angel Rarities Volume One track 13.

05 - Tones / Tune X 2:23 Holidays. As Dumb Angel Rarities Volume One track 14.

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VEGETABLES

FACTS: “Do A Lot” section also known as “Mama Says”. See related entries.

SESSIONS: 11-Nov-1967 – Vegetable Chants. 16-Nov-1967 – Vegetable Arguments. 03-Mar-1967 – Beach Boys – Columbia. 04-Apr-1967 – Beach Boys – Sound Recorders. 05-Apr-1967 – Tracking – Western Recorders. 05-Apr-1967 – Beach Boys – Sound Recorders. 06-Apr-1967 – Tracking – Western Recorders. 06-Apr-1967 – Beach Boys – Sound Recorders. “Vegetables (insert)” 07-Apr-1967 – Tracking – Western Recorders. 07-Apr-1967 – Beach Boys – Columbia. 10-Apr-1967 – Tracking – Western Recorders. 10-Apr-1967 – Beach Boys – Sound Recorders. 11-Apr-1967 – Tracking – Western Recorders. 11-Apr-1967 – Beach Boys – Sound Recorders. 12-Apr-1967 – Tracking – Western Recorders. 12-Apr-1967 – 11 Musicians – Goldstar Recorders. Fade to Vegetables.” 13-Apr-1967 – Brian only – Sound Recorders. 14-Apr-1967 – Brian only – Sound Recorders.

AUDIO: Smiley Smile

02 – Vegetables 2:10 Smiley Smile Version. From “I Know That You’ll…” until end is SMiLE era recording.

Good Vibrations Box Set

02/26 – Vegetables 3:39

Verse One – “I’m Gonna be Round” to “…me a carrot”.
Verse Two – “I’m gonna keep well” to “…so embarrassed”.
Do A Lot – “Mom and Dad said..”.
Verse Three – “I Threw Away” to “..burst into laughter”.
Vocal Bridge.

* “I Know that you’ll…” – with verse backing.

Do a Lot – Slow whistle version. Cross Fades with..
Vegetables Fade.

Hawthorne, CA.

06 – Vegetables Promo 0:56 A collage of three things. Starting with Vegetable Chants, then Vegetables Arguments and finishing on more chants. These are played over ‘Vegetables fade’. Created specifically for this release.

07 – Vegetables – Stereo Extended Mix 3:01 Opens as Smiley Smile version and carries on longer before edit. Then ‘Feel Better’ as Smiley Smile. This is followed by similar ending to Smiley Smile version, just a different mix. Created specifically for this release.

Archaeology

02/16 - Vega-Tables – Piano Demo 2:10 * Take 1 Piano - breaks down. * Take 2 includes vocals and backing vocals – Cornucopia version.

Vigotone SMiLE

01/09 Vega-Tables / I’m In Great Shape 3:36 * Verse One. * Verse Two (with regular vocals and “You’ll Feel Better” / Verse Three vocals played at same time). * Do A Lot (different from Good Vibrations Box Set with talking over top as boy’s wait to overdub vocals). * Verse 3 (as Good Vibrations Box set). * Do a Lot (‘Mom and Dad said…’) version used as first ‘Mama Says’ on Good Vibrations Box set. Longer. * Do A Lot – Slow bass/whistle version. No fade.

Sea of Tunes 16: SMiLE

13 – Vega-Tables 3:27 As Good Vibrations Box Set.

Sea of Tunes 17: The SMiLE Sessions

02/10 – Vega-Tables – Part 1, Piano Track 1:29 Verse and Do a Lot Piano backing Track.

02/11 – Vega-Tables – Part 1, Vocal Overdub 1:31 Verse one and two lead vocal overdub. Double tracked lead.

02/12 – Vega-Tables – Part 1, Vocal Overdub Attempt 1:28 * Verse One vocals, part. * “I know…” vocals. * Verse Three lead vocals. * Do A Lot – lead vocal attempt, part.

02/13 – Vega-Tables – Part 1, Instrumental and Vocal Overdub Attempt 1:30 * “On The Air” * Backing Vocal and Percussion session.

02/14 – Vega-Tables – Part 1, Instrumental and Vocal Overdub Attempt 1:30 More as 02/13. Double tracked “I Know…” and Verse Three.

02/15 – Vega-Tables – Part 1, Instrumental and Vocal Overdub Attempt 1:31 More as 02/13.

02/16 – Vega-Tables – Part 1, Vocal Overdub Attempts 1:35 Verse Three lead vocals.

02/17 – Vega-Tables – Part 1, Vocal Overdub Attempts 1:35 * Verse Three – with lead vocals. Backing vocal recording. * Do a Lot – “Mom and Dad Said…”.

02/18 – Vega-Tables – Part 1, Vocal Overdub Attempts 1:33 * Verse Three – with lead vocals. More backing vocal recording. * Do a Lot – “Mom and Dad Said…” unedited.

02/19 – Vega-Tables – Part 1, Vocal Overdub Attempts 1:34 * Verse Three – with lead vocals. More backing vocal recording. * Do a Lot – “Mom and Dad Said…” unedited.

02/20 – Vega-Tables – Part 1, Instrumental Insert Takes 1 – 8 5:13 * Studio chatter. * Organ overdub attempts.

02/21 – Vega-Tables – Vocal Insert Rehearsals 1:08 Marilyn’s “I Know…” vocal. Several attempts.

02/22 – Vega-Tables – Part 1, Mono Mix Rehearsals 2:33 * “First Verse, Mono, Take 1”. * Verse One – take 1 -aborted. * Verse One – take 2 – complete. * Verse One – take 3 (uncalled) - straight to.. * Verse Two – complete.

02/23 – Vega-Tables – Part 2, Take Unknown 1:22 Do a Lot – Full Instrumentation backing.

02/24 – Vega-Tables – Part 2, 1st Vocal Overdub 1:30 AS 02/23 – Group Vocal overdub.

02/25 – Vega-Tables – Part 2, 2nd Vocal Overdub 1:25 As above, more vocals added.

02/26 – Vega-Tables – Part 2, Track Rehearsal 2:18 Do a Lot – Slow whistle version – Rehearsal.

02/27 – Vega-Tables – Part 2, 1st Vocal Overdub 1:27 As 02/26 – with ‘Uh-Rah’ backing vocals.

02/28 – Vega-Tables – Part 2, 2nd Vocal Overdub 1:28 As above. “Ulah-wa-de” vocals and whistle overdub.

02/29 – Vega-Tables – Part 2, 3rd Vocal Overdub 1:29 As above. With Lead Vocals.

02/30 – Vega-Tables – Part 2, 4th Vocal Overdub 1:28 As above. With second Lead Vocal track.

02/31 – Vega-Tables – Part 2, Mono Mix 1:20 Mix-down of 02/25 version.

02/32 – Vega-Tables – Part 3, Take 12 1:44 * “TWELVE!” * Vegetables Fade – complete unfaded backing.

02/33 – Vega-Tables – Part 3, 1st Vocal Overdub 1:46 Vegetables Fade – with backing vocal overdub.

02/34 – Vega-Tables – Part 3, 2nd Vocal Overdub 1:49 Vegetables Fade – more backing vocal overdubs.

02/35 – Vega-Tables – Part 3, Mono Mix 1:15 Faded.

02/36 – Vega-Tables – Various Mix Rehearsals 1:53 Various mix attempts. * Vocal Bridge. * “I Know…” with verse backing. * Verse Three. * Vocal Bridge.

03/27 – Vega-Tables – Radio Spot Rehearsals 22:43 Vegetables Arguments. Studio set-up arguments with Hal Blaine as a gardener trying to protect his vegetables.

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WATER CHANTS

FACTS: Released as part of “Cool Cool Water” on Sunflower album.

SESSIONS: None Documented.

AUDIO:

Vigotone SMiLE

01/12 – Cool Cool Water 3:00 Cool Cool Water from Sunflower. Does not include Water Chant.

Sea of Tunes 16: SMiLE

16 – I Love to Say Da Da 2:28 * Water Chant – Stereo. * I Love to Say Da Da – Mono.

Sea of Tunes 17: The SMiLE Sessions

03/21 – Water – Take Unknown 0:59 Organ note. All following overdubs are made over this.

03/22 – Water – 1st Vocal Overdub 0:58

03/23 – Water – 2nd Vocal Overdub 0:57

03/24 – Water – 3rd Vocal Overdub 0:59

03/25 – Water – 4th Vocal Overdub 0:57

03/26 – Water – Stereo Mix

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WIND CHIMES

FACTS:

SESSIONS: 03-Aug-1966 – 13 Musicians + Carl – Goldstar Recorders. 05-Oct-1966 – 3 Musicians + Van, Brian & Carl – Western Recorders. 10-Oct-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Recorders.

AUDIO: Smiley Smile

08 – Wind Chimes 2:39 Smiley Smile version.

Good Vibrations Box set

02/23 – Wind Chimes 2:32 A - Verse One – “Hanging Down…”. B – Verse Two – “Close Your Eyes…”. C – Big Band. D – Piano Fade.

Vigotone SMiLE

01/10 – Wind Chimes 2:24 As Good Vibrations Box Set.

Sea of Tunes 16: SMiLE

14 – Wind Chimes 2:39 Stereo apart from Piano Fade.

Sea of Tunes 17: The SMiLE Sessions

03/01 – Wind Chimes – Takes 1-3 2:43 * “Call it Wind Chimes Take 1”. * Tracking Session. Note, this is the original version, not the version used on Good Vibrations Box Set. This version is heavier and features a different sequence (see track 03/03).

03/02 – Wind Chimes – Take 4 1:45 More as above. Most of takes are cut, just Brians instructions.

03/03 – Wind Chimes – Take 5 3:19 Complete take. Runs as… * Verse One. * Verse Two into. * Big Band. * Piano Section (as Fade on Good Vibrations Box Set Version) into.. * Big Band. * Bridge Section (not on Good Vibrations Box Set Version). * Big Band Ending (Big Band section which changes key and comes to end).

03/04 – Wind Chimes – Takes 6 & 7 1:32 More takes. Again mostly cut to Brian’s directions.

03/05 – Wind Chimes – Pick-up Takes 1-5 4:04 “Pickup One for Piano’s Out”. Piano Section into Big Band. Some cut to Brian’s directions.

03/06 – Wind Chimes – Takes 8 & 9 1:59 Verse One and Two. Comes to complete end with Vibes note.

03/07 – Wind Chimes – Track 3:01 Backing track as Good Vibrations Box Set version with count before Big Band section. Unfaded.

03/08 – Wind Chimes – 1st Vocal Overdub 2:58 Lead vocal overdub for Good Vibrations Box Set version verse. Includes backing vocal overdub on Big Band section.

03/09 – Wind Chimes – Last Part Take 3 0:35 * “Ending Take 3”. * Big Band – No Backing vocals, includes extra intro. * “..Didn’t hit strong enough.

101 Wind Chimes (Early V. ending take 3) 0:51 6608 = UM-17.3.9 102 Wind Chimes (Re-record Take 23) 1:41 6610 103 Wind Chimes (Re-record Tag) 1:21 6610

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WITH ME TONIGHT

FACTS:

SESSIONS: None Documented.

AUDIO: Smiley Smile

07 – With Me Tonight 2:20 Smiley Smile version. Uses section of SMiLE recording.

Hawthorne, CA

08 – With Me Tonight Upbeat Version. Opens with talk from.

Heroes & Villains Sessions Parts 1 & 2

04 – With Me Tonight 15:29 * Various Heroes & Villains sessions. * With Me Tonight – Upbeat Version Complete. * Various Heroes & Villain sessions.

Archaeology

01/21 – With Me Tonight 1:19 Actually Heroes & Villains Tag to Part One Second Version, Take Two.

01/22 – With Me Tonight 0:57 Upbeat Version Complete. Called as “13”.

01/29 - Heroes & Villains – Chorus Overdub Session 11 3-9 2:06 * “You Gotta Hear Yourself” * Called take 2. * With Me Tonight - On and On – Vocal sessions. * Final take called 9 then tape cuts out during take.

01/32 - With Me Tonight – Chorus Overdub Session 3:55 * Piano/Clap Version - tape cuts after couple of rounds. * Hawaii version – Complete.

Dumb Angel Rarities Volume One

23 - With Me Tonight * Actually Heroes & Villains session Tag to Part One Second Version, Take Two. * Upbeat Version.

Vigotone SMiLE

01/17 Untitled (With Me Tonight) Hawaii version.

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WONDERFUL

FACTS:

SESSIONS: 25-Aug-1966 – 5 Musicians + Brian & Dennis – Western Recorders. 06-Oct-1966 – Brian Only – Goldstar Studios. 15-Dec-1966 – Beach Boys – Goldstar Studios.

AUDIO: Smiley Smile

10 – Wonderful 2:25 Smiley Smile Version.

Good Vibrations Box Set

02/21 – Wonderful 2:02 Slow Version.

Archaeology

02/08 – Wonderful – Unknown Take 1 Mono 2:10 As Good Vibrations Box Set.

02/09 – Wonderful – Unknown Take 2 Mono 2:25 Smiley Smile Version.

Dumb Angel Rarities Volume One

12 – Wonderful – Track and Backing Vocals 2:08 Backing track of Slow Version with count-in and backing vocals.

Vigotone SMiLE

01/04 – Wonderful 2:05 Slow Version. As Good Vibrations Box Set.

01/18 – Wonderful 2:10 As Dumb Angel Rarities Track 12.

Sea of Tunes 16: SMiLE

07 – Wonderful 2:05 “Rock with Me Henry” Version. Unfinished.

Sea of Tunes 17: The SMiLE Sessions

01/37 – Wonderful – Takes 1 – 3 2:52 Slow Version. Tracking session. Brian on harpsichord.

01/38 – Wonderful – Takes 6 – 8 2:48 More as above. Take 8 is complete.

01/39 – Wonderful – Takes 16 – 18 0:51 * “Okay, Here we go” “Rock With Me Henry” version Harpsichord rehearsals.

01/40 – Wonderful – Take Unknown 2:14 “Rock With Me Henry” version. Complete Harpsichord take.

01/41 – Wonderful – Instrumental Overdub 2:13 Instrumental overdub on to 01/40.

01/42 – Wonderful – 1st Vocal Overdub

SMiLE: Just The Facts

From The Smile Shop

Contents

SMiLE… Version 1.0 JUST THE FACTS.

VERSION NOTES

Version 0.5 – 12th May 2003. First version.

Version 0.8 – 16th May 2003.

Version 1.0 – 27th May 2003

INTRODUCTION

THE FACTS ABOUT SMiLE

SESSIONS TIMELINE:-

Song Title Session Dates Additional Comments

SESSION LOGS

GUIDE TO AVAILABLE RECORDINGS:-

KEY TO TERMS USED.

BARNYARD

CABIN ESSENCE

CHILD IS THE FATHER OF THE MAN

DO YOU LIKE WORMS?

GEORGE FELL INTO HIS FRENCH HORN

GOOD VIBRATIONS

HE GIVES SPEECHES

HEROES & VILLAINS

HOLIDAYS

I LOVE TO SAY DA DA

I WANNA BE AROUND / FRIDAY NIGHT

I’M IN GREAT SHAPE

I RAN

MAMA SAYS

MR’S O’LEARY’S COW

THE OLD MASTER PAINTER

PRAYER

SURF’S UP

TONES

VEGETABLES

WATER CHANTS

WIND CHIMES

WITH ME TONIGHT

WONDERFUL