Detailed item info | Track listing | 1. Wouldn't It Be Nice
2. You Still Believe in Me
3. That's Not Me
4. Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)
5. I'm Waiting For the Day
6. Let's Go Away For Awhile
7. Sloop John B.
8. God Only Knows
9. I Know There's an Answer
10. Here Today
11. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
12. Pet Sounds
13. Caroline, No
14. Unreleased Backgrounds - (previously unreleased)
15. Hang on to Your Ego - (previously unreleased)
16. Trombone Dixie - (previously unreleased)
| | Details | | Contributing artists: | Barney Kessel, Billy Strange, Frank Capp, Glen Campbell, Hal Blaine, Leon Russell, Tommy Tedesco | | Producer: | Brian Wilson | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording type: | Studio | | Recording mode: | Mono | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
| | Album notes | This issue of PET SOUNDS contains three previously unreleased tracks: "Unreleased Backgrounds" is a snippet of a vocal overdub sung by Brian Wilson, "Hang On To Your Ego" is the original version of "I Know There's An Answer" and "Trombone Dixie" is an instrumental not included on the original album.
The Beach Boys: Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love (vocals); Bruce Johnston (background vocals); Al Jardine.
Additional personnel: Glen Campbell, Tommy Tedesco, Jerry Cole, Billy Strange, Barney Kessel (guitar); The Sid Sharpe Strings (strings); Tommy Morgan (harmonica); Carl Fortina, Frank Marocco (accordion); Steve Douglas, Jay Migliori, Roy Caton, Lou Backburn (horns); Leon Russell, Al De Lory, Don Randi (piano); Ray Pohlman, Carole Kaye, Lyle Ritz, Julius Wechter, Bill Pitman (bass); Hal Blaine (drums); Gene Estes, Frank Capp, Jim Gordon (percussion).
Reissue producer: Mark Linett.
Principally recorded at Gold Star Studios, Western Studios and Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, California between July 12, 1965 and April 13, 1966.
Originally released on Capitol (T-2458).
Includes liner notes by Brian Wilson, David Leaf and Mark Linett.
The Beach Boys: Mike Love, Brian Wilson , Carl Wilson (vocals); Dennis Wilson.
Additional personnel: Jerry Cole, Bill Pitman (guitar); Ray Pohlman, Barney Kessel (mandolin); Carl Fortina (accordion); Al De Lory (piano); Larry Knechtel (organ); Lyle Ritz (upright bass); Carol Kaye (electric bass); Hal Blaine (drums); Frank Capp (timpani, percussion, bells).
Recording information: 1966.
This is more than just an album by a great American band; it's THE great American pop album, an ambitious foray into the intricacies of harmony and melody. Masterminded by Brian Wilson, it changed the rules in rock & roll. Wilson's production brought record-making to a new level. He perfected Phil Spector's wall-of-sound into a more complex, stunning approach. He was inspired by the Beatles' RUBBER SOUL, and PET SOUNDS was, in turn, an inspiration for SGT. PEPPER.
The devoutly romantic "God Only Knows" and the hopeful "Wouldn't It Be Nice" reflect an innocent time of yearning post-adolescence. From the complex upward progressions of "You Still Believe In Me" to the heartbeat bass of "Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)," Wilson paid attention to every nanosecond of sound. The traditional folk song "Sloop John B," with its thickly interwoven vocals, was a major hit for the band, but PET SOUNDS' astonishing power comes from its less familiar songs. The shifting moods and devious instrumentation of "I'm Waiting For The Day" and the revealing "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times" are further testaments to Wilson's tortured genius. Wilson has said that angels were overseeing the production of PET SOUNDS; there is no doubt about it.
| | Editorial reviews | Ranked #1 in NME's list of the `Greatest Albums Of All Time.'
NME (10/02/1993)
Voted the #1 Recorded Music Award for 1990.
Q (02/01/1991)
...Brian Wilson's evolutionary compositional masterpiece....This trenchant cycle of love songs has the emotional impact of a shatteringly evocative novel...
Rolling Stone (06/22/1972)
...A commercial washout at the time of its release, the album has since grown in reputation to the point where pop aesthetes speak of it in hushed tones as the zenith of Brian Wilson's genius, a seamless masterwork that rewards deep, repeated listening....a wonderful collection of songs... - Rating: A+
Entertainment Weekly (12/12/1997)
5 Stars - Excellent - ...the music on PET SOUNDS flows as one....clearly demonstrates [that] the Beach Boys were capable of giving music lovers something they could feel very, very good about...
Down Beat (09/01/1990)
Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century
Vibe (12/01/1999)
Included in Q's The Best Male Angst Albums Of All Time - ...12 impossibly lush songs that replace The Beach Boys' earlier high school ramalama with the unease and inner hurly-burly of early adulthood...
Q (07/01/2000)
Included in Q's The Best Male Angst Albums Of All Time - ...12 impossibly lush songs that replace The Beach Boys' earlier high school ramalama with the unease and inner hurly-burly of early adulthood...
Q (07/01/2000)
Ranked #2 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time - ...Its luxurious sound conveys a heartbreaking wistfulness...
Rolling Stone (12/11/2003)
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