The BEACH BOYS
Smiley Smile
SEALED limited edition 180 gram Vinyl
LP. Capitol/Analogue Productions AAPP 068M. Mono, limited edition remastered reissue. COVER &
VINYL: MINT still sealed, never played.
Original mono mix produced by The Beach Boys
Audio production — Mark Linett
For Brother Records — Elliott Lott
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, most from the original master tapes or best sources available
Lacquer plating by Gary Salstrom and 180-gram vinyl pressing by Quality Record Pressings!
"These are the best sounding and best-looking versions of the
Beach Boys records that have ever been produced. We want everything
about these to be better than the original." — Chad Kassem, owner and
CEO, Acoustic Sounds
"History will never respect this album because of the mythical status of Smile, of which this is the compromised surrogate issued in 1967. The Smile
tracks were spread out over later LPs and a reconstruction of what it
might have been appeared in 2004, but this is still something special:
it contains, after all, 'Heroes And Villians,' 'Vegetables,' 'Good
Vibrations,' 'Wind Chimes' and 'Wonderful,' — five tracks from the Smile
project. This album is simply gorgeous and superior to much of the
highly-praised dreck of the era. Who still listens to the inane After Bathing at Baxter's?
Acoustic Sounds has also released this as two LPs: stereo (APP 068) and
mono (App 068M); both mixes are on the SACD. My original mono LP ain't
for sale!" Sound Quality = 92% — Ken Kessler, HiFi News, January 2017
"This is an intimately drawn album of impressive musical doodles that
sailed over many heads (pun intended) in 1967 but which can be far
better appreciated today and needed today because of how it can help
slow you down and draw you in, into Brian Wilson's head, which then was
an interesting place to be. This reissue is so much better than the
original, so much closer to the closely miked creation you'll almost
feel like wiping off your speakers. Originally released only in mono,
it's now available in stereo as well but again, for me mono is the way
to go. A real magical mystery tour — no bus needed!" — Michael Fremer, AnalogPlanet
"What I can say is that Kevin Gray has been able to extract every
last bit of information from whatever tape is in the box, and present
it in a way that is pleasing and natural to the ear. ... in my
opinion, the Analogue Productions pressings are now THE definitive
issue of each Beach Boys album, and will be my reference copies until
if and when something better comes along — which may be never." — Lee
Dempsey, Endless Summer Quarterly, Summer 2015 Edition
To meet the standards of Analogue Productions, our Beach Boys album
reissues had a mission to achieve: Present the band's music the way that
Brian Wilson — famed co-founder, songwriter and arranger — intended. Mono mixes created under Wilson’s supervision were how the surf rockin’ California crew rose to fame! And we’ve got ‘em!
For the early part of the Beach Boys' career, all of their singles
were mixed and mastered and released only in the mono format — they
didn't release a single in stereo until 1968. In those days, hits were
made on AM radio in mono. And the mono of those times worked well
for Brian Wilson — famed co-founder, songwriter and arranger — who
suffers from partial deafness. In fact, for their first 13 albums,
Wilson originally turned in all the final mixed Beach Boy albums to
Capitol Records only in mono. The mono mixes were where Wilson paid
intense attention, and the dedication paid off!
Mastered by Kevin Gray, most from the original master tapes, and
plated and pressed by Quality Record Pressings, the finest LP pressing
facility in the world, these are awesome recordings to experience. And
the look of each album befits its sonic superiority! Presented in "old
school" Stoughton tip-on jackets, these time honored favorites shine
brighter than the originals!
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