Pet Sounds

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Tracklist

112" Vinyl
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A1Wouldn't It Be Nice
engineer:
Larry Levine (on 1966-01-22) and Ralph Valentin (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
12 string guitar:
Jerry Cole (on 1966-01-22)
accordion:
Carl Fortina (on 1966-01-22) and Frank Marocco (on 1966-01-22)
baritone saxophone:
Jay Migliori (on 1966-01-22)
bass guitar:
Lyle Ritz (on 1966-01-22)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1966-01-22)
electric bass guitar:
Carol Kaye (on 1966-01-22) and Ray Pohlman (on 1966-01-22)
guitar:
Bill Pitman (on 1966-01-22)
mandoguitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1966-01-22)
percussion:
Frank Capp (on 1966-01-22)
piano:
Al De Lory (on 1966-01-22)
piano [track piano]:
Larry Knechtel (on 1966-01-22)
tenor saxophone:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist) (on 1966-01-22) and Plas Johnson (on 1966-01-22)
trumpet:
Roy Caton (trumpet player) (on 1966-01-22)
background vocals:
Al Jardine (on 1966-01-22), Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys) (on 1966-01-22), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1966-01-22) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1966-01-22)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1966-01-22) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1966-01-22)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Hollywood, 1961-1972) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-01-22) and Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-01-22)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 297)
recording of:
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (on 1966-01-22)
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds), Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Irving Music (BMI), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4.352:21
A2You Still Believe In Me
engineer:
Chuck Britz (on 1965-10-14)
producer:
Mark Linett and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett
bass clarinet:
Jay Migliori (on 1965-10-14)
bicycle bell and timpani:
Julius Wechter (on 1965-10-14)
clarinet:
Bill Green (woodwind) (on 1965-10-14), Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (on 1965-10-14) and Plas Johnson (on 1965-10-14)
contrabass clarinet [contra-clarinet]:
Bill Green (woodwind)
double bass:
Lyle Ritz (on 1965-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1965-10-14)
electric bass guitar:
Carol Kaye (on 1965-10-14)
electric guitar [12-string electric lead guitars]:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor)
finger cymbals and horn [bicycle horn]:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
grand piano [acoustic grand piano]:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist)
guitar:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (on 1965-10-14) and Barney Kessel (on 1965-10-14)
harpsichord:
Al De Lory (from 1965-10-14 until 1966-01-24)
mandoguitar [12-string electric mando-guitars]:
Barney Kessel
piano:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist) (from 1965-10-14 until 1966-01-24)
piano [plucked piano strings]:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
additional vocals:
Marilyn Wilson
background vocals:
Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys), Mike Love (Beach Boys), Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) and Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys)
bass vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (from 1966-01 until 1966-02)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-10-14, on 1966-01-24, from 1966-01 until 1966-02), Columbia Studio A (Hollywood, 1961-1972) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1966-01) and Western Recorders, Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-01-24)
remix of:
You Still Believe in Me (mono) by The Beach Boys (American rock band)
recording of:
You Still Believe in Me (from 1965-10-14 until 1966-02)
writer:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
3.352:28
A3That's Not Me
engineer:
Chuck Britz (on 1966-02-15)
producer:
Mark Linett and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett
12 string guitar [12-string Electric Guitar]:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1966-02-15)
electric bass guitar:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
guitar:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (on 1966-02-15)
organ:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1966-02-15)
percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1966-02 until 1966-03) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (from 1966-02 until 1966-03)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-02-15, from 1966-02 until 1966-03)
remix of:
That’s Not Me (mono) by The Beach Boys (American rock band)
recording of:
That’s Not Me (from 1966-02-15 until 1966-03)
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
32:25
A4Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
engineer:
Chuck Britz (on 1966-02-11) and H. Bowen David (on 1966-04-03)
producer:
Mark Linett and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett (in 1996)
cello:
Joseph Saxon (on 1966-04-03)
double bass:
Lyle Ritz (on 1966-02-11)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1966-02-11)
electric bass guitar:
Carol Kaye (on 1966-02-11)
guitar:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (on 1966-02-11) and Billy Strange (on 1966-02-11)
organ:
Al De Lory (on 1966-02-11)
piano:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist) (on 1966-02-11)
timpani and vibraphone:
Frank Capp (on 1966-02-11)
viola:
Norman Botnick (on 1966-04-03)
violin:
Arnold Belnick (on 1966-04-03), Ralph Schaeffer (on 1966-04-03), Sid Sharp (on 1966-04-03) and Tibor Zelig (on 1966-04-03)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1966-02-11)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-02-11, on 1966-04-03)
mixed at:
Your Place or Mine Recording in Glendale, California, United States (in 1996)
remix of:
Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) (mono) by The Beach Boys (American rock band)
recording of:
Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) (from 1966-02-11 until 1966-04-03)
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
32:49
A5I'm Waiting For The Day
engineer:
Ralph Valentin (in 1966-03) and H. Bowen David (on 1966-03-06)
producer:
Mark Linett and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett
bongos and timpani:
Gary Coleman (US percussionist) (on 1966-03-06)
cello:
Justin Ditullio (on 1966-03-06)
cor anglais [english horn]:
Leonard Hartman (on 1966-03-06)
double bass:
Lyle Ritz (on 1966-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (on 1966-03-06)
electric bass guitar:
Ray Pohlman (on 1966-03-06)
flute:
Bill Green (woodwind) (on 1966-03-06), Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (on 1966-03-06) and Jay Migliori (on 1966-03-06)
guitar:
Carol Kaye (on 1966-03-06)
organ:
Larry Knechtel (on 1966-03-06)
tack piano:
Al De Lory (on 1966-03-06)
viola:
Harry Hyams (on 1966-03-06)
violin:
William Kurasch (on 1966-03-06), Leonard Malarsky (on 1966-03-06), Ralph Schaeffer (on 1966-03-06) and Sid Sharp (on 1966-03-06)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (in 1966-03)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Hollywood, 1961-1972) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1966-03) and Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-03-06)
remix of:
I’m Waiting for the Day (mono) by The Beach Boys (American rock band)
recording of:
I’m Waiting for the Day (in 1966-03)
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
33:02
A6Let's Go Away For A While
engineer:
Chuck Britz (on 1966-01-18)
producer:
Mark Linett and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett
alto saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (on 1966-01-18)
baritone saxophone:
Jay Migliori (on 1966-01-18)
cello:
Justin Ditullio (on 1966-01-19) and Joseph Saxon (on 1966-01-19)
double bass:
Lyle Ritz (on 1966-01-18)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1966-01-18)
electric bass guitar:
Carol Kaye (on 1966-01-18)
flute:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist) (on 1966-01-19) and Jules Jacob (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1966-01-19)
guitar:
Al Casey (US rock & roll/rockabilly/surf guitarist/session musician) (on 1966-01-18) and Barney Kessel (on 1966-01-18)
piano:
Al De Lory (on 1966-01-18)
tenor saxophone:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist) (on 1966-01-18) and Plas Johnson (on 1966-01-18)
timpani and vibraphone:
Julius Wechter (on 1966-01-18)
trumpet:
Roy Caton (trumpet player) (on 1966-01-18)
viola:
Joseph DiFiore (on 1966-01-19) and Harry Hyams (on 1966-01-19)
violin:
Arnold Belnick (on 1966-01-19), James Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist) (on 1966-01-19), William Kurasch (on 1966-01-19), Leonard Malarsky (on 1966-01-19), Jerome Reisler (on 1966-01-19), Ralph Schaeffer (on 1966-01-19), Sid Sharp (on 1966-01-19) and Tibor Zelig (on 1966-01-19)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-01-18, on 1966-01-19)
remix of:
Let’s Go Away for Awhile (mono) by The Beach Boys (American rock band)
recording of:
Let’s Go Away for Awhile (from 1966-01-18 until 1966-01-19)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label)
32:17
A7Sloop John B
engineer:
Chuck Britz (on 1965-07-12)
producer:
Mark Linett and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett
12 string guitar [12-string electric guitar]:
Billy Strange (on 1965-12-29)
bass saxophone:
Jack Nimitz (American saxophonist and clarinet player) (on 1965-07-12)
double bass:
Lyle Ritz (on 1965-07-12)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1965-07-12)
electric bass guitar:
Carol Kaye (on 1965-07-12)
flute:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (on 1965-07-12) and Jay Migliori (on 1965-07-12)
glockenspiel:
Frank Capp (on 1965-07-12)
guitar:
Al Casey (US rock & roll/rockabilly/surf guitarist/session musician) (on 1965-07-12), Jerry Cole (on 1965-07-12) and Billy Strange (on 1965-07-12)
tack piano:
Al De Lory (on 1965-07-12)
temple blocks:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist) (on 1965-07-12)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (from 1965-12-22 until 1965-12-29) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (from 1965-12-22 until 1965-12-29)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1965-07-12, on 1965-12-22, on 1965-12-29)
remix of:
Sloop John B (mono) by The Beach Boys (American rock band)
recording of:
Sloop John B (from 1965-07-12 until 1965-12-29)
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Irving Music, Inc. and New Executive Music
version of:
The John B. Sails
4.352:55
B1God Only Knows
engineer:
Chuck Britz (on 1966-03-10) and Ralph Valentin (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
producer:
Mark Linett and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett (in 1996)
accordion:
Carl Fortina (on 1966-03-10) and Frank Marocco (on 1966-03-10)
bass clarinet:
Leonard Hartman (on 1966-03-10)
bell and drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1966-03-10)
cello:
Jesse Erlich (on 1966-03-10)
clarinet:
Leonard Hartman (on 1966-03-10) and Jay Migliori (on 1966-03-10)
double bass:
Lyle Ritz (on 1966-03-10)
electric bass guitar:
Ray Pohlman (on 1966-03-10)
flute:
Bill Green (woodwind) (on 1966-03-10) and Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (on 1966-03-10)
French horn:
Alan Robinson (on 1966-03-10)
guitar:
Carol Kaye (on 1966-03-10)
harpsichord:
Larry Knechtel (on 1966-03-10)
percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (on 1966-03-10)
tack piano:
Don Randi (on 1966-03-10)
tambourine:
Terry Melcher (on 1966-03-10)
viola:
Darrel Terwilliger (on 1966-03-10)
violin:
Leonard Malarsky (on 1966-03-10) and Sid Sharp (on 1966-03-10)
lead vocals:
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
vocals:
Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys) (from 1966-03 until 1966-04) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-03-10) and Columbia Studios (Hollywood, 1961-1972) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
mixed at:
Your Place or Mine Recording in Glendale, California, United States (in 1996)
remix of:
God Only Knows (mono) by The Beach Boys (American rock band)
recording of:
God Only Knows (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
4.252:48
B2I Know There's An Answer
recording of:
I Know There’s an Answer
lyricist:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Terry Sachen
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
version of:
Hang On to Your Ego
1:52
B3Here Today
recording of:
Here Today
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
2:51
B4I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
recording of:
I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
3:09
B5Pet Sounds
recording of:
Pet Sounds
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
2:19
B6Caroline No
engineer:
Chuck Britz (on 1966-01-31)
producer:
Mark Linett and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
mixer:
Mark Linett
alto saxophone and tambourine:
Steve Douglas (American saxophonist, flautist and clarinetist) (on 1966-01-31)
double bass:
Lyle Ritz (on 1966-01-31)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1966-01-31)
electric bass guitar [Dano bass]:
Carol Kaye (on 1966-01-31)
flute:
Bill Green (woodwind) (on 1966-01-31), Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (on 1966-01-31), Plas Johnson (on 1966-01-31) and Jay Migliori (on 1966-01-31)
guitar:
Glen Campbell (US country singer, guitarist & actor) (on 1966-01-31), Carol Kaye (on 1966-01-31) and Barney Kessel (on 1966-01-31)
harpsichord:
Al De Lory (on 1966-01-31)
vibraphone:
Frank Capp (on 1966-01-31)
lead vocals:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) (on 1966-01-31)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-01-31)
remix of:
Caroline, No (mono) by The Beach Boys (American rock band)
recording of:
Caroline, No (on 1966-01-31)
lyricist:
Tony Asher (US lyricist, worked on Pet Sounds)
composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Sea of Tunes Publishing Co. (work publisher, NOT the bootleg label)
3.252:51

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