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Post by carllove on Oct 22, 2022 2:13:53 GMT
I’ve never been a big fan of Smiley Smile, but I’d never owned it on vinyl and just received a 1980 Capital green label re-release mono vinyl and it is really quite magical. Wow - just a whole different experience than the digital version on Apple Music. I really love it. Just so intimate. You feel like the Boys are there singing to you. Awesome experience. Lo Fi is probably best experienced on vinyl? Been on a vinyl binge lately - the Simply Vinyl Wild Honey is also an amazing experience. I broke the seal on the copy I purchased. It was worth it. Saw Giggens Youtube and I had to get it. It’s mine to enjoy now. “Here Comes The Night” is playing right now. Fun night with new to me vinyl. Damn The Beach Boys sound great on vinyl. Only exception is the DCC Pet Sounds on CD. That can’t be topped. I have the 45 RPM Stereo AP version of Pet Sounds. The DCC gold CD mastered by Steve Hoffman is still better. It blew my mind the first time I heard it. Still makes my toes tingle when I listen to it.
My Toyota Avalon has 12 JBL speakers, so that helps for the CD’s. Still - amazed that the vinyl versions of Smiley Smile and Wild Honey sound much better on vinyl with two Edifier bookshelf speakers than they do in my car with the 12 JBL speakers.
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Post by lonelysummer on Oct 22, 2022 4:09:56 GMT
Well, my gear is far from top of the line, but I was never happy with the sound of SS or WH on vinyl - and my copies are those green label Capitols. Same with my first copy of PS. I later got the Brother/Reprise version from 1974 and thought that was a bit better. I'm quite happy with the twofer version of SS/WH. And the Sunshine Tomorrow Wild Honey is great. I'm either vinyl or cd so I can't compare to the streaming or download versions. I always felt that those albums were lacking in high end on vinyl. And that's true of a lot of BB's recordings between 66 and 73. The Endless Summer era recordings are so bright and full, rich. Was it the move to Brian's home studio that changed things?
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Oct 22, 2022 13:07:09 GMT
When I was a newbie in 1974-75, I was trying to acquire as many Beach Boys' albums as I could find, and many were out of print. However, when I did find one, and that included several odd compilations, they sounded very thin, distorted, and...non-dynamic. When I bought 15 Big Ones, it was a big improvement, but it was The Beach Boys Love You that really sounded great. The drums and cymbals were very prominent which I liked, but it was those ARP and Moog synthesizers/bass that sounded really cool on the record. The instruments that Brian used for Love You were perfect for vinyl, and that record was mastered very well.
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Post by carllove on Oct 23, 2022 12:21:59 GMT
When I was a newbie in 1974-75, I was trying to acquire as many Beach Boys' albums as I could find, and many were out of print. However, when I did find one, and that included several odd compilations, they sounded very thin, distorted, and...non-dynamic. When I bought 15 Big Ones, it was a big improvement, but it was The Beach Boys Love You that really sounded great. The drums and cymbals were very prominent which I liked, but it was those ARP and Moog synthesizers/bass that sounded really cool on the record. The instruments that Brian used for Love You were perfect for vinyl, and that record was mastered very well. I don’t own Love You on vinyl or at all - so I listened to it on Apple Music. I do remember thinking that the album seemed like it would sound better on vinyl. Thanks Sheriff for verifying my suspicions. Which pressing do you have? Looks like I need to see what eBay has to offer. I might check out 15 Big Ones as well.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Oct 23, 2022 12:35:45 GMT
When I was a newbie in 1974-75, I was trying to acquire as many Beach Boys' albums as I could find, and many were out of print. However, when I did find one, and that included several odd compilations, they sounded very thin, distorted, and...non-dynamic. When I bought 15 Big Ones, it was a big improvement, but it was The Beach Boys Love You that really sounded great. The drums and cymbals were very prominent which I liked, but it was those ARP and Moog synthesizers/bass that sounded really cool on the record. The instruments that Brian used for Love You were perfect for vinyl, and that record was mastered very well. I don’t own Love You on vinyl or at all - so I listened to it on Apple Music. I do remember thinking that the album seemed like it would sound better on vinyl. Thanks Sheriff for verifying my suspicions. Which pressing do you have? Looks like I need to see what eBay has to offer. I might check out 15 Big Ones as well. The first one. I don't think there was a second. It wasn't too long before The Beach Boys Love You was in the cutout bin for $1.99.
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Post by carllove on Oct 23, 2022 14:13:45 GMT
I don’t own Love You on vinyl or at all - so I listened to it on Apple Music. I do remember thinking that the album seemed like it would sound better on vinyl. Thanks Sheriff for verifying my suspicions. Which pressing do you have? Looks like I need to see what eBay has to offer. I might check out 15 Big Ones as well. The first one. I don't think there was a second. It wasn't too long before The Beach Boys Love You was in the cutout bin for $1.99. Discogs shows 42 versions of Love You - about 25 of which are LP’s 🤪. Lots of sealed copies available on eBay. Several Japanese pressings as well. I can get a VG+ original US pretty cheap. Oh - What to do? The original US Santa Maria pressing gets a 3.67 rating, but the first Japanese received a 4.5. The Los Angeles pressing got a 4.25. That can be had pretty cheap on Discogs. Might go that route.
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