TOPS 1965 MONO ORIG BEACH BOYS TODAY Sunny WONDERLAND Beatles BRIAN WILSON

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On the Sunny California Side Of Pop Perfection Wonderland

     ...MINTY CLEAN - TOP COPY...

            ~MONO~

                            THE BEACH BOYS

                       TODAY

                     USA - RAINBOW CAPITOL RECORDS - MONO - 2269

AMAZING 50 YEAR OLD 100% ORIGINAL FIRST PRINT

...MINT CLEAN ALL OVER... MONO MONO MONO MONO MONO

THINK TWICE! IN GLORIOUS MONOPHONIX '65 = FINAL COLLECTION ORIGINAL = LOOKS & PLAYS SO EXTRA CLEAN!

One of the Beach Boys best and most loved albums...

ORIGINAL  (((MONO))) 1965 first pressing vinyl on the highly collected RAINBOW Capitol label, complete Contains the original 1965 Capitol printed inner sleeve to the pressing (Beatles, Beach Boys, etc LP's shown) ......it's been over 50 years since this LP was released! 

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And so it begins... Frat garage/surf rockers and sumptuous ballads oxygenated by Brian's spellbinding arrangements are a nod to a world light years away from California’s teenage folly, summing up what is the cut off point from The Beach Boys of Murray Wilson's fiscal wet dreams into one of the greatest groups in musical history. In some cases, the vocal harmonies on "TODAY!" are closer to perfection here than even 'Pet Sounds' or 'Sunflower' - 'Kiss Me Baby', 'Dance Dance Dance' rocks as hard as any pre-1968 Beatles' letting down of the collective mop-top, meanwhile 'I'm So Young' showed The Beach Boys could blend harmony, humour, and pathos better than anyone at the time, save The Beatles...

• 1. Do You Wanna Dance - it works well as an opener. The intrumental break is superb, as is the way the track slows down and speeds up throughout.
  2. Good To My Baby - Great lyrics and singing is only topped by the superb chorus, which bursts out of the song every time it is sung.
  3. Don't Hurt My Little Sister - Great guitar lick and the singing from Mike Love in the versus is among his best. The chorus lets the song down ever so slightly.
  4. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) - The lyrics are among the deepest Brian would ever go; and they are so relatable. The way you can feel the anxiety as her bursts out the title is one of my alltime favourite musical moments. The only flaw with the track is that the brilliant coda should have and could have lasted forever ...
  5. Help Me Ronda - A Beach Boys timeless classic...you know it, vibrant when you hear the original stereo version - here.
  6. Dance Dance Dance - the energy of the song is superb. Find yourself singing along most times.
  7. Please Let Me Wonder - Ballads don't come better than this. It has the trademark Wilson backing track and harmonies. Unlike most ballads that seem to only deal with breakups or love, this deals with something slightly different.
  8 I'm So Young - A good song turned stunning by Brian's vocal. It is Wouldn't it be Nice, but with Brian in a worse mood.
  9. Kiss Me, Baby - One of the best BB songs on the album. The lyrics are probably the best Mike Love ever wrote. They are song good that it is a mystery that Brian didn't consider his lyrics for Pet Sounds. The contrast between Mike's baritone and Brian's falsetto push this song into greatness.
  10. She Knows Me Too Well - Lightning strikes for the 4th time. On a sidenote, the Velvet Underground copied the chord changes her in their song "There she goes again." If any rock fans needed validation on the Beach Boys there it is.
  11. In The Back Of My Mind - One of the few Beach Boys songs without any backing vocals. It draws focus to Dennis's soulful voice. It wouldn't be too long before he would write songs like this himself.

CONDITION: The cover: rated: M- NICE - Solid, stiff and colorful, the back cover is M- top clean ... has no split seams, no writing, no bends  ...  VERY collection worthy psychedelic '60s artifact ...

The vinyl: Rated: M- looks clean & plays minty clear with no audio surface excellent ... totally highly enjoyable  ...has clean rainbow MONO Capitol labels  

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING

All imperfections are noted both cover & record