The Beach Boys Love You Vinyl LP 1977 MSK 2258 STILL FACTORY SEALED
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Description
The Beach Boys Love You Vinyl LP from 1977 is a rare gem that is still factory sealed with price sticker and one other music industry retail sticker.
While this album was not so popular upon release, time has been very kind to this particular LP that has become a bit of a cult favorite among Beach Boys fans. A very cool and interesting time capsule album.
Item shown is exact item that you will receive and will
be promptly shipped in an LP mailer with two pieces of cardboard on either side of the album. This album has a small cut out hole punched in the top left hand corner.
From Wikipedia:
“The album was largely recorded in late 1976 at the band's Brother Studios. Originally planned as Brian Loves You, it is essentially a solo project by Brian Wilson, who wrote almost all of the material and played nearly every instrument on the record, including keyboards, synthesizers, and drums. He later referred to Love You as his life-defining work, and his most creatively fulfilling since Pet Sounds (1966). Engineer Earle Mankey described the album as "serious", "autobiographical", and "frighteningly accurate" to Wilson's personality.
The subject matter of the 14 songs ranges from the Solar System and roller skating to adolescent sexuality and babies. Wilson also included tributes to his wife, daughters, and mistress, as well as his idols Phil Spector and Johnny Carson. Although Love You was met with near-unanimous critical acclaim, some listeners found the album's bizarre, childlike quality to be a detriment. The record sold poorly, peaking at number 53 in the U.S. and number 28 in the UK.
Love You has since been recognized for presaging synth-pop and new wave and has amassed a dedicated cult following. A follow-up, Adult/Child, was completed by the group, but left unreleased. It was the last album Wilson fully wrote and produced until his first solo LP, Brian Wilson (1988), and his last that was created without significant involvement from others.”
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