The Beach Boys SUNFLOWER "From the Capitol Vaults" 180-GRAM Vinyl LP Record NEW
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"During the tail end of The Beach Boys' time with Capitol and the beginning of their tenure with their own label, Brother Records, the group produced a string of acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful albums. Sunflower followed Smiley Smile and preceded the magnificent Surf's Up, and it afforded the other band members a chance to contribute tracks alongside Brian Wilson. It continued a run of eclectic releases noted for beauty and inventiveness, but the public simply didn't get it. Stand-out tracks include 'Cool, Cool Water' and 'Forever,' and the standard is high enough for it to figure in a number of 'All-Time Greatest Album' lists." — Ken Kessler, HiFi News, April 2017

The Beach Boys' practice of double-tracking their vocals really lends itself to stereo mixes. Split left and right, as they are on a lot of those early stereo versions, those doubled vocal parts can really envelop the listener, surrounding them with Wilsons, Loves and Jardines!

Sunflower is considered by most fans — and some of the Beach Boys themselves — to be their finest work after Pet Sounds. More so than any other Beach Boys album, it's a true group collaboration, with Carl Wilson overseeing the production and mixdowns. Brian Wilson himself was very involved in the creation of this album, which includes one of his most enduring compositions, "This Whole World," as well as an expansion of a fragment from the Smile sessions, "Cool Cool Water," featuring some of the band's most intricate and playful interlocking vocal parts. Sunflower is also the home of some of Dennis Wilson's most enduring work, including the uptempo album opener "Slip On Through," and the classic Beach Boys ballad "Forever."

Sunflower, originally titled Add Some Music (after the group's initial single for Warners, "Add Some Music To Your Day," which failed to garner enough airplay to become a hit), underwent several lineup revisions before its eventual release in the late summer of 1970. The album, hailed by the U.K. music press as "The Beach Boys' Sgt. Pepper, failed to sell, despite glowing reviews and wide acclaim for its rich sonic texture (due in no small part to the efforts of Beach Boys' engineer Stephen Desper, a noted pioneer in quadrophonic and surround sound technologies).

Tracklist

A1 Slip On Through Written-By – Dennis Wilson 2:15 A2 This Whole World Written-By – Brian Wilson 1:55 A3 Add Some Music To Your Day Written-By – Brian Wilson, Joe Knott, Mike Love 3:34 A4 Got To Know The Woman Written-By – Dennis Wilson 2:40 A5 Deirdre Written-By – Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnson 3:26 A6 It's About Time Written-By – Alan Jardine, Bob Burchman, Dennis Wilson 2:56 B1 Tears In The Morning Written-By – Bruce Johnson 4:03 B2 All I Wanna Do Written-By – Brian Wilson, Mike Love 3:34 B3 Forever Written-By – Dennis Wilson, Greg Jacobson* 2:40 B4 Our Sweet Love Written-By – Alan Jardine, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson 2:38 B5 At My Window Written-By – Alan Jardine, Brian Wilson 2:29 B6 Cool, Cool Water Written-By – Brian Wilson, Mike Love 5:03

Credits

  • Arranged By – Michel Colombier (tracks: A5, B1)
  • Arranged By [Strings] – Michel Colombier (tracks: B4)
  • Art Direction, Photography By [Innerspread] – Ed Thrasher
  • Engineer [Chief], Mixed By – Stephen W. Desper
  • Photography By [Cover] – Ricci Martin
  • Producer – The Beach Boys


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