The Beach Boys – Smiley Smile (ST-9001) the twelfth studio album (STEREO 1967)
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Description
This is a vintage album of Smiley Smile, the twelfth studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys. It was originally released on September 18, 1967.
Album Details:
Artist: The Beach Boys
Release Date: September 18, 1967
Label: Brother Records / Capitol Records
Genre: Psychedelic pop, lo-fi, avant-garde, bedroom pop
Length: 27:36
Producers: The Beach Boys
Context:
The album was assembled as a simplified, stripped-down replacement for the band's highly anticipated and experimental project, Smile, which was abandoned after significant delays.
Recording sessions took place largely at Brian Wilson's home studio, using unconventional equipment, contributing to its distinct lo-fi sound.
It includes the hit single "Good Vibrations", which reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Heroes and Villains".
While initially met with indifference and considered a commercial disappointment in the US, Smiley Smile has since become a cult classic and an influential album in the lo-fi and ambient genres.
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