The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds to get 50th anniversary deluxe treatment

The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds to get 50th anniversary deluxe treatment 1

The Beach Boys’ iconic 1966 album, Pet Sounds, is universally hailed as one of popular music’s most important recordings of all time. May 16 marks the acclaimed album’s 50th anniversary, and to commemorate the milestone, The Beach Boys will release special expanded editions of the recorded masterpiece, as well as a range of exclusive Pet Sounds merchandise.

Pet Sounds (50th Anniversary Edition) will be released worldwide on June 10 in several configurations, including a 4CD/Blu-ray Audio collector’s edition presented in a hardbound book, featuring the remastered original album in stereo and mono, plus hi res stereo, mono, instrumental, and 5.1 surround mixes, session outtakes, alternate mixes, and previously unreleased live recordings; a 2CD and digital deluxe edition pairing the remastered album in stereo and mono with highlights from the collectors edition’s additional tracks; and remastered, 180-gram LP editions of the album in mono and stereo with faithfully replicated original artwork.

The Beach Boys Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys’ 11th studio album, Pet Sounds has reigned atop countless critic and fan polls, and has maintained its timeless rank as one of popular music’s most-cited influences. More than 100 domestic and international publications and journalists have lauded Pet Sounds as one of the greatest albums ever recorded, and it entered the GRAMMY® Hall of Fame in 1998. Platinum-certified, Pet Sounds tops MOJO magazine’s “Greatest Albums of All Time” at No. 1, while Rolling Stone ranked Pet Sounds at No. 2 in the magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.”

This stream features all the audio content from the Collector’s Edition apart from the High Definition audio on the Blu-Ray.

CD 1

Wouldn’t It Be Nice – Mono
You Still Believe In Me – Mono
That’s Not Me – Mono
Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) – Mono
I’m Waiting For The Day – Mono
Let’s Go Away For Awhile – Mono
Sloop John B – Mono
God Only Knows – Mono
I Know There’s An Answer – Mono
Here Today – Mono
I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times – Mono
Pet Sounds – Mono
Caroline No – Mono
Wouldn’t It Be Nice – Stereo
You Still Believe In Me – Stereo
That’s Not Me – Stereo
Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) – Stereo
I’m Waiting For The Day – Stereo
Let’s Go Away For Awhile – Stereo
Sloop John B – Stereo
God Only Knows – Stereo
I Know There’s An Answer – Stereo
Here Today – Stereo
I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times – Stereo
Pet Sounds – Stereo
Caroline No – Stereo
Caroline No (Promotional Spot #2)
Don’t Talk (Unused Background Vocals)
Hang On To Your Ego (Alternate Mix)
Caroline No (Promotional Spot #1)

CD 2

Sloop John B (Highlights from Tracking Date)
Sloop John B (Stereo Backing Track)
Trombone Dixie (Highlights from Tracking Date)
Trombone Dixie (Stereo Backing Track)
Pet Sounds (Highlights from Tracking Date)
Pet Sounds (Stereo Track Without Guitar Overdub)
Let’s Go Away For Awhile (Highlights from Tracking Date
Let’s Go Away For Awhile (Stereo Track Without String Overdub)
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Highlights from Tracking Date)
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Stereo Backing Track)
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Stereo Track with Background Vocals)
You Still Believe In Me (Intro – Session)
You Still Believe In Me (Intro – Master Take)
You Still Believe In Me (Highlights from Tracking Date)
You Still Believe In Me (Stereo Backing Track)
Caroline No (Highlights from Tracking Date)
Caroline No (Stereo Backing Track)
Hang On To Your Ego (Highlights from Tracking Date)
Hang On To Your Ego (Stereo Backing Track)
I Know There’s An Answer (Vocal Session) [previously unreleased]
Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Brian’s Instrumental Demo)
Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Stereo Backing Track)
Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (String Overdub)
I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times (Highlights from Tracking Date)
I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times (Stereo Backing Track)
That’s Not Me (Highlights from Tracking Date)
That’s Not Me (Stereo Backing Track)

CD 3

Good Vibrations (Highlights from First Tracking Date)
Good Vibrations (Stereo Backing Track)
I’m Waiting For The Day (Highlights from Tracking Date)
I’m Waiting For The Day (Stereo Backing Track)
God Only Knows (Highlights from Tracking Date)
God Only Knows (Stereo Backing Track)
Here Today (Highlights from Tracking Date)
Here Today (Stereo Backing Track)
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Mono Alternate Mix 1)
You Still Believe In Me (Mono Alternate Mix)
I’m Waiting For The Day (Mono Alternate Mix, Mike sings lead)
Sloop John B (Mono Alternate Mix, Carl sings first verse)
God Only Knows (Mono Alternate Mix, with sax solo)
I Know There’s An Answer (Alternate Mix) [previously unreleased]
Here Today (Mono Alternate Mix, Brian sings lead)
I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times (Mono Alternate Mix)
Banana & Louie
Caroline No (Original Speed, Stereo Mix)
Dog Barking Session
God Only Knows (With A Cappella Tag)
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Mono Alternate Mix 2)
Sloop John B (Mono Alternate Mix, Brian sings lead throughout)
God Only Knows (Mono Alternate Mix, Brian sings lead)
Caroline No (Original Speed, Mono Mix)

CD 4

Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Live 1966)
Sloop John B (Live 1966)
God Only Knows (Live 1966)
Good Vibrations (Live 1967)
God Only Knows (Live 1967)
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Live 1967)
God Only Knows (Live 1972)
God Only Knows (Live 1982)
Sloop John B (Live 1989)
Caroline No (Live 1993)
You Still Believe In Me (Live 1993)
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Stack-O-Vocals)
You Still Believe In Me (Stack-O-Vocals)
That’s Not Me (Stack-O-Vocals)
Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Stack-O-Vocals)
I’m Waiting For The Day (Stack-O-Vocals)
Sloop John B (Stack-O-Vocals)
God Only Knows (Stack-O-Vocals)
I Know There’s An Answer (Stack-O-Vocals)
Here Today (Stack-O-Vocals)
I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times (Stack-O-Vocals)
Caroline No (Stack-O-Vocals)
Good Vibrations (Master Track with Partial Vocal) (previously unreleased)

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Mark Millar is the founder of XS Noize and looks after the daily running of the website as well as hosting interviews for the weekly XS Noize Podcast. Mark's favourite album is Achtung Baby by U2.

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