More Goodies (Brian and Mike)

Continuing on from the previous set, here are an additional two of Brian and Mike goodies!

The Brian Wilson goodies offers some very interesting rarities: duets with Jan Berry and Rocky Pamplin, an early version of "Being with the One You Love" entitled "Doin' Time on Planet Earth" (presumably intended for the film of the same name), and some terrific-quality Sweet Insanity backing tracks and a capellas. After that it's the Andy Paley tracks, not presented in the best quality available but with alternate mixes included.

Next, the Mike Love goodies(?) contains a variety of outtakes, alternate mixes of tracks from his withdrawn First Love and Country Love albums, duets with Dean Torrence, Beach Boys covers/originals with Adrian Baker, and a few radio spots (a Looking Back with Love promo and the hilarious Arbor Day message in three versions).

Get 'em here.

First Love / Country Love

A twofer of unreleased Mike Love albums from October/November 1978. Joy!
First Love (which contains "Brian's Back") is rather good, but as the album's history ended in lawsuits it's unlikely it'll ever achieve release.
Country Love was an attempt to gear Mike towards a country audience, a move that was slightly misguided given such family classics included on the album as "Wrinkles". Honestly it isn't all bad ("Brand New Start" ain't half bad really), but it's clear from many of the recordings that Mike's voice wasn't built for country.
See also Mike's 3rd unreleased solo album Mike Love Not War.
If you'd like an in-depth analysis of Country Love by a renowned critic, click here.

First Love
01. First Love
02. Too Cruel
03. You're Looking Better
04. Little Darlin'
05. I Don't Wanna Know
06. Brian's Back
07. Viggie
08. The Right Kind Of Love
09. Sumahama
10. Daybreak
11. Tricia (bonus track)

Country Love
12. Today I Started Loving You Again
13. Dallas
14. Beth On The Mesa
15. Brand New Start
16. Baby I'm A Changed Man
17. Rock 'n' Roll Country Bride
18. Everything I Touch Turns To Tears
19. Wrinkles
20. My Side Of The Bed
21. Everyone's In Love With You
22. Some Sweet Day
23. Hey Good Lookin' (bonus track)

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Mike Love Not War

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Mike Love Not War (circa 2005) is one of Mike Love's many unreleased albums, believed by many to be probably the best of his solo works. It even features a half-tolerable version of "Everyone's In Love With You". Gasp!

Tracks:
01. Unleash The Love
02. Cool Head
03. Anything For You
04. Thank You
05. Pisces Brothers
06. Everyone's In Love With You
07. 10,000 Years
08. Glow Crescent Glow
09. Daybreak
10. Too Cruel
11. Brian's Back
12. I Don't Wanna Know
13. Love Foundation
14. Only One Word

Also included are three rather amusing National Arbor Day Foundation PSAs by Love, from 2005.

Mike Love's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Speech (1988)

Mike Love's ill-advised speech at the Beach Boy's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction of 1988, in which he makes inexplicably hate-filled potshots at his rivals in the business, including the Beatles (who he refers to as "the mop-tops") and Mick Jagger (who he calls "chickenshit"). Prominent musicians like Jagger and George Harrison were in the room during the speech, and the other members can be seen embarrassed; at the end Elton John comes up and says "thank fuck he didn't mention me!"

I'd never seen this clip until today but for me it really shows the other side of Mike; the jealous and aggressive part of him is exposed uncomfortably clearly here.