In The Beginning / The Garage Tapes

A 2007 2-CD boot from Sea of Tunes, featuring what could very well be the earliest Beach Boys recordings available; 19 minutes of "Surfin'" rehearsals, apparently from 1960. Also included are various home recordings (with a very young Dennis audible in a track that also contains Mike muttering "Dennis is a prick"), and session material (such as a very early take on 'Sloop John B').

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Goodbye Surfing, Hello God!

Here's a beast of a boot; 178 tracks, all in flac, of material mostly from the 20/20 period. We have full mixing sessions of "Help Me Rhonda", "Little Bird", "Never Learn Not To Love", "Be With Me", "Bluebirds Over The Mountain", "Time To Get Alone", and "The Nearest Faraway Place", as well as an amalgam of other goodies such as "Harmony Friends", "Oh Yeah!", "Fig Plucker", alternate mixes and vocals, and a full live show in Washington DC from 11/19/67!

flac (1.42 gb)
mp3s (192kbps, 401 mb)

Wilson/Paley

The Brian Wilson/Andy Paley sessions from 1996.

01. Gettin' In Over My Head

02. You're Still A Mystery

03. Chain Reaction of Love

04. Soul Searchin'

05. It's Not Easy Bein' Me

06. Desert Drive

07. Saturday Morning in the City

08. This Song's Gonna Sleep With You

09. Marketplace

10. I'm Broke

11. Must Be A Miracle

12. In My Moondreams

13. Mary Anne

14. Slightly American Music

15. Proud Mary

16. Proud Mary

17. Proud Mary

18. Soul Searchin'

19. Everything I Need

20. Everything I Need

21. Untitled

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The Cocaine Sessions

 

Here are the Cocaine Sessions (circa 1981-82), (aka the Hamburger Sessions or Things We Used to Get Brian to Show Up for Practice), recorded by Brian and Dennis (while apparently stoned out of their minds) at Village Recorders during a particularly dark period of both men's lives - Brian was on a long hiatus and Dennis' tragic death was only a year and a bit away. Undoubtedly the most famous track on the bootleg is "Oh Lord", a haunting demo that really embodies the darkness of this period. The tape hiss just makes the whole experience all the more bleak. Also included is a 12-minute interview with Brian.

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