NEW DOUBLE LP
New sealed copy. 2025 reissue.
The Smile Sessions is a 2011 archival collection dedicated to the Beach Boys' legendary unfinished Smile project, originally recorded between 1966 and 1967. Produced by Brian Wilson during the period following Pet Sounds, Smile was abandoned before completion, becoming one of the most discussed unreleased albums in popular music.
Using surviving master recordings, session tapes, and extensive archival material, The Smile Sessions presents a reconstructed version of the album alongside a wealth of outtakes, alternate takes, and studio recordings. The sequencing was informed in part by Brian Wilson's 2004 solo interpretation of Smile, while drawing directly from the original recordings made during the project's creation.
Released after decades of speculation and bootleg circulation, The Smile Sessions offered the most comprehensive official look at the original Smile recordings to date. The collection received widespread critical acclaim and won the Grammy Award for Best Historical Album, while providing valuable insight into one of the most ambitious and influential recording projects of the 1960s.
TRACKLIST:
The Smile Sessions
A1 Our Prayer
A2 Gee
A3 Heroes And Villains
A4 Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock)
A5 I'm In Great Shape
A6 Barnyard
My Only Sunshine
A7a The Old Master Painter
A7b You Are My Sunshine
A8 Cabin Essence
B1 Wonderful
B2 Look (Song For Children)
B3 Child Is The Father Of The Man
B4 Surf's Up
C1 I Wanna Be Around / Workshop
C2 Vega-Tables
C3 Holidays
C4 Wind Chimes
C5 The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O'Leary's Cow)
C6 Love To Say Dada
C7 Good Vibrations
Bonus Tracks
D1 You're Welcome (Stereo Mix)
D2 Vega-Tables (Stereo Mix)
D3 Wind Chimes (Stereo Mix)
D4 Cabin Essence (Session Highlights And Stereo Backing Track)
D5 Surf's Up (Session Excerpt And Stereo Mix)
