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The highly anticipated Beach Boys’ Smiles sessions are now available for pre-order in deluxe, super deluxe and vinyl editions. The titles will be released on November 1 in the US/Canada and October 31 in the UK. “Smile” was intended as the follow-up to the 1966 album “Pet Sounds,” but the project was abandoned due to Brian Wilson’s mental health problems and the divisions within the band regarding the commercial prospects of the songs.

Pre-order details are available at the bottom of this post.

This will be the first official release of the “Smile” sessions, although some of the “Smile” songs would be reworked for inclusion on the Beach Boys’ 1967 album “Smiley Smile,” including “Heroes and Villains,” “Wonderful,” “Vege-tables” and “Wind Chimes.” The classic single “Good Vibrations” was also under consideration for inclusion on “Smile,” but ultimately ended up on “Smiley Smile.”

Brian Wilson would go on to record a well received full version of “Smile” with his touring band in 2003.

For the forthcoming box set, Wilson and co-producers Mark Linett and Alan Boyd assembled the best vocal and instrumental takes from dozens of hours of tapes. The Smile Sessions two-CD deluxe edition comprises tracks from the core sessions:

CD One

1. Our Prayer
2. Gee
3. Heroes And Villains
4. Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock)
5. I’m In Great Shape
6. Barnyard
7. My Only Sunshine (The Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine)
8. Cabin Essence
9. Wonderful
10. Look (Song For Children)
11. Child Is Father Of The Man
12. Surf’s Up
13. I Wanna Be Around / Workshop
14. Vega-Tables
15. Holidays
16. Wind Chimes
17. The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow)
18. Love To Say Dada
19. Good Vibrations
20. You’re Welcome (Bonus Track)
21. Heroes And Villains (Stereo Mix) (Bonus Track)
22. Heroes And Villains Sections (Stereo Mix) (Bonus Track)
23. Vega-Tables Demo (Bonus Track)
24. He Gives Speeches (Bonus Track)
25. Smile Backing Vocals Montage (Bonus Track)
26. Surf’s Up 1967 (Solo version) (Bonus Track)
27. Psycodelic Sounds: Brian Falls Into A Piano (Bonus Track).

CD Two

1. Our Prayer “Dialog” (9/19/66)
2. Heroes and Villains (Part 1)
3. Heroes and Villains (Part 2)
4. Heroes and Villains: Children Were Raised (1/27/67)
5. Heroes and Villains: Prelude to Fade (2/15/67)
6. My Only Sunshine (11/14/66)
7. Cabin Essence (10/3/66)
8. Surf’s Up: 1st Movement (11/4/66)
9. Surf’s Up Piano Demo (12/15/66)
10. Vega-Tables Fade (4/12/67)
11. The Elements: Fire session (11/28/66)
12. Cool Cool Water version 2 (10/26-10/29/67)
13. Good Vibrations Session Highlights.

This two-CD version will also include a 36-page booklet, with liner notes from Brian Wilson, and a 14.5″ x 20″ poster of Frank Holmes cover art.

The super deluxe set is for the diehard Beach Boys fan, featuring five CDs, two LPs and two 7″ vinyl singles.

The first CD replicates disc one of the deluxe set, but after this the set delves more deeply into the sessions, including complete discs devoted to both “Good Vibrations” and “Heroes and Villains.” The two LPs are made up principally of the disc one CD content. The first vinyl single includes “Heroes and Villains” parts one and two, and the second single features “Vega-Tables” and “Surf’s Up.”

“Smile Sessions Box Set” – promo

The two LPs featured in the super deluxe set will also be available as a standalone release.

All titles will be available on November 1 in the US and Canada, and October 31 in the UK. You can pre-order now at:

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