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1967 - The BEACH BOYS, "Good Vibrations the Lost Studio Footage"
Included on the 1967 "Smiley Smile" album, here are The Beach Boys in studio session with "Good Vibrations". Wikipedia says:
The making of "Good Vibrations" was unprecedented for any kind of recording. Building on his approach for Pet Sounds, Wilson recorded a surplus of short, interchangeable musical fragments with his bandmates and a host of session musicians at four different Hollywood studios from February to September 1966, a process reflected in the song's several dramatic shifts in key, texture, instrumentation and mood. Over 90 hours of tape was consumed in the sessions, with the total cost of production estimated to be in the tens of thousands of dollars. Band publicist Derek Taylor dubbed the unusual work a "pocket symphony". It helped develop the use of the studio as an instrument and heralded a wave of pop experimentation and the onset of psychedelic and progressive rock. The track featured a novel mix of instruments, including jaw harp and Electro-Theremin, and although the latter is not a true theremin, the song's success led to a renewed interest and sales of theremins and synthesizers.
Jul 21, 2012 I edited this footage on my iPad from the doco Doin it again.
Edited! I get tired of all the dopey comments on this, so lets clarify a few things.
1. The song was recorded over a period of about 6 months in 4 different studios.
2. I'm guessing this film was recorded in a day and is probably more or less lip synced and acted for the purposes of promotion.
3.Bassist Carol Kaye played on several of the "Good Vibrations" sessions, and has been identified as a prominent contributor to the track. However, analysis by Beach Boys archivist Craig Slowinski indicates that none of those recordings made the final edit as released on the single. So I hope that has cleared that UP!
4. No more DOPEY COMMENTS! I'll delete and block ya!
5. Just enjoy what we have here.
