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I am gradually working my way through a large collection of Beach Boys CDs I acquired a couple of years back. Some have static clicks (and I am seeking upgrades) and some have the dreaded 2 second gap of silence in them. I can now remove this, having subscribed to a licensed piece of software that creates perfect discs from TAO (Track At Once: 2 second gap ones).
The upshot of this is that if you request discs that I have NOT yet worked on, I will check them first, which may take a little longer. I am working as fast as I can through them though, and prioritising the live discs.
Good news- EVERYTHING listed is on CD.
This page last updated on 17th September, 2017.
* LIVE RECORDINGS *
1960s
- Live, 1/8/64 (CD)
- 'The Live Box' (both Michigan shows from 22/10/66 + filler + 1965 Chicago overdubs + 1967 rehearsals) (3CD)
- Live 1966-68: Paris, 1966 & New Jersey, 26/11/68 (very good quality, but annoying clicks when tracks charge) (CD)
- 'Mike Love, Not War' (Michigan 1966 + Sweden 1964) (CD)
- 'Lei'd In Hawaii Rehearsal'- 25/8/67 + Hollywood Bowl, 1/11/63 etc. (CD)
- 'A Vocal Element'- superb Stereo soundboards of concerts in Detroit, 17/11/67, New York City, 21/11/67, Pittsburgh, 22/11/67, & Boston, 23/11/67 (2CD)
- New Jersey, 1968
- Live at the London Palladium, 1/12/68 (Early & Late shows) (fine quality, great performances) (CD)
- Winnipeg, Canada, 13/8/69 (fairly good archival recording)(CD)
- Europe 1969
1970s
- Live in Seattle, 28/2/70 (very good archive show) (CD)
- 'The Beach Boys Meet The Flames'- Live at the Whisky A Go-Go, November, 1970 (rare, fairly good archival quality) (CD)
- Hammersmith Odeon, 20/11/70 (archival recording) (CD)
- Oxford, England, November, 1970 (fair audience recording) (CD)
- Carnegie Hall, 20/2/71 (CD- TAO!)
- Live in Boston, 28/2/71 (2CD)
- Live in Syracuse, New York, 1/5/71 (very good recording, lively performance) (CD)
- 'Cool Water'- Live in NYC, 8/5/71 (CD)
- Fillmore East, 22/6/71 (CD- track transitions are audible but not too distracting)
- Live at the Fillmore East, 27/6/71 (great quality, includes rare version of 'Your Song') (CD)
- Live at the Fillmore East 1971 (CD- TAO!)
- Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, 24/9/71 (2CD)
- Indianapolis, Indiana, 1/10/71 (great) (CD)
- Live in Washington D.C., 7/11/71 (allegedly their best ever gig, but this is such poor quality I don't know how this verdict was arrived at!) (CD)
- 'Surf's Up In Princeton'- live, 13/11/71 (2CD)
- Live in Long Beach, 3/12/71 (2CD)
- Live in Munich, Germany, 9/5/72 (2CD)
- Live in Jamaica NY, 25/3/72 (2CD)
- Boston Commons, 23/8/72 (2CD)
- Live at Madison Square Garden, November, 1972 (some vinyl pops/crackles, but very good recording) (CD)
- Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, 23/11/72 (CD)
- Live at Colby College, Waterville, Maine, 13/5/73 (lovely archive recording) (CD)
- Live at the Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA, 16/3/74 (very good) (CD)
- Live in Tampa, Florida, 12/4/74 (fair archival recording) (2CD)
- 'We Got Love'- 1974 live concert (CD)
- Live at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NYC, 14/6/74 + bonus tracks from 27/4/71 (2CD- excellent!)
- Live in Milwaukee, 21/7/74 (good quality, but lacklustre performance IMO) (2CD)
- Live at Daytona Beach, Florida, 28/3/75 (with bonus cuts) (2CD)
- Live at Wembley Stadium, London, 21/6/75 (not great quality: sounds fast and has messy edits between songs with some silences) (CD)
- Live in Greensboro, NC, 1975 (with gaps removed, remastered) (2CD)
- Live in Lakeland, Florida, 1975 (with gaps removed, remastered) (2CD)
- Live at the Spectrum, Philadelphia, August 1976 (aud. recording- not too bad) (2CD)
- Live at Madison Square Gardens, November, 1976 ('2 days after' show) (2CD)
- Live at Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH, 22/11/76 (fairly good archival recording) (2CD- some rather primitive transitions)
- Indianapolis, 12/1/77 (2CD)
- Edwardsville, Illinois, 1977 (2CD- TAO!)
- Largo, Maryland, January 1977 (2CD- TAO!)
- Live in Central Park, NYC, 1/9/77 (CD)
- Seattle, 13/12/77 (2CD)
- Live in Perth, Australia, 14/3/78 (2CD)
- Live in Michigan, 31/8/78 (2CD- possibly 'static-d'; looking for upgrade)
- 'Rockin' Surfers: live in the 1970s' (CD)
1980s
- 'Keepin' The Summer Live'- Live at the Spectrum, Philadelphia, 18/4/80 (CD)
- Live in Concord, CA, 18/5/81 (very good) (CD)
- Live at Westbury Music Fair, New York, 26/3/82 (CD)
- Live at the World Music Festival, Jamaica, 25/11/82 (CD)
- Live in Brookfield, Ilinois, 1984 (CD)
- West Lafayette, 13/10/85 (CD)
- Live in Troy, Michigan, 1986 (audible track transitions but excellent quality) (CD)
- Live in Biloxi, Miss., 1/6/86 (audible track transitions but fine quality & performance) (2CD)
- Live at Moorhead State, 1987 (CD)
- Live in Mesa, Arizona, 1988 (excellent!) (CD)
- Live in Honolulu, Hawaii, 1988 (CD)
- Live in Lake Tahoe, 1988 (remastered) (CD)
- Live in Costa Mesa, CA, 27/5/89 (excellent!) (2CD)
- Live in Davenport, Iowa, 2/8/89 (2CD)
- Live in Chicago 1989 (2CD)
- Live in Wembley, September 1989 (2CD)
1990s and beyond
- Live in Tennessee, 6/6/90 (remastered) (CD)
- 'Carolina Beach Party'- live at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 7/4/91 (2CD)
- Live in Japan, 1993 (CD)
- Live in Sankt, Germany, 19/6/93 (2CD)
- Live at the Paramount Theatre, NYC, 26/11/93 (2CD)
- Live at the Fan Fair, Nashville, Tennessee, 14/6/96 (2CD)
- Live in Southshore, 2002 (remastered) (CD)
- Live in Newcastle, 20/11/2004 (2CD)
- Live in London, 24/2/2012 (BBC exclusive concert + interview + bonus tracks) (2CD)
- Center Stage Rehearsal Studio, CA, 19/4/2012 (CD)
- Live at Verizon Theater, Grand Prairie, Texas, 26/4/2012 (2CD)
- Live at the Beacon Theatre, New York, 8/5/2012 (2CD)
- Live at the Beacon Theatre, New York, 9/5/2012 (2CD)
- Live in Las Vegas, 27/5/2012 (2CD)
- Live in Osaka, 16/8/2012 (America support disc filed under America) (2CD)
- Live at the Mermaid Theatre, London, September 2012 (CD)
- Live in Sacramento (unknown date) (2CD- TAO!)
- Live in San Carlos (date unknown) (CD)
* STUDIO SESSIONS and OUTTAKES *
'UNSURPASSED MASTERS' series
- Volume 1 (CD)
- Volume 2 (CD)
- Volume 3 (CD)
- Volume 4 (disc 1 only) (CD)
- Volume 6 (3CD)
- Volume 7 (3CD)
- Volume 8 (3CD)
- Volume 9 (4CD)
- Volume 11 (2CD)
- Volume 12 (2CD)
- Volume 19 (2CD)
- Volume 20 (2CD)
- Volume 21 (CD)
* OTHER STUDIO SESSIONS & OUTTAKES *
- 'Long Lost Surf Songs'- Volumes 1,2,3,4 and 6
- 'Long Lost Surf Songs' (volume 5- 2 sec. gaps)
- 'Summer Sounds and Pet Sessions'
- Spring + Honeys + Sharon Marie (static)
- 'Christmas Sessions' (3CD)
- 'Alternate Smiley Smile'
- 'Leggo My Ego' (3CD)
- 'Australian Rarities'
- Anne Wallace Websounds + Smile bonus tracks
- 'Surfin' Rarities' (volumes 1-6)
- 'Surfin' Rarities' (Volume 4) (CD)
- 25th Anniversary Special
- 'From The Vaults' (CD)
- 'Australian Rarities' (CD)
* 'SMILE'-related material *
- Odeon Smile
- Smile Shop Mono & Stereo Mixes + Smile Odds & Ends (CD)
- Vigotone Smile (2CD)
- 'Project Smile' (9CD!)
- 'Alive and Smiling'
- 'The Smile Sessions' (3CD)
- Smile
- Paul Carr's Smile Mixes'
- Smile (Gema)
- Dave Prokopy's Smile tape set (volumes 1-3)
- SRML Smile
- 'Heroes and Vibrations' (CD)
- CBS Convention 1977 (CD)
- 'Heroes And Villains Session' (pitch corrected) (CD)
- 'Rockin' Rarities' (CD)
- Various Odds & Ends (2CD)
- 'For Collectors Only' (CD)
- 'Deep Sea Treasures' (volumes 1 & 2)
- 'Deep Sea Treasures' (Volume One) (CD)
- 'Archaeology' (volumes 1-3)
- 'Capitol Punishment' (volume 1)
- 'Landlocked/Adult Child' (unreleased albums) (CD)
- 'Lei'd In Hawaii + oddities'
- Rarities
- 'Journals' (volumes 1-8)
- 'Rarities' (8CD)
- 'Heroes and Vibrations'
- 'Oh Brother' (MP3 source?) (CD)
- 'Time To Get Alone' (2CD)
* DOCUMENTARIES *
- 'The Beach Boys Story' (BBC series from 1974: 6CD)
- 'Classic Albums'- 'Pet Sounds' (BBC) (CD)
- 'Smile' (BBC) (CD)
- 'Endless Summer- The Beach Boys Story' (2 parts: 2001) (2CD)
(see also BRIAN WILSON on my main music page)
DENNIS WILSON
- 'Bamboo'
- 'Bamboo 2'
- 'Denny Remembered' (2CD)
- 'Pacific Ocean Blue + oddities' (CD)
AL JARDINE
- Live in Las Vegas, 28/1/99 (w/Family and Friends) (CD)
Email: gorleston1976@yahoo.co.uk
