Excellent Soundboard Recording
Notes: simply stunning sound quality, perhaps the best sounding Beach Boys boot circulating :)
FORMATO MP3
01. radio promo (1:00)
02. Darlin' (4:37)
03. Only With You (3:58)
04. Heroes & Villains (4:05)
05. Long Promised Road (7:30)
06. Don't Worry Baby (5:25)
07. Student Demonstration Time (5:28)
08. I Get Around (4:57)
09. Marcella (3:43)
10. California Saga (3:36)
11. Help Me Rhonda (5:21)
12. Wonderful (7:12)
13. God Only Knows (3:11)
Bonus Live Tracks - Various Locations 1967:
14. Barbara Ann (2:10)
15. Surfer Girl (2:56)
16. Wouldn’t It Be Nice (2:04)
17. California Girls (3:34)
18. Good Vibrations (4:18)
19. Graduation Day (3:47)
Notes:
Welcome to Carnegie Hall 1972. This is the Beach Boys without their main songwriter but still every bit as powerful. The official members of the Beach Boys at the time were Dennis and Carl Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Blondie Chaplin, and Ricky Fataar. The band run through some classics during this show as well as a few not so classic songs. This stereo soundboard captures every little nuance of their performance. Although not complete this performance is strong and well worth the listen.
The Beach boys have the Multi-Tracks for both nights of this Carnegie Hall run and are planning on possibly releasing them officially. If this happens I’m sure the sound quality will be an improvement although there’s really not much room for improvement. I’m not a huge fan but did enjoy this release. The packaging is simple and straight forward with a nice color stage shot of the band as the front cover. If you are a fan please do yourself a favor and pick this up. Even if it is officially released at some point you will be happy you had this release first.
REVIEW:
From the insert sleeve, "Welcome to the first release of Hang Ten Records, a Beach Boys exclusive label made by fans for fans." This is a very cool find by the label and a superb recording, presented here for the very first time. Hang Ten has added some fantastic soundboard bonus tracks circa 1967. Frankly, those bonus tracks prove key in terms of total enjoyment of this disc too!
This stereo soundboard recording was produced with the intentions of releasing a live album from the band in the early 70's. This wasn't exactly the most creatively pleasing period for The Beach Boys and I'm sure most would agree. There is only about an hour of this show that has surfaced in this stellar quality - from this source. Did the best get retained? I only say that because, while it is understood that this is a "warts and all" recording, the performance still lacks some real meat and emotion. If this is it, you soon understand why the project was shelved, or at least why this particular show wasn't utilized commercially.
The audience can be heard faintly in the background but we can't catch the comments that precipitate some of Mike Love's pompous comments from the stage. This guy is really a case. The band also has to deal with some technical glitches that seem to throw their game off a bit, and stifles any potential momentum they try to establish. This recording is really a gem for the mere fact that we get to hear Dennis Wilson as a primary spokesman for the band during the initial part of the set. That's what makes these historic documents stir such keen interest in us collectors. Where else can you find a cool sample of what these artists were about in such candid fashion?...and in their element? The harmonies are really hit-and-miss throughout the show. Thank god for Carl Wilson. He seems to really be the only one who can hit a proper note consistently. Inadequacies on that level shine through on favorites like "I Get Around" and "Help Me Rhonda". You find yourself chiming in on the missing Brian Wilson parts. Oh well. This is seemingly, the only live audio document from the band during this period. The core material of this show would be released on the then forthcoming "Holland" LP.
So, all the elements and dynamics that were perhaps missing from the core Carnegie Hall '72 recording here, are compensated by the inclusion of an incredibly meticulous selection of soundboard/broadcast bonus tracks from Hang Ten. The various 1967 live tracks tacked on to fill out the disc are really wonderful. There isn't any source information provided to identify where they are taken from, but they really present the band at their peak and the sound here is excellent. Kudos to Hang Ten for offering a well balanced peak into a chapter of the band that hasn't been presented until now. Beach Boys collectors will eat this title up.
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