Oh having the bonus tracks like that would mess me up too. Even on CDs, after the novelty wore off,it would sometimes make unlistenable albums. The Robert Johnson 2CD was one and similarly the Blue Horizon Fleetwood Mac box - why include two takes in a row? - and 10,000 Maniacs Wishing Chair was another, where they messed up the order and inserted weaker tracks in. Costello tried to do good things by adding space at the end before the bonus cuts but still. And these were CDs. LPs? And little excerpts? Man, no way. Especially if I liked the original running order.
Sunflower, after Pet Sounds & the Smile Sessions may be the best Beach Boys album. "This Whole World", with Brian singing lead is amazing. "The Sound of Free" "Lady" & "Susie Cincinnati" are great bonus tracks. "Cool Cool Water" & "Surf's Up" from Smile are presented in true stereo here. I have both the vinyl LP & CD Feel Flows sets and the CD set sounds considerably better and I'm usually a vinyl guy!
I own sunflower and surf’s up from analogue productions and both sound outstanding for being reissues. Don’t have the originals to compare them to though but I’ve been keeping a look out for them.
When it was first released, picked up the CD set. Primarily for all the bonus material. Definitely prefer the original separate albums for the vinyl listening experience.
Unfortunately (and rightfully so) it does seem your opinion is in line with most others I have read since 2021 regarding not only this collection but it's successor "Sail On Sailor". The gist on The Beach Boys archival collections with the notable exception of 2011's "The SMiLE Sessions" is long on quantity, short on quality in every way inclusive of the packaging, presentation and most egregiously sound quality. I was planning on purchasing this collection back in 2021 but after reading so many abysmal reviews of the sound quality which I subsequently confirmed by previewing several of the cuts on Amazon Music, I just couldn't justify the price tag. As it stands both box sets are likely to never be in my physical media collection, reduced to being "stream only" music.
I have the Analog Productions pressing of “Sunflower” and it is awesome, though unfortunately I’ve not been able to compare it to an older pressing.
Great slbums! I first really diacovered the track "Feel Flows" as the ending song on the great movie "Almost Famous".
I hope things are cool with you and your family. Are you coming back to CZcams soon? I miss your videos 🤗
Oh having the bonus tracks like that would mess me up too.
Even on CDs, after the novelty wore off,it would sometimes make unlistenable albums.
The Robert Johnson 2CD was one and similarly the Blue Horizon Fleetwood Mac box - why include two takes in a row? - and 10,000 Maniacs Wishing Chair was another, where they messed up the order and inserted weaker tracks in.
Costello tried to do good things by adding space at the end before the bonus cuts but still.
And these were CDs. LPs? And little excerpts? Man, no way. Especially if I liked the original running order.
Yeah it’s really odd. I love the inclusion of bonus tracks, but placing them within the original album running order just doesn’t make much sense.
Sunflower, after Pet Sounds & the Smile Sessions may be the best Beach Boys album. "This Whole World", with Brian singing lead is amazing. "The Sound of Free" "Lady" & "Susie Cincinnati" are great bonus tracks. "Cool Cool Water" & "Surf's Up" from Smile are presented in true stereo here. I have both the vinyl LP & CD Feel Flows sets and the CD set sounds considerably better and I'm usually a vinyl guy!
Good grounded review. 4:40 Bob riding by outside. He's been absent from vids since he got a motorbike.
I own sunflower and surf’s up from analogue productions and both sound outstanding for being reissues. Don’t have the originals to compare them to though but I’ve been keeping a look out for them.
And they’re also 33s. The only double 45s AP did for The Beach Boys were Pet Sounds and Surfer Girl.
Haven't gotten any videos in a while. Hope you're doing well?
where you been at
When it was first released, picked up the CD set. Primarily for all the bonus material. Definitely prefer the original separate albums for the vinyl listening experience.
Unfortunately (and rightfully so) it does seem your opinion is in line with most others I have read since 2021 regarding not only this collection but it's successor "Sail On Sailor". The gist on The Beach Boys archival collections with the notable exception of 2011's "The SMiLE Sessions" is long on quantity, short on quality in every way inclusive of the packaging, presentation and most egregiously sound quality. I was planning on purchasing this collection back in 2021 but after reading so many abysmal reviews of the sound quality which I subsequently confirmed by previewing several of the cuts on Amazon Music, I just couldn't justify the price tag. As it stands both box sets are likely to never be in my physical media collection, reduced to being "stream only" music.