What bonuses on the edition?
Reissued today in vinyl format (double LP, original mono and stereo) and in a 4-CD box set (90 tracks, including 25 new takes), this eleventh Beach Boys album remains an extraordinary garden. An image validated by the promotional photos taken at the San Diego Zoo. “In studio, the technicians were talking about animal sounds (†Pet sounds†) that Brian had incorporated into the mixremembers Mike Love, 85, singer of the group and cousin of the Wilson brothers. We decided to call the record that and went to the zoo to come up with cover ideas.â€
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The Beatles can say thank you
In 1966, the Beach Boys were at the height of their popularity among American teenagers. Brian Wilson gave up touring with the group, preferring to experiment in the studio. Abandoning the beach, surfing, convertibles and choruses about summer loves, he dreams of an ultimate pop work combining the famous “wall of sound†technique – the superposition of several sound takes of the same instrument – of Phil Spector and the pop refinement of “Rubber Soul†, Sixth Beatles album released at the end of 1995.
Sulked and then admired
Admiration or jealousy? Never mind. This rivalry with Spector and McCartney stimulated him to the point of breaking all the production codes in force. Behind the sound effects, the richness of the vocal harmonies and the technical discoveries, “Pet Sounds†also relies on great songs: Wouldn’ It Be Nice, Sloop John B, God Only Knows… The sun is no longer the one that tans bodies on Californian beaches. It is he who fades at dusk into solitude, melancholy and sorrow. When it was released, the record was misunderstood and the Beatles responded with the masterful “Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band†. Enough to push Brian Wilson a little deeper into the depths of depression.
The Beach Boys, Pet Sounds Sessions (CD, 2 LP, Box 4CD). Capitole/Universal.
