Mellotronists

>There are *no* original session tapes on the new release. It was all
>done from scratch.

Quite.  I've been running across stuff on the web indicating that---with 
the possible exception of "Good Vibrations", recorded during the "Pet 
Sounds" sessions, no?

>('Smiley Smile' was more commercial? Are you sure
>about this? It was a serious flop!)

Well, "commercial sounding", then?  I mean, listen to "Heroes and Villains" 
on the boot or on the new release vs. "Smiley Smile" where it's radio play 
material.  "Heroes and Villains" was Brian Wilson's "A Quick One" (or was 
supposed to be).  Back then I imagine that Capitol/Brother wanted 2 minute 
thirty or 3 minute thirty hits out of those guys and left the rest of the 
tracks for fill.  Might explain the flop--the rest of the album was 
Smile-esque at best but needed to hold together.


Well, well...I see Fritz has an update for us...Not long now!!  (I was just 
listening to the "A Feeling of Far" teaser---it *still* floors me.)

...kl...
M400 #805 - was not really on "commercial" radio
M400 #1037 - not commercial enough

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