Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Stereo Mix)
I'm Waiting For The Day (Stereo Mix)
Let's Go Away For Awhile (Stereo Mix)
Sloop John B (Stereo Mix)
God Only Knows (Stereo Mix)
I Know There's An Answer (Stereo Mix)
Here Today (Stereo Mix)
I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (Stereo Mix)
Pet Sounds (Stereo Mix)
Caroline No (Stereo Mix)
Originally released May 16, 1966 Pet Sounds is hailed as one of the most influential and important albums of the 20th Century. It has been noted by over 100 domestic and international publications/journalists as one the Gr... more »eatest Albums Ever. This limited 40th Anniversary Edition CD+DVD is packaged in a unique "fuzzy" digipak. (Also available in regular jewel box version). The CD includes both the original mono and remixed stereo versions. DVD video features: The Making of Pet Sounds - Behind-the-scenes documentary featuring interviews with Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Bruce Johnston and Tony Asher. Pet Stories - Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, Don Randi, Frankie Capp and Tommy Morgan reflect on the Pet Sounds sessions and the album's legacy. Rhythm of Life: Sir George Martin & Brian Wilson in the Studio (BBC TV show excerpt). 1966 Promotional films for Sloop John B and Pet Sounds. 1966 Good Vibrations "Firehouse" promotional film. "God Only Knows" photo gallery synched to audio. DVD audio features: Album program in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and in Hi-Res 96kHz/24-bit PCM stereo. Hang On to Your Ego in Hi-Res 96kHz/24-bit PCM mono. Beach Boys Photos More from The Beach Boys
Originally released May 16, 1966 Pet Sounds is hailed as one of the most influential and important albums of the 20th Century. It has been noted by over 100 domestic and international publications/journalists as one the Greatest Albums Ever. This limited 40th Anniversary Edition CD+DVD is packaged in a unique "fuzzy" digipak. (Also available in regular jewel box version). The CD includes both the original mono and remixed stereo versions. DVD video features: The Making of Pet Sounds - Behind-the-scenes documentary featuring interviews with Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Bruce Johnston and Tony Asher. Pet Stories - Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, Don Randi, Frankie Capp and Tommy Morgan reflect on the Pet Sounds sessions and the album's legacy. Rhythm of Life: Sir George Martin & Brian Wilson in the Studio (BBC TV show excerpt). 1966 Promotional films for Sloop John B and Pet Sounds. 1966 Good Vibrations "Firehouse" promotional film. "God Only Knows" photo gallery synched to audio. DVD audio features: Album program in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and in Hi-Res 96kHz/24-bit PCM stereo. Hang On to Your Ego in Hi-Res 96kHz/24-bit PCM mono. Beach Boys Photos More from The Beach Boys
Sounds of Summer
Sunflower/Surf's Up
20 Good Vibrations, The Greatest Hits
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys
Endless Harmony
Endless Harmony DVD
CD Reviews
Be warned
Dudley Morris | Rome, Ga. | 09/01/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"First of all, this review has nothing to do with the quality of the album. We all know how great this album is. Just a couple of thoughts about this specific product. This is why I'm giving 4 stars.
First,all of the content on the CD is exactly the same as on the previous mono/stereo release. But, that's to be expected, right?.
You're probably saying to yourself that the real value is in the DVD. Well, all of the DVD material has been released before, except the "Good Vibrations" promo and a short featurette from the BBC where George Martin visits Brian and they discuss songwriting and arrangement. The "documentaries" are edited together from the Endless Harmony DVD and the promo material found on the DVD Audio version of the album. Also, some of the interview footage found on Brian's Pet Sounds Live DVD is also included. You also get the hi-res stereo and 5.1 mixes of the album that were included on the above mentioned DVD-A.
So basically, if you already own the original album, the DVD-A version, and the Endless Harmony and Pet Sounds Live DVDS, you already have everything on this set except for a brief George Martin interview and a "Good Vibrations" video.
I was kind of disappointed with the limited edition packaging, as well. The two discs are housed in a velvet-type covered case with the original CD booklet with all of the production and mixing notes stapled in the middle. This booklet appears to be the same old one that was used with the mono/stereo combo disc, save for the DVD credits. The actual liner notes appear the same.
You know, I feel like Capitol has wasted two great Beach Boys opportunites with the products they released for the anniversaries of Good Vibrations and Pet Sounds. It seems that they just throw previously released material together in one package and tack on one unreleased item for each and put it out for the fans to buy (again, for the most part). You would think that they would have more respect for the legacy of these recordings.
Anyway, I'm through ranting. If you already have Pet Sounds but you want something extra, pick up the Pet Sounds Sessions box set and skip this CD/DVD. The box is pricey, but you get a better sense of what went into the album."
The CD has been remastered
Mark H. Linett | Los Angeles | 09/09/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Just wanted to post a correction to the last review. The CD in the new set is not the same as the 2001 edition. The mono album has been remastered from a much better original source tape resulting in a great improvement in the sound if the original album. In addition the bonus track has been changed to the more finished version of "Hang On To Your Ego" which fans have been asking for. Sadly the credits for the disc omitted this info by mistake. While a hi-res 5.1 mix would sound better than the dolby digital , the vocals are not just in the rear speakers. In fact they truly surround the listener.
Mark Linett- engineer/ producer"
Anticlimatic, at best
Gordon Pfannenstiel | Russell, KS United States | 09/06/2006
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I don't know, maybe it's just that I'm jaded, or maybe there just isn't enough there to really justify a "limited edition 40th anniversery edition." I was really excited to get this, but its mostly retread. The booklet is virtually the same as the 1999 mono/stereo release (now THAT was a big deal!). It merely adds a paragraph by Mark Linett at the start about the 5.1 mix.
The CD is EXACTLY the same as that 1999 release, so that leaves us with disc number 2, which contains the "exclusive" pet sound videos and the 5.1 mix. Well, it turns out that much of the video portion has shown up in other Beach Boy videos, and that which is exclusive is pretty lame (the George Martin segment, for example).
OK, it's really nice to have a 5.1 mix of Pet Sounds (hell, I was in heaven with the stereo mix), so I'm grateful. But still, the sound is rather anemic (why no DTS?), and the vocals are in the rear, which is a bit odd. (Since I originally wrote this I did find the DTS version, and it blows this away, sound-wise)
I'm not sorry I bought this. Pet Sounds is one of the true landmark LPs of modern music, and at least whoever controls the Beach Boys music is making some sort of effort, unlike what is happening with the Beatles' catalog, i.e. NOTHING!
So, though I was disappointed with this release, at least there is SOME product for the Beach Boys/Pet Sounds fan to acquire."
One subtle difference between this CD and 1999 version
D. Shawn McCann | Massachusetts | 09/29/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"In 1999 Capitol released the first stereo/mono single disc version of this album. In 2000 they re-released it, and what I read at the time was they had goofed and not used the HDCD master for the 1999 release. I didn't bother buying it again because I don't have a player with HDCD capability.
Last week I found out that there's another reason they re-released it in 2000: when the stereo version was released, radio stations started playing the stereo versions of the songs that were singles from this album. The stereo version of "Wouldn't It Be Nice" has Carl Wilson singing the bridge (...maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true...), while it's Mike Love's voice on the mono version that we've heard since 1966. When he found out about this, Mike Love had Capitol alter the stereo version of the song to insert the bridge from the mono version with him singing. When you listen to the stereo version of the song on this CD, you can hear how the stereo folds down to mono briefly during the bridge. Capitol did a good job of splicing it together; I hadn't noticed it until someone pointed it out to me.
The altered version of this song has also appeared on compilations released since 2000.
The surround sound and hi-resolution stereo versions of the album on DVD-A and on the DVD that accompanies this release use the unaltered track with Carl Wilson singing the bridge. I believe the 2 LP vinyl set also uses the unaltered stereo version."
Great Album, Not So Great Execution
Daniel M. Silverman | New York, NY | 09/04/2006
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Pet Sounds is one of my favorite albums, so the three stars I gave for this review is more of an indication of how I feel about this anniversary release.
While this release will be great for those who never owned Pet Sounds, or only owned the standard CD, the DVD-Audio release of this album from a couple years ago had a much better surround sound mix. The dolby 5.1 mix on this anniversary disc is awful compared to the DVD-A. At the very least it should have been a DTS surround mix.
But, for those who want a great album in unique packaging, then this is for you. But if you do have a DVD-Audio capable player, go for the DVD-A release instead."
Track Listings (27) - Disc #1