Saint Etienne / Alex Chilton / Free Design / Jad Fair / Kim Fowley / Beach Boys Related
Caroline Now! The Songs Of Brian Wilson And The Beach Boys
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Saint Etienne / Alex Chilton / Free Design / Jad Fair / Kim Fowley / Beach Boys Related

Caroline Now! The Songs Of Brian Wilson And The Beach Boys
Sealed, Limited Edition 2006 2LP Gatefold Original. First Time Available On Vinyl. “Some Three Years In The Making, Caroline Now! The Songs Of Brian Wilson And The Beach Boys Is More Than Just A Much Deserved Tribute To Arguably The Greatest Of All American Pop Bands; It's Also A Lovely And Engaging Introduction To Some Of The Finest Talent The Contemporary Pop World Has To Offer, Highlighted By Such Newsworthy Developments As The Reemergence Of Ex-Vaselines Frontman Eugene Kelly (The Spector-Esque Opener "Lady"), The Solo Debut Of Belle And Sebastian's Stevie Jackson (The Wistful "Good Time"), And, Most Remarkably, The First New Free Design Recording In Some Three Decades (The Rapturous "Endless Harmony"). Wisely, The Set Focuses On The Beach Boys' More Obscure Material (Much Of It Dating From The 1970s), A Decision That Allows The Performers Far More Latitude In Imprinting Their Personal Stamps On The Songs; At The Same Time, With So Many Of The Acts Featured On Caroline Now! Making Their Admiration For Brian Wilson's Work Thoroughly Evident In Their Own Records, There's Nothing Too Radical Either; The High Llamas' "Anna Lee, The Healer," For Example, Sounds Exactly Like You'd Expect It Would. Still, By And Large, The Disc Boasts An Artistry And Consistency Most Tributes Lack, Thanks As Much To The Brilliance Of Its Subject As To The Torch-Carrying Affections Of Its Contributors; With Mike Love Beating A Dead Horse Leading An Ad-Hoc Beach Boys Lineup On The State Fair Circuit And With Wilson Himself Touring In What Often Seems Like A Musical Adaptation Of Flowers For Algernon, God Only Knows It's Reassuring That At Least Someone's Keeping Their Musical Spirit Truly Alive.” – Jason Ankeny, AMG

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Track List

A1 Lady
A2 I Want To Pick You Up
A3 All I Wanna Do
A4 Wind Chimes
A5 Anna Lee, The Healer
A6 Ne Dis Pas (Girl Don't Tell Me) [French Version]
B1 Lines
B2 Busy Doin' Nothin'
B3 Good Time
B4 Endless Harmony
B5 Go Away Boy
B6 Stevie
C1 Honkin' Down The Highway
C2 Lonely Sea
C3 Rainbow Eyes
C4 Let's Put Our Hearts Together
C5 Pet Sounds
C6 Heroes And Villains
D1 Only With You
D2 Caroline, No
D3 Do Ya
D4 Big Sur
D5 Good Timin'
D6 Almost Summer