Beach Boys - Sail On Sailor, 1972 (Super Deluxe) [2022] (6 x CDs)

BEACH BOYS

Beach Boys - Sail On Sailor, 1972 (Super Deluxe) [2022] (6 x CDs)

The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys' Sail On Sailor collection celebrates the landmark 1972 albums Carl And The Passions and Holland. This Super Deluxe 6 CD box set features the original albums fully remastered, outtakes and session highlights from the original "Mount Vernon and Fairway" EP, plus a previously unreleased 1972 concert from Carnegie Hall. Also included is a 48-page book with extensive liner notes, rare photos and more.  The six-disc Super Deluxe Edition box set contains 105 tracks, 80 of which were previously unreleased, including "Hard Time", "Carry Me Home", "Out in the Country", "Oh Sweet Something", "Spark in the Dark", "Rooftop Harry", "Body Talk (Grease Job)", "Pa Let Her Go Out (Better Get Back in Bed)", "Little Child (Daddy Dear)", and a medley of "Gimme Some Lovin'" and "I Need Your Love". (Amazon)

Even in a career full of tumult, 1972 stands out as a busy, eventful year for the Beach Boys. Sail On Sailor 1972 documents the upheaval and growing pains the band was going through at the time and stands as a vital document of a strange period. While the band had recently re-established themselves as a live act, the recordings they made in 1972 looked to plug them back into the mainstream album rock scene. With new bandmembers Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin on board, the group toughened up and expanded their sound on Carl & The Passions - "So Tough." The arrangements are filled with loud guitars, pounding piano, insistent vocals, and rugged rhythms. Tracks like "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone" and "Marcella" sound like beefed-up takes on their earlier sunny sound, "Here She Comes" rambles like Van Morrison, and "Hold On Dear Brother" rollicks along like a Band song. The latter two are Chaplin/Fataar co-writes and it's fascinating to hear the band bring in new influences to their established sound. Add in a couple of heavily orchestrated Dennis Wilson ballads along with a gospel jam ("He Come Down") and a lovely bit of sunshine (All of This Is That"), and it makes for a confusing, quite interesting album that was a commercial flop. The band responded by moving their families and all their studio equipment to Holland to record their next album. Though it was released in 1973, Holland has the same loose feel as "So Tough," though Chaplin and Fataar are more fully integrated into the group. Chaplin even takes lead on the single "Sail On Sailor." With Brian Wilson mostly out of the picture -- working on his weird bedroom fantasy "Mount Vernon and Fairway" -- both Dennis and Carl Wilson show off their writing and producing skills. Dennis shines with the entrancing bit of psychedelic Americana "Steamboat," and Carl's politically poetic "The Trader" beats the Band at their own game. Both of these odd albums are here in crisp new mixes along with a raft of backing tracks, session tapes, and outtakes. Some legendary lost songs, like the heart-rending Dennis-penned ballad "Carry Me Home," get their first official release and a few tracks show up that would have been good additions to either album. Brian's country-rocker "Out in the Country" is presented in two rough versions -- pity they were never combined and finished. Their goof on the Spencer Davis Group's classic "Gimme Some Lovin" is all kinds of fun, combining a rickety drum machine with some truly loose vocal work. The live show included on the box set is also quite enjoyable. It was recorded at the end of the year for a planned album that never happened and captures the band in full hippie rock flight. They sound loose but tight, ripping through current songs, deep cuts, and the inevitable hits presided over by Mike Love at his cranky best. It's a shame it wasn't released at the time, but it's good that it is finally available in the U.S. A few more live tracks and alternate takes round out the set alongside informative liner notes and photos. The result is a fine archival release that goes a long way toward proving that 1972 wasn't a lost year for the band and that their growing pains and tribulations make for fascinating listening. (AMG review by Tim Sendra)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Beach Boys You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone 3:26

02 Beach Boys Here She Comes 5:06

03 Beach Boys He Come Down 4:43

04 Beach Boys Marcella 3:50

05 Beach Boys Hold On, Dear Brother 4:42

06 Beach Boys Make It Good 2:32

07 Beach Boys All This Is That 3:58

08 Beach Boys Cuddle Up 5:29

09 Beach Boys The Road Not Taken 2:23

10 Beach Boys All This Is That 3:11

11 Beach Boys He Come Down 4:38

12 Beach Boys You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone 3:24

13 Beach Boys Marcella 3:43

14 Beach Boys Make It Good 3:09

15 Beach Boys Cuddle Up 4:48

16 Beach Boys Carl & The Passions/Pet Sounds Promo 1:02

CD2

01 Beach Boys Sail On, Sailor 3:20

02 Beach Boys Steamboat 4:34

03 Beach Boys California Saga (Big Sur) 2:55

04 Beach Boys California Saga (The Beaks Of Eagles) 3:49

05 Beach Boys California Saga (California) 3:23

06 Beach Boys The Trader 5:06

07 Beach Boys Leaving This Town 5:47

08 Beach Boys Only With You 3:00

09 Beach Boys Funky Pretty 4:12

10 Beach Boys Mt. Vernon And Fairway (Theme) 1:34

11 Beach Boys I'm The Pied Piper 2:19

12 Beach Boys Better Get Back In Bed 1:38

13 Beach Boys Magic Transistor Radio 0:47

14 Beach Boys I'm The Pied Piper 3:00

15 Beach Boys Radio King Dom 2:40

16 Beach Boys We Got Love 5:28

17 Beach Boys Hard Time 3:17

18 Beach Boys Carry Me Home 3:26

19 Beach Boys California Saga (The Beaks Of Eagles) 3:49

20 Beach Boys California Saga (California) 3:16

21 Beach Boys Sail On, Sailor 3:21

22 Beach Boys "Holland" Promo 1 1:03

CD3

01 Beach Boys Concert Intro: Jack Rieley 2:06

02 Beach Boys Sloop John B 3:08

03 Beach Boys You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone 3:40

04 Beach Boys Leaving This Town 6:11

05 Beach Boys Darlin’ 3:34

06 Beach Boys Only With You 4:02

07 Beach Boys Heroes And Villains 3:57

08 Beach Boys Long Promised Road 4:37

09 Beach Boys Don’t Worry, Baby 4:42

10 Beach Boys Student Demonstration Time 5:29

11 Beach Boys I Get Around 2:44

CD4

01 Beach Boys Intro To 2nd Set - Jack Rieley 0:25

02 Beach Boys Marcella 3:27

03 Beach Boys California Saga (California) 3:30

04 Beach Boys Help Me, Rhonda 5:56

05 Beach Boys Let The Wind Blow 5:26

06 Beach Boys Wonderful / Don’t Worry, Bill 6:02

07 Beach Boys God Only Knows 2:55

08 Beach Boys Do It Again 3:53

09 Beach Boys Wouldn’t It Be Nice 2:47

10 Beach Boys Wild Honey 5:38

11 Beach Boys Good Vibrations 6:34

12 Beach Boys California Girls 2:53

13 Beach Boys Surfin’ Usa 2:30

14 Beach Boys Fun Fun Fun 2:52

15 Beach Boys Jumpin’ Jack Flash 5:02

CD5

01 Beach Boys You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone 2:44

02 Beach Boys Marcella 3:08

03 Beach Boys Here She Comes 2:18

04 Beach Boys Here She Comes 5:10

05 Beach Boys He Come Down 1:23

06 Beach Boys Hold On, Dear Brother 4:28

07 Beach Boys Steamboat 4:30

08 Beach Boys California Saga (California) 3:17

09 Beach Boys The Trader 5:03

10 Beach Boys The Trader 2:42

11 Beach Boys Only With You 2:54

12 Beach Boys Funky Pretty 3:54

13 Beach Boys Sail On, Sailor 4:04

14 Beach Boys Sail On, Sailor 3:10

15 Beach Boys Out In The Country 3:01

16 Beach Boys Out In The Country 2:14

17 Beach Boys Oh Sweet Something 3:59

18 Beach Boys Spark In The Dark 3:55

19 Beach Boys Rooftop Harry 3:00

20 Beach Boys Body Talk 2:53

21 Beach Boys "Holland" Promo 2 1:02

CD6

01 Beach Boys We Got Love 6:03

02 Beach Boys California Saga (Big Sur) 3:00

03 Beach Boys Funky Pretty 4:17

04 Beach Boys The Trader 5:28

05 Beach Boys Sail On, Sailor 3:41

06 Beach Boys All This Is That 4:14

07 Beach Boys Fairy Tale Music 4:37

08 Beach Boys Pa Let Her Go Out (Better Get Back In Bed) 1:18

09 Beach Boys I'm The Pied Piper 0:31

10 Beach Boys Radio King Dom 0:38

11 Beach Boys I'm The Pied Piper 0:47

12 Beach Boys Mt. Vernon And Fairway (Theme) / A Casual Look 2:58

13 Beach Boys Little Child (Daddy Dear) 1:19

14 Beach Boys Susie Cincinnati 1:08

15 Beach Boys Gimme Some Lovin' / I Need Your Love 3:58

16 Beach Boys California Saga (Big Sur) 2:55

17 Beach Boys California Saga (The Beaks Of Eagles) 2:27

18 Beach Boys California Saga (California) 3:23

19 Beach Boys Carry Me Home 3:23

20 Beach Boys All This Is That 0:18

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