It was 40 years ago today that Brian Wilson taught the Beatles how to play.The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds album originally was released on May 16, 1966, as Capitol album T 2458. It entered the Billboard "Top LPs" chart on May 28, 1966, was on the chart for 39 weeks, and peaked at #10 on July 2, 1966.
Often regarded as the masterpiece of composer-producer Brian Wilson, it has been hailed as one of the best and most influential albums in popular music. In 1995, nearly thirty years after its release, a panel of top musicians, songwriters and producers assembled by MOJO magazine voted it "The Greatest Album Ever Made." Pet Sounds influenced the Beatles to create the Sargeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album.
In many ways more of a Brian Wilson solo project, Pet Sounds was created after Wilson had stopped touring with the band, focusing his attention on writing and recording. Wilson created elaborate layers of beautiful harmonies by The Beach Boys, sound effects and unusual instruments like bicycle bells, buzzing organs, harpsichords, flutes, the theremin, and even dog whistles, on top of conventional keyboards and guitars.
This Sunday Morning on my radio show The Sunday Morning Hangover I will feature rehearsals, outakes, vocal and backing tracks for the entire Pet Sounds project. Lots of very rare and exciting material will be featured for this two hour special.
Listen to KWVA-88.1 FM Sunday 8AM-10AM (on the net at www.kwvaradio.org).
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