The Beach Boys – The Beach Boys Today! (1965/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

The Beach Boys – The Beach Boys Today! (1965/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 29:37 minutes | 1,26 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Capitol Records

Newly remastered for vinyl and in hi-res by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, The Beach Boys Today! is presented here in stereo.

The album is the eighth by the band, and featured hits such as “Do You Wanna Dance?”, “When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)”, and “Dance, Dance, Dance”. The album peaked at #4 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and the production hints at the more mature depth that would appear on albums such as Pet Sounds.

Brian Wilson’s retirement from performing to concentrate on studio recording and production reaped immediate dividends with Today!, the first Beach Boys album that is strong almost from start to finish. “Dance, Dance, Dance” and “Do You Wanna Dance” were upbeat hits with Spector-influenced arrangements, but Wilson began to deal with more sophisticated themes on another smash 45, “When I Grow Up,” on which these eternal teenagers looked forward to the advancing years with fear and uncertainty. Surf/hot rod/beach themes were permanently retired in favor of late-adolescent, early-adult romance on this album, which included such decent outings in this vein as “She Knows Me Too Well,” “Kiss Me Baby,” and “In the Back of My Mind.” The true gem is “Please Let Me Wonder,” one of the group’s most delicate mid-’60s works, with heartbreaking melodies and harmonies. Be aware that the version of “Help Me, Rhonda” found here is an inferior, earlier, and slower rendition; the familiar hit single take was included on their next album, Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). –AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger

Tracklist:
01. The Beach Boys – Do You Wanna Dance (02:39)
02. The Beach Boys – Good To My Baby (02:21)
03. The Beach Boys – Don’t Hurt My Little Sister (02:07)
04. The Beach Boys – When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) (02:05)
05. The Beach Boys – Help Me, Rhonda (03:07)
06. The Beach Boys – Dance, Dance, Dance (02:06)
07. The Beach Boys – Please Let Me Wonder (02:48)
08. The Beach Boys – I’m So Young (02:34)
09. The Beach Boys – Kiss Me, Baby (02:43)
10. The Beach Boys – She Knows Me Too Well (02:31)
11. The Beach Boys – In The Back Of My Mind (02:09)
12. The Beach Boys – Bull Session With Big Daddy (02:19)

Personnel:
Al Jardine – lead, harmony and backing vocals; electric rhythm guitar; bass guitar; handclaps
Mike Love – lead, harmony and backing vocals; handclaps
Brian Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals; four and six-string bass guitar; grand, upright and tack piano; baldwin harpsichord; hammond organ; handclaps
Carl Wilson – harmony and backing vocals; lead, rhythm and twelve-string guitar; six-string bass guitar; handclaps
Dennis Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals; drums, tambourine, handclaps

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