Hollywood, CA (Capitol Records) - The Beach Boys' seminal 1966 album Pet
Sounds and classic No 1 hit single 'Good Vibrations' both celebrate 40th anniversaries this year. Capitol/EMI
Music Catalog Marketing will celebrate the four-decade milestones of one of popular music's most influential and universally-acclaimed albums and truly iconic singles with commemorative anniversary releases. 'Good Vibrations: 40th Anniversary,' a limited-edition CD single, will be released physically and digitally on June 27. Pet Sounds: 40th Anniversary will be released on August 29 in two configurations. The deluxe, limited-edition suede-feel CD/DVD digipak features the classic album in Mono, Stereo, Dolby
Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and Hi-Res 96kHz/24-bit PCM
Stereo mixes, rare and previously unreleased promotional and documentary film footage, and a photo gallery of classic band images from the era. A deluxe, double colored vinyl package, limited to 10,000 numbered copies worldwide, presents Mono and
Stereo mixes of Pet
Sounds in a gatefold sleeve.
"Pet Sounds is a landmark album. For me to say that I was enthralled would be an understatement. I had never heard such magical sounds, so amazingly recorded. It is a timeless and amazing recording of incredible genius and beauty." – Elton John
Pet Sounds, the Beach Boys' 12th studio album is universally hailed as one of the most important recordings of all time. Since its original May 16, 1966 release, the studio masterpiece has reigned at the top of countless critic and fan polls, and four decades later, the visionary album maintains its timeless rank as one of popular music's most-cited influences. More than 100 domestic and international publications and journalists have lauded Pet Sounds as one of the greatest albums ever recorded. In 1995, Pet Sounds topped MOJO magazine's special issue 'The Greatest Albums of All Time' at No 1 while in 2003, Rolling Stone magazine listed Pet Sounds at No 2 out of the '500 Greatest Albums of All Time.'
Pet Sounds: 40th Anniversary deluxe, limited-edition suede-feel CD/DVD digipak package includes a CD with mono and stereo mixes of the original album and a bonus mono track, 'Hang On To Your Ego' (an early version of the album's 'I Know There's An Answer'), recorded during the Pet Sounds sessions but not included in the album's original tracklist. The DVD's six film and video cuts include a behind-the-scenes documentary, 'The Making Of Pet Sounds;' 'Pet Stories,' featuring interviews with Brian Wilson, lyricist Tony Asher and members of the original 'wrecking crew' Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, Don Randi, Frankie Capp and Tommy Morgan; the never-before-released 1966 promotional color 'firehouse' film clip for 'Good Vibrations;' original 1966 promotional black & white film clips for 'Sloop John B' and Pet Sounds, and an excerpt from the unreleased BBC television documentary, 'Rhythm of Life,' in which Sir George Martin joins Brian Wilson in the studio for a discussion of the album's musical significance. Pet Sounds: 40th Anniversary's DVD also contains a photo gallery set to the classic music of 'God Only Knows' and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and Hi-Res 96 kHz/24-bit PCM Stereo audio mixes of the album plus a Hi-Res 96 kHz/24-bit PCM Mono mix of bonus track 'Hang On To Your Ego.'
Pet Sounds: 40th Anniversary's commemorative double colored vinyl, limited to 10,000 numbered copies worldwide, is sure to become a highly prized collectible for fans. Presented in a deluxe gatefold sleeve, the album's mono mix on yellow vinyl is complemented by the stereo mix on green vinyl.
'Good Vibrations,' named the 'No 1 Greatest Single of All Time' by MOJO magazine and the 'No 6 Greatest Song of All Time' by Rolling Stone magazine, is a timeless musical treasure. The 'Good Vibrations: 40th Anniversary' CD single, presented in a limited edition digipak, features five different versions of the timeless Beach Boys hit, including the original 45 single version, an edit of the song with elements from various sessions, an alternate studio take, an instrumental and a live version from a Honolulu rehearsal in August, 1967 that was originally intended for the lost album Lei'd in Hawaii, as well as the single's original U.S. B-side, 'Let's Go Away For Awhile.' The single's original U.S. cover art appears on the front of the CD single, with various international single covers replicated within the package.
