Wilson's "Ocean" set for expanded reissue

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson's cult-classic 1977 solo album, "Pacific Ocean Blue," will be released May 13 in an expanded edition by Caribou/Epic/Legacy. The project has been out of print for more than 15 years due to copyright disputes.

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The expanded version of "Pacific Ocean Blue" will be available in a two-CD edition as well as a vinyl version via Sundazed. Disc 1 of the reissue will include the original 12-track album plus previously unreleased bonus songs, which are still being sorted through by label archivists.

The second disc will make available for the first time songs intended for "Bambu," Wilson's never-released follow-up to "Pacific Ocean Blue."

Liner notes for the album are being penned by Beach Boys scholars such as David Leaf, Jon Stebbins, Ben Edmonds and David Beard, and the package will feature photographs by Wilson's close friend Dean Torrence, of Jan & Dean.

Reuters/Billboard

[JohnJ]

Sounds like something worth checking out.

http://music.guardian.co.uk/rock/story/0,,2281596,00.html

[JSngry]

I bought this album new back in the day, and to this day have struggled to hear it as the masterpiece that others do.

[Dave James]

I'll be picking this one up, but without many expectations. I know a fair number of people consider this to be an unrecognized masterpiece, but let's face it, from a musical standpoint, Dennis Wilson was far and away the least talented of the Wilsons. Still, these guys as a group or as individuals have always held me in their sway, so even if it's just from a curiosity standpoint, this is one I'll have to have. Who knows...maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.

Chewy, thanks for the heads up.

Up over and out.

[.:.impossible]

I've heard it and I just don't hear it.

[Dave James]

CD Universe has this available as a pre-order right now. Street date is June 17th. It's a limited edition, although who knows what that means.

Up over and out.

[Teasing the Korean]

Dennis was great. Can't wait to pick this up!

[Stereojack]

I bought this album new back in the day, and to this day have struggled to hear it as the masterpiece that others do.

I'll second that. Heard it when it came out, and dumped it. Over the years the reputation of this record has soared. Several years ago, I had a chance to reevaluate it, and it came up short again. What am I missing?

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY CHEWY. THE UNRELEASED "BAMBU" LP IS (INTENDED FOR A 1978 RELEASE) IS EVEN SUPERIOR TO THE ALREADY SUPERIOR PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE (1977). BY FAR THE BEST BEACH BOYS SOLO ALBUMS, THESE TWO- BY FAR. HAVE YOU HEARD BRIAN WILSONS UNRELEASED 1977 SOLO MATERIAL, THE UNRELEASED "ADULT-CHILD" LP FROM THE SAME YEAR, 1977? THAT ALBUM MAKES KENNY G SOUND LIKE JOE FARELL.

[.:.impossible]

I don't know. This is an album that I somehow came away with after a move in college. No idea who's it was. I'm pretty sure it is at my parents house buried underneath a stack of CDs behind some family pictures in their stereo cabinet. I honestly can't REMEMBER the music on it. I listened to it a couple of times, trying to figure out who's it was. I didn't think the music was that good personally. Maybe I owe chew chew another listen listen.

Aside from still turning people on to Pet Sounds, I'm not a huge Beach Boys fan anyway, so I may not be the yard rule here.

[JSngry]

I remember it as having all of the "sound" of a Brian Wilson affair, but with none of the songs...

[Teasing the Korean]

AP (Los Angeles): As an homage to Beach Boys "twofer" reissues from the 1970s, Capitol records will issue a limited edition, 2 LP vinyl version of Dennis Wilson's "Pacific Ocean Blue" and "Bambu," featuring 70s cover graphics, poor vinyl pressings, and two songs deleted from each LP, sources report.

"We strongly feel that Dennis, as an artist of uncompromising vision and integrity, is fully deserving of the same shoddy treatment that the Beach Boys, Sinatra and others received in the 70s," said Capitol Vice President Creed Vander Mark. "Therefore, we have pressed these LPs on substandard vinyl and hacked two songs off of each album."

Vander Mark is particularly proud of the sleeve design. "The double album cover features a purple border, 70s Euro-style graphics, and random, inappropriate photos of Dennis - many of which depict him from a completely different era."

"We are really excited about the vinyl we used," he continued. "We had to break into a locked file cabinet to find the exact formula that was used for LPs during the energy crisis of the 70s. We even made sure to melt down defective LPs that had been shipped back and added them to the new vinyl compound, with chunks of the labels ground up along with the melted vinyl."

Capitol executives had a difficult time reaching consensus on a record label design, however. "One contingent was really gung-ho for the yellow label with "Capitol" in orange typeface. Eventually, we went with the red/orange label, with olive typeface, the same one used on 'Endless Summer.'"

As an incentive for vinyl buyers, the double album will be priced at only $9.99. "Two for the price of one. That was the only way we could unload this ancient crap during the 70s," Vander Mark said.

Plans are underway to issue the abridged version of "Pacific Ocean Blue" and "Bambu" on 8-track, according to an internal Capitol memo.

Edited June 21, 2008 by Teasing the Korean

[Parkertown]

Ouch!

[captainwrong]

AP (Los Angeles): As an homage to Beach Boys "twofer" reissues from the 1970s, Capitol records will issue a limited edition, 2 LP vinyl version of Dennis Wilson's "Pacific Ocean Blue" and "Bambu," featuring 70s cover graphics, poor vinyl pressings, and two songs deleted from each LP, sources report.

"We strongly feel that Dennis, as an artist of uncompromising vision and integrity, is fully deserving of the same shoddy treatment that the Beach Boys, Sinatra and others received in the 70s," said Capitol Vice President Creed Vander Mark. "Therefore, we have pressed these LPs on substandard vinyl and hacked two songs off of each album."

Vander Mark is particularly proud of the sleeve design. "The double album cover features a purple border, 70s Euro-style graphics, and random, inappropriate photos of Dennis - many of which depict him from a completely different era."

"We are really excited about the vinyl we used," he continued. "We had to break into a locked file cabinet to find the exact formula that was used for LPs during the energy crisis of the 70s. We even made sure to melt down defective LPs that had been shipped back and added them to the new vinyl compound, with chunks of the labels ground up along with the melted vinyl."

Capitol executives had a difficult time reaching consensus on a record label design, however. "One contingent was really gung-ho for the yellow label with "Capitol" in orange typeface. Eventually, we went with the red/orange label, with olive typeface, the same one used on 'Endless Summer.'"

As an incentive for vinyl buyers, the double album will be priced at only $9.99. "Two for the price of one. That was the only way we could unload this ancient crap during the 70s," Vander Mark said.

Plans are underway to issue the abridged version of "Pacific Ocean Blue" and "Bambu" on 8-track, according to an internal Capitol memo.

Really funny. (except CBS, and now Sony, have the Dennis Wilson albums)