The Pet Sounds Sessions

Compilation by The Beach Boys

Released 4 November 1997
Spotify

Tracklist

  • CD 1: The Stereo Mix / Sessions – Part 1
  • 1
    Wouldn’t It Be Nice (stereo mix)
    2:33
    4.6 ★
  • 2
    You Still Believe in Me (stereo mix)
    2:36
    3.0 ★
  • 3
    That’s Not Me (stereo mix)
    2:31
    2.8 ★
  • 4
    Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) (stereo mix)
    2:58
    3.0 ★
  • 5
    I’m Waiting for the Day (stereo mix)
    3:06
    2.8 ★
  • 6
    Let’s Go Away for a While (stereo mix)
    2:24
    2.6 ★
  • 7
    Sloop John B (stereo mix)
    2:59
    4.0 ★
  • 8
    God Only Knows (stereo mix)
    2:54
    4.0 ★
  • 9
    I Know There’s an Answer (stereo mix)
    3:18
    2.6 ★
  • 10
    Here Today (stereo mix)
    3:07
    3.0 ★
  • 11
    I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times (stereo mix)
    3:21
    2.6 ★
  • 12
    Pet Sounds (stereo mix)
    2:37
    3.5 ★
  • 13
    Caroline, No (stereo mix)
    2:58
    3.0 ★
  • 14
    Sloop John B (highlights from tracking date)
    1:04
  • 15
    Sloop John B (stereo backing track)
    3:18
  • 16
    Trombone Dixie (highlights from tracking date)
    1:26
  • 17
    Trombone Dixie (stereo backing track)
    2:50
  • 18
    Pet Sounds (highlights from tracking date)
    0:57
  • 19
    Pet Sounds (stereo track without guitar overdub)
    2:48
  • 20
    Let’s Go Away for Awhile (highlights from tracking date)
    2:20
  • 21
    Let’s Go Away for Awhile (stereo track without string overdub)
    2:51
  • 22
    Wouldn’t It Be Nice (highlights from tracking date)
    7:20
  • 23
    Wouldn’t It Be Nice (stereo backing track)
    2:34
  • 24
    Wouldn’t It Be Nice (stereo track with background vocals)
    2:34
  • 25
    You Still Believe in Me (intro—session)
    1:39
  • 26
    You Still Believe in Me (intro—master take)
    0:15
  • 27
    You Still Believe in Me (highlights from tracking date)
    1:11
  • 28
    You Still Believe in Me (stereo backing track)
    2:37
  • CD 2: Sessions – Part 2
  • 1
    Caroline, No (highlights from tracking date)
    4:16
  • 2
    Caroline, No (stereo backing track)
    2:53
  • 3
    Hang On to Your Ego (highlights from tracking date)
    4:47
  • 4
    Hang On to Your Ego (stereo backing track)
    3:23
  • 5
    Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) (Brian’s instrumental demo)
    2:20
  • 6
    Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) (stereo backing track)
    3:11
  • 7
    Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) (string overdub)
    1:48
  • 8
    I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times (highlights from tracking date)
    2:59
  • 9
    I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times (stereo backing track)
    3:47
  • 10
    That’s Not Me (highlights from tracking date)
    1:52
  • 11
    That’s Not Me (stereo backing track)
    2:46
  • 12
    Good Vibrations (highlights from tracking date)
    2:41
  • 13
    Good Vibrations (stereo backing track)
    3:15
  • 14
    I’m Waiting for the Day (highlights from tracking date)
    5:25
  • 15
    I’m Waiting for the Day (stereo backing track)
    3:14
  • 16
    God Only Knows (highlights from tracking date)
    9:25
  • 17
    God Only Knows (stereo backing track)
    3:06
  • 18
    Here Today (highlights from tracking date)
    6:37
  • 19
    Here Today (stereo backing track)
    4:55
  • CD 3: Stack‐o‐vocals / Alternate Versions
  • 1
    Wouldn’t It Be Nice (vocal only)
    2:37
  • 2
    You Still Believe in Me (vocal only)
    2:47
  • 3
    That’s Not Me (vocal only)
    2:28
  • 4
    Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) (vocal only)
    3:07
  • 5
    I’m Waiting for the Day (vocal only)
    3:02
  • 6
    Sloop John B (vocal only)
    3:09
  • 7
    God Only Knows (vocal only)
    2:49
  • 8
    I Know There’s an Answer (vocal only)
    2:19
  • 9
    Here Today (vocal only)
    3:29
  • 10
    I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times (vocal only)
    3:22
  • 11
    Caroline, No (vocal only)
    1:54
  • 12
    Caroline, No (promotional spot #1)
    0:32
  • 13
    Wouldn’t It Be Nice (alternate mix)
    2:29
  • 14
    You Still Believe in Me (alternate mix)
    2:23
  • 15
    Don’t Talk… (vocal snippet)
    0:56
  • 16
    I’m Waiting for the Day (alternate mix, Mike sings lead)
    3:02
  • 17
    Sloop John B (alternate mix, Carl sings 1st verse)
    3:05
  • 18
    God Only Knows (alternate mix, sax solo)
    2:49
  • 19
    Hang On to Your Ego (alternate mix)
    3:13
  • 20
    Here Today (alternate mix)
    3:07
  • 21
    I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times (alternate mix)
    3:11
  • 22
    …Banana & Louie… (studio‐chatter)
    [dialogue]
    0:05
  • 23
    Caroline, No (alternate stereo mix, original speed)
    2:24
  • 24
    …Dog‐Barking Session (outtakes)
    0:34
  • 25
    Caroline, No (promotional spot #2)
    0:28
  • 26
    God Only Knows (alternate mix, with a cappella tag)
    2:56
  • 27
    Wouldn’t It Be Nice (alternate mix)
    2:28
  • 28
    Sloop John B (alternate mix, Brian sings lead throughout)
    3:04
  • 29
    God Only Knows (alternate mix, Brian sings lead)
    2:42
  • 30
    Caroline, No (alternate mono mix, original speed)
    3:03
  • CD 4: The Original Mono Mix, Remastered
  • 1
    Wouldn’t It Be Nice (mono mix)
    2:25
  • 2
    You Still Believe in Me (mono mix)
    2:35
    2.5 ★
  • 3
    That’s Not Me (mono mix)
    2:30
    3.2 ★
  • 4
    Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) (mono mix)
    2:54
    2.6 ★
  • 5
    I’m Waiting for the Day (mono mix)
    3:06
    3.3 ★
  • 6
    Let’s Go Away for a While (mono mix)
    2:21
    2.8 ★
  • 7
    Sloop John B (mono mix)
    3:00
    3.9 ★
  • 8
    God Only Knows (mono mix)
    2:53
    4.0 ★
  • 9
    I Know There’s an Answer (mono mix)
    3:11
    3.0 ★
  • 10
    Here Today (mono mix)
    2:54
    2.9 ★
  • 11
    I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times (mono mix)
    3:15
    3.3 ★
  • 12
    Pet Sounds (mono mix)
    2:23
    3.0 ★
  • 13
    Caroline, No (mono mix)
    2:52
    2.8 ★

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Release credits

  • guitar [1.6-7, 1.10, 1.14-15, 1.20-21, 4.6-7, 4.10]
  • harpsichord [1.2, 1.13, 1.27-28, 4.2, 4.13, 2.1-2], keyboard [3-4], organ [2.6-7, 4.4, 1.4, 1.14-15], piano [1.1, 1.6, 1.20-24, 4.6], tack piano [4.5, 4.7, 4.9, 1.5, 1.7, 1.9, 2.15]
  • background vocals [2], lead vocals [1.9, 4.9], vocal [8]
  • French horn [4.8, 1.8]
  • violin [1.4, 1.6, 2.6, 4.4, 4.6]
  • guitar [4.2, 4.6, 4.9, 4.11, 4.13, 2.1-4, 1.1-2, 1.6, 1.9, 1.11, 1.13, 1.16-17, 1.20-21, 1.27-28], mandoguitar [2], mandolin [22-24]
  • guitar [1, 22-24]
  • 12 string guitar [1.7, 4.7], electric guitar [1.12, 4.12], guitar [2.6-7, 4.4, 4.7, 1.4, 1.7, 1.14-17, 1.19]
  • clarinet [4.9, 4.11, 1.9, 1.11], tenor saxophone [3-4]
  • arranger [1.1-13, 4.2-13], electric bass guitar [1.3, 4.3], lead vocals [4.2-5, 4.7, 4.11, 4.13, 1.1-5, 1.7, 1.11, 1.13, 3.28-29], organ [1.3, 4.3], piano [2.5, 1.2, 1.12, 1.19, 4.12], producer [2.1-7, 4.1-13, 3.1-12, 3.15, 3.22, 3.24, 1.1-27], spoken vocals [3.12, 3.22, 3.24, 1.25], vocal [4.8-9, 1.8-9, 3.1-6, 3.8, 3.10-11, 3.15]
  • engineer [1.10, 4.10]
  • background vocals [2], piano [12], vocal [4.8, 1.8]
  • accordion [4.8, 1.1, 1.8, 1.22-24]
  • 12 string guitar [4.3, 1.3], background vocals [2], guitar [1.3, 4.3], lead vocals [4.8, 3.17, 1.8], vocal [7]
  • electric bass guitar [4.2, 4.4, 4.6-7, 4.12-13, 1.1-2, 1.4, 1.6-7, 1.12-17, 1.19-24, 1.27-28, 2.1-2, 2.6-7], guitar [1.5, 1.8, 1.13, 2.15, 4.5, 4.8, 4.13]
  • double bass [4.11, 1.11]
  • engineer [1.2-4, 1.6-9, 1.12-15, 1.17, 1.19-21, 1.25-28, 2.1-4, 2.6, 3.2-4, 3.6, 3.8, 3.11, 3.15, 3.24, 4.2-4, 4.6-9, 4.12-13], spoken vocals [1.25, 3.24]
  • viola [4.8, 1.8]
  • background vocals [2], drums (drum set) [1.3, 4.3]
  • piano [16], tack piano [4.8, 4.10-11, 1.8, 1.10-11, 1.17]
  • bass trombone [1.10, 4.10]
  • bell [1, 22-24], glockenspiel [1.7, 1.14-15, 4.7], percussion [1.1, 1.11, 4.11], tambourine [1.10, 4.10], temple blocks [4.11, 1.11], timpani [4.4, 1.1, 1.4, 1.22-24, 2.6-7], vibraphone [4.4, 4.13, 1.4, 1.13, 2.1-2, 2.6]
  • accordion [4.8, 1.1, 1.8, 1.22-24]
  • bass trombone [4.10, 1.10]
  • bongos [1.5, 4.5, 2.15], timpani [1.5, 2.15, 4.5]
  • banjo [1.9, 4.9], electric guitar [2], guitar [4.2, 4.4, 4.9, 4.11, 4.13, 1.2, 1.4, 1.9, 1.11, 1.13, 1.28, 2.1-4, 2.6-7]
  • engineer [4.4-5, 2.6-7, 2.15, 1.4-5]
  • bell [4.8, 1.8], drums (drum set) [1.1-2, 1.4, 1.6-8, 1.11, 1.13-17, 1.20-24, 1.27-28, 2.1-4, 2.6-7, 4.2, 4.4, 4.6-8, 4.11, 4.13], finger cymbals [2], horn [2], percussion [4.3, 4.13, 1.3, 1.13], timpani [1.9, 1.11, 4.9, 4.11]
  • viola [2.15, 1.5-6, 4.5-6]
  • baritone saxophone [1.10, 1.15, 4.10], bass saxophone [1.7, 4.7]
  • violin [1.6, 1.21, 4.6]
  • trombone [17]
  • trombone [16]
  • baritone saxophone [4.6, 4.10, 4.12, 1.1, 1.6, 1.10, 1.12, 1.19-21, 2.3-4], bass clarinet [1.2, 1.9, 1.11, 1.27-28, 4.2, 4.9, 4.11], bass saxophone [17], clarinet [1.8, 1.15, 4.8], flute [2.2, 2.15, 4.5, 4.7, 4.13, 1.5, 1.7, 1.13], percussion [19], saxophone [16, 22-24]
  • violin [4.6, 1.6]
  • electric guitar [1.12, 4.12], guitar [4.7, 1.1, 1.7, 1.14-17, 1.19, 1.22-24, 1.27]
  • percussion [16, 27], timpani [17]
  • cello [1.8, 4.8]
  • drums (drum set) [1.5, 2.15, 4.5], percussion [4.8, 1.8]
  • alto saxophone [1.6, 1.27, 4.6], baritone saxophone [20-21], clarinet [1.2, 1.28, 4.2], flute [1.5, 1.7-9, 1.13-15, 4.5, 4.7-9, 4.13, 2.2, 2.15], tenor saxophone [2.3-4, 1.19]
  • viola [4.6, 1.6]
  • cello [1.4, 1.6, 2.6, 4.4, 4.6]
  • flute [1.6, 1.21, 4.6]
  • bicycle bell [4.2, 1.2, 1.28], cymbal [27], engineer [27], percussion [1.16-17, 2.3-4], tambourine [1.9, 4.9, 2.3-4], timpani [1.2, 1.6, 1.20-21, 1.27-28, 4.2, 4.6], vibraphone [1.6, 1.16-17, 1.20-21, 4.6]
  • cello [2.15, 1.5-6, 4.5-6]
  • harpsichord [1.8, 4.8], organ [4.5, 4.9-10, 2.3-4, 2.15, 1.5, 1.9-10, 1.22-24], tack piano [1]
  • engineer [4.11, 1.1, 1.11, 1.22-24]
  • bass clarinet [4.8, 1.8], clarinet [1.8, 4.8], cor anglais [1.5, 4.5, 2.15]
  • violin [2.15, 4.5-6, 4.8, 1.5-6, 1.8]
  • bass trombone [17], trombone [16]
  • double bass [1.1-2, 1.4-10, 1.12-17, 1.19-24, 1.27-28, 2.3-4, 2.6-7, 2.15, 4.2, 4.4-10, 4.12-13], ukulele [1-2]
  • additional [2]
  • engineer [1.14, 1.16, 1.18, 1.20, 1.22, 1.27, 2.1, 2.3], mix [3.1-10, 3.15, 3.22, 1.1-16, 1.18-27, 2.1-7], producer [1-13]
  • guitar [1.10, 4.10]
  • background vocals [2], bass vocals [2], lead vocals [4.3, 4.7, 4.9-10, 1.3, 1.7, 1.9-10, 3.16], spoken vocals [12], vocal [1, 3, 6, 8-9]
  • harpsichord [1.11, 4.11]
  • drums (drum set) [4.10, 1.10]
  • viola [1.4, 2.6, 4.4]
  • flute [1.9, 4.9], tenor saxophone [3-4]
  • theremin [1.11, 4.11]
  • clarinet [1.2, 1.28, 4.2], flute [2.2, 4.13, 1.13], percussion [4.12, 1.12], piccolo [1.11, 4.11], saxophone [22-24], tenor saxophone [1.1, 1.6, 1.12, 1.19-21, 1.27, 4.6, 4.12]
  • engineer [1.24, 3.1, 3.5, 3.7, 3.9-10]
  • violin [1.4-6, 4.4-6, 2.6, 2.15]
  • engineer [1.1, 1.5, 1.8, 1.10-11, 4.5, 4.8, 4.10-11]
  • engineer [2.1, 2.3, 1.14, 1.16, 1.18, 1.20, 1.22, 1.27]
  • electric bass guitar [1.1, 1.5, 1.8-11, 2.3-4, 2.15, 4.5, 4.8-11], mandolin [22-24]
  • drums (drum set) [19], percussion [4.12, 1.12, 1.19]
  • tambourine [14-15, 17]
  • trumpet [4.6, 4.12, 1.1, 1.6, 1.12, 1.16-17, 1.19-24, 1.27]
  • violin [4.4-6, 4.8, 2.6, 2.15, 1.4-6, 1.8]
  • alto saxophone [4.13, 1.13, 1.17], clarinet [4.9, 4.11, 1.9, 1.11, 1.27], flute [4.6, 1.6, 1.14-15, 1.21], grand piano [2], percussion [6-7], piano [1.2, 1.4, 1.28, 4.2, 4.4], saxophone [16, 22-24], tambourine [1.13, 4.13], temple blocks [4.7, 1.7], tenor saxophone [4.6, 1.1, 1.6, 1.20-21, 2.2-4]
  • tambourine [1.8, 4.8]
  • violin [1.4, 1.6, 4.4, 4.6, 2.6]
  • bass harmonica [1.9, 1.11, 4.9, 4.11], harmonica [3-4]
  • acoustic guitar [1.12, 1.19, 4.12]
  • piano [2]
  • alto saxophone [4.12, 1.12, 1.27], clarinet [1.2, 1.28, 4.2], contrabass clarinet [2], flute [1.5, 1.8, 1.13, 4.5, 4.8, 4.13, 2.1-2, 2.15], percussion [4.12, 1.12, 1.19], tenor saxophone [19]
  • violin [2.15, 4.5-6, 1.5-6]

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