The Pet Sounds Sessions

Tracklist

• Digital Media 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
• Digital Media 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
• Digital Media 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
• Digital Media 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

• Al Casey
  guitar [1.6-7, 1.10, 1.14-15, 1.20-21, 4.6-7, 4.10]
• Al De Lory
  harpsichord [1.2, 1.13, 1.27-28, 2.1-2, 4.2, 4.13], keyboard [3-4], organ [4.4, 1.4, 1.14-15, 2.6-7], piano [1.1, 1.6, 1.20-24, 4.6], tack piano [2.15, 1.5, 1.7, 1.9, 4.5, 4.7, 4.9]
• Al Jardine
  background vocals [2], lead vocals [4.9, 1.9], vocal [8]
• Alan Robinson
  French horn [1.8, 4.8]
• Arnold Belnick
  violin [4.4, 4.6, 1.4, 1.6, 2.6]
• Barney Kessel
  guitar [1.1-2, 1.6, 1.9, 1.11, 1.13, 1.16-17, 1.20-21, 1.27-28, 2.1-4, 4.2, 4.6, 4.9, 4.11, 4.13], mandoguitar [2], mandolin [22-24]
• Bill Pitman
  guitar [1, 22-24]
• Billy Strange
  12 string guitar [1.7, 4.7], electric guitar [1.12, 4.12], guitar [1.4, 1.7, 1.14-17, 1.19, 2.6-7, 4.4, 4.7]
• Bobby Klein
  clarinet [4.9, 4.11, 1.9, 1.11], tenor saxophone [3-4]
• Brian Wilson
  arranger [4.2-13, 1.1-13], electric bass guitar [1.3, 4.3], lead vocals [3.28-29, 1.1-5, 1.7, 1.11, 1.13, 4.2-5, 4.7, 4.11, 4.13], organ [4.3, 1.3], piano [2.5, 4.12, 1.2, 1.12, 1.19], producer [2.1-7, 4.1-13, 1.1-27, 3.1-12, 3.15, 3.22, 3.24], spoken vocals [3.12, 3.22, 3.24, 1.25], vocal [3.1-6, 3.8, 3.10-11, 3.15, 4.8-9, 1.8-9]
• Bruce Botnick
  engineer [1.10, 4.10]
• Bruce Johnston
  background vocals [2], piano [12], vocal [1.8, 4.8]
• Carl Fortina
  accordion [1.1, 1.8, 1.22-24, 4.8]
• Carl Wilson
  12 string guitar [4.3, 1.3], background vocals [2], guitar [1.3, 4.3], lead vocals [1.8, 3.17, 4.8], vocal [7]
• Carol Kaye
  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 [4.5, 4.8, 4.13, 1.5, 1.8, 1.13, 2.15]
• Chuck Berghofer
  double bass [1.11, 4.11]
• Chuck Britz
  engineer [4.2-4, 4.6-9, 4.12-13, 3.2-4, 3.6, 3.8, 3.11, 3.15, 3.24, 1.2-4, 1.6-9, 1.12-15, 1.17, 1.19-21, 1.25-28, 2.1-4, 2.6], spoken vocals [1.25, 3.24]
• Darrel Terwillinger
  viola [4.8, 1.8]
• Dennis Wilson
  background vocals [2], drums (drum set) [4.3, 1.3]
• Don Randi
  piano [16], tack piano [4.8, 4.10-11, 1.8, 1.10-11, 1.17]
• Ernie Tack
  bass trombone [1.10, 4.10]
• Frank Capp
  bell [1, 22-24], glockenspiel [1.7, 1.14-15, 4.7], percussion [1.1, 1.11, 4.11], tambourine [4.10, 1.10], temple blocks [1.11, 4.11], timpani [2.6-7, 4.4, 1.1, 1.4, 1.22-24], vibraphone [2.1-2, 2.6, 1.4, 1.13, 4.4, 4.13]
• Frank Marocco
  accordion [1.1, 1.8, 1.22-24, 4.8]
• Gail Martin
  bass trombone [1.10, 4.10]
• Gary Coleman
  bongos [4.5, 1.5, 2.15], timpani [2.15, 1.5, 4.5]
• Glen Campbell
  banjo [1.9, 4.9], electric guitar [2], guitar [2.1-4, 2.6-7, 1.2, 1.4, 1.9, 1.11, 1.13, 1.28, 4.2, 4.4, 4.9, 4.11, 4.13]
• H. Bowen David
  engineer [2.6-7, 2.15, 4.4-5, 1.4-5]
• Hal Blaine
  bell [1.8, 4.8], drums (drum set) [4.2, 4.4, 4.6-8, 4.11, 4.13, 2.1-4, 2.6-7, 1.1-2, 1.4, 1.6-8, 1.11, 1.13-17, 1.20-24, 1.27-28], finger cymbals [2], horn [2], percussion [4.3, 4.13, 1.3, 1.13], timpani [1.9, 1.11, 4.9, 4.11]
• Harry Hyams
  viola [1.5-6, 2.15, 4.5-6]
• Jack Nimitz
  baritone saxophone [4.10, 1.10, 1.15], bass saxophone [4.7, 1.7]
• James Getzoff
  violin [4.6, 1.6, 1.21]
• James Henderson
  trombone [17]
• James Henderson
  trombone [16]
• Jay Migliori
  baritone saxophone [4.6, 4.10, 4.12, 1.1, 1.6, 1.10, 1.12, 1.19-21, 2.3-4], bass clarinet [4.2, 4.9, 4.11, 1.2, 1.9, 1.11, 1.27-28], bass saxophone [17], clarinet [4.8, 1.8, 1.15], flute [2.2, 2.15, 1.5, 1.7, 1.13, 4.5, 4.7, 4.13], percussion [19], saxophone [16, 22-24]
• Jerome Reisler
  violin [4.6, 1.6]
• Jerry Cole
  electric guitar [1.12, 4.12], guitar [4.7, 1.1, 1.7, 1.14-17, 1.19, 1.22-24, 1.27]
• Jerry Williams
  percussion [16, 27], timpani [17]
• Jesse Erlich
  cello [4.8, 1.8]
• Jim Gordon
  drums (drum set) [1.5, 4.5, 2.15], percussion [4.8, 1.8]
• Jim Horn
  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, 2.2, 2.15, 4.5, 4.7-9, 4.13], tenor saxophone [1.19, 2.3-4]
• Joe Gastwirt
  mastering
• Joseph DiFiore
  viola [1.6, 4.6]
• Joseph Saxon
  cello [1.4, 1.6, 2.6, 4.4, 4.6]
• Jules Jacob
  flute [1.6, 1.21, 4.6]
• Julius Wechter
  bicycle bell [1.2, 1.28, 4.2], cymbal [27], engineer [27], percussion [2.3-4, 1.16-17], tambourine [2.3-4, 4.9, 1.9], timpani [1.2, 1.6, 1.20-21, 1.27-28, 4.2, 4.6], vibraphone [4.6, 1.6, 1.16-17, 1.20-21]
• Justin Ditullio
  cello [1.5-6, 4.5-6, 2.15]
• Larry Knechtel
  harpsichord [4.8, 1.8], organ [2.3-4, 2.15, 4.5, 4.9-10, 1.5, 1.9-10, 1.22-24], tack piano [1]
• Larry Levine
  engineer [4.11, 1.1, 1.11, 1.22-24]
• Leonard Hartman
  bass clarinet [1.8, 4.8], clarinet [1.8, 4.8], cor anglais [2.15, 4.5, 1.5]
• Leonard Malarsky
  violin [1.5-6, 1.8, 2.15, 4.5-6, 4.8]
• Lew McCreary
  bass trombone [17], trombone [16]
• Lyle Ritz
  double bass [2.3-4, 2.6-7, 2.15, 1.1-2, 1.4-10, 1.12-17, 1.19-24, 1.27-28, 4.2, 4.4-10, 4.12-13], ukulele [1-2]
• Marilyn Wilson
  additional [2]
• Mark Linett
  engineer [2.1, 2.3, 1.14, 1.16, 1.18, 1.20, 1.22, 1.27], mix [1.1-16, 1.18-27, 3.1-10, 3.15, 3.22, 2.1-7], producer [1-13]
• Mike Deasy
  guitar [1.10, 4.10]
• Mike Love
  background vocals [2], bass vocals [2], lead vocals [4.3, 4.7, 4.9-10, 3.16, 1.3, 1.7, 1.9-10], spoken vocals [12], vocal [1, 3, 6, 8-9]
• Mike Melvoin
  harpsichord [1.11, 4.11]
• Nick Martinis
  drums (drum set) [4.10, 1.10]
• Norman Botnick
  viola [4.4, 2.6, 1.4]
• Paul Horn
  flute [4.9, 1.9], tenor saxophone [3-4]
• Paul Tanner
  theremin [1.11, 4.11]
• Plas Johnson
  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]
• Ralph Balantin
  engineer [3.1, 3.5, 3.7, 3.9-10, 1.24]
• Ralph Schaeffer
  violin [2.6, 2.15, 4.4-6, 1.4-6]
• Ralph Valentin
  engineer [1.1, 1.5, 1.8, 1.10-11, 4.5, 4.8, 4.10-11]
• Ramón Bretón
  engineer [1.14, 1.16, 1.18, 1.20, 1.22, 1.27, 2.1, 2.3]
• Ray Pohlman
  electric bass guitar [2.3-4, 2.15, 4.5, 4.8-11, 1.1, 1.5, 1.8-11], mandolin [22-24]
• Richie Frost
  drums (drum set) [19], percussion [4.12, 1.12, 1.19]
• Ron Swallow
  tambourine [14-15, 17]
• Roy Caton
  trumpet [1.1, 1.6, 1.12, 1.16-17, 1.19-24, 1.27, 4.6, 4.12]
• Sid Sharp
  violin [2.6, 2.15, 1.4-6, 1.8, 4.4-6, 4.8]
• Steve Douglas
  alto saxophone [4.13, 1.13, 1.17], clarinet [1.9, 1.11, 1.27, 4.9, 4.11], flute [4.6, 1.6, 1.14-15, 1.21], grand piano [2], percussion [6-7], piano [4.2, 4.4, 1.2, 1.4, 1.28], saxophone [16, 22-24], tambourine [1.13, 4.13], temple blocks [1.7, 4.7], tenor saxophone [4.6, 2.2-4, 1.1, 1.6, 1.20-21]
• Terry Melcher
  tambourine [1.8, 4.8]
• Tibor Zelig
  violin [1.4, 1.6, 4.4, 4.6, 2.6]
• Tommy Morgan
  bass harmonica [1.9, 1.11, 4.9, 4.11], harmonica [3-4]
• Tommy Tedesco
  acoustic guitar [4.12, 1.12, 1.19]
• Tony Asher
  piano [2]
• William Green
  alto saxophone [1.12, 1.27, 4.12], 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]
• William Kurasch
  violin [2.15, 4.5-6, 1.5-6]
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Issues

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  The Pet Sounds Sessions

  4x CD
  4 November 1997
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  The Pet Sounds Sessions (Deluxe Edition)

  4x Digital Media (Deluxe Edition)
  14 May 2026
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  The Pet Sounds Sessions

  4x Digital Media (deluxe edition)
  14 May 2026