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22.01.2022 On this date March 10, 1966 the instrumental tracks for "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys were recorded at United Western Recorders in Hollywood. The song was ...written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, and produced by Wilson. It was engineered by Chuck Britz. The instrumental part of the song took 20 takes to achieve what is the master take of the song. Present on the day of the instrumental recording was Carl Wilson on twelve-string guitar among other session musicians. A strip of masking tape was placed over the strings of a piano while the bottoms of two plastic orange juice bottles were used for percussion. Brian said that there were 23 musicians present during the "God Only Knows" sessions, though only 16 are credited as being present on the actual take that was used for the final song. Per band archivist Craig Slowinski, here is a list of personnel on the track. Bruce Johnston backing vocals Brian Wilson backing vocals Carl Wilson lead vocals, 12-string electric guitar Hal Blaine drums and sleigh bells Jesse Erlich cello Carl Fortina accordion Jim Gordon plastic orange juice cups Bill Green flute and alto flute Leonard Hartman clarinet and bass clarinet Jim Horn flute and alto flute Carol Kaye 12-string electric guitar Larry Knechtel harpsichord Leonard Malarsky violin Terry Melcher tambourine Jay Migliori clarinet Frank Morocco accordion Ray Pohlman electric bass guitar Don Randi tack piano with taped strings Alan Robinson French horn Lyle Ritz upright bass Sid Sharp violin Darrel Terwilliger viola https://youtu.be/CWPo5SC3zik
17.01.2022 On this date May 16, 1966 the LP "Pet Sounds" by The Beach Boys was released on Capitol Records. It was produced and arranged by Brian Wilson. It initially met ...with a lukewarm critical and commercial response in the United States, peaking at number 10 on Billboard Top LPs chart. . In the United Kingdom, the album was hailed by the music press and was an immediate commercial success, peaking at number 2 in the UK Top 40 Albums Chart and remaining among the top ten positions for six months. There were 3 singles released from the album: "Caroline, No" (1966) "Sloop John B" (1966) "Wouldn't It Be Nice/God Only Knows" (1966) It was recorded in various sessions July 12, 1965-April 13, 1966 at United Western Recorders, Gold Star Studios, CBS Columbia Square, and Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood. Personnel per Beach Boys archivist Craig Slowinski. The Beach Boys Al Jardine vocals Bruce Johnston vocals Mike Love vocals Brian Wilson vocals; producer; plucked piano strings on "You Still Believe in Me"; bass guitar, Danelectro bass, and organ on "That's Not Me"; piano on "Pet Sounds"; overdubbed organ or harmonium on "I Know There's an Answer" Carl Wilson vocals; lead guitar and overdubbed 12-string electric guitar on "That's Not Me"; 12-string electric guitar on "God Only Knows" Dennis Wilson vocals; drums on "That's Not Me" Production staff Bruce Botnick engineer Chuck Britz engineer H. Bowen David engineer Larry Levine engineer Session musicians (also known as "the Wrecking Crew") Chuck Berghofer string bass Hal Blaine bicycle horn, drums, percussion, sleigh bells, timpani Glen Campbell (Official) banjo, guitar Frank Capp bells, beverage cup, timpani, glockenspiel, tambourine, temple blocks, vibraphone Al Casey guitar Roy Caton trumpet Jerry Cole electric guitar, guitar Gary L. Coleman bongos, timpani Mike Deasy Sr. guitar Al DeLory harpsichord, organ, piano, tack piano Steve Douglas alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, piano, temple blocks, tenor saxophone Carl Fortina accordion Ritchie Frost drums, bongos, Coca-cola cans Jim Gordon drums, orange juice cups Bill Green alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, güiro, tambourine Leonard Hartman bass clarinet, clarinet, English horn Jim Horn alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone, flute Paul Horn flute Jules Jacob flute Plas Johnson clarinet, güiro, flute, piccolo, tambourine, tenor saxophone Carol Kaye electric bass, guitar Barney Kessel guitar Bobby Klein clarinet Larry Knechtel harpsichord, organ, tack piano Frank Marocco accordion Gail Martin bass trombone Nick Martinis drums Mike Melvoin harpsichord Jay Migliori baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, bass saxophone, clarinet, flute Tommy Morgan bass harmonica Jack Nimitz baritone saxophone, bass saxophone Bill Pitman guitar Ray Pohlman electric bass Don Randi tack piano Alan Robinson french horn Lyle Ritz string bass, ukulele Billy Strange electric guitar, guitar, 12-string electric guitar Ernie Tack bass trombone Paul Tanner Electro-Theremin Tommy Tedesco acoustic guitar Jerry Williams timpani Julius Wechter bicycle bell, tambourine, timpani, vibraphone
04.01.2022 On this date May 21, 1966 the debut LP by The Mamas & The Papas "If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears" hit #1 on the Billboard 200. The album was produced by L...ou Adler, and engineered by Bones Howe. There were 4 singles released from the album: "Go Where You Wanna Go" Released 1965 "California Dreamin'" Released 1965 "Monday, Monday" released 1966 "Do You Wanna Dance?"released 1968 The group's name was erroneously spelled "The Mama's and the Papa's" on the cover and over the years has had 5 different covers. Most of the recording was done at Western Studios in Hollywood Personnel on the album: Denny Doherty vocals Cass Elliott vocals John Phillips vocals, guitar Michelle Phillips vocals P.F. Sloan guitars, additional vocals Larry Knechtel - keyboards Hal Blaine drums Joe Osborn - Bass Player bass guitar Bud Shank flute solo on "California Dreamin'" Peter Pilafian electric violin
01.01.2022 This week in January of 1966 the LP "Sounds Of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel was released on Columbia Records. It was produced by Bob Johnston and Tom Wilson. ...It peaked at #21 on the Billboard 200, and #13 on the UK Album Chart. The album's title is a slight modification of the title of the duo's first major hit, "The Sound of Silence", which originally was released as "The Sounds of Silence". The song had earlier been released in an acoustic version on the album" Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.", and later on the soundtrack to the movie "The Graduate". Without the knowledge of Paul Simon or Art Garfunkel, electric guitars, bass and drums were overdubbed by Columbia Records staff producer Tom Wilson on June 15, 1965. This new version was released as a single in September 1965, and opens the album. It was recorded March 1964 and April, June, and December 1965 in New York and Los Angeles. Personnel on the album: Paul Simon lead vocals, guitar Art Garfunkel lead vocals Fred Carter Jr., Glen Campbell (Official), Joe South guitar Larry Knechtel keyboards Joe Osborn - Bass Player bass guitar Hal Blaine drums "The Sound of Silence" (electric overdubs) personnel Al Gorgoni , Vinnie Bell guitar Joe Mack bass guitar Bobby Gregg drums
