After finishing the pop masterpiece, Pet Sounds, Brian Wilson led The Beach Boys into the studio to record Smile, attempting to put together a "teenage symphony to God." However, due to the band's resistance and drugs and a breakdown, Smile was never completed or officially released. Now, Wilson, Scott Litt and others put together the definitive version of the most famous record never released. Until now. And it's brilliant.
BOY WONDER' S HOT CIRCLES/ 10PM-MIDNIGHT
Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress/ THE HOLLIES (’72)
In World/ TELEVISION (’92, self titled)
Million Miles Away (live)/ THE PLIMSOULS ('81, ’10 issue, Live! Beg, Borrow & Steal)
Avalanche Aminos/ GUIDED BY VOICES (’00, Hold on Hope EP)
Open My Eyes/ NAZZ (’68)
Get Over You/ THE UNDERTONES (’79, self titled)
You Sound Like Your Sick/ THE RAMONES (’81, Pleasant Dreams)
Funny Face/ THE MUFFS (’95, Blonder and Blonder)
Jeepster/ T. REX (’71, Electric Warrior)
Will Anything Happen?/ BLONDIE (’78, Parallel Lines)
Bedroom Eyes/ DUM DUM GIRLS (’11, Only in Dreams)*
Middle of the Road/ THE PRETENDERS (’82, Learning to Crawl)
Working Too Hard/ THE BEAT (’05, ’79, self titled)
Little Girl/ SYNDICATE OF SOUND (’66)
Short Version/ WILD FLAG (’11, self titled)*
Subzero Fun/ AUTOLUX (’04, Future Perfect)
Stay Don’t Go/ SPOON (’02, Kill the Moonlight)
Our Prayer/ BEACH BOYS (’67, ’11 issue, The Smile Sessions)*
Good Vibrations/ THE BEACH BOYS (’67, ’11 issue, The Smile Sessions)*
Surfer’s Hymn/ PANDA BEAR (’11, Tomboy)
Blue
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Big Sky/ THE KINKS (’68, The Village Green Preservation Society)
Seven Seas/ ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN (’84, Ocean Rain)
Soliel/ IAIN ARCHER (’06, Magnetic North)
Knots/ LISA HANNIGAN (’11, Passenger)*
Rope & Summit/ JUNIP (’10, Fields)
Civilian/ WYE OAK (’11, Civilian)
Kiss Me/ TOM WAITS (’11, Bad as Me)*
Cursed Sleep (live, 08)/ BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY with HAREM SCAREM AND ALEX NEILSON (’08, Is It the Sea?)
*new or recent release
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