…at least make it a classic one.
The Capitol/EMI 40th anniversary reissue of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds will be preceded for no apparent reason by a CD single of “Good Vibrations,” a song which has no connection to the album aside from the fact that it came out later that year. Sure, it’s celebrating an anniversary as well…but why not reissue a single from the seminal pop album instead? Like, say, “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” Or, hey, how about the song Paul McCartney described as “the greatest love song of all time,” a.k.a. “God Only Knows”…?
But I digress.
The reissue of Pet Sounds will include both mono and stereo versions of each track on the CD; the package will also include a DVD which features a 5.1 surround sound mix of the album, original promo films for “Pet Sounds,” “Sloop John B,” and “Good Vibrations” (AGAIN with the freakin’ “Good Vibrations”!!!), in addition to a photo gallery synched to audio of “God Only Knows” and three documentary films. The first documentary is called “The Making of Pet Sounds” and features interviews with all of the Beach Boys, including the now-deceased Dennis and Carl Wilson. The second documentary, “Pet Stories,” is more of a reflection piece and includes a couple of in-depth discussions of specific songs, as well as a chapter called “Competition With the Beatles”. Finally, there is an excerpt from BBC TV documentary “Rhythm of Life,” a previously unreleased Brian Wilson interview conducted by Sir George Martin.