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Smile (JMZ mix) and we're back! (sort of) 3 Oct 2011 | 07:54 pm
Hello everybody! It's been a long time... But hopefully this new post will make the wait worthwhile. If any of you are still reading, that is. I've recently been in touch with a fellow Frenchman who ...
BW - The Like In I Love You 29 Jun 2010 | 09:41 pm
Here's the first excerpt from Brian's forthcoming "Reimagines Gershwin" album, a song called "The Like In I Love You" (based on the yet-unreleased 1924 composition "Will You Remember Me"). You can def...
Time To Get Alone 6 Dec 2009 | 12:11 am
As promised, here's another fulfilled request: "Time To Get Alone"! This 2-CD set contains quite a lot of different and interesting things. For instance, disc 1 features the infamous "Murry" Help Me,...
For The First Time 3 Dec 2009 | 09:58 pm
Here's an uncommon collection of songs called "For The First Time, Vol.1". Thanks to Frank for sending this one to me! This disc contains lots of different things (Jingles, alternate mixes, quite a f...
Request #3 - Deep Sea Treasures 1&2 6 Nov 2009 | 09:28 am
As promised, here are Deep Sea Treasures, volumes 1 and 2! The first volume contains rare studio stuff, from 1963 to 1973. Quite a few tracks from this first CD were released on the excellent Hawthor...
Request #2 - BWPS at the RFH (1st show) 11 Oct 2009 | 12:39 am
Request #2: first live show of "Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE": Royal Festival Hall, London, Feb. 20th, 2004 "Legendary" seems to be an appropriate word to describe this particular show. I don't usuall...
Request #1 - Smiley Smile (Sortastereo) 10 Oct 2009 | 10:16 pm
Request #1: Smiley Smile in stereo (256 kbps) Now, it's impossible to do a "true stereo" mix of Smiley Smile. So this is some kind of "fake stereo" version... Hence its name, "sortastereo"! These mi...
NEWS - REQUESTS 3 Oct 2009 | 10:59 pm
NOTE: requests are closed for the time being as I'm going to upload the following items. I'll eventually make a new "requests" post! Here's what I'm going to post: - First SMiLE show - Deep Sea Trea...
Brian At The Sage Gateshead - 12-07-09 1 Aug 2009 | 11:10 pm
Here's a 3-CD set of a very recent recording: Brian Wilson at The Sage Gateshead, Newcastle, July 12th 2009. The performance itself is quite good, and even though the recording could be clearer at tim...
News! 17 Jul 2009 | 10:25 pm
Hello! I don't know if some of you still check this blog for updates from time to time... Yes, I know I haven't posted anything on this blog for a long time, and no, I'm not proudly telling you that ...
