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DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 09-06-2014, 08:28 PM

Just found this.

1967: Capitol's Failed "Psychedelic" Cash-In.

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Ahh, the “psychedelic” debate of 1967…had The Beach Boys completed their “SMiLE” album and released it before The Beatles “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, would The Beach Boys be seen as the champions of the psychedelic vinyl race, with the Fabs being mere “pretender”s? But we know that history turned out different. Although Brian Wilson released his own version in 2004, as “Brian Wilson Presents Smile”, many fans wanted an official release of The Beach Boys’ version. Flash forward to 2011…Capitol finally announces the release of “SMiLE”, although they have changed the release date twice.

What few people know is that there is a Capitol double record from 1967, that is even rarer than the notorious Beatles “butcher” cover…”The Beatles Vs The Beach Boys”! ...