Track Listings (30) - Disc #1| All Artists: Beach Boys Title: Party / Stack-O-Tracks Members Wishing: 3 Total Copies: 0 Label: Capitol Release Date: 4/10/2001 Album Type: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock Styles: Oldies, Oldies & Retro Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 724353164126 |
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Party! and Stack-o-Tracks are two of the most unusual conceptions of the Beach Boys' Capitol era. After scoring two hit albums and the smash singles "Help Me Rhonda" and "California Girls" in '65, the Beach Boys' label see... more » |
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Amazon.com Party! and Stack-o-Tracks are two of the most unusual conceptions of the Beach Boys' Capitol era. After scoring two hit albums and the smash singles "Help Me Rhonda" and "California Girls" in '65, the Beach Boys' label seemed insatiable. So, literally on the brink of recording Pet Sounds, Brian Wilson and company retreated into a studio for a few nights with little more than some acoustic guitars, a couple bongos, and their spectacular voices. Perhaps taking its cue from Trini Lopez's "If I Had a Hammer" and the early "live" recordings of Johnny Rivers, Party! presented what seemed a spontaneous performance of a few band chestnuts, three cuts by archrivals the Beatles, some telling oldies, and even Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changin,'" even if the "party" was actually a track of laughter and small talk dubbed in later. Ironically, the album also produced one of the band's last big chart hits, their lively cover of the Regents' "Barbara Ann." The Beach Boys' plummeting post-Pet Sounds fortunes again inspired Capitol to try and cash in on the band's feel-good hits, releasing Stack-o-Tracks, what was effectively an interactive album: the instrumental tracks of several key hits and album cuts were presented sans vocals (and originally packaged with music, chord charts, and lyrics), allowing fans to sing along. Unfortunately, few in the turbulent summer of '68 were interested in harmonizing to "Catch a Wave" and the album failed to chart. But to hardcore fans it remains a rare window into Brian's remarkable prowess in the studio. This digitally remastered edition features three great new backing track bonus cuts: "Help Me, Rhonda," the still spectacular "California Girls," and "Our Car Club." This long out-of-print twofer package also includes notes from Brian on both albums, as well as the insightful analysis of Beach Boys and the California Myth author David Leaf. --Jerry McCulley Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsThere ain't no party like a Beach Boys Party! E. Cannistraci | 05/09/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "Cuz a Beach Boys Party don't stop! You know what I can't stand. This whole all proper roads lead to Pet Sounds hogwash that's become gospel to music geeks and critics. This is an artistic step back, huh? I mean, it's just the Beach Boys playing really catchy songs, sounding great and showing off their pure musical gifts with limited studio trickery. Listen: Pet Sounds is a masterwork, but it's not the only game in Beach Boy Town. They were a rich and eclectic musical force. They had many sides. Brian Wilson had many sides as a composer, producer and performer. If you read his liner notes rather than the Pet Sounds obsessed music critic's, you'll see that Brian has a lot of love for this album and he had a blast recording it with the boys. Heck, just listen to the album itself and that's what you'll hear: One of the best pop acts in history having a great time in the studio. Does it matter anymore that it wasn't a real party than the fact that the Beatles weren't really Sgt Pepper's band? Think of Beach Boys Party as a concept album if that floats your pretentious boat. And whatever happen to rock & roll love? This is even more of a pure rock & roll album than the great Wild Honey. Really. Beach Boys Party is one of their best albums. And it's not an artistic retreat. Nor was Summer Days (and Summer Nights) which actually demonstrated the full RANGE of Brian Wilson's genius far more than Today or Pet Sounds did. The Beach Boys had the sadness, but they also had the euphoria. To ignore this latter side is to shortchange oneself. People don't focus on only the ballads and serious Beatle songs. They enjoy "Back In The USSR" and respect it just as much as "A Day In The Life". The same should be done with the Beach Boys. Beach Boys Party is just as much Brian Wilson as Pet Sounds. Stop thinking about the history surrounding music and just listen to music. This album just fills me with joy. It doesn't hurt that I drove down Sunset Blvd. on a Saturday night while blasting it last week. Try it sometime if you can. Bitchin' stuff, people. Stack O' Tracks isn't bad either, but it's really the Party you're buying this for. " Sensational Fun jay | 10/27/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "Looooooooooooooooooooooove it! Such a fun album!!! I feel so good listening it! Free-style beautiful 60s harmonies, great acoustic strumming, love the party-like background chatter. Really was the first unplugged album, except it was fun, not all serious. This is a "party" album. It's meant for fun. This is not the outstanding album Pet Sounds. This is the have-a-good-time Party album. I think of good times and 60s southern california even though I wasn't even born yet. Stack-O-Tracks has to be one of the first karaoke albums. Just instrumentals and I have a much greater appreciation for the breadth of musicianship either by the beach boys or the session musicians of the time who were abundant and outstanding at the same time. In fact some songs I prefer the instrumental to the actual songs." Hard to understand this. Garry Daniel | Knoxville, TN United States | 01/15/2009 (3 out of 5 stars) "It really is hard to understand either of these recordings. I realize they were released on vinyl many years ago, but I didn't understand them at that time either. I know that Beach Boys Party was a stop-gap effort that Brian came up with to appease Capitol Records while he had time to work on more important stuff, but Stack O' Tracks really escapes me.
It's widely known by any Beach Boys fan that the Beach Boys rarely played on the albums. They were mainly a vocal group. So when you listen to Stack O' Tracks, you're not hearing the Beach Boys, you're hearing session musicians. Why is this important?" |
