My favourite reissued album of last year was the new stereo mix of The Beach Boys Wild Honey, released alongside a wealth of outtakes, demos and live recordings as part of the 2xCD set 1967 - Sunshine Tomorrow.
It's
always been my favourite album by The Beach Boys but now it sounds better than ever, the new mix giving it greater clarity and allowing you to hear the finer details of the
production.
Clocking
in at just over 20 minutes, Wild Honey is the sound of The Beach Boys
getting back to basics after Brian Wilson had reached a zenith of
studio experimentation with Pet Sounds, Good Vibrations and the
abandoned Smile album, all of which he recorded with session band The
Wrecking Crew whilst the rest
of the band were on tour. With a new soulful, stripped back sound and
notable contributions from the whole band Wild Honey is like a breath
of fresh air.
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