Pet Sounds 40th Anniversary Edition
09-20-06 | 01:06 PM
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The audio disc is the same as the first stereo reissue. All tracks in mono, then repeated in stereo. The DVD contains the album in 5.1...not DVD-A though. The video material on the DVD is interesting but not essential.
All in all, if you don't have Pet Sounds, this is definitely the version to get. If you've already got it, I wouldn't pick it up unless you're a Beach Boys completist.
All in all, if you don't have Pet Sounds, this is definitely the version to get. If you've already got it, I wouldn't pick it up unless you're a Beach Boys completist.
09-20-06 | 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Gdrlv
The audio disc is the same as the first stereo reissue. All tracks in mono, then repeated in stereo.
09-20-06 | 05:23 PM
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For some more comments on the box, check out this discussion over at HTF http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...d.php?t=241572
09-20-06 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by sb5
Is the stereo mix still missing some of the overdubs (Brian's vocal on the fade of God Only Knows, the vocal double from You Still Believe In Me)?
09-20-06 | 11:21 PM
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There should be some sort of indication in the liner notes. In the 2001 mono/stereo version there's a section in the CD booklet called "Notes on the Recording and Mixing of the Original and Stereo Versions of Pet Sounds" that mentions what elements couldn't be recovered for use on the stereo remix.
It's not a big deal; just wondering if they ever found the missing vocal tracks.
It's not a big deal; just wondering if they ever found the missing vocal tracks.
09-22-06 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Hiro11
I've never heard Pet Sounds in stereo. Is it worth it? Also, doesn't that sort of go again Wilson's intent?
Did anyone pick up the reissue on vinyl? Only 10,000 copies released and it's the first time the stereo mix has been on vinyl. A buddy of mine picked it up earlier this week so I'll be listening to it this weekend.
09-22-06 | 11:28 AM
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AVC: You're deaf in one ear…
BW: Yeah. I'm deaf in my right ear.
AVC: So when you originally mixed Pet Sounds, you did a mono mix.
BW: Right.
AVC: So what do you get out of the new stereo and surround-sound mixes?
BW: What do I get? I don't get to hear it! I only have one ear, so I don't get to enjoy the stereophonic thing.
AVC: It's initially hard to interpret Pet Sounds in mono. There's so much going on. But the stereo mix…
BW: Quite a sound, huh? The listeners are in for a real treat with the stereo mix, you know? It should be great. And I hope they all enjoy it with their two ears.
BW: Yeah. I'm deaf in my right ear.
AVC: So when you originally mixed Pet Sounds, you did a mono mix.
BW: Right.
AVC: So what do you get out of the new stereo and surround-sound mixes?
BW: What do I get? I don't get to hear it! I only have one ear, so I don't get to enjoy the stereophonic thing.
AVC: It's initially hard to interpret Pet Sounds in mono. There's so much going on. But the stereo mix…
BW: Quite a sound, huh? The listeners are in for a real treat with the stereo mix, you know? It should be great. And I hope they all enjoy it with their two ears.
09-22-06 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Super J
Did anyone pick up the reissue on vinyl? Only 10,000 copies released and it's the first time the stereo mix has been on vinyl. A buddy of mine picked it up earlier this week so I'll be listening to it this weekend.
09-22-06 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Super J
Did anyone pick up the reissue on vinyl? Only 10,000 copies released and it's the first time the stereo mix has been on vinyl. A buddy of mine picked it up earlier this week so I'll be listening to it this weekend.
I believe there was actually a Japanese stereo mix on vynil...came out 6-7 years ago
09-22-06 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by cungar
The DVD-Audio disc is dreadful. No bass and the way the vocals are mixed all around without a center channel just sounds awful. I'd rather just hear the mono version.
Aside from the rears being 2-3db too loud, I don't mind the mch mix. Discrete centre channels are overrated, IMHO.
09-26-06 | 11:06 AM
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I've been wanting to buy "Pet Sounds" for a long time and I had my eye on the "Pet Sounds Sessions" box set before this one was announced. I compared it to this 40th Anniversary edition and to me it looks like "Sessions" is still the way to go. I ordered it with my Amazon Prime trial and it should arrive tomorrow.
09-29-06 | 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
Maybe I read the track listing wrong, but I can swear when I saw it yesterday at Best Buy, it only listed the mono tracks.
The set is only $14.99 at Costco. That's where to get it, if you're a member.
09-29-06 | 12:25 AM
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So the back of the CD lists the stereo version? I'm not disputing that it's on the CD, I'm just trying to determine if the stereo version is listed on the back.
09-29-06 | 01:31 AM
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Sorry, the back of my case is just fuzzy. There was an inset with the tracks, but I tossed it out.
