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Why I frown upon the Beach Boys releasing Smile

Brian Wilson's unfinished opus is the greatest record almost made. It should be left incomplete, leaving us to imagine an album that would have made Sgt Pepper sound 'meh'Haven't we been here before? News that the the Beach Boys' Smile is to be released later this year is both confusing and something I really wish they wouldn't do.Every pop fan knows that the greatest record ever made – or rather, the greatest ever record almost made, which would have shown Sgt Pepper to be a bit "meh" – was...

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14:34 on March 13 2011

The Beach Boys' lost album 'Smile' set for release 'this year'

NME — Brian Wilson 'thrilled' that original recordings will finally get official release more info

The Beach Boys Brian Wilson

10:17 on March 14 2011

Beach Boys to finally release Smile

Guardian Music — Brian Wilson sanctions release of The Smile Sessions, the successor to Pet Sounds abandoned in 1967Forty-four years late, the Beach Boys are releasing Smile. Sessions fro... more info

The Beach Boys Brian Wilson The Beatles

13:04 on March 14 2011

Why I frown upon the Beach Boys releasing Smile

Guardian Music — Brian Wilson's unfinished opus is the greatest record almost made. It should be left incomplete, leaving us to imagine an album that would have made Sgt Pepper sound 'meh... more info

The Beach Boys Brian Wilson Van Dyke Parks

17:06 on March 12 2011