215 Concert/Dance Dance Dance
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- After so many weeks of looking at 1964, it might seem like we're doing it in real time! It's worth one more week, however, to spend some quality time with "Beach Boys Concert" and "Dance, Dance, Dance."
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Wow! Never realized that Dennis wasn't playing drums while singing The Wanderer! I've got to go listen to those drums to hear Brian's drumming!
Speaking of reworked "live" albums, I read a really funny story in Goldmine Magazine, though I never heard the referenced recording. The late, great Gene Pitney was being interviewed, and he said his record company created a "live' album that he really recorded in the studio. Pitney said his company, Musicor, or producer, got the audience sound from....a boxing match! He even said you could hear the bell going off to start the match! James Brown, on the other hand, was a mixed bag. He recorded some genuine live albums, some that mixed live and studio material (on Pure Dynamite, you could tell what was studio from the fidelity, which was otherwise quite rough), and one, Sex Machine from 1970, was a double in which Record 1 was studio with echo and applause added, and Record 2 was genuine, from 1969. The 1971 Super Bad album was all studio with echo and applause added, and his 1964 Showtime album was studio with applause in between tracks. Quite a dizzying "live" discography!
if i remember correctly carl plays 6 string with glen campbell on 12 string guitars on " dance , dance , dance " . i never miss your videos , steve , they're lots of fun .
"Capitol Punishment", a 1995 2-disc bootleg CD, has four "Dance, Dance, Dance" tracks. The first track has seventeen attempts in the backing track sessions with a lot of chatter and instructions from Brian. The booklet says that they were recorded on October 9, 1964 at Gold Star Studios, Hollywood. The writing credits are B.Wilson/ C.Wilson.
Long Tall Texan was also recorded by The Pyramids on their "The Original Penetration" album.
Excellent Steve
Thanks for the shoutout Steve! Was a lot of fun having you on our show and I’m looking forward to working together again in the future! Keep up the great work! -Jake
My mom owned the Concert LP but her version was called "High Water" and was on the Pickwick label.
Per Michael Tegio's recommendation, I watched Adam Marsland's Pet Squares # 11 podcast of 2022 and felt since we're concluding 1964, maybe the following stats might just show what a truly "peak" year it was, especially for Brian:
So much I didn't know about the actual recording of this album. Brian on the drums for Dennis when he sang "Runaway" is a new one on me, the fact that it was from three different concert's, and the fact that the US release was a gatefold sleeve accompanied by the four page insert with the additional photos looks so much better than the UK version. The fact that it topped the chart and stayed around for over a year shows just how good the band were live, and to think that Carl was only 17 years old when all this took place. All these episodes on 1964 have been a real joy to watch Steve and as always thanks for all the hard work you put into these projects.
What a great and very productive time 1964 was for the Beach Boys and considering the pace that Capitol were now demanding, its amazing to see that the quality of their output remained undiluted and i would dare to say that they got better and better.
Another great one Steve! My first Beach Boys' concert was also in 1980, mine at the Coliseum in Roanoke, Virginia. I still have the ticket stub. I've always thought Brian had a fondness for "Monster Mash" - according to different things I've seen and read over the years. He seems to have had a goofy, fun side to his personality in those days, although he has always had his "Brianisms" - whether intended or not. I owned the "Concert" album for years before I learned the original pressing came with a gatefold sleeve. I've always though it was funny/strange Mike was in his early 20's when introducing "Graduation Day" - but still hamming it up for14 year old high school freshmen and upper classmen during his introduction to the song. By the way, author Bob Greene writes about dancing to "Dance, Dance, Dance" in his great book "Be True To Your School" - which is a diary of his senior year in high school during the mid 1960s in Bexley, Ohio. He also wrote another wonderful book "When We Get To Surf City: A Journey through America in Pursuit of Rock and Roll, Friendship, and Dreams." The book is about his 15 year experience touring with Dean Torrence and friends. Another terrific read. I can't wait for your next video Steve. Surf's Up!
Great point bringing up how many songs on Concert were not previously on a Beach Boys album. Even now that aspect makes the record much more appealing and a unique/enjoyable listen. Thanks for all that you do, Steve.
Yes it was a great idea to release the 1964 concert, and as mentioned kids who attended the show would purchase it. They could always say see this album I was there. Thanks for another chapter Steve.
Interesting Dance Dance Dance factoid. I just checked the Spirit of America album gatefold on Discogs with the cartoon depiction of Dick Clark, and it lists Dance, Dance, Dance as being recorded in September AND October 1964, which seems to acknowledge the unreleased version recorded in Nashville. Or could it be that an element of the Nashville recording was used for the RCA Hollywood version?
What a really thorough analysis -- but why should we expect less? (like Crapitol expecting a #1 hit each time!) I don't think I'd ever heard that BW knew how, or ever played drums! But then, look at Carl with keyboards & producing ("Feel Flows") or Dennis' multiple talents (Pacific Ocean Blue, "Forever," etc.) All 3 Wilsons were extremely talented, aside from their vocal beauty. It's hard not to marvel... Wonderful to find out details which tracks came from which shows, & Dennis' "DAY" . I was pleased that they'd included "Pasadena" even though I had J & D's 45 (2nd one I ever bought.) Thank you, Steve, for the extra time spent on "1964" -- perhaps their "peak" year in some ways (see my separate post.
Another great episode. Concert was never a fave (with all the covers), but you make me want to give it a fresh listen!
I always thought it was weird how "Long Tall Texan" kept finding its way back to the Beach Boys over the ensuing decades. It was on the 1967 Best Vol 2 release, it was done in the 80s as a live staple, and of course in studio with Doug Supenaw in the mid-90s. I recall there being quite a bit of debate about where the versions of "Fun Fun Fun" and "I Get Around" came from. Safe to say they weren't from the main Sacramento show though. I like that the 1993 Good Vibrations Boxset used some of the outtakes from the show- "Be True to Your School," "Surfin' USA," and "Surfer Girl" are all featured. Great and very informative video as always! Love your input on "Dance Dance Dance" especially!
Ahhhh, my weekly dose of Beach Boys info. Thanks for making every Thursday morning better, Steve.
I bought the cd re issue about ten years ago. At that time I used to help out at shows by the remnants of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band who included Monster Mash in their set, so I stole the green light idea for all future shows. Two weeks ago I went to see a couple of the guys doing a show and was introduced to Stephen Kalinich who performed a spoken word piece. So I have gone from stealing lighting cues to meeting Beach Boys lyricists.