The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966) {DCC 180g} 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip plus Redbook CD Version

is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band The Beach Boys, released May 16, 1966, on Capitol Records. It has since been recognized as one of the most influential records in the history of popular music and one of the best albums of the 1960s, including songs such as "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "God Only Knows". was created several months after Brian Wilson had quit touring with the band in order to focus his attention on writing and recording. In it, he wove elaborate layers of vocal harmonies, coupled with sound effects and unconventional instruments such as bicycle bells, buzzing organs, harpsichords, flutes, Electro-Theremin, dog whistles, trains, Hawaiian-sounding string instruments, Coca-Cola cans and barking dogs, along with the more usual keyboards and guitars. Even though has been credited as one of the most important albums of its time, its initial release failed to reach gold status, where it reached #10 on the American Billboard 200. A heralding album in the emerging psychedelic rock style, has been championed and emulated for its melodramatic and revolutionary baroque instrumentation. It has been ranked at #1 in several music magazines' lists of greatest albums of all time, including New Musical Express, The Times and Mojo Magazine. It was ranked #2 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. allmusic 5/5 stars pitchfork 9.4/10 Rolling Stone 2nd greatest album ever Slant 5/5 stars

LP track listing

Side One

1. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, Mike Love) - 2:25
2. "You Still Believe in Me" (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher) - 2:31
3. "That's Not Me" (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher) - 2:28
4. "Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)" (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher) - 2:53
5. "I'm Waiting for the Day" (Brian Wilson, Mike Love) - 3:05
6. "Let's Go Away for Awhile" (Brian Wilson) - 2:18
7. "Sloop John B" (Traditional arranged by Brian Wilson) - 2:58

Side Two

8. "God Only Knows" (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher) - 2:51
9. "I Know There's an Answer" (Brian Wilson, Terry Sachen, Mike Love) - 3:09
10. "Here Today" (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher) - 2:54
11. "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher) - 3:12
12. "Pet Sounds" (Brian Wilson) - 2:22
13. "Caroline No" (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher) - 2:51


Released: May 16, 1966
Recorded: July 12, 1965, November 1, 1965 - April 13, 1966 at Western Studios, Gold Star Studios and Sunset Sound Studios
Genre: Rock
Length: 35:57
Label: DCC/Capitol
Producer: Brian Wilson

The Beach Boys are:

* Al Jardine – lead, harmony and backing vocals, tambourine
* Bruce Johnston – harmony and backing vocals
* Mike Love – lead, harmony and backing vocals
* Brian Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals, producer, organ*, piano, keyboards, sound effects incl. barking dogs, trains and dog whistles, arranged and conducted the session musicians
* Carl Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals, guitar, twelve string guitar
* Dennis Wilson – backing vocals, drums