SMiLE
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SMiLE is the legendary, long-unreleased Beach Boys album project conceived by Brian Wilson in the 1960s, renowned for its ambitious, experimental approach to pop music and mythic status in rock history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SMiLE canonical | 1 |
| SMiLE album | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
concept album
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experimental pop album ⓘ psychedelic pop album ⓘ studio album ⓘ unreleased album project ⓘ |
| artist | The Beach Boys ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1960s counterculture
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Los Angeles recording studios ⓘ modular songwriting approach ⓘ |
| considered | one of the most famous unreleased albums ⓘ |
| coreMemberInvolved |
Al Jardine
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Brian Wilson ⓘ Bruce Johnston ⓘ Carl Wilson ⓘ Dennis Wilson ⓘ Mike Love ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| follows | Pet Sounds ⓘ |
| genre |
art pop
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baroque pop ⓘ experimental rock ⓘ progressive pop ⓘ psychedelic pop ⓘ sunshine pop ⓘ |
| hasMythicReputation | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bag of Tricks
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Bag of Tricks (Early Takes) ⓘ Bag of Tricks ⓘ
surface form:
Bag of Tricks (Session)
Barnyard ⓘ Blue Hawaii ⓘ Blue Hawaii ⓘ
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Blue Hawaii (Early Takes)
Blue Hawaii ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Hawaii (Session)
Cabin Essence ⓘ Cabin Essence ⓘ
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Cabin Essence (Early Takes)
Cabin Essence ⓘ
surface form:
Cabin Essence (Session)
Can't Wait Too Long (early sections) ⓘ
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Can't Wait Too Long (Early Takes)
Can't Wait Too Long (early sections) ⓘ
surface form:
Can't Wait Too Long (Session)
Can't Wait Too Long (early sections) ⓘ Child Is Father of the Man ⓘ Child Is Father of the Man ⓘ
surface form:
Child Is Father of the Man (Early Takes)
Child Is Father of the Man ⓘ
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Child Is Father of the Man (Session)
Child Is Father of the Man (reprise) ⓘ Cool, Cool Water (early version) ⓘ
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Cool, Cool Water (Early Takes)
Cool, Cool Water (early version) ⓘ
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Cool, Cool Water (Session)
Cool, Cool Water (early version) ⓘ Do You Like Worms (Early Takes) ⓘ Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock) ⓘ Do You Like Worms (Session) ⓘ Do a Lot ⓘ Do a Lot ⓘ
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Do a Lot (Early Takes)
Do a Lot ⓘ
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Do a Lot (Session)
George Fell into His French Horn ⓘ George Fell into His French Horn ⓘ
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George Fell into His French Horn (Early Takes)
George Fell into His French Horn ⓘ
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George Fell into His French Horn (Session)
Good Vibrations ⓘ Good Vibrations ⓘ
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Good Vibrations (A Cappella)
Good Vibrations ⓘ
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Good Vibrations (Alternate Takes)
Good Vibrations ⓘ
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Good Vibrations (Early Takes)
Good Vibrations ⓘ
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Good Vibrations (Instrumental)
Good Vibrations ⓘ
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Good Vibrations (Session Highlights)
Good Vibrations ⓘ
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Good Vibrations (Stereo Mix)
Good Vibrations ⓘ
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Good Vibrations (Various Sessions)
Good Vibrations ⓘ
surface form:
Good Vibrations (single version)
He Gives Speeches ⓘ He Gives Speeches (Early Takes) ⓘ He Gives Speeches (Session) ⓘ Heroes and Villains ⓘ Heroes and Villains (All Day) ⓘ Heroes and Villains (Barnyard) ⓘ Heroes and Villains (Bridge) ⓘ Heroes and Villains (Cantina) ⓘ Heroes and Villains ⓘ
surface form:
Heroes and Villains (Children Were Raised)
Heroes and Villains ⓘ
surface form:
Heroes and Villains (Early Takes)
Heroes and Villains (Barnyard) ⓘ
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Heroes and Villains (False Barnyard)
Heroes and Villains (Bridge) ⓘ
surface form:
Heroes and Villains (Intro Early Take)
Heroes and Villains ⓘ
surface form:
Heroes and Villains (Intro)
Heroes and Villains (My Only Sunshine) ⓘ Heroes and Villains (Sections Stereo) ⓘ Heroes and Villains ⓘ
surface form:
Heroes and Villains (Sections)
Heroes and Villains (Bridge) ⓘ
surface form:
Heroes and Villains (Stereo Track)
Heroes and Villains – lyrics ⓘ
surface form:
Heroes and Villains (Verse)
Heroes and Villains (Bridge) ⓘ
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Heroes and Villains (Whistling Bridge)
Heroes and Villains – lyrics ⓘ
surface form:
Heroes and Villains (single version)
Holidays ⓘ Holidays (Early Takes) ⓘ Holidays (Session) ⓘ I Don't Know ⓘ I Don't Know ⓘ
surface form:
I Don't Know (Early Takes)
I Don't Know ⓘ
surface form:
I Don't Know (Session)
Love to Say Dada ⓘ
surface form:
I Love to Say Da Da
I Ran ⓘ I Ran ⓘ
surface form:
I Ran (Early Takes)
I Ran ⓘ
surface form:
I Ran (Session)
I Wanna Be Around ⓘ I Wanna Be Around / Workshop ⓘ I Wanna Be Around ⓘ
surface form:
I Wanna Be Around / Workshop (Session)
I'm in Great Shape ⓘ Blue Hawaii ⓘ
surface form:
In Blue Hawaii
Blue Hawaiian ⓘ
surface form:
In Blue Hawaii (Early Takes)
Blue Hawaii ⓘ
surface form:
In Blue Hawaii (Session)
Look (Early Takes) ⓘ Look (Session) ⓘ Look (Song for Children) ⓘ Love to Say Dada ⓘ Love to Say Dada ⓘ
surface form:
Love to Say Dada (Early Takes)
Love to Say Dada ⓘ
surface form:
Love to Say Dada (Session)
Mama Says ⓘ Mama Says ⓘ
surface form:
Mama Says (Early Takes)
Mama Says ⓘ
surface form:
Mama Says (Session)
Mrs. O'Leary's Cow (Session) ⓘ
surface form:
Mrs. O'Leary's Cow (Early Takes)
Mrs. O'Leary's Cow (Fire) ⓘ Mrs. O'Leary's Cow (Session) ⓘ On a Holiday ⓘ On a Holiday ⓘ
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On a Holiday (Early Takes)
On a Holiday ⓘ
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On a Holiday (Session)
Our Prayer ⓘ Our Prayer (Session) ⓘ Plymouth Rock ⓘ Plymouth Rock (Session) ⓘ
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Plymouth Rock (Early Takes)
Plymouth Rock (Session) ⓘ Prayer ⓘ Prayer (Early Takes) ⓘ Prayer (Session) ⓘ Psycodelic Sounds ⓘ Psycodelic Sounds ⓘ
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Psycodelic Sounds (Early Takes)
Psycodelic Sounds (Session) ⓘ Song for Children ⓘ Surf's Up ⓘ Surf's Up ⓘ
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Surf's Up (1966 Version)
Surf's Up ⓘ
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Surf's Up (1971 Version)
Surf's Up ⓘ
surface form:
Surf's Up (Early Takes)
Surf's Up ⓘ
surface form:
Surf's Up (Piano Demo)
Teeter Totter Love ⓘ Teeter Totter Love ⓘ
surface form:
Teeter Totter Love (Early Takes)
Teeter Totter Love ⓘ
surface form:
Teeter Totter Love (Session)
The Elements suite ⓘ
surface form:
The Elements (Early Takes)
The Elements suite ⓘ The Elements: Air ⓘ The Elements: Earth ⓘ The Elements: Fire ⓘ The Elements: Water ⓘ The Old Master Painter ⓘ The Old Master Painter ⓘ
surface form:
The Old Master Painter (Early Takes)
The Old Master Painter ⓘ
surface form:
The Old Master Painter (Session)
The Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine ⓘ Three Blind Mice ⓘ Three Blind Mice ⓘ
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Three Blind Mice (Early Takes)
Three Blind Mice ⓘ
surface form:
Three Blind Mice (Session)
Tones ⓘ Tones (Early Takes) ⓘ Tones ⓘ
surface form:
Tones (Session)
Vega-Tables ⓘ Vega-Tables ⓘ
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Vega-Tables (Early Takes)
Vega-Tables (Session) ⓘ Water Chant ⓘ Water Chant ⓘ
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Water Chant (Early Takes)
Water Chant ⓘ
surface form:
Water Chant (Session)
Wind Chimes ⓘ Wind Chimes (Early Takes) ⓘ Wind Chimes ⓘ
surface form:
Wind Chimes (Session)
With Me Tonight ⓘ With Me Tonight ⓘ
surface form:
With Me Tonight (Early Takes)
With Me Tonight (Session) ⓘ Wonderful ⓘ Wonderful (Early Takes) ⓘ Wonderful (Session) ⓘ Workshop ⓘ You're Welcome (single) ⓘ
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You're Welcome
You're Welcome (single) ⓘ
surface form:
You're Welcome (Early Takes)
You're Welcome (single) ⓘ
surface form:
You're Welcome (Session)
You're Welcome (single) ⓘ You're With Me Tonight (fragment) ⓘ
surface form:
You're With Me Tonight (Early Takes)
You're With Me Tonight (fragment) ⓘ
surface form:
You're With Me Tonight (Session)
You're With Me Tonight (fragment) ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE
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Smile Sessions ⓘ
surface form:
The Smile Sessions
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| inception | 1966 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE
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Smile Sessions ⓘ
surface form:
The Smile Sessions
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| lyricist | Van Dyke Parks ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambitious modular recording techniques
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complex vocal harmonies ⓘ innovative studio experimentation ⓘ long period of non-release ⓘ mythic status in rock history ⓘ |
| partOf | The Beach Boys discography ⓘ |
| primaryComposer | Brian Wilson ⓘ |
| producer | Brian Wilson ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1966–1967 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Capitol Records ⓘ |
| status |
partially released through later compilations
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unfinished ⓘ |
| theme |
American history
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American landscape ⓘ childhood and innocence ⓘ elements of nature ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| workingTitle | Dumb Angel ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
SMiLE album