Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) was a bit of a regression from the success of Today!, lapsing back into that distressing division between first-rate cuts and lightweight also-rans that characterized their pre-1965 albums. The difference is that the very best tracks were operating on a more sophisticated level than the 1962-1964 classics. "Help Me, Rhonda" was a number one single and would be their last Top 40 exercise in sheer fun for a while. More impressive was "California Girls," with its symphonic arrangement, glorious harmonies, and archetypal statement of Californian lifestyle. On the other hand, subpar efforts like "Amusement Park U.S.A." and "Salt Lake City," throwbacks to the empty-headed summer filler of previous days, will necessitate that the CD remote button remains close at hand. The answer song "The Girl From New York City" and the cover "Then I Kissed Her" are well done but don't break new ground. Yet a couple of cuts are among their most essential LP-only efforts. "Let Him Run Wild" is a soulful ballad with a great Brian Wilson falsetto vocal. "Girl Don't Tell Me," with its gorgeous melody, fine lead vocal debut from Carl Wilson, and subtle depiction of romantic rejection and disappointment, may be the best obscure pre-Pet Sounds Beach Boys track.
Genre - Rock
Styles - Contemporary Rock, AM Pop, Baroque Pop, Sunshine Pop
Time - 26:46
Format - mp3@192 Kbps
Size - 37 mb
Tracks
01. The Girl from New York City
02. Amusement Parks, U.S.A.
03. Then I Kissed Her
04. Salt Lake City
05. Girl Don't Tell Me
06. Help Me, Rhonda
07. California Girls
08. Let Him Run Wild
09. You're So Good to Me
10. Summer Means New Love
11. I'm Bugged at My Ol' Man
12. And Your Dream Comes True
Credits
Carl Wilson, Mike Love (vocals)
Brian Wilson (guitar, keyboards, vocals)
Al Jardine (guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, saxophone, percussion, vocals)
Label
Capitol, 1965
1 comentarios:
This is one of several recent Beach Boys vinyl reissues from Capitol. Some of the albums (Sunflower, Surf's Up) have the "newly remastered for vinyl" sticker, while others (Today!, Summer Days, Pet Sounds) boast a sticker that simply says "faithfully restored." The sound on this one is clean and clear, all the original artwork has been preserved (including the photos on the inner sleeve), and the 180 gram vinyl has a nice, substantial feel. The front cover claims this is "Duophonic Stereo" and the catalog number is listed as DT 2354 (the D is for duophonic). The bottom of the back cover says "Duophonic is an exclusive Capitol electronic development designed to enrich irreplaceable monophonic high-fidelity recordings that have proven their lasting popularity. It brings to these great performances a brilliant new two-channel sound that takes full advantage of the reproduction characteristics of today's finest stereo phonographs."