The Beach Boys - Smiley Smile (1967) [Analogue Productions 2016]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 Stereo & Mono 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 27:40 / 27:48 minutes | Scans included | 1,6 GB
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Mastered for this SACD by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Smiley Smile is the 12th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on September 18, 1967. Devised as a simplified version of their then-forthcoming Smile—a different, much more elaborately constructed LP—Smiley Smile contrasts significantly with its minimalist approach and Lo-Fi production. Its music is often cited for having positive effects during an LSD comedown, and was used by at least one drug clinic to help relieve users from bad trips. Regarded as a forerunner to certain bedroom pop acts, in 1974, it was voted the 64th greatest album of all time by NME writers and, in 2000, it was one of 100 albums featured in the book The Ambient Century as a landmark in the development of ambient music.
After the much-discussed, uncompleted Smile project – which was supposed to take the innovations of Pet Sounds to even grander heights – collapsed, the Beach Boys released Smiley Smile in its place. (To clarify much confusion: Smiley Smile is an entirely different piece of work than Smile would have been, although some material that ended up on Smiley Smile would have most likely been used on Smile. Also, much of Smiley Smile was in fact recorded after the Smile sessions had ceased.) For fans expecting something along the lines of Sgt. Pepper (and there were many of them), Smiley Smile was a major disappointment, replacing psychedelic experimentation with spare, eccentric miniatures. Heard now, outside of such unrealistic expectations, it's a rather nifty, if rather slight, effort that's plenty weird – in fact, often downright goofy – despite Brian Wilson's retreat from both avant pop and active leadership of the group. "Wind Chimes," "Wonderful," "Vegetables," and much of the rest is low-key psychedelic quirkiness, with abundant fine harmonies and unusual arrangements. The standouts, nonetheless, were two recent hit singles in which Brian Wilson's ambitions were still intact: the inscrutable mini-opera "Heroes and Villains," and the number one hit "Good Vibrations," one of the few occasions where the group managed to be recklessly experimental and massively commercial at the same time.
Tracklist:
01. Heroes and Villains
02. Vegetables
03. Fall Breaks and Back to Winter
04. She's Goin' Bald
05. Little Pad
06. Good Vibrations
07. With Me Tonight
08. Wind Chimes
09. Gettin' Hungry
10. Wonderful
11. Whistle In
Tracks "01-11" are Stereo tracks. Tracks "12-22" is Mono.
Mastered for this SACD by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.
foobar2000 1.4.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: The Beach Boys / Smiley Smile
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -8.34 dB -22.58 dB 3:40 01-Heroes and Villains
DR11 -9.31 dB -23.35 dB 2:09 02-Vegetables
DR10 -9.67 dB -22.04 dB 2:18 03-Fall Breaks and Back to Winter
DR10 -9.06 dB -22.54 dB 2:17 04-She's Goin' Bald
DR10 -10.60 dB -24.66 dB 2:36 05-Little Pad
DR10 -8.52 dB -21.30 dB 3:38 06-Good Vibrations
DR10 -9.63 dB -22.06 dB 2:21 07-With Me Tonight
DR9 -8.63 dB -23.56 dB 2:41 08-Wind Chimes
DR11 -9.06 dB -23.04 dB 2:32 09-Gettin' Hungry
DR11 -9.88 dB -25.75 dB 2:23 10-Wonderful
DR10 -10.44 dB -22.10 dB 1:08 11-Whistle In
DR11 -8.26 dB -21.85 dB 3:41 12-Heroes and Villains
DR11 -7.52 dB -22.99 dB 2:11 13-Vegetables
DR10 -10.34 dB -22.42 dB 2:20 14-Fall Breaks and Back to Winter
DR13 -7.70 dB -22.69 dB 2:18 15-She's Goin' Bald
DR11 -9.48 dB -23.09 dB 2:34 16-Little Pad
DR11 -7.28 dB -22.07 dB 3:39 17-Good Vibrations
DR10 -10.09 dB -23.64 dB 2:21 18-With Me Tonight
DR12 -8.64 dB -24.99 dB 2:39 19-Wind Chimes
DR13 -6.90 dB -23.26 dB 2:31 20-Gettin' Hungry
DR12 -9.68 dB -23.86 dB 2:25 21-Wonderful
DR10 -10.16 dB -23.17 dB 1:09 22-Whistle In
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Number of tracks: 22
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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Analyzed: The Beach Boys / Smiley Smile
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -8.34 dB -22.58 dB 3:40 01-Heroes and Villains
DR11 -9.31 dB -23.35 dB 2:09 02-Vegetables
DR10 -9.67 dB -22.04 dB 2:18 03-Fall Breaks and Back to Winter
DR10 -9.06 dB -22.54 dB 2:17 04-She's Goin' Bald
DR10 -10.60 dB -24.66 dB 2:36 05-Little Pad
DR10 -8.52 dB -21.30 dB 3:38 06-Good Vibrations
DR10 -9.63 dB -22.06 dB 2:21 07-With Me Tonight
DR9 -8.63 dB -23.56 dB 2:41 08-Wind Chimes
DR11 -9.06 dB -23.04 dB 2:32 09-Gettin' Hungry
DR11 -9.88 dB -25.75 dB 2:23 10-Wonderful
DR10 -10.44 dB -22.10 dB 1:08 11-Whistle In
DR11 -8.26 dB -21.85 dB 3:41 12-Heroes and Villains
DR11 -7.52 dB -22.99 dB 2:11 13-Vegetables
DR10 -10.34 dB -22.42 dB 2:20 14-Fall Breaks and Back to Winter
DR13 -7.70 dB -22.69 dB 2:18 15-She's Goin' Bald
DR11 -9.48 dB -23.09 dB 2:34 16-Little Pad
DR11 -7.28 dB -22.07 dB 3:39 17-Good Vibrations
DR10 -10.09 dB -23.64 dB 2:21 18-With Me Tonight
DR12 -8.64 dB -24.99 dB 2:39 19-Wind Chimes
DR13 -6.90 dB -23.26 dB 2:31 20-Gettin' Hungry
DR12 -9.68 dB -23.86 dB 2:25 21-Wonderful
DR10 -10.16 dB -23.17 dB 1:09 22-Whistle In
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Number of tracks: 22
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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