24th
A Cork On The Ocean
My lovely wife got me the Smile Sessions box set for my birthday this month, and good lord, it is good. But let’s not forget about one of The Beach Boys’ other lost albums! LANDLOCKED! This set is made up of recordings from 1969-1970, some of which would be re-tooled for the Sunflower and Surf’s Up albums. There are a bunch of different versions of this bootleg out there — this is the one I’ve got. Don’t know if there’s like a definitive version, but whatever. This one has cool lost tracks like “Soulful Old Man Sunshine,” “Loop de Loop,” and “Lady,” along with alternate mixes/takes of classics like “Til I Die,” “Big Sur” and “Add Some Music.” It’s great, especially if you’ve fallen under the spell of post-Smile Beach Boys.
