Brian Wilson
Another chance to hear Brian Wilson sharing his musical milestones with Matt Everitt. First broadcast in 2011.
Another chance to hear Brian Wilson sharing his musical milestones with Matt Everitt.
The creative force of the Beach Boys, a great American composer and one of popular music's true legends discusses his early influences, his experiments with recording music on a tape machine aged just 16, the huge difficulties he had creating masterpieces such as Good Vibrations and the Beach Boys' great lost album Smile (which was released 44 years after the original recordings) and how drugs influenced his work and then, sadly, forced his withdrawal from music.
While his fragile mental state does make Wilson a sometimes hesitant interviewee, his humour and passion for music still shine through. This interview was first broadcast in October 2011.
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The Beach Boys
WOULDN'T IT BE NICE
- 20 Golden Greats.
- Capitol.
- n-a.
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The Beach Boys
Our Prayer
- Brian Wilson Presents Smile.
- Nonesuch.
- 79846-2.
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George Gershwin
Andante from Rhapsody in Blue
- Gershwin Plays Gershwin.
- Naxos.
- 8-120510.
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Les Paul & Mary Ford
How High The Moon
- Les Paul The Legend and The Legacy.
- capitol.
- c2-07654.
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The Delroys
Bermuda Shorts
- SINGLE.
- Regency.
- 653X.
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The Four Freshmen
IT'S A BLUE WORLD
- Voices In Modern.
- Capitol Records.
- T-522.
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The Beach Boys
Surfin'
- Surfin' Safari.
- Capitol.
- CDP-793691 2.
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The Beach Boys
IN MY ROOM
- GOOD VIBRATIONS.
- CAPITOL.
- 0777 7-81295 2 3.
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The Beach Boys
DON'T WORRY BABY
- GOOD VIBRATIONS.
- CAPITOL.
- CDP-7812952.
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The Beach Boys
Surfin' USA
- THE BEACH BOYS - 20 GOLDEN GREATS.
- EMI.
- CDP-746738 2.
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The Ronettes
BE MY BABY
- PHIL SPECTOR'S GREATEST HITS.
- IMPRESSION RECORDS.
- PSLP-1.
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The Beach Boys
God Only Knows
- PET SOUNDS.
- CAPITOL.
- CDP-7 48421-2.
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The Beach Boys
CAROLINE NO
- PET SOUNDS.
- CAPITOL.
- CDP 7-48421 1.
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The Beatles
IF I NEEDED SOMEONE
- RUBBER SOUL.
- PARLOPHONE.
- CDP-7464402.
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The Beach Boys
DON'T TALK (PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER
- PET SOUNDS.
- CAPITOL.
- CDP-748421-2.
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The Beach Boys
GOOD VIBRATIONS
- THE BEACH BOYS 20 GOLDEN GREATS.
- CAPITOL RECORDS/EMI RECORDS.
- CDP-7467382.
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The Beach Boys
SURF'S UP
- SMILE (CD BOX).
- CAPITOL.
- 5099902766324.
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The Beach Boys
CALIFORNIA GIRLS
- THE BEACH BOYS / SUMMER DREAMS.
- CAPITOL.
- CDP-79 4620 2.
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Brian Wilson
Rhapsody in Blue
- Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin.
- Walt Disney Records.
- N-A.
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THE CRYSTALS
DAH DOO RON RON
- THE BEST OF THE CRYSTALS.
- PEGASUS.
- B0001P-IZLO.
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The Beach Boys
Wouldn't It Be Nice
- The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
- EMI.
- 3.
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The Beach Boys
God Only Knows
- The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
- EMI.
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The Crystals
Da Doo Ron Ron
- The Best Of The Crystals.
- Phil Spector Int.
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Lene Lovich
Lucky Number
- MCA.
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R.E.M.
Near Wild Heaven
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Charles Bradley
Strictly Reserved For You
- Strictly Reserved For You.
- Dunham Records.
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Faces
Ooh La La
- Warner Bros.
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