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1967 Special - The Beatles and The Beach Boys

Johnnie Walker's Long Players Series 8
Episode 3 of 4

Johnnie is joined by David Hepworth for two revolutionary LPs which weren't really albums - Magical Mystery Tour was originally a UK double EP and Smiley Smile was a compromise.

Johnnie Walker is joined by David Hepworth to enjoy two revolutionary albums which weren't really albums.

The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour was originally a double E.P. in the UK and an album in the US (and became a CD album much later here) and Smiley Smile was a compromise taken from Brian Wilson's totally unique but incomplete magnum opus Smile. Both bands released two albums in 1967 and The Beach Boys Wild Honey is also mentioned.

They hear archive clips from The Beatles, Kenny Everett, film director Richard Lester, session musician extraordinaire Carol Kaye, Van Dyke Parks, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson and his first wife Marilyn.

Difficult times are mentioned in the year of the Summer Of Love as Brian Wilson stayed in the studio with The Wrecking Crew and the touring Beach Boys returned to be asked to just provide vocals. Things weren't much better on this side of the pond as the Fab Four found the huge acclaim for Sgt Pepper somewhat diminished by the response to the 大象传媒 black and white television Christmas screening of their very colourful and unscripted film about adventures on a bus trip. As ever the compositions shine through - Good Vibrations, Heroes and Villains, Darlin, Fool On The Hill, I Am The Walrus, Baby You're A Rich Man and All You Need Is Love are all featured.

57 minutes

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Mon 25 Sep 2017 23:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Beach Boys

    Good Vibrations

    • Smiley Smile (Stereo Version).
    • EMI.

  • The Beach Boys

    Heroes And Villains

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.

  • The Beach Boys

    Vegetables

    • Smiley Smile And Wild Honey.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 2.

  • The Beach Boys

    Whistle In

    • Smiley Smile And Wild Honey.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 11.

  • The Beach Boys

    Darlin'

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 2).
    • EMI.

  • The Beatles

    Magical Mystery Tour

    • Magical Mystery Tour.
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • The Beatles

    The Fool On The Hill

  • The Beatles

    I Am The Walrus

    • Magical Mystery Tour.
    • Parlophone.
    • 6.

  • The Beatles

    Baby, You're A Rich Man

    • Magical Mystery Tour.
    • Parlophone.
    • 10.

  • The Beatles

    All You Need Is Love

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 018.

Broadcast

  • Mon 25 Sep 2017 23:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2