The Beach Boys — Pet Sounds (50Th Anniversary) (50TH ANNIVERSARY)

Half a century on and Pet Sounds still sounds like nothing else — a record that quietly rewired what pop music thought it was capable of. This 180-gram mono LP, pressed for the album's 50th anniversary in 2016, presents Brian Wilson's masterwork exactly as it was first heard in 1966: a dense, orchestral weave of theremin, bicycle bells, and those luminous Beach Boys harmonies, all in the original mono mix that Wilson himself oversaw. From the opening rush of "Wouldn't It Be Nice" to the aching farewell of "Caroline No", this is Psychedelic Rock and orchestral pop at the peak of their ambition — a direct conversation with Jazz's harmonic adventurousness and Soul's emotional candour. Pressed at 180 grams and including a download voucher, it rewards every listen.

Tracklist

1. Wouldn't It Be Nice (2:22)
2. You Still Believe In Me (2:33)
3. That's Not Me (2:27)
4. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (2:52)
5. I'm Waiting For The Day (3:01)
6. Let's Go Away For Awhile (2:18)
7. Sloop John B (2:57)
8. God Only Knows (2:46)
9. I Know There's An Answer (3:10)
10. Here Today (2:38)
11. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (3:21)
12. Pet Sounds (2:20)
13. Caroline, No (2:16)