SMILE 2011 The Beach Boys - well worth the wait!

Just rush out and buy this one. The Beach Boys "Smile" is finally out, and done the right way, and it is a masterpiece all around, no matter what one's view is of its state of completion, whether it really is Brian Wilsons vision, or what has been done to bring these 1960's recordings to a 2011 release. What Brian Wilson's ultimate vision of Smile might have been is irrelevant, there likely never was a cogent vision or end game, it is likelier that Smile was always destined to be a perpetually changing thing. No matter.

What we have here, on two nicely pressed and very reasonably priced 180g vinyls, superbly mastered for vinyl by Chris Bellman, is an entrancing listen from start to finish, a captivating wide open door to an era that never truly existed, a music that truly did make me break out in a big smile. It's the real deal, readers, and you need to get a copy right away. This record has good vibes pouring out of it. A huge heart. For once, EMI have got one right.

I'm not going back for the big box, but I am sure going to pick it up on CD - it is just that good. Not to be missed.