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DENNIS WILSON - PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE: DELUXE EDITION (3LP)Dennis Wilson Pacific Ocean Blue: Deluxe Edition On 3 x Blue Colored Vinyl Eternal Beach Boy Dennis Wilson's 1977 solo album, the first solo album by any Beach Boy, out-of-print and unobtainable for more than a decade except as a pricey collectors item or bootleg, will return to circulation on the occasion of its 30th anniversary, and the 25th anniversary of its creator's untimely death in 1983, at age 39. Much is made of his older brother Brian’s tortured genius, but Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson had his own deeply artistic statement to make, one he made with moody, heartrending beauty and fathomless, soulful introspection on his 1977 masterpiece, Pacific Ocean Blue. Awash in studio strings and layered, breathy melodies, the piano-sprinkled balladry of tracks like “Thoughts of You” and “End of the Show” offer glimpses of a more tender, wounded, and never-before-seen side of this most famously free-spirited Beach Boys member while such ecology-themed meditations as “River Song” and the title cut reflect other topics close to the drummer’s heart. But despite the album’s more serious subject matter, the Beach Boys’ good-time pop is still firmly on deck with the horn-pumping R&B of “What’s Wrong” and the sunshine lilt of “Rainbows.” No wonder Brian Wilson himself is one of Pacific Ocean Blue’s biggest fans. Sundazed’s stunning three-LP edition of this unheralded landmark comes in a lavishly illustrated triple-gatefold sleeve housing a newly mastered version of the original album along with two additional LPs containing Dennis Wilson’s absolute finest unreleased solo work, including the fascinating material he recorded for Pacific Ocean Blue’s intended follow-up, Bambu, all pressed on gorgeous, high-definition, Pacific Ocean blue vinyl. A cult classic that’s truly worthy of this sumptuous and magnificent-sounding package, this is one wave no Beach Boys fan will want to miss. Dozens of musicians and singers collaborated on the Pacific Ocean Blue and Bambu sessions, which took place at numerous studios around Los Angeles, Seattle and Miami. Original all-star collaborators include Beach Boys Carl Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Billy Hinsche and Ricky Fataar; background vocalists include Karen Lamm-Wilson, Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell of America, Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean, and more! "Everything that I am or will ever be is in the music. If you want to know me, just listen." - Dennis Wilson Dennis Wilson Pacific Ocean Blue Track: Deluxe Edition Track Listing 1. River Song |
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