I'm just trying to make a good looking cover for an albumWhere did everybody go
I'm just trying to make a good looking cover for an albumWhere did everybody go
Which oneI'm just trying to make a good looking cover for an album
Dunno about the logo, since that was made in the 70s, I'd say reuse the logo used in SMiLE, and like on the bottom cornerITTL Background: Instead of feeling dismay at hearing the Beatles' Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane release in February 1967 and giving up trying, alternate Brian Wilson decides to wrap-up production on Heroes and Villains and releases a concise, fast-paced and full-blown Americana version in mid-February, with a B-side comprised of the more experimental bits ('Heroes and Villains Pt. 2'). This single becomes The Beach Boys' fourth number-one hit in America. This success motivates Brian to finish SMiLE, which is finally released under heavy promotion by Capitol on 01 April 1967. The album goes on to receive near universal acclaim by fans and critics alike.
Brian suffers his breakdown in late 1967 after the release of Sgt. Peppers, as the pressures of releasing a third consecutive #1 hit catch up with his growing schizophrenia. The rest of the band carries on live appearances in Monterey and in Hawaii (Lei'd in Hawaii), which prove to be modest successes and end up receiving the live album treatment by Capitol that same year.
Early 1968, brothers Carl and Dennis manage to get Brian back into the studio, this time taking a more active role in the writing and production of the songs - a complete turnaround from Pet Sounds and SMiLE. This results in an eponymous double album - Ocean Blue, as it is referred to by fans of the band -, which is seen as democratic attempt by the band to 'bring Brian back', clear a year's worth of demos in their repertoire and attend to Capitol's contractual obligations.
Critics and fans alike praise SMiLE-sounding tracks such as the 7-minute epic finale of 'Can't Wait Too Long' and the melodic 'Time to Get Alone', while casting a blind eye to weaker band compositions. A balance is struck between Brian and the rest of the band, which carries on successfully to present day.
Singles:
1. Darlin' b/w Wild Honey
2. I Can Hear Music + Do It Again double A-side
3. Can't Wait Too Long b/w Tunes
The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys (1968) (The 'Ocean Blue' Album)
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Produced by Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys - Capitol Records
Side 1
1. Do It Again
2. I Can Hear Music
3. We're Together Again
4. Let the Wind Blow
5. Friends
6. Be With Me
Side 2
1. Wild Honey
2. Cotton Fields
3. Rock 'n' Roll Woman
4. Bluebirds Over the Mountain
5. Old Man River
6. Country Air
Side 3
1. Time to Get Alone
2. Wake the World
3. All I Wanna Do
4. Even Steven
5. I Went to Sleep
6. Walk On By
Side 4
1. Meant for You
2. Darlin'
3. Tunes (OOC: Tune X from the SMiLE sessions + Tune L from the Wild Honey sessions)
4. Here Comes the Night
5. Diamond Head/Cool Cool Water (SMiLE Reprise)
6. Can't Wait Too Long
Dunno about the logo, since that was made in the 70s, I'd say reuse the logo used in SMiLE, and like on the bottom corner
90125 and Big Generator (although the latter has too much filler IMO) would have a lot greater a legacy (outside of "Owner of a Lonely Heart") if they weren't Yes albums. They're inevitably viewed as "sellout" albums yet they're a bit more than that since they're pretty damn good 80s pop rock!I don't know if it came up yet, but the Yes album "90125" was not originally a Yes album. The band had broken up, and became a band named Cinema, brought on Trevor Horn of the Buggles for their new band and recorded a new album. They then ended up brining former Yes lead singer Jon Anderson back to record vocals, and that album became a new Yes album and almost by happenstance, Yes reformed and album became another Yes album. So for want of a nail, that album is not a Yes album. Bet you wish the Beatles had the same thing happen. "Oh, Ringo is doing a new album and Paul's in town. Ok, we'll all pop in for a song. Oh hell, we just reformed the Beatles, didn't we?"
Help!
(1964)
Side A
1. Help! (Elvis with The Beatles)
2. Once Is Enough (Elvis)
3. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (Lennon)
4. I Need You (Harrison)
5. Another Girl (Elvis and McCartney)
6. You're Gonna Lose That Girl (Elvis and Lennon)
Side B
1. It's Only Love (Elvis)
2. Witchcraft (Elvis with The Beatles)
3. You Like Me Too Much (Harrison)
4. Tell Me What You See (Elvis and McCartney)
5. I've Just Seen A Face (Elvis)
6. Yesterday (McCartney)
The Beatles' second film with Elvis would go on to be a big success. Elvis would go on to film Kissing Cousins before he would do the unthinkable...Tour Europe!
Whats the scenario ITTL, both this and Elastic
The Beatles (feat. Yoko Ono-McCartney, Linda Eastman, Estelle Bennet, Billy Preston and Eric Clapton) - Ghost Stories
1971, Apple Records/EMI/Capitol Records
Prod. George Martin
Side 1.
1. For The First Time In My Life (Lennon)
2. Water, Water (McCartney)
3. Sick to Death (Lennon)
4. She Thinks He's Sophisticated (McCartney)
5. Several Shades of Blue (Lennon)
6. Bitter Crazies (Harrison)
7. Let It Slip (McCartney)
Side 2.
1. Cmon' Mr. Crowley (Harrison)
2. Set Me On Fire (Starr)
3. Elephant in the Room (McCartney)
4. Blackpool (Lennon)
5. Piece of Mind (Harrison)
6. Everybody Breaks Up (Everybody Makes Up) (McCartney)
7. That's Reality (Lennon)
Elastic is a "what if Lennon survived?" album.Whats the scenario ITTL, both this and Elastic
So a further Beach Bums idea. Mike Love sues them, because Mike Love is a bad person. John Lennon promptly calls him mean names.
Also:
WI: Glenn Campbell still remained in or took over the Beach Boys.
Too lazy to do the thread right now. Just throwing it out there.
https://tasteofcountry.com/glen-campbell-beach-boys/
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Proposed debut album cover? Their album before being sued by Mike Love