An unplayed copy of the limited-edition 2 LP Pet Sounds 40th Anniversary set, signed by Brian Wilson. This copy is number 212 of 10,000. Issued in 2006 to commemorate the anniversary of Brian Wilson’s masterpiece, this contains both the mono and stereo mixes, on gold and green colored vinyl. The gatefold sleeve contains new liner […]
A rare ticket order form/handbill for the June 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Monterey Pop was arguably the most important rock festival ever–the seminal rock event of the “Summer of Love”. If you’ve seen the film, you know the story. Jimi Hendrix smashing and burning his guitar in his first US concert; The Who destroying their […]
A rare original 1961 pressing of the Beach Boys debut single, ‘Surfin/Luau,’ on X Records. This is the second–and rarest– of three original pressings that pre-date their signing to Capitol Records. From Discogs: The original issue was Candix 301 in November 1961. The song became a big hit in the southern California region and when […]
Here’s an impossibly rare Beach Boys collectible which we’ve never seen before–an original 1966 Capitol Records slick for the Beach Boys unreleased Smile album. This isn’t a latter day reproduction, but an original 1966 slick. We personally acquired this from a longtime music business executive who worked in a high position at Capitol Records, among […]
A sealed first pressing of the self-titled 1970 album by South African band The Flame, on the Beach Boys’ Brother Records. Beach Boy Carl Wilson produced this, the only non-Beach Boys album released on Brother Records. Ironically, after the album’s release, the band broke up and members Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar joined the Beach […]