THE BEACH BOYS 1968 - WAKE THE WORLD

(THE FRIENDS SESSIONS)

1. Meant For You (alternate version with session intro) (2:17)

(B. Wilson-M. Love)
Lead vocal: Mike & Brian
Recorded April 1, 1968
2. Friends (backing track) (2:38)
(B. Wilson-C. Wilson-D.Wilson-Jardine)
Recorded March 13, 1968
3. Friends (a Cappella) (2:20)
(B. Wilson-C. Wilson-D.Wilson-Jardine)
Lead vocal: Carl (with Brian)
Recorded March, 1968
4. Wake The World (alternate version) (2:12)
(B. Wilson-Jardine)
Lead vocal: Group
Recorded March 28 & 30, April 1, 1968
5. Be Here In The Morning (backing track) (2:20)
(B. Wilson-C. Wilson-D. Wilson-Love-Jardine)
Recorded March 29, 1968
6. When A Man Needs A Woman (early take basic track) (0:50)
(B. Wilson-D. Wilson-Jardine-Korthof-Parks)
Recorded March 18, 1968
7. When A Man Needs A Woman (alternate version) (2:08)
(B. Wilson-D. Wilson-Jardine-Korthof-Parks)
Lead vocal: Brian
Basic track recorded March 18, 1968; vocals recorded March, 1968
8. Passing By (alternate version) (1:44)
(B. Wilson)
Lead vocal: Brian
Recorded March 22, 1968
9. Anna Lee The Healer (session excerpt) (1:22)
(B. Wilson-Love)
Recorded April 2, 1968
10. Anna Lee The Healer (a Cappella) (1:54)
(B. Wilson-Love)
Lead Vocal: Group
Recorded April 2, 1968
11. Little Bird (backing track) (2:00)
(D.Wilson-Kalinich)
Recorded February 29, 1968
12. Little Bird (a Cappella) (2:04)
(D.Wilson-Kalinich)
Lead vocal: Dennis & Carl
Vocals recorded February 29 - March, 1968

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13. Be Still (alternate take with session excerpt) (2:09)

(D.Wilson-Kalinich)
Lead vocal: Dennis
Recorded April 3,1968
14. Even Steven (early version of “Busy Doin’ Nothin’) (2:52)
(B. Wilson)
Lead vocal: Brian
Recorded March 26, 1968
15. Diamond Head (alternate version with session excerpt) (4:33)
(Vescovo-Ritz-Ackley-B. Wilson)
Recorded April 12, 1968
16. New Song (Transcendental Meditation) (backing track with partial vocals) (1:51)
(B. Wilson)*
Recorded March, 1968
17. Transcendental Meditation (backing track with session excerpt) (2:22)
(B. Wilson-Love-Jardine)
Recorded April 4, 1968
18. Transcendental Meditation (a Cappella) (1:52)
(B. Wilson-Love-Jardine)
All vocals: Brian
Recorded April 4, 1968
19. My Little Red Book (2:45)
(Bacharach-David)
Lead vocal: Brian
Recorded April, 1968
20. Away (track) (0:57)
(D. Wilson-Hinsche)
Recorded circa January 1968
21. I’m Confessin’ (demo) (2:17)
(B. Wilson)
Recorded February or March, 1968
22. I’m Confessin’ / You’re As Cool As Can Be 1 (track) (1:38)
(B. Wilson)
Recorded February or March, 1968
23. You’re As Cool As Can Be 2 (track) (1:14)
(B. Wilson)
Recorded February or March, 1968
24. Be Here In The Morning Darling (track) (3:29)
(B. Wilson)
Recorded March 6, 1968
25. Our New Home (track) (2:02)
(B. Wilson)
Recorded March 20, 1968

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26. New Song (track) (1:26)

(B. Wilson)
Recorded March, 1968
27. Be Still (alternate track) (1:03)
(D. Wilson-Kalinich)
Recorded March, 1968
28. Rock and Roll Woman (track) (2:19)
(Stills)
Recorded March, 1968
29. Time To Get Alone (alternate version demo) (2:04)
(B. Wilson)
Recorded March, 1968
30. Untitled 1/25/68 (track) (1:07)
(D. Wilson)
Recorded January 25, 1968
31. Passing By (demo with new lyrics c1971) (2:34)
(B. Wilson-Shapiro-Almer)
Lead vocal: Brian (with Stan Shapiro & Tandyn Almer)
Demo recorded circa 1971
32. Child Is Father Of The Man (original 1966 track mix) (3:36)
(B. Wilson)
Recorded, mixed & edited late 1966

THE BEACH BOYS 1968:

Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine & Bruce Johnston

Compilation and New Mixes Produced by Mark Linett & Alan Boyd
Edited, Mixed and Mastered by Mark Linett at Your Place Or Mine

Executive Producers: Matt D’Amico & Peter Fletcher

Art Direction: Susan Lavoie

Original Recordings Produced by The Beach Boys

Engineers: Stephen Desper & Jim Lockert

Brother Records, Inc: Jerry Schilling, President

Session Research: Craig Slowinski

Special Thanks: Howie Edelson; Elliot Kendall; Ross Schwartz; Mark Kaplan; Pacific Title
Archives; Al Gomes, Connie Watrous & The Rhode Island BB Posse; Stanley Shapiro; Billy
Hinsche; Stephen Kalinich; Brad Rosenberger; Lee Dempsey; Andrew G. Doe; Margaret

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Gwynne; Betty Collignon Wright; Lori Lightfoot; Steve Latshaw; Panayiotis Bogdanos;
Les Chan; Monty & Bailey Linett, David Beard & Endless Summer Quarterly