Hello Friends! It's time to head back to California as I feel it's time to cover a huge fan-favourite in The Beach Boys' catalogue, The Beach Boys Today!. Released in 1965, this album was only originally issued in mono and duophonic, but starting with the release of the Endless Harmony Soundtrack in 1998, the 11 songs from the album were slowly remixed into stereo, with the last few gathered up with the 2012 mono/stereo wave of releases. However, multiple tracks got multiple remixes in this time, and a couple of those 2012 remixes received modifications in the years since, making this a bit of a muddle tracing down what's what.

How does this album fare in stereo? It's a mixed bag for sure, and I would love a fresh remix from the final 3-track masters akin to All Summer Long's stereo mix, but that doesn't mean there aren't some shining gems here too.

I do want to note that the remixes completed for the 2022 Sounds of Summer: Expanded Edition will not be covered today, as these can be found in my episode covering that release. Have a jump back through your feed to 2022 to have a listen.

With that out the way, get ready for a Bull Session with Big Daddy Fred, as we ask that fateful question - Do You Wanna Mono?

Happy Listening,

Frederick

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Hello Friends! We've got something a little different on the show today. A few months ago I became very curious about a few stereo mixes I had used in my episode on the Zombies LP Begin Here, where a few tracks had turned up in poor SQ. At that point I assumed this was likely baked into the mix, until I put out a call regarding The World of The Zombies featuring these tracks, only to discover that I was in fact, incorrect. This sent me on a whirlwind of a journey picking up copies of The Zombies, Early Days, The World of The Zombies, Rock Roots & The Collection, in addition to my CD copies of The Singles A's and B's and Greatest Hits (on Audio Fidelity), but came away with only more questions than answers.

Why are some tracks mono on some compilations and stereo on others?

Why do some discs have studio chatter and some don't?

Where did all these later stereo mixes come from that aren't on the '69 & '70 discs?

And what is the best source for all of these now they are out of print?

After listening to many Zombies LPs and CDs later, as well as a few more, I feel I can confidently give you the definitive answer to all of these questions, as well as the best guide on where to find them, as despite later CD issues, many of these are best heard by far on those original LPs.

And for listeners over on the Patreon, I have included my working notes below for each tracklist for this episode.

Huge thanks too to Ethan Alexanian for this episode's flatlay artwork.

Happy Listening,

Frederick

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Hello Friends! After many months of promising a new edition of Mixology Conversations, the time has finally arrived for our discussion with the wonderful Andrew from Parlogram. Best known today for the fantastic series of videos on YouTube under the Parlogram name, Andrew got his start in this world selling records online for many years, and has naturally been very deep down the rabbit hole of collecting records of all shapes, sizes, and more importantly - mixes - from around the world. Thus, today felt like the perfect opportunity to look back on how the world of collecting has evolved over the last decade, the sonic value of the humble 45, navigating the creation of content in the realm of 60s music, why some of the best stereo mixes existed prior to the best mono mixes, why settling for a reissue is more than acceptable, and of course - sheep theft. So buckle up for two British men many miles from their homeland inevitably discussing the inescapable music made there.

Happy Listening,

Frederick

Parlogram on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Parlogram

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