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Post by jiggy22 on Mar 5, 2021 14:12:14 GMT -5
Earlier today, I discovered that Looking Back with Love is now available to stream on YouTube and Spotify. Seems to be in much better quality than my rip as well. Nice to see this underrated album get a bit more recognition! Very interesting to have this happen just out of the blue, but I'll take it nonetheless!
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Post by #JusticeForDonGoldberg on Mar 5, 2021 14:21:44 GMT -5
Irving doing his job I see...
And before anyone jumps down my throat, that was a joke
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Post by AGD on Mar 5, 2021 14:41:33 GMT -5
Bought that album the day it came out, in Sacramento, so always had a bit of a soft spot for it.
Edit: ah... not on Spotify in the UK.
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Post by Mopp on Mar 5, 2021 14:46:37 GMT -5
Bought that album the day it came out, in Sacramento, so always had a bit of a soft spot for it. Edit: ah... not on Spotify in the UK. It is. I just listened to it. It's just under the wrong Mike Love artist page. Although oddly the previews don't seem to work. |
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Post by AGD on Mar 5, 2021 15:16:55 GMT -5
So it is. Thanks.
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Post by John Manning on Mar 5, 2021 15:21:21 GMT -5
On Amazon UK too.
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Post by kds on Mar 6, 2021 7:26:30 GMT -5
Pretty nice to have this album on streaming, always been quite a fun album for me. Hopefully we’ll get a physical reissue someday I'd like to see that. To my knowledge, this is the only album by the Boys or one of the five members to have never been officially released on CD. |
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Post by George Faulkner on Mar 6, 2021 9:03:21 GMT -5
I read that the Spotify version was uploaded incorrectly, swapping L-R channels. No clue if this is fact.
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Post by Emdeeh on Mar 6, 2021 10:44:52 GMT -5
Has anyone found LBWL for purchase, as opposed to streaming? Out of curiosity, I looked at the iTunes store -- they have his most recent releases, plus albums by two other artists named Mike Love (one reggae, one country), but no LBWL.
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Post by Mopp on Mar 6, 2021 10:51:52 GMT -5
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Post by #JusticeForDonGoldberg on Mar 6, 2021 11:10:02 GMT -5
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Post by filledeplage on Mar 6, 2021 11:45:04 GMT -5
Has anyone found LBWL for purchase, as opposed to streaming? Out of curiosity, I looked at the iTunes store -- they have his most recent releases, plus albums by two other artists named Mike Love (one reggae, one country), but no LBWL. There are several sealed LPs on ebay for about $10 plus shipping. |
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Post by Ham Burgerstand on Mar 6, 2021 13:34:33 GMT -5
I read that the Spotify version was uploaded incorrectly, swapping L-R channels. No clue if this is fact.
In all seriousness, I hope that one of the results of the new deal with Iconic is better curation of the Beach Boys material on streaming sites. For years now, the Hawthorne, CA album on Spotify has been scrambled so that the disc one streams play the disc two tracks, and vice versa. Besides the obvious inconvenience, I imagine this could also have serious repercussions regarding royalty payouts.
Personally, I've contacted Spotify more than once about this issue but it never gets fixed. I have no idea if anyone in the Beach Boys camp is even aware of the problem, though I assume they'd get it resolved if they did.
Anyway, if you're listening Iconic, please fix this asap!
(And please put the Good Vibrations & Pet Sounds Sessions box sets back on Spotify too!)
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Post by Emdeeh on Mar 6, 2021 14:04:55 GMT -5
But not on Amazon in the US, at least not to purchase. (Not sure about their streaming, since I don't use it.) |
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Post by Will/P.P. on Mar 6, 2021 14:11:18 GMT -5
Has anyone found LBWL for purchase, as opposed to streaming? Out of curiosity, I looked at the iTunes store -- they have his most recent releases, plus albums by two other artists named Mike Love (one reggae, one country), but no LBWL. There are several sealed LPs on ebay for about $10 plus shipping. Amazon USA also has it for $9.50 if you want to settle for Mp3. I have the vinyl from original release, so will stick with that. To me, vinyl sounds a whole lot better than Mp3. And, if they did swap the channels around - better to get the vinyl for that reason. It's a good album. I like some of the less treasured (to some) tracks like "On And On And On" and "Rockin' the Man In the Boat" a lot. The title track, weak lyrics and all, is a groove. Played that a bunch last Summer. Definitely a Summer- type record. |
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Post by Will/P.P. on Mar 6, 2021 14:14:06 GMT -5
But not on Amazon in the US, at least not to purchase. (Not sure about their streaming, since I don't use it.) I didn't press the "buy" button to see if it would go into my cart, but it is listed there for sale ($9.49) as of a few minutes ago. EDIT: Gave it a try just now. It moved into the cart... |
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Post by Mikie on Mar 6, 2021 14:30:29 GMT -5
Bought the vinyl the year it came out, and also have it on Mp3 but rarely play either. I will say this, though. If you don't have the record or haven't listened to it, "Rockin' the Man In the Boat".........I mean, just the title alone is worth consideration.
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Post by Autotune on Mar 6, 2021 16:12:01 GMT -5
A fine album.. Curiously, Mike is not showcased as a songwriter and his expressive range as a singer is underrepresented. And yet, somehow, the album aged nicely and is still very enjoyable.
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Post by Emdeeh on Mar 6, 2021 16:41:10 GMT -5
Yeah, I have the vinyl, but haven't listened to it much since it came out.
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Post by #JusticeForDonGoldberg on Mar 6, 2021 19:59:55 GMT -5
I read that the Spotify version was uploaded incorrectly, swapping L-R channels. No clue if this is fact.
In all seriousness, I hope that one of the results of the new deal with Iconic is better curation of the Beach Boys material on streaming sites. For years now, the Hawthorne, CA album on Spotify has been scrambled so that the disc one streams play the disc two tracks, and vice versa. Besides the obvious inconvenience, I imagine this could also have serious repercussions regarding royalty payouts.
Personally, I've contacted Spotify more than once about this issue but it never gets fixed. I have no idea if anyone in the Beach Boys camp is even aware of the problem, though I assume they'd get it resolved if they did.
Anyway, if you're listening Iconic, please fix this asap!
(And please put the Good Vibrations & Pet Sounds Sessions box sets back on Spotify too!)
It also annoys me that there’s absolutely no consistency between streaming services. Spotify and YouTube both appear to have all of the 2000 masters. Meanwhile, Apple Music has the 2015 masters, and it also has the good vibrations and pet sounds sessions boxes, which Spotify doesn’t. I wish there was some consistency. |
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Post by lonesurf on Mar 6, 2021 20:20:15 GMT -5
I read that the Spotify version was uploaded incorrectly, swapping L-R channels. No clue if this is fact.
In all seriousness, I hope that one of the results of the new deal with Iconic is better curation of the Beach Boys material on streaming sites. For years now, the Hawthorne, CA album on Spotify has been scrambled so that the disc one streams play the disc two tracks, and vice versa. Besides the obvious inconvenience, I imagine this could also have serious repercussions regarding royalty payouts.
Personally, I've contacted Spotify more than once about this issue but it never gets fixed. I have no idea if anyone in the Beach Boys camp is even aware of the problem, though I assume they'd get it resolved if they did.
Anyway, if you're listening Iconic, please fix this asap!
(And please put the Good Vibrations & Pet Sounds Sessions box sets back on Spotify too!)
I actually contacted Spotify about the Hawthorne mix-ups as well. They asked me to clarify exactly which tracks were mislabeled. I did & they said that they would correct. That was six months ago. It still bugs me that the stereo Heroes & Villains is mixed up with the Surfin’ USA demo on my playlist. Lol. |
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Post by Mikie on Mar 7, 2021 11:18:13 GMT -5
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Post by Al S on Mar 8, 2021 0:28:40 GMT -5
It's on Tidal as well, but I haven't listened to the Tidal edition at this point - and I haven't planned to crank it at any point.
Rainy weather predicted next Sunday, might fire it up then.
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Post by Jim on Mar 8, 2021 2:29:32 GMT -5
So is this an official release or a grey area product? Anybody been in contact with Mike's team? I wonder if he or his wife and team had any idea of this coming out.
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Post by jasonaustin on Mar 8, 2021 12:38:41 GMT -5
I read that the Spotify version was uploaded incorrectly, swapping L-R channels. No clue if this is fact. Somebody crossed their cables while doing a needle drop. And people still complain about the state of the Beatles' catalog. |
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