What's The Difference? US vs Japan.

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What's The Difference? US vs Japan. Sept 25, 2022 8:51:51 GMT -5 John Manning, lonesurf, and 4 more like this

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Post by petsite on Sept 25, 2022 8:51:51 GMT -5

We all know that releases overseas sometimes differ from releases in the US. I am always astounded by the differences when the release has the same name in both countries but have different line-ups or even mixes of the songs. I was assembling for myself a listing of some of these anomalies and thought I would share them here. That way, I am not just a crazy person doing this for myself (LOL).

CALIFORNIA FEELING (Japan) vs CLASSICS CD (USA)

California Feeling:
01. Surfer Girl (Stereo)
02. In My Room (Stereo)
03. Don't Worry Baby (Stereo)
04. The Warmth Of The Sun (Stereo)
05. I Get Around (Mono)
06. California Girls (1998 ENDLESS HARMONY Stereo Mix)
07. Caroline, No (Mono)
08. God Only Knows (Mono)
09. Good Vibrations (Mono)
10. Heroes And Villains (2001 HAWTHORNE Stereo Mix)
11. Surf's Up (Stereo)
12. Wonderful (Mono)
13. Busy Doin' Nothin' (Stereo)
14. We're Together Again (Mono)
15. Time To Get Alone (Stereo)
16. This Whole World (Stereo)
17. 'Til I Die (Stereo)
18. Marcella (Stereo)
19. Sail On, Sailor (Stereo)
20. Brian Wilson - California Feelin' (Stereo)

Classics:
01. Surfer Girl (Stereo)
02. The Warmth Of The Sun (Stereo)
03. I Get Around (Mono)
04. Don't Worry Baby (Stereo)
05. In My Room (Stereo)
06. California Girls (New 2002 Stereo Mix)
07. God Only Knows (1996 PET SOUNDS BOX Stereo Mix)
08. Caroline, No (1996 PET SOUNDS BOX Stereo Mix)
09. Good Vibrations (Mono)
10. Wonderful (Mono)
11. Heroes And Villains (2001 HAWTHORNE Stereo Mix)
12. Surf's Up (Stereo)
13. Busy Doin' Nothin' (Stereo)
14. We're Together Again (Mono)
15. Time To Get Alone (Stereo)
16. This Whole World (Stereo)
17. Marcella (Stereo)
18. Sail On, Sailor (Stereo)
19. 'Til I Die (Stereo)
20. Brian Wilson - California Feelin' (Stereo)

SOUNDS OF SUMMER - US VS JAPAN:

Sounds Of Summer - USA
01. California Girls
02. I Get Around
03. Surfin' Safari
04. Surfin' U.S.A.
05. Fun, Fun, Fun
06. Surfer Girl
07. Don't Worry Baby
08. Little Deuce Coupe
09. Shut Down
10. Help Me, Rhonda
11. Be True to Your School
12. When I Grow Up
13. In My Room
14. God Only Knows
15. Sloop John B
16. Wouldn't It Be Nice
17. Getcha Back
18. Come Go with Me
19. Rock and Roll Music
20. Dance, Dance, Dance
21. Barbara Ann
22. Do You Wanna Dance
23. Heroes and Villains
24. Good Timin'
25. Kokomo
26. Do It Again
27. Wild Honey
28. Darlin'
29. I Can Hear Music
30. Good Vibrations

Sounds Of Summer - Japan
01. Good Vibrations (Mono)
02. Sloop John B.
03. Don't Worry Baby (Mono)
04. I Get Around (Mono)
05. California Girls
06. Surfin' USA
07. Surfer Girl
08. Hawaii
09. In My Room
10. Kiss Me, Baby (Mono)
11. Please Let Me Wonder (Mono)
12. Warmth Of The Sun
13. Fun Fun Fun (Single Version)
14. Help Me Rhonda (Single Version)
15. Shut Down
16. Be True To Your School
17. Dance, Dance, Dance
18. All Summer Long (Mono)
19. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) (Mono)
20. Wouldn't It Be Nice
21. God Only Knows
22. Caroline, No
23. Heroes & Villains
24. I Can Hear Music
25. Darlin' (Mono)
26. Do It Again (Mono)
27. Getcha Back
28. Amusement Parks USA (Mono)
29. California Calling

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Japanese issues often used to carry additional tracks too, – TWGMTR had the 2012 (or was it 2011?) remake of DIA as a bonus, methinks…

Al’s Postcard CD had (I’m guessing) Waves of Love, and the Eternal Ballad*.

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The Japanese edition of Brian Wilson Presents Smile added instrumental versions of Heroes and Cabin Essence.

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Well, every morning about this time,
She gets me out of bed, a-crying, "Get a job",
After breakfast everyday she throws the want ads right my way,
And never fails to say: "Get a job."

Rick Bartlett Big Kahuna The Ol' Outlaw Posts: 1,534 Likes: 2,363	What's The Difference? US vs Japan. Sept 25, 2022 23:42:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rick Bartlett on Sept 25, 2022 23:42:38 GMT -5 Confusing even among US releases. There's also the two versions of 'That Lucky Ol' Sun'. One version from 'Best Buy' has bonus tracks.

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Post by Rick Bartlett on Sept 25, 2022 23:52:27 GMT -5

Oh, and do we talk about about download only tracks?
The download version of 'That Lucky Ol' Sun' offered two bonus tracks, the gorgeous and often forgotten about, 'Oh Mi Amor'.
Check out Brian's incredible vocal workout here!

The other track is 'Message man'.

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Sept 25, 2022 23:42:38 GMT -5 Rick Bartlett said:

Confusing even among US releases.
There's also the two versions of 'That Lucky Ol' Sun'.
One version from 'Best Buy' has bonus tracks.

While the iTunes version had Oh Mi Amor & Message Man as bonus tracks plus, according to Discogs, a video of Midnight's Another Day/Lucky Old Sun (reprise).

I thought there was also another retailer-exclusive release with additional bonus tracks?

Well, every morning about this time,
She gets me out of bed, a-crying, "Get a job",
After breakfast everyday she throws the want ads right my way,
And never fails to say: "Get a job."

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What's The Difference? US vs Japan. Sept 25, 2022 23:58:14 GMT -5 John Manning likes this

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Sept 25, 2022 23:53:40 GMT -5 John Manning said:

Sept 25, 2022 23:42:38 GMT -5 Rick Bartlett said:

Confusing even among US releases.
There's also the two versions of 'That Lucky Ol' Sun'.
One version from 'Best Buy' has bonus tracks.

While the iTunes version had Oh Mi Amor & Message Man as bonus tracks plus, according to Discogs, a video of Midnight's Another Day/Lucky Old Sun (reprise).

I thought there was also another retailer-exclusive release with additional bonus tracks?

Oooh, I'd love to find a copy if it exists.
I've never seen it.
I've looked through 'discogs', but because it might not be there, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
If you find a copy, please let me know.

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What's The Difference? US vs Japan. Sept 26, 2022 0:31:47 GMT -5

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When 20 Good Vibrations, 20 More Good Vibrations, and Best Of The Brother Years were released in 1999, they were followed by similar releases in Japan. However, when they were re-released as part of a push for Brian coming to Japan for PET SOUNDS LIVE, Toshiba-EMI took consumers complaints into consideration and expanded the first two sets from 20 to 30 and 20 to 28 respectively. While the US version used the mono and stereo single mixes when they could, the track selection on the Japanese releases were superior. The Brother Years set carried the UK track listing, not the US one.

20 Good Vibrations
01. Surfin' Safari (Mono)
02. 409 (Mono)
03. Surfin' U. S. A. (Mono)
04. Shut Down (Mono)
05. Surfer Girl (Mono)
06. Little Deuce Coupe (Mono)
07. Catch A Wave (Mono)
08. Be True To Your School (Mono)
09. Fun, Fun, Fun (Mono LP Version)
10. I Get Around (Mono)
11. Dance, Dance, Dance (Mono)
12. Do You Wanna Dance (Mono)
13. Help Me, Rhonda (Mono)
14. California Girls (Mono)
15. Barbara Ann (Mono)
16. Sloop John B. (Mono)
17. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Mono)
18. God Only Knows (Mono)
19. Good Vibrations (Mono)
20. Kokomo

Greatest Hits 1 1962-1965 (2000)
01. Surfin' Safari (Mono)
02. Surfin' USA
03. Shut Down
04. Surfer Girl
05. Little Deuce Coupe
06. In My Room
07. Be True To Your School (45 Version) (Mono)
08. Fun Fun Fun (45 Version) (Mono)
09. Why Do Fools Fall In Love (Mono)
10. Don't Worry Baby (Mono LP Version)
11. I Get Around (Mono)
12. Little Honda
13. Dance Dance Dance (Mono)
14. Do You Wanna Dance (Mono)
15. She Knows Me Too Well (Mono)
16. Please Let Me Wonder (Mono)
17. Help Me Rhonda (Mono)
18. California Girls (Mono LP Version)
19. The Little Girl I Once Knew (Mono)
20. Barbara Ann (Mono)

Greatest Hits 1 1962-1965 (2001)
01. Surfin' Safari (Mono)
02. 409 (Mono)
03. Surfin' (Mono)
04. Surfin' USA
05. Shut Down
06. Surfer Girl
07. Little Deuce Coupe
08. In My Room
09. Be True To Your School (45 Version) (Mono)
10. Cherry Cherry Coupe
11. Spirit Of America
12. Fun Fun Fun (45 Version) (Mono)
13. Why Do Fools Fall In Love (Mono)
14. Don't Worry Baby (Mono LP Version)
15. The Warmth Of The Sun
16. I Get Around (Mono)
17. All Summer Long (Mono)
18. Little Honda
19. Girls On The Beach
20. Dance Dance Dance (Mono)
21. Do You Wanna Dance (Mono)
22. She Knows Me Too Well (Mono)
23. Please Let Me Wonder (Mono)
24. Kiss Me Baby (Mono)
25. Help Me Rhonda (Mono)
26. California Girls (Mono LP Version)
27. Girl Don't Tell Me (Mono)
28. The Little Girl I Once Knew (Mono)
29. There's No Other (Mono)
30. Barbara Ann (Mono)

20 More Good Vibrations
01. In My Room (Mono)
02. The Warmth Of The Sun (Mono)
03. Don't Worry, Baby (45 Version) (Mono)
04. All Summer Long (Mono)
05. Wendy (Mono)
06. Little Honda (Mono)
07. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) (Mono)
08. Please Let Me Wonder (Mono)
09. You're So Good To Me (Mono)
10. The Little Girl I Once Knew (Mono)
11. Caroline No (Mono)
12. Heroes And Villains (Mono)
13. Wild Honey (Mono)
14. Darlin' (Mono)
15. Friends (45 Version) (Mono)
16. Do It Again (Mono)
17. Bluebirds Over The Mountain (Mono)
18. I Can Hear Music
19. Break Away
20. Cottonfields (45 Version) (Mono)

Greatest Hits 2 1966-1969 (2000)
01. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Mono)
02. Sloop John B (Mono)
03. God Only Knows (Mono)
04. Caroline No (Mono)
05. Good Vibrations (Mono)
06. Heroes And Villains (Mono)
07. Gettin Hungry (Mono)
08. Wild Honey (Mono)
09. Darlin (Mono)
10. Here Comes The Night (Mono)
11. Friends
12. Wake The World
13. Do It Again (Mono)
14. Bluebirds Over The Mountain
15. I Can Hear Music
16. All I Want To Do
17. Cottonfields (The Cotton Song)
18. Time To Get Alone
19. Celebrate The News
20. Break Away

Greatest Hits 2 1966-1969 (2001)
01. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Mono)
02. You Still Believe In Me (Mono)
03. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (Mono)
04. Sloop John B (Mono)
05. God Only Knows (Mono)
06. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (Mono)
07. Caroline No (Mono)
08. Good Vibrations (Mono)
09. Heroes And Villains (Mono)
10. You're Welcome (Mono)
11. Gettin Hungry (Mono)
12. Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring (Mono)
13. Wild Honey (Mono)
14. I Was Made To Love Her (Mono)
15. Darlin (Mono)
16. Here Comes The Night (Mono)
17. Friends
18. Be Here In The Morning
19. Wake The World
20. Busy Doin' Nothin'
21. Do It Again (Mono)
22. Bluebirds Over The Mountain
23. I Can Hear Music
24. All I Want To Do
25. Cottonfields (The Cotton Song)
26. Time To Get Alone
27. Celebrate The News
28. Break Away

Greatest Hits - Volume 3: Best Of The Brother Years 1970-1986 (USA)
01. Add Some Music To Your Day
02. Susie Cincinnati
03. This Whole World
04. Long Promised Road
05. Disney Girls (1957)
06. Til I Die
07. Surf's Up
08. Marcella
09. Sail On, Sailor
10. The Trader
11. California Saga (On My Way To Sunny Californ-i-a)
12. Rock And Roll Music
13. It's Ok
14. Honkin' Down The Highway
15. Peggy Sue
16. Good Timin'
17. Goin' On
18. Come Go With Me
19. Getcha Back
20. California Dreamin'

Greatest Hits - Volume 3: Best Of The Brother Years 1970-1986 (Japan)
01. Add Some Music To Your Day
02. Susie Cincinnati
03. This Whole World
04. Tears In The Morning
05. Long Promised Road
06. Til I Die
07. Surf's Up
08. Marcella
09. Sail On, Sailor
10. The Trader
11. California Saga (On My Way To Sunny Californ-i-a)
12. Rock And Roll Music
13. It's OK
14. Honkin' Down The Highway
15. Peggy Sue
16. Here Comes The Night
17. Good Timin'
18. Sumahama
19. Goin' On
20. Come Go With Me
21. Getcha Back
22. California Dreamin'

boogieboarder Big Kahuna Posts: 1,964 Likes: 1,883	What's The Difference? US vs Japan. Sept 26, 2022 10:13:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by boogieboarder on Sept 26, 2022 10:13:23 GMT -5 When I saw the title of this thread “What’s the Difference? US vs Japan.” I first thought it was going to be about the difference between the two countries, not Beach Boys albums.

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Sept 26, 2022 10:13:23 GMT -5 boogieboarder said:

When I saw the title of this thread “What’s the Difference? US vs Japan.” I first thought it was going to be about the difference between the two countries, not Beach Boys albums.

I thought it might be the difference between us Yorkshiremen – with the emphasis on US not THEM – and Japan.

Well, every morning about this time,
She gets me out of bed, a-crying, "Get a job",
After breakfast everyday she throws the want ads right my way,
And never fails to say: "Get a job."

lonelysummer Big Kahuna Posts: 1,038 Likes: 926	What's The Difference? US vs Japan. Sept 26, 2022 15:36:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lonelysummer on Sept 26, 2022 15:36:01 GMT -5 Could it be that the differences sometimes come down to what songs were hits in the USA versus Japan? I never seen chart stats for the Beach Boys in Japan.

gerry Kahuna Posts: 222 Likes: 187	What's The Difference? US vs Japan. Oct 26, 2022 12:54:34 GMT -5 Will/P.P. likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gerry on Oct 26, 2022 12:54:34 GMT -5 Sept 25, 2022 19:48:30 GMT -5 gerry said: Well, the Japanese tend to be shorter.... And there is the constant fear of another attack by Godzilla

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