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Episode 4: Smile and Meditation.

Bob Harris charts the rise of The Beach Boys, exploring what happened after Pet Sounds, why Smile was not released, and Brian Wilson's love of vegetables.

Bob Harris explores what happened after Pet Sounds, why Smile wasn't released and Brian's love of vegetables. We also find out about why Carl Wilson was thrown in jail, why the Beach Boys dropped out of the Monterey Festival and how this affected the band. Bob also talks to Mike Love about meditation and the interest the The Beach Boys and The Beatles shared in it. First broadcast in 1974.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 5 Sep 202003:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Beach Boys

    God Only Knows

    • LOVE ACTUALLY - THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK.
    • ISLAND RECORDS GROUP.
    • CID 8138-981403-2.

  • The Beach Boys

    YOU'RE SO GOOD TO ME

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
    • 834472 2.

  • The Beach Boys

    DO YOU WANNA DANCE

    • THE VERY BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 5-32615 2 8.

  • The Beach Boys

    GOOD VIBRATIONS

    • SMILEY SMILE/WILD HONEY.
    • CAPITOL.
    • CDP-7 93696 2.

  • The Beach Boys

    HERE TODAY

    • PET SOUNDS.
    • CAPITOL.
    • CDP-748421 2.

  • The Beach Boys

    VEGETABLES

    • PET SOUNDS.
    • CAPITOL.
    • N/A-01.

  • The Beach Boys

    HEROES AND VILLAINS

    • GREATEST HITS.
    • EMI.
    • 7243-49569621.

  • The Beach Boys

    Wild Honey

    • SMILEY SMILE.
    • WHITE.
    • 00-00.

  • The Beach Boys

    WENDY

    • I LOVE YOU.
    • MUSIC FOR PLEASURE.
    • CDMFP-5988.

  • The Beach Boys

    Country Air

    • Smiley Smile The Beach Boys.
    • Capitol.
    • CDP-7936962.

  • The Beach Boys

    Transcendental Meditation

    • Friends.
    • Capitol Compact Disc.
    • cdp 7-93697 2.

  • The Beach Boys

    God Only Knows

    • Metro.

  • The Futureheads

    Decent Days And Nights

    • 679 Recordings.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 16 Aug 201003:00
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  • Sat 5 Sep 202003:00
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