“Our Happy Home” is a short, bouncy riff that maintains the gentle air of the Friends sessions. “Our Happy Home” – By spring 1968, a number of unrealized Friends outtakes were tracked, which too foreshadow the intimacy of Wilson's early '70s stockpile. “Whistle In” (alternate versions) – Alternately, one could argue that a number of spirited takes of “Whistle In,” from summer '67, are characteristic of the way Wilson attached himself to a basic riff and noodled with it endlessly during the 'Bedroom' years. “I'd Love Just Once to See You” (alternate version) – This newly-unearthed version of the Wild Honey album track boasts an extended tag, whose quirky bounce could mark the onset of the “Bedroom” sound. ![]() His retreat as leader of the Beach Boys seems to have occurred in the summer of '68, following a brief stint in a mental institution, and lasted until 1975, when the band appointed an experimental psychologist to coax him back into official Beach Boys activity. In any case, all of this is to say that the “Bedroom Tapes” moniker represents an era – rather than a specific project. Note: A studio was installed in the living room of Wilson's Bel Air mansion in 1967, and was dismantled in 1972. Albums recorded between the summer of 1967 and the spring of 1968 – Smiley Smile, Wild Honey and Friends – were homemade, lo-fi Wilson productions, though they were tracked at Wally Heider Studios and ID Sound, as well as Wilson's home. ![]() Rare 45 sleeve of Brian Wilson A-side from 1968.
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