In late 1964, as Brian Wilson's industry profile grew, he became acquainted with various individuals from around the Los Angeles music scene. He also took an increasing interest in … 展开

Overlap with other Brother Records projects
Wilson originally planned many different projects, such as a sound effects collage, a comedy album, and a "health food" album. Capitol did not support some of these ideas, which led to … 展开

Tracks listed on Wilson's 1966 note
On December 15, 1966, Wilson attempted to ease Capitol's concerns over the album's delay by … 展开

Capitol gave Smile the catalog number DT2580. At least two versions of the album jacket were designed, with minor differences. It was to have … 展开

Collaboration with Parks
In 1966, Wilson attended a party held at the home of the Byrds' record producer Terry Melcher. … 展开

Although Smile is a concept album, the surviving recordings do not lend themselves to any formal narrative development, only to themes and experiences. According to … 展开

Modular approach
In the 1960s, it was common for pop music to be recorded in a single take, but the Beach Boys' approach differed. Since 1964, Wilson had performed tape splices on his recordings, usually to allow difficult vocal sections to be … 展开