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Beach Boys - We Gotta Groove - The Brother Studio Years (Shm)

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Format: CD
Label: UNIVERSAL JAPAN
Rel. Date: 02/06/2026
UPC: 4988031850299

We Gotta Groove - The Brother Studio Years (Shm)
Artist: Beach Boys
Format: CD
New: Not in stock
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Formats and Editions

DISC: 1

1. Let Us Go on This Way - CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
2. Roller Skating Child - CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
3. Mona - CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
4. Johnny Carson - CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
5. Good Time - CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
6. Honkin' Down the Highway - CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
7. Ding Dang - CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
8. Solar System - CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
9. The Night Was So Young - CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
10. I'll Bet He's Nice - CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
11. Let's Put Our Hearts Together - CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
12. I Wanna Pick You Up - CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
13. Airplane - CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
14. Love Is a Woman - CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
15. Love You Outtakes
16. Ruby Baby - CD1: Love You Outtakes
17. Marilyn Rowell - CD1: Love You Outtakes
18. Sherry She Needs Me - CD1: Love You Outtakes
19. Lazy Lizzie - CD1: Love You Outtakes
20. We Gotta Groove (2025 Mix) - CD1: Love You Outtakes
21. Hey There Mama (2025 Mix) - CD1: Love You Outtakes
22. Clangin' (2025 Mix) - CD1: Love You Outtakes
23. Love Is a Woman (Al Jardine Vocal) - CD1: Love You Outtakes
24. Johnny Carson (Alternate Mix with Intro) - CD1: Love You Outtakes
25. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - CD1: Love You Outtakes
26. Life Is for the Living - CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
27. Deep Purple - CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
28. It's Over Now - CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
29. Still I Dream of It - CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
30. Everybody Wants to Live - CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
31. Lines - CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
32. It's Trying to Say - CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
33. Shortenin' Bread - CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
34. New England Waltz - CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
35. Life Is for the Living (Backing Track) - CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
36. Deep Purple (2025 Backing Track Mix) - CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
37. It's Over Now (2025 Backing Track Mix) - CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
38. Still I Dream of It (2025 Backing Track Mix) - CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
39. 1974-1977 Select Outtakes
40. Holy Man (2025 Mix, Carl Wilson Vocal) - CD2: 1974-1977 Outtakes
41. Carl's Song 1 (It Could Be Anything) (2025 Mix) - CD2: 1974-1977 Outtakes
42. Carl's Song 2 (Angel Come Home) (2025 Mix) - CD2: 1974-1977 Outtakes
43. String Bass Song (Rainbows) (2025 Mix) - CD2: 1974-1977 Outtakes
44. 10,000 Years Ago - CD2: 1974-1977 Outtakes
45. Gimme Some Lovin' (2025 Mix) - CD2: 1974-1977 Outtakes
46. Honeycomb (Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford Vocal) - CD2: 1974-1977 Outtakes
47. In the Back of My Mind (1975 Alternate Take, 2025 Mix) - CD2: 1974-1977 Outtakes
48. Just Once in My Life (2025 Mix) - CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
49. Mony, Mony (2025 Mix) - CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
50. Running Bear (2025 Mix) - CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
51. Shake, Rattle and Roll - CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
52. On Broadway (2025 Mix) - CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
53. Sea Cruise (2025 Mix) - CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
54. Chapel of Love (2025 Mix) - CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
55. Short Skirts (2025 Mix) - CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
56. TM Song (2025 Backing Track Mix) - CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
57. Rock and Roll Music (2025 Backing Track Mix) - CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
58. Had to Phone Ya (2025 Deconstructed Mix) - CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
59. Just Once in My Life (2025 Backing Track Mix) - CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
60. Love You Alternate Mixes
61. Let Us Go on This Way (Alternate Mix) - CD3: Love You Alternate Mixes
62. Mona (2025 Deconstructed Mix) - CD3: Love You Alternate Mixes
63. Honkin' Down the Highway (Billy Hinsche Vocal) - CD3: Love You Alternate Mixes
64. Ding Dang (Session Highlights ; Unedited 2025 Mix) - CD3: Love You Alternate Mixes
65. Solar System (2025 Backing Track Mix) - CD3: Love You Alternate Mixes
66. The Night Was So Young (2025 Vocals Only Mix) - CD3: Love You Alternate Mixes
67. Let's Put Our Hearts Together (2025 Coda Mix) - CD3: Love You Alternate Mixes
68. Love You - Brian Cassette Demos
69. That Special Feeling (Demo) - CD3: Love You Cassette Demos
70. It's Over Now (Demo) - CD3: Love You Cassette Demos
71. They're Marching Along (Demo) - CD3: Love You Cassette Demos
72. Love Is a Woman (Demo) - CD3: Love You Cassette Demos
73. Mona (Demo) - CD3: Love You Cassette Demos
74. Airplane (Demo) - CD3: Love You Cassette Demos
75. Let's Put Our Hearts Together (Demo) - CD3: Love You Cassette Demos
76. I'll Bet He's Nice (Demo) - CD3: Love You Cassette Demos
77. Still I Dream of It (Demo) - CD3: Love You Cassette Demos

More Info:

The Japanese 3 SHM-CD edition of We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years offers a richly detailed look into The Beach Boys' 1974-1977 studio era, gathering 73 tracks that highlight Brian Wilson's remarkable creative resurgence following the success of Endless Summer and his return to full-time studio work. Featuring 35 previously unreleased recordings and 22 new mixes, the set traces the evolution from the eccentric brilliance of Love You-presented here with newly remastered audio and abundant outtakes-to the long mythologized Adult/Child sessions, finally given an official release with improved sound and rare material that deepens appreciation for Brian's bold, synth-heavy songwriting experiments. The collection also revisits sessions for 15 Big Ones, offering alternate mixes, backing tracks, and demos that reveal the band's shifting dynamics as Carl and Dennis pursued increasingly sophisticated material while the label pushed for Brian's commercial return. Throughout, the music captures a period of raw vulnerability, quirky invention, and unexpected melodic power, with highlights such as "It's Over Now" and "Still I Dream of It" standing alongside fascinating session material and the set's namesake track. Issued exclusively in Japan in SHM CD format, this edition includes Japanese translations of the liner notes and lyrics, making it an essential deep dive for fans drawn to one of the most unusual and creatively dynamic chapters in The Beach Boys' history.
        
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