The first recording session for the legendary song, Good Vibrations by Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys happened on February 17 back in 1966. It took over six months to finally finish the tune which was unheard of at the time. It was also done at a cost of over $50,000 to make, which made it the most expensive pop song ever recorded back then.
In honor of this historic song and recording I have six links with articles about this song that hit number one on the charts 56 years ago and a video link with Brian Wilson and the musicians who played on the song.
And then there’s the MBIP Coming Attractions for the next week!
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Sunday Links
The Making Of… The Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations’ - An oral history of the song with memories from Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and the musicians who played on the track.
The Story Of The Beach Boys' 'Good Vibrations' - Some of the session musicians and lyricist Tony Asher recall recording the song in this feature about the song on npr.
50 years of happiness: The Beach Boys, “Good Vibrations” (1966) - One person’s memories of “Good Vibrations.”
Songfacts About “Good Vibrations” - Lot’s of information about this legendary single on this internet page.
The Number Ones: The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” - A nice overview of the song and I’m always happy when someone refers to Mike Love as a “dickhead!”
The Beach Boys' 'Good Vibrations' at 50: A Masterpiece of Emotion as Much as Science - Sometimes you can analyze things a little too much!
The Wrecking Crew - Making of Good Vibrations - Brian Wilson and The Wrecking Crew talk about the recording of “Good Vibrations.”
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MBIP Coming Attractions!
Monday: I’ve been meaning to stop by The Untamed Chef for a Saturday night dinner since they are now open for dinner and have a full bar! So that’s exactly what I did and you can see photos and read about it tomorrow!
Tuesday: After a brief hiatus, we continue our Peoria pizza eating tour and this week we hit a Peoria classic: LaGondola & Leonardo’s pizza. They’ve been serving up tasty pizza pies since 1975. Check it out Tuesday and see what kind of rating they got!
Wednesday: I’m going to write about the fire that destroyed the MBIP World Headquarters, show before and after photos and feature photos of the MBIP Temporary World Headquarters.
Thursday: I had a great lunch the Friday that my apartment building caught fire at a new spot in the Twin Towers food court in downtown Peoria. The place is called Honey Sugar’s Cafe and they are locally owned and specialize in soul food/comfort food.
Friday: The Fast Food Finger-Lickin’ Chicken Sandwich Tour continues and this week I’ll finish up the chicken sandwiches at Portillo’s.
Saturday: We’ll take another blast from Peoria’s past on Saturday.
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Sunday Comic
Related Posts: Sunday Links: Cheap Trick, Ronnie Spector and The Twilight Zone.