Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
1:30 • Alternate take • Part 1 - Vocal Overdub Attempt
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
1:19 • Alternate take • Stereo - Part 1 - Instrumental & Vocal Overdub Attempts
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
1:33 • Alternate take • Stereo - Part 1 - Instrumental & Vocal Overdub Attempts
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
1:33 • Alternate take • Stereo - Part 1 - Instrumental & Vocal Overdub Attempts
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
1:38 • Alternate take • Part 1 - Vocal Overdub Attempts
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
1:35 • Alternate take • Part 1 - Vocal Overdub Attempts
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
1:37 • Alternate take • Part 1 - Vocal Overdub Attempts
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
5:15 • Alternate take • Part 1 - Instrumental Insert Takes 1-8
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
1:11 • Alternate take • Part 1 - Vocal Insert Rehearsals
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
2:35 • Alternate take • Part 1 - Mono Mix Rehearsals
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
1:32 • Alternate take • Part 2 - 1St Vocal Overdub
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
1:27 • Alternate take • Part 2 - 2Nd Vocal Overdub
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
2:21 • Alternate take • Part 2 - Track Rehearsal
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
1:29 • Alternate take • Part 2 - 1St Vocal Overdub
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
1:31 • Alternate take • Part 2 - 2Nd Vocal Overdub
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
1:31 • Alternate take • (Part 2 - 3Rd Vocal Overdub
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
1:30 • Alternate take • Part 2 - 4Th Vocal Overdub
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
1:48 • Alternate take • Part 3 - 1St Vocal Overdub
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
1:51 • Alternate take • Part 3 - 2Nd Vocal Overdub
Vegetables (Bass Rehearsal)
0:56 • Alternate take
Vegetables (Bass Track)
2:16 • Alternate take
Vegetables (Bass & Piano Track)
2:37 • Alternate take
Vegetables (1St Vocal Overdub)
2:19 • Alternate take
Vegetables (2Nd Vocal Overdub)
2:17 • Alternate take
Vegetables (Instrumental Insert)
2:18 • Alternate take
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
3:34 • Alternate take • Great Shape - Vigotone Smile Mix
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
4:43 • Alternate take • Smile Millennium Edition
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
3:47 • Alternate take • Reprise - Smile Millennium Edition
Written by Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
2:16 • Alternate take • Purple Chick Smile - Vocals Only Bonus
From the liner notes:
Brian Wilson wrote the song “Vegatables” (with Van Dyke Parks) for the famous “SMiLE” album, planned for 1967, but due to the cancellation of “SMiLE”, it was released in a much toned-down form on “Smiley Smile” instead, (with Al Jardine and Brian Wilson on lead vocals) with one section cut out and later reused as “Mama Says” on the album “Wild Honey”.
Paul McCartney was in the studio when Brian Wilson was mixing this song, he just walked in and joined Brian at the console. And, briefly, the two most influential musical Geminis in the world had a chance to work together – you can hear him in the background munching on celery (used instead of traditional percussion) and saying something like ‘Good take, Al‘.
In 1993, the previously unreleased original version of Vegetables was released along with a slew of other “SMiLE” material on the “Good Vibrations” box-set. In 2004, the song was included on Brian Wilson’s new release of “SMiLE”. This most recent recording was based on the original version, rather than the minimalist arrangement that appears on Smiley Smile.
On April 10, 1967, Paul McCartney was indeed in the recording studio with The Beatles Boys and munched some vegetables, but it is unclear if Paul’s contribution was recorded. From Wikipedia:
On the existing tapes for these sessions, McCartney’s presence cannot be verified, and it is unclear if any record of his performance has survived. Archivist Craig Slowinski, who assembled the sessionography included with The Smile Sessions box set, stated: “I was ready to credit Sir Paul with ‘veggie munching’ … but since no tapes were found with his voice or reference to him, we figured I’d better not. Too hard to say that any veggie munching on his part remained on tape through the final stages of production.” Sessions co-producer Mark Linett explained: “Unless Paul is being very quiet, there’s no evidence that he’s a part of the chomping. And there’s quite a lot of discussion going on while that particular track is being recorded.“
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