Al Jardine talks about what's in store…
In conjunction with Record Store Day on Saturday, April 16, Al Jardine will be traveling to Amoeba Music’s Berkeley, CA location for an exclusive in store appearance from noon to 1 p.m. to sign the new Beach Boys two-disc 10” “Good Vibrations”/“Heroes And Villains” SMiLE-era 78 rpm. Jardine will also field questions from fans regarding the upcoming SMiLE box set release.
The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations/Heroes and Villains [ltd. edition 78RPM single set]
Disc 1 —
Side A: “Good Vibrations”
Side B: “Heroes and Villains”
Disc 2 —
Side C: “Good Vibrations” (Early Take)
Side D: “Heroes and Villains” (Alt. Take)
Q: If someone has never been to an Amoeba Music store what can they expect?
Al Jardine: The Amoeba record stores are cavernous and gigantic places and they remind me of the old days when I was buying singles, and the 1970’s when the record stores had all the great artwork and that counter-cultural aspect of buying records and meeting people. It’s really a wonderful thing to have (in the neighborhood).
Q: Talk about this new single you’ve put together to support the Red Cross’s Japanese disaster relief efforts.
AJ: “Don’t Fight The Sea” the official release is set for Tuesday, but we are making some advanced copies available for a debut at Amoeba Music in Berkeley, where I will be signing the SMiLE 78 and the benefit single as well. We’ll also have some on hand for the Japantown show in San Francisco, and more will be distributed at the San Francisco and Hollywood Amoeba store locations.
Side A: “Don’t Fight The Sea” — Al Jardine; featuring Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love & Bruce Johnston with Matt Jardine & Scott Matthews
Side B: “Friends” (A Capella) — The Beach Boys
A Japanese symbol appears on both sides of the single; it means “friend.”
The official release date for the 1,000 “Don’t Fight The Sea” white vinyl singles is Tuesday, April 19, with additional plans to manufacture black vinyl once the limited edition white vinyl is sold out. Of the initial 1,000 pressed 90 or so sleeves have been signed (and numbered) by Al, Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Bruce Johnston specifically for auction to assist in the disaster relief.
Q: What can you tell us about the afternoon concert that you’ll be performing Saturday afternoon?
AJ: I’ll be whisked away from Amoeba to go to the Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco. I was approached to perform in Japantown by Ali Monroe (from San Francisco), he told me about the Japan relief effort going on for the earthquake/tsunami survivors in Japan. San Francisco has a Cherry Blossom Festival once a year, so they wanted to use the opportunity to bring awareness to the situation and get as many people together during the festival and have a live concert with local jazz and other Bay area artists. They considered me a “Bay area artist” because I’m closer to San Francisco than I am to Los Angeles (on the Monterey Peninsula), so they invited me to perform a couple of songs, one of which will be “Don’t Fight The Sea,” and a Beach Boys song that people will recognize and (can) connect to. I believe there will be a giant 150’ American flag unfurling to show support for the people of Japan at five o’clock and that’s when I'll be going on. It’s going to be quite an event.
More information on how to purchase the new single will be available after April 19.
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