About this episode

The episode features co-producers Howie Edelson and James Saez discussing The Beach Boys' We Gotta Groove box set and the band's 1977 era.

We have the scoop on The Beach Boys' We Gotta Groove - The Brother Studio Years box set, and are joined by co-producers Howie Edelson and James Saez. James describes his engineering approach to these archival recordings that are sacred to the fan base. We review the anchor LP The Beach Boys Love You - embraced by Krautrock and the CBGB crowd? Was Love You the Pet Sounds of the 70s, or the Wild Honey? With Brian and Dennis in full swing, was 1977 the best year of the decade for the band? What were the pros and cons of the 76-77 "Brian Is Back" era? You don't wanna miss it!

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark Dillon, Phil Miglioratti

Guests: Howie Edelson, James Saez

Topics covered

• The Beach Boys
• archival recordings
• music production
• Krautrock
• CBGB
• 1970s music
• Brian Wilson

Keywords

• We Gotta Groove
• The Beach Boys
• Love You
• Brian Wilson
• 1977
• archival recordings
• music production
• Krautrock
• CBGB

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Beach Boys

Books & works: We Gotta Groove, The Beach Boys Love You

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