1977
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[unless noted otherwise, all sessions were at MIU: Mike's Waves gigs in blue]
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January | 6 - Sportatorium, Hollywood FL |
7 - Civic Center, Lakeland FL | |
8 - University of Florida, Gainesville FL [w/The Outlaws] | |
9 - The Omni, Atlanta GA | |
10 - Von Braun Center, Huntsville AL (no Brian) | |
11 - Mid South Coliseum, Memphis TN (no Brian) | |
12 - Love You session: Airplane (tag) [Brother] | |
12 - Market Sq Arena, Indianapolis IN (no Brian) | |
13 - Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland OH (no Brian) | |
14 - Love You session: album assembled [Brother] | |
15 - Olympia Stadium, Detroit MI | |
16 - Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto ON, Canada (2 shows) | |
17 - The Forum, Montreal QC, Canada | |
18 - The Spectrum, Philadelphia PA | |
19 - Adult/Child session: Still I Dream Of It [Brother ?] [1] | |
19 - Civic Arena, Pittsburgh PA | |
20 - Capitol Center, Largo MD | |
21 - Capitol Center, Largo MD [2] | |
24 - NBC Arena, Honolulu HI [cancelled] [3] | |
25 - NBC Arena, Honolulu HI [cancelled] | |
February | Feb to March - Adult/Child sessions: in addition to the titles noted below, also recorded were It's Tryin' To Say (aka Baseball's On)/Everybody Wants To Live |
3 - Eric Carmen session: She Did It/Hey Deanie [Brother] [4] | |
9 - Adult/Child session: Still I Dream Of It [Brother] | |
10 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: Pacific Ocean Blues [Brother] | |
19 - Grammy Awards CBS-TV broadcast, Los Angeles CA [5] | |
25 - Adult/Child session: Deep Purple/It's Over Now [Brother] | |
March |
?? - Adult/Child session: Life is For The Living/New England Waltz [Brother - before the 11th] |
3 - Bambu session: Love Remember Me [Brother] | |
11 - Adult/Child session: Deep Purple/Life Is For The Living/It's Over Now/Still I Dream Of It [orchestra - Western] | |
13 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: Feel The Pull [Brother] | |
14 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: editing & mixing [Brother] | |
15 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: Time [Brother] | |
16 - Adult/Child session: unknown song [Brother] | |
18 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: Dreamer [Brother] | |
22 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: 'Album tag' [Brother] | |
22 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: editing & mixing [Brother] | |
23 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: editing & mixing [Brother] | |
29 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: End Of The Show [Brother] | |
April | 12 - Adult/Child session: Lines [Brother] |
11 - The Beach Boys Love You album released | |
15 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: End Of The Show [Brother] | |
19 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: End Of The Show [Brother] | |
23 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: album assembled [Brother] | |
May | ?? - 22 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: Farewell My Fried [vocals] [Brother] |
12 - Dennis Wilson session: Oh Darling [Brother] [6] | |
30 - Honkin' Down The Highway/Solar System single released | |
summer | ?? - session: Lady Lynda [Brother] |
?? - Pacific Ocean Blue session: Dreamer [Brother - before 15th June] | |
?? - American Spring sessions: It's Like Heaven/California Feeling/To Sir With Love [Brother] [7] | |
June | 3 - Adult/Child session: Shortenin' Bread [Brother] |
15 - Pacific Ocean Blue session: album mastered | |
23 - session: Gimme Some Lovin' [Brother] | |
27 - Adult/Child session: album assembled | |
July |
European Tour [8]
(support on all UK dates were Gallagher & Lyle, Dave Edmund's Rockpile,
Ricci Martin and Dr Feelgood except as noted)
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23 - Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales [cancelled] | |
24 - Belle Vue, Manchester, England [Barclay James Harvest for Gallagher & Lyle - cancelled] | |
26 - St. Goarshausen Freilichtbühn, Lorelei , Germany [w/The Outlaws, Bonnie Raitt & Ricci Martin - cancelled] | |
28 - Scheveningen, Netherlands [support unknown - cancelled]# | |
30 - Wembley Stadium, London, England [w/Ricci Martin and Gallagher & Lyle - cancelled] | |
30 - CBS Convention, London, England [closed industry show - no support] | |
August | 1 - Dalymont Park, Dublin, Ireland [cancelled] |
4 - Bambu session: He's A Bum [Brother] | |
19 - State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis IN [w/Ricci Martin] | |
20 - Kentucky State Fair, Louisville KY [w/Ricci Martin] | |
21 - Mississippi River Festival, Edwardsville IL [w/Ricci Martin] | |
22 - Iowa State Fair, Des Moines IA [w/Ricci Martin] | |
24 - Pine Knob, Clarkston MI [w/Ricci Martin] [9] | |
25 - Pine Knob, Clarkston MI [w/Ricci Martin] [9] | |
26 - Pine Knob, Clarkston MI [w/Ricci Martin] [9] | |
27 - Castle Farms Music Theatre, Charlevoix MI [w/Ricci Martin] | |
28 - CNE Grandstand, Toronto ON, Canada [w/Ricci Martin] [9] | |
29 - CNE Grandstand, Toronto ON, Canada [w/Ricci Martin] | |
30 - Hershey Park, Hershey PA* [w/Ricci Martin] | |
31 - Performing Arts Center, Saratoga NY [w/Ricci Martin] [9] | |
September | 1 - Central Park, New York NY [w/Ricci Martin] |
2 - Narragansett Raceway, Pawtucket RI [w/Ricci Martin & Leo Sayer] [10] | |
15 - 3rd Annual Rock Music Awards, Los Angeles CA | |
16 - Pacific Ocean Blue Dennis Wilson album released (Caribou) | |
?? - Bambu session: Only With You [vocals] | |
fall | ?? - Mike Love sessions: Shooting Star/Jailbait (=Lovestruck) [Brother] |
10 - Bambu session: Wild Situation [Brother] | |
October | 11 - Dick Clark's Good Ole Days, ABC TV, Los Angeles CA |
14 - University of Kansas, Lawrence KS | |
14 - You And I/Friday Night Dennis Wilson single released (Caribou) | |
15 - University of Iowa, Iowa City IA | |
16 - Indiana State University, Terre Haute IN | |
17 - Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley CA [11] | |
18 - Bambu session: My Love Lives On/Something New/10,000 Years Ago [Brother] | |
19 - Music Hall, Houston TX | |
21 - El Camino College, Torrance CA* | |
22 - Wilshire Ebell Theater, Los Angeles CA | |
23 - California Theater, San Diego CA | |
24 - Bambu session Down in Mexico/Time For Bed/Baby Blue [Brother] | |
25 - Bambu session: Time For Bed [Brother] | |
26 - Bambu session: Time For Bed [Brother] | |
31 - Dennis solo tour rehearsal [Brother] | |
November | 1 - Dennis solo tour rehearsal [Brother] |
2 - Don Kirshner's "Rock Concert" taping, Brother Studio, Santa Monica CA [Dennis solo - cancelled] | |
11 - Freedom Hall Civic Center, Johnson City TN | |
12 - William and Mary College, Williamsburg VA | |
13 - Coliseum, Charlotte NC | |
The Iowa sessions:
Decamping to the Maharishi International University in Fairfield IA, Mike, Alan & Brian recorded tracks that were to become associated with both the M.I.U. Album (initially California Feeling, which was mixed and assembled in late December - see below) and an abortive Xmas set, Merry Christmas From The Beach Boys. As can be seen from the sessions below, there seemed to be no clear distinction between the two projects, as had been previously assumed. Other titles known to have been recorded at MIU are include "Santa's On His Way". The AFM sheets only list Carl as present on December 3rd & 4th, although he was there for about a week in all, and Dennis not at all, although he did pay a fleeting visit, playing drums on an (unused) remake of "She's Got Rhythm", probably on the 7th. | |
14 - session: She's Got Rhythm/Santa's Got An Airplane | |
15 - session: Winter Symphony/Our Team/How's About A Little Bit | |
16 - American Spring session: Don't Be Cruel/? California Feeling | |
17 - session #1: Beach Burlesque/Wontcha Come Out Tonight session #2: Alone On Christmas Day session #3: Goin' To Get That Girl | |
17 - American Spring session - Baby (I Could Be So Good At Loving You) | |
18 - session #1: Sunday Kinda Love/Matchpoint Of Our Love/Egypt session #2: Why/Matchpoint Of Our Love/Egypt session #3: Bells Of Christmas/Hawaii Christmas (= Melekalikimaka)/Pitter Patter [12] | |
18 - SW Missouri State U., Springfield MO | |
19 - University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana IL | |
20 - University of Dayton, Dayton OH | |
21 - session #1 (Celebration): Sad, Sad Summer/Almost Summer/Cruisin' session #2 (Celebration): Chief Joseph/Sad, Sad Summer session #3: Winter Symphony/Goin' To Get That Girl | |
22 - session: Winter Symphony/Alone On Christmas Day | |
22 - Dennis Wilson session: Merry Christmas (=Morning Christmas) [Brother] | |
23 - session: Sad, Sad Christmas/Winds Of Change/Christmas Medley | |
?? - Mike Love session: TM Siddhi Program | |
Dennis Wilson solo tour
To promote Pacific Ocean Blue Dennis planned a small solo tour, and held at least two rehearsals for it (see above), but the whole enterprise was cancelled when he was told by the band's management that if the tour went ahead, he was out. In addition to the dates below, a show at LA's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion was scheduled, and there were a few other venues mentioned. In all there were maybe ten dates scheduled. According to those who have heard the rehersals tapes, the setlist would have been "What's Wrong/Pacific Ocean Blues/You And I/ Time/Friday Night/Baby Blue/Moonshin/Thoughts Of You/End Of The Show" | |
21- Paramount, Asbury Park NJ [cancelled] | |
22 - Hofstra University, Hempstead NY [cancelled] | |
23 - Avery Fisher Hall, New York NY [cancelled] | |
29 - Academy Of Music, Philadelphia PA [cancelled] | |
December | 2 - session: Matchpoint Of Our Love/Sunday Kinda Love |
3 - session: Little Girl (=Wontcha Come Out Tonight)/She's Got Rhythm | |
4 - session: Pitter Patter/Our Team/How's About A Little Bit | |
early - Chicago IL [cancelled] | |
5 - Detroit MI [cancelled] | |
7 - session: Mike, Come Back To LA/She's Got Rhythm (remake)[might be the 6th] | |
9 - Bambu session: Baby Blue [Brother] | |
11 - Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver BC, Canada [w/The Foreman Young Band] | |
12 - Memorial Coliseum, Portland OR | |
13 - session: Toys For Tots PSA/My Diane vocal/Konas Coast/Pitter Patter/Wontcha Come Out Tonight/Match Point of Our Love [Kaye Smith, Seattle] [13] | |
13 - Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle WA [13] | |
14 - Washington State University, Pullman WA [13] | |
16 - Jackson County Expo, Medford OR [cancelled] | |
17 - University of Oregon, Eugene OR | |
24 - California Feeling session: master #1 assembled [14] | |
26 - San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego CA | |
27 - Forum, Los Angeles CA | |
28 - Cow Palace, San Francisco CA | |
29 - California Feeling session: master #2 assembled | |
unknown |
?? - Bambu sessions: Cocktails/Crying/Fever/Here Comes The Sun/My Love's Coming Down (=Love Remember Me aka I Don't Know) [Brother] [15] |
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1
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The date for this session is undoubtedly wrong, but that's what is says on the tape box. Very probably it's the February 9th session incorrectly noted. |
2
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Reportedly, after this show Mike flew to Switzerland for a six-month course in TM. Certainly the band no shows over the next five months. |
3
| The stated reason was that Mike had heptitis. |
4
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Carmen originally called Carl to come down and sing the bvs - along with Bruce Johnston & Curt Becher - for these songs, but it was Carl's 11th wedding anniversary so he declined, but told Carmen that Brian was also recording at Brother and to ask him. Carmen did, and Brian agreed. However, it's questionable if he's on the released versions of these titles, as both Carmen & Bruce say the bvs were later re-recorded (Brian's performance was described as "below par"). |
5
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Brian, Carl & Dennis presented the Grammy for the best new artist. At the same event, Song Of The Year was won by one Bruce Johnston for "I Write The Songs". |
6
| Not the song that appeared on Keepin' The Summer Alive. Recorded with Karen. |
7
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This incarnation of American Spring comprised Marilyn, Diane and Brian's new 'minder', Rushtyn 'Rocky' Pamplin. |
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The Beach Boys were pencilled in for The Queen's Silver Jubilee concert at Wembley on July 11th, but withdrew when it was announced that Paul McCartney & Wings, who they thought they'd be doing a joint set with - would not be particpating. An all-American show at Wembley on July 30th also fell by the wayside, so the band apparently decided to mount their own mini-stadium tour. The shows - which included the CBS show - were only officially announced on July 2nd , and then cancelled less than three weeks later when it was discovered that the band's new manager, Henry Lazarus, had not completed the paperwork adequately nor arranged the necessary work permits. Additionally, the ticket sales were very slow, Wembley excepted. |
9
| These shows included a short set by Dennis performing songs from POB. |
10
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The following day, at Newark airport, the infamous 'on-the-tarmac' bust-up took place, which resulted in the band imploding for two weeks. A meeting at Brian's house resolved the situation, the outcome being that Mike & Alan gained coroprate control of the band. |
11
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This was a proto-Celebration show featuring Mike, Charles Lloyd, Ron Altbach, Ed Carter, Rusty Ford, Gary Griffin & Mike Kowalski, with Alan as a special guest. They were billed as "Making Waves", but Mike announced from the stage that they'd been told this name was already taken so the band was "Waves". This was one of only five known gigs they did under this name (see below - they also did at least one other as "Tauranga") before becoming Celebration. The event's official title was "Illusion or Reality - A Magical-Musical Experience", the magic being supplied by Doug Henning (who was also a TM devotee). |
12
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Given that the band were playing a gig on the evening of the 18th, there has to some doubt regarding the third session taking place (unless it was with no Beach Boys present). |
13
| Filmed for the Our Team promo. |
14
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This first master included "Shortenin' Bread" and "It's Over Now". Presumably they were removed five days later. |
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Apparently, "Here Comes The Sun" was recorded - with Karen Lamm - for consideration for the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band movie. |