Yes. I still have more of these squirreled away.
THE BEACH BOYS
Christmas Album
(Capitol, no date given)
OK. Here’s our theory. Christmas sucks and we need Christmas music to save the day. But most Christmas songs just go on too dang long. Which is where the Beach Boys come in. Brian knew. This record features five original tracks by Mr Wilson, all of them under 2.14 seconds so you can leave the party early and get down to the real fun. Like what? Oh, we dunno—playing more Christmas records, perhaps? We can’t think of anything more fun than forced gaiety. Really. Especially when Christmas exposes the vulnerability and loneliness of the most vulnerable and lonely of people. Why do you think suicide rates go up over the holiday season, you bastards? Three Christmases ago, we had no one to call, no one to speak to. Did you fucking care? WE DON’T FUCKING THINK SO! Anyway, the Beach Boys. According to the sleeve, you can hear the Beach Boys accompanied by a sonorous 40-piece orchestra. We thought sonorous meant boring, but maybe it means “Christmas-y”. This is more Beach Boy-y than Christmas-y. The Beach Boys were so Beach Boy-y they could drown out even the most formidable of holidays.
Cost 92 cents. Bargain value 4, slip cover 0
1 comments:
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Been Howlett
excellent. never seen that before. a true find....soz
Mon at 12:26 · Delete
Jim Smith
I always found their Christmas LP uncharacteristically dreary. James Brown's "Santa's Got a Brand New Bag" LP however, is certainly not.
Mon at 14:10 · Delete
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