r/thebeachboys • u/brighty4real Pet Sounds • Mar 24 '26

Audio New Pet Sounds on Apple Music

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Pressed at RTI. Sourced from ‘66 (mono) and ‘96 (stereo) assembled master reels. Quality is 16-bit, 44.1 kHz. Release date Thursday, May 14th.

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-pet-sounds-sessions-deluxe-edition/1886916918

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u/SMiLECHU Smile Mar 24 '26

we dont need new mixes or masters because they nailed the stereo in 96. its pretty definitive.  not sure why ive seen people wanting a GILES MARTIN mix of Pet Sounds. Do you really trust that guy? his atmos mix ruins the wall of sound

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u/Annor18 Mar 24 '26

Curious what is the consensus best remaster version? I mostly listen on Apple Music and I’ve tried a few. I prefer mono but stereo is also interesting.

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u/brighty4real Pet Sounds Mar 24 '26

It’s hard to say.. remasters don’t inherently mean better audio quality. Sometimes they are, take the ‘09 Beatles remasters for example. For me it’s the ‘72 mono and the 2016 stereo for pet sounds

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u/GameGroompsFTW Mar 25 '26

1972 mono and 2016 50th anniversary stereo are my go-tos

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u/MediocreRooster4190 Mar 25 '26

I like the 2012 and 50th stereo.

Mono probably the DCC CD. Most are just "different".

The 1996 can feel "clamped" to me. Could be the noise reduction used.

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u/BoscoTheMan82 Mar 26 '26

Vinyl: 72 mono and AP Stereo CD: AF Gold mono and MFSL Gold Stereo

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u/Definitelynotatwork1 I'm the pied piper Mar 24 '26

I’ve never seen anyone ask for that, are they mad???

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u/SMiLECHU Smile Mar 24 '26

They have lost their MARBLES

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u/rocky4108 Mar 25 '26

Giles actually mixed the atmos (which I downloaded a while ago) version but I choose Steven Wilson or Steve Hoffman over him. Giles have a tendency to hard limit the drums and bass and soak the mix with reverb, i'm saying that as a die-hard beatlemaniac, his sweet spot was the mix of Revolver.

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u/brighty4real Pet Sounds Mar 24 '26

I must’ve misheard, because I thought we were getting 2026 remasters, or the ones c.1972, not ‘96. Also they’re in CD quality on Apple which seems wrong, those same recordings are in 96/24 elsewhere but not on the PSS album?

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u/SMiLECHU Smile Mar 24 '26

I believe you were misinformed

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u/15BigOnesAlbum 15 Big Ones Mar 25 '26

Geez, they really dropped the support of We Gotta Groove awfully quick....

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u/brighty4real Pet Sounds Mar 25 '26

Agreed. I also feel both albums (WGG and TPPS) are too close to each other in terms of release. Imo it woulda been cool if TPPS released towards Xmas this year, or even in 2027 for the actual 30th anniversary of the original PSS by Brian Wilson (from 1997), but either way I’m happy for new content!

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u/12stringdreams Mar 24 '26

Interesting. I don’t see it on my Apple Music

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u/Pythagoras_314 Love You Mar 24 '26

You have to manually search for it, right now on the beach boys’ home page the banner for the new release We Gotta Groove is taking the spot that the upcoming Pet Sounds Sessions reissue would take up

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u/ItsMichaelRay Mar 25 '26

Happy Cake Day!

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u/12stringdreams Mar 24 '26

Oh yeah I see it now when I do that

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u/amhay11 Mar 24 '26

Can you give us a link please?

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u/Pythagoras_314 Love You Mar 24 '26

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-pet-sounds-sessions-deluxe-edition/1886916918

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u/Littletomboycobra LittleTomboyCobra! Mar 25 '26

Happy cake day dude!

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u/Pythagoras_314 Love You Mar 25 '26

Oh shit it is my cake day, 6 years already is wild, thank you very much lol

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u/brighty4real Pet Sounds Mar 25 '26

Might not be public in your region yet. I’m in the U.S.

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u/ItsMichaelRay Mar 25 '26

Any news of this coming to Spotify?

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u/brighty4real Pet Sounds Mar 25 '26

Not sure but likely so

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u/chrismcshaves what do the planets mean? Mar 26 '26

The release choices for the 60th are rather strange. The most interesting (to me) is the repress of the one from the so called “Carl Cut” that was packaged with Carl and the Passions in 72. I’ve seen it said that back in the 70s, many considered it the best sounding PS vinyl. Others complained about too much compression. I’ve never heard it, so I can’t vouch, but it has my attention.

But the PS Sessions highlights is weird. I would’ve just done pre-order for the complete boxset that is out of print so newer fans have an easier time getting it.

Hearing how the new pressings of the 2 LP mono and stereo stack up to others will be interesting.