The Beach Boys - 20/20 & Wild Honey 2LP Vinyl 1974 WB/Reprise Records 2MS 2166
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The Beach Boys’ “20/20 & Wild Honey” is a significant compilation in their discography, released on July 15, 1974. This collection brings together two albums that showcase the band’s evolution in style and production. “20/20,” their 15th studio album, released in 1969, was notable for the emergence of Carl and Dennis Wilson as producers and Steve Desper as the group’s chief engineer. It included a mix of older tracks from the unfinished “Smile” sessions and new material. Songs like “Our Prayer,” a wordless hymn, and “Cabinessence,” were completed with additional vocal overdubs. The album also featured covers like “Bluebirds over the Mountain” and original compositions such as “Do It Again,” a song Brian Wilson considered one of his finest for this album.
“Wild Honey,” on the other hand, was the Beach Boys’ 13th studio album, released in 1967. It marked the band’s first foray into soul music, drawing heavy influence from Motown and Stax Records’ R&B. Despite being one of their lower-selling albums at the time, it included notable tracks like “Wild Honey” and “Darlin’.”
