The Beach Boys – Surf’s Up (1971) [APO Remaster 2016] {SACD ISO + FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz}

The Beach Boys – Surf’s Up (1971) [Analogue Productions 2016] {2.0 & 4.0}
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 & DST 4.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 33:43 minutes | Scans included | 2,41 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 648 MB
Genre: Rock

The Beach Boys’ post-1966 catalog is littered with LPs that barely scraped the charts upon release but matured into solid fan favorites despite – and occasionally, because of – their many and varied eccentricities. Surf’s Up could well be the definitive example, beginning with the cloying “Don’t Go Near the Water” and ending a bare half-hour later with the baroque majesty of the title track (originally written in 1966). The album is a virtual laundry list of each uncommon intricacy that made the Beach Boys’ forgotten decade such a bittersweet thrill – the fluffy yet endearing pop (od)ditties of Brian Wilson, quasi-mystical white-boy soul from brother Carl, and the downright laughable songwriting on tracks charting Mike Love’s devotion to Buddhism and Al Jardine’s social/environmental concerns. Those songs are enjoyable enough, but the last three tracks are what make Surf’s Up such a masterpiece. The first, “A Day in the Life of a Tree,” is simultaneously one of Brian’s most deeply touching and bizarre compositions; he is the narrator and object of the song (though not the vocalist; co-writer Jack Rieley lends a hand), lamenting his long life amid the pollution and grime of a city park while the somber tones of a pipe organ build atmosphere. The second, “‘Til I Die,” isn’t the love song the title suggests; it’s a haunting, fatalistic piece of pop surrealism that appeared to signal Brian’s retirement from active life. The album closer, “Surf’s Up,” is a masterpiece of baroque psychedelia, probably the most compelling track from the SMiLE period. Carl gives a soulful performance despite the surreal wordplay, and Brian’s coda is one of the most stirring moments in his catalog. Wrapped up in a mess of contradictions, Surf’s Up defined the Beach Boys’ tumultuous career better than any other album.

Tracklist:
01. Don’t Go Near the Water
02. Long Promised Road
03. Take a Load off Your Feet
04. Disney Girls (1957)
05. Student Demonstration Time
06. Feel Flows
07. Lookin’ at Tomorrow (A Welfare Song)
08. Day in the Life of a Tree
09. ‘Til I Die
10. Surf’s Up

SACD ISO

mqs.link_TheBeachBysSurfsUp1971APRemaster2016SACDIS.part1.rar
mqs.link_TheBeachBysSurfsUp1971APRemaster2016SACDIS.part2.rar
mqs.link_TheBeachBysSurfsUp1971APRemaster2016SACDIS.part3.rar

FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz

mqs.link_TheBeachBysSurfsUp1971APRemaster2016FLACStere2488.2.rar