David Leaf returns to Pet Reads to talk all about his superb oral history of SMiLE, which covers the 60s as well as the 2000s. Including interviews from all the main players in the story of the album, it's a must read for a new fan to the ultimate Brianistas!

The second part of the great SMiLE chat with Domenic.

Do also check out his recently revived website for Dumb Angel, a real treasure trove!

https://dumbangelgazette.co.uk/

We return to the infinitely fascinating world of Smile with part 1 of this chat with Domenic Priore, one of the pre-eminent voices on the subject.

Part two of the discussion with David Leaf about God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and The California Myth.

This also features David's choice of Pet Soundalike!

There are not many books in the Beach Boys library that have been as influential and celebrated as the various editions of the one that's episode's focus.

David Leaf joins Pet Reads to talk about God Only Knows, the 2022 update of the landmark 1978 release, The California Myth.

This episode proved to be a showcase for this author's terrific knowledge and experience with the band. It was a delight to welcome Andrew Doe to talk about his thorough review of the band's output in his Complete Guide book, from 1997 and revised in 2004.

Hear Andrew's knowledge on the recordings as well as many of his links with leading names in the world of The Beach Boys!

Andrew's website: http://bellagio10452.com/index.html

Music: KejaR https://kejarmusic.com/

Artwork: Saar Mano https://www.instagram.com/saarmano/

This episode sees the expansion of The Beach Boys' world to include their contemporaries, as Ed talks to Luke Meddings about his tremendous 2021 study of how three 60s musical heavyweights influenced each other and the world.

In What They Heard, Luke plots chronologically each artist's releases to see how they drove each others creativity - it's a must read!

Music: KejaR https://kejarmusic.com/

Artwork: Saar Mano https://www.instagram.com/saarmano/

The focus turns to what many deem their favourite album by the band in this episode, as Ed talks to Marc Schuster about his book all about the 'Holland' album.

Music: KejaR https://kejarmusic.com/

Artwork: Saar Mano https://www.instagram.com/saarmano/