Beach Boys – We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years – import 3 CD set

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Artist: The Beach Boys |Label: Universal Japan |Format: 3xCD |Genre: Rock | CD Condition: New | Cover Condition: Sealed

The Beach Boys
We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years
Universal 3185928 – 3 CD set – Japanese import 4 fold jacket w/ thick booklet

The Japanese 3 SHM-CD edition of We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years offers a richly detailed look into The Beach Boys’ 1974-1977 studio era, gathering 73 tracks that highlight Brian Wilson’s remarkable creative resurgence following the success of Endless Summer and his return to full-time studio work. Featuring 35 previously unreleased recordings and 22 new mixes, the set traces the evolution from the eccentric brilliance of Love You-presented here with newly remastered audio and abundant outtakes-to the long mythologized Adult/Child sessions, finally given an official release with improved sound and rare material that deepens appreciation for Brian’s bold, synth-heavy songwriting experiments. The collection also revisits sessions for 15 Big Ones, offering alternate mixes, backing tracks, and demos that reveal the band’s shifting dynamics as Carl and Dennis pursued increasingly sophisticated material while the label pushed for Brian’s commercial return. Throughout, the music captures a period of raw vulnerability, quirky invention, and unexpected melodic power, with highlights such as “It’s Over Now” and “Still I Dream of It” standing alongside fascinating session material and the set’s namesake track. Issued exclusively in Japan in SHM CD format, this edition includes Japanese translations of the liner notes and lyrics, making it an essential deep dive for fans drawn to one of the most unusual and creatively dynamic chapters in The Beach Boys’ history.

– Disc 1 –

• 1Let Us Go on This Way – CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
• 2Roller Skating Child – CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
• 3Mona – CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
• 4Johnny Carson – CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
• 5Good Time – CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
• 6Honkin’ Down the Highway – CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
• 7Ding Dang – CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
• 8Solar System – CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
• 9The Night Was So Young – CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
• 10I’ll Bet He’s Nice – CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
• 11Let’s Put Our Hearts Together – CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
• 12I Wanna Pick You Up – CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
• 13Airplane – CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
• 14Love Is a Woman – CD1: Love You Album (1977 Mix)
• 15Love You Outtakes
• 16Ruby Baby – CD1: Love You Outtakes
• 17Marilyn Rowell – CD1: Love You Outtakes
• 18Sherry She Needs Me – CD1: Love You Outtakes
• 19Lazy Lizzie – CD1: Love You Outtakes
• 20We Gotta Groove (2025 Mix) – CD1: Love You Outtakes
• 21Hey There Mama (2025 Mix) – CD1: Love You Outtakes
• 22Clangin’ (2025 Mix) – CD1: Love You Outtakes
• 23Love Is a Woman (Al Jardine Vocal) – CD1: Love You Outtakes
• 24Johnny Carson (Alternate Mix with Intro) – CD1: Love You Outtakes
  – Disc 2 –
• 1You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling – CD1: Love You Outtakes
• 2Life Is for the Living – CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
• 3Deep Purple – CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
• 4It’s Over Now – CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
• 5Still I Dream of It – CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
• 6Everybody Wants to Live – CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
• 7Lines – CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
• 8It’s Trying to Say – CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
• 9Shortenin’ Bread – CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
• 10New England Waltz – CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
• 11Life Is for the Living (Backing Track) – CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
• 12Deep Purple (2025 Backing Track Mix) – CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
• 13It’s Over Now (2025 Backing Track Mix) – CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
• 14Still I Dream of It (2025 Backing Track Mix) – CD2: Adult/Child Sessions
• 151974-1977 Select Outtakes
• 16Holy Man (2025 Mix, Carl Wilson Vocal) – CD2: 1974-1977 Outtakes
• 17Carl’s Song 1 (It Could Be Anything) (2025 Mix) – CD2: 1974-1977 Outtakes
• 18Carl’s Song 2 (Angel Come Home) (2025 Mix) – CD2: 1974-1977 Outtakes
• 19String Bass Song (Rainbows) (2025 Mix) – CD2: 1974-1977 Outtakes
• 2010,000 Years Ago – CD2: 1974-1977 Outtakes
• 21Gimme Some Lovin’ (2025 Mix) – CD2: 1974-1977 Outtakes
• 22Honeycomb (Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford Vocal) – CD2: 1974-1977 Outtakes
• 23In the Back of My Mind (1975 Alternate Take, 2025 Mix) – CD2: 1974-1977 Outtakes
• 24Just Once in My Life (2025 Mix) – CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
• 25Mony, Mony (2025 Mix) – CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
• 26Running Bear (2025 Mix) – CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
• 27Shake, Rattle and Roll – CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
• 28On Broadway (2025 Mix) – CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
• 29Sea Cruise (2025 Mix) – CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
• 30Chapel of Love (2025 Mix) – CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
• 31Short Skirts (2025 Mix) – CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
• 32TM Song (2025 Backing Track Mix) – CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
• 33Rock and Roll Music (2025 Backing Track Mix) – CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
• 34Had to Phone Ya (2025 Deconstructed Mix) – CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
• – Disc 3 –
• 1Just Once in My Life (2025 Backing Track Mix) – CD3: 15 Big Ones Outtakes
• 2Love You Alternate Mixes
• 3Let Us Go on This Way (Alternate Mix) – CD3: Love You Alternate Mixes
• 4Mona (2025 Deconstructed Mix) – CD3: Love You Alternate Mixes
• 5Honkin’ Down the Highway (Billy Hinsche Vocal) – CD3: Love You Alternate Mixes
• 6Ding Dang (Session Highlights & Unedited 2025 Mix) – CD3: Love You Alternate Mixes
• 7Solar System (2025 Backing Track Mix) – CD3: Love You Alternate Mixes
• 8The Night Was So Young (2025 Vocals Only Mix) – CD3: Love You Alternate Mixes
• 9Let’s Put Our Hearts Together (2025 Coda Mix) – CD3: Love You Alternate Mixes
• 10Love You – Brian Cassette Demos
• 11That Special Feeling (Demo) – CD3: Love You Cassette Demos
• 12It’s Over Now (Demo) – CD3: Love You Cassette Demos
• 13They’re Marching Along (Demo) – CD3: Love You Cassette Demos
• 14Love Is a Woman (Demo) – CD3: Love You Cassette Demos
• 15Mona (Demo) – CD3: Love You Cassette Demos
• 16Airplane (Demo) – CD3: Love You Cassette Demos
• 17Let’s Put Our Hearts Together (Demo) – CD3: Love You Cassette Demos
• 18I’ll Bet He’s Nice (Demo) – CD3: Love You Cassette Demos
• 19 Still I Dream of It (Demo) – CD3: Love You Cassette Demos

NEW SEALED 3 CD set – Japanese import 4 fold jacket w/ thick booklet