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Jon returns to Pet Reads to discuss his excellent and wide-ranging FAQs publication from 2011. Subtitled 'All that's left to know about America's Band', it is a fantastic resource in the Beach Boys Library that all fans must own and learn from! This interview was recorded prior to Brian's passing.

Ed chats with author Jon Stebbins to explore his terrific book 'The Real Beach Boy', easily the definitive biography of Dennis Wilson. From wild surf adventures to musical brilliance and personal struggles, this episode uncovers the untold story of the Beach Boys’ most enigmatic member as well as Jon's links to Dennis.

The second part of the terrific chat with David Leaf. This episode's Pet Soundalike is Surf's Up as performed at the All Star Tribute to brian Wilson from 2001, on youtube as its not on streaming services to add to the playlist! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmR8a36x_MA&pp=ygUZc3VyZnMgdXAgYWxsIHN0YXIgdHJpYnV0ZQ%3D%3D

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/

This episode is an interesting discussion with Luis Sanchez about his book about the lost masterpiece that is Smile, which is released as part of the 33 1/3 series of music books. We hear about the writing process, the reasons for choosing this album as the focal point, as well as Luis meeting one of the major players in the writing and recording! Music: KejaR https://kejarmusic.com/ Artwork: Saar Mano https://www.instagram.com/saarmano/

An entertaining talk through this superb book with its author Mark Dillon sees discussion of the interviewees, their song choices and an entertaining audio book version of this title, narrated by Mark himself! Music: KejaR https://kejarmusic.com/ Artwork: Saar Mano https://www.instagram.com/saarmano/

In this episode we hear about the creation of arguably the greatest album of all time from those who were there, via the terrifically interesting author of this week's book, Chuck Granata. Chuck spoke with all the major players who were there alongside Brian in the creation, which leads to a superbly detailed and evocative prose all about this golden period in the recording career of the group. Music: KejaR https://kejarmusic.com/ Artwork: Saar Mano https://www.instagram.com/saarmano/

This episode offers the first glimpse on paper into the Boys themselves, as Ed talks to Jim Hirsch about his collaboration with Mike Love for his 2016 memoir Good Vibrations! Music: KejaR https://kejarmusic.com/ Artwork: Saar Mano https://www.instagram.com/saarmano/