008 Pet Sounds (The Beach Boys) / Song Cycle (Van Dyke Parks)

FromRobert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s

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008 Pet Sounds (The Beach Boys) / Song Cycle (Van Dyke Parks)

FromRobert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s

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45 minutes

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Mar 8, 2021

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Out there having fun in the warm California sun as we explore Rolling Stone magazine’s second best album ever and one of the most expensively recorded flops of the 1960s.

Released:

Mar 8, 2021

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (41)

Before his band Guided By Voices set off on their 2001 tour, lead singer Robert Pollard recorded all his favourite 1960s records onto 62 C90 cassettes. On our podcast we listen to, rate and review every one of them.

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011 Odessey and Oracle (The Zombies) / 1st (Bee Gees) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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012 Odessa (Bee Gees) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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001 Abbey Road / Revolver (The Beatles) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
37 min listen
002 The White Album (The Beatles) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
48 min listen
003 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (The Beatles) / Something Else By The Kinks (The Kinks) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
42 min listen
005 Happy Jack / The Who Sell Out (The Who) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
50 min listen
004 Past Masters (The Beatles) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
44 min listen
013 Horizontal (Bee Gees) / The Graham Gouldman Thing (Graham Gouldman) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
48 min listen
009 The Smile Sessions (The Beach Boys) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
54 min listen
007 S.F. Sorrow / Parachute (The Pretty Things) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
44 min listen
016 Spirit of ‘67 (Paul Revere & The Raiders) / Permanent Damage (The GTOs) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
39 min listen
008 Pet Sounds (The Beach Boys) / Song Cycle (Van Dyke Parks) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
45 min listen
006 Tommy (The Who) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
45 min listen
022 Pisces Aquarius Capricorn & Jones Ltd / The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (The Monkees) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
41 min listen
015 Fifth Dimension (The Byrds) / And The Music Plays On (Del Shannon) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
46 min listen
014 Younger Than Yesterday / The Notorious Byrd Brothers (The Byrds) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
39 min listen
010 Butterfly (The Hollies) / Forever Changes (Love) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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026 Blonde On Blonde (Bob Dylan) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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018 Piper At The Gates Of Dawn / A Saucerful Of Secrets (Pink Floyd) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
47 min listen
Bonus episode: Half time by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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017 Their Satanic Majesties Request / Beggars Banquet (The Rolling Stones) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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020 Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake (Small Faces) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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019 The Madcap Laughs / Barrett (Syd Barrett) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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023 Two Yanks In England (The Everly Brothers) / Love Is All Around (The Troggs) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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021 Bookends (Simon & Garfunkel) / Head (The Monkees) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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024 Rolled Gold (The Action) / Mighty Baby (Mighty Baby) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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029 Deja Vu (Crosby Stills Nash & Young) / After The Gold Rush (Neil Young) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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025 Man Of Words Man Of Music (David Bowie) / T. Rex (T. Rex) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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027 We Are Ever So Clean (Blossom Toes) / The Savage Resurrection (The Savage Resurrection) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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031 Waiting For The Sun / The Soft Parade (The Doors) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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029 Deja Vu (Crosby Stills Nash & Young) / After The Gold Rush (Neil Young) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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028 Tales From The Sinking Ship (Wimple Winch) / Excerpts From... Groups & Sessions (Keith West) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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027 We Are Ever So Clean (Blossom Toes) / The Savage Resurrection (The Savage Resurrection) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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026 Blonde On Blonde (Bob Dylan) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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023 Two Yanks In England (The Everly Brothers) / Love Is All Around (The Troggs) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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022 Pisces Aquarius Capricorn & Jones Ltd / The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (The Monkees) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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021 Bookends (Simon & Garfunkel) / Head (The Monkees) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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020 Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake (Small Faces) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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019 The Madcap Laughs / Barrett (Syd Barrett) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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018 Piper At The Gates Of Dawn / A Saucerful Of Secrets (Pink Floyd) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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017 Their Satanic Majesties Request / Beggars Banquet (The Rolling Stones) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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016 Spirit of ‘67 (Paul Revere & The Raiders) / Permanent Damage (The GTOs) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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015 Fifth Dimension (The Byrds) / And The Music Plays On (Del Shannon) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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014 Younger Than Yesterday / The Notorious Byrd Brothers (The Byrds) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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013 Horizontal (Bee Gees) / The Graham Gouldman Thing (Graham Gouldman) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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012 Odessa (Bee Gees) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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011 Odessey and Oracle (The Zombies) / 1st (Bee Gees) by Robert Pollard's Guide To The Late 60s
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