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Recorded at the Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa, M.I.U. Album was the first album to carry Alan Jardine's name as producer. (Notoriously unsteady at the time, Brian Wilson was listed as executive producer.) Unfortunately, the mainstream late-'70s production techniques are predictable and frequently cloying. M.I.U. Album also included several of the worst Beach Boys songs ever to make it to vinyl -- up to that point, of course. Though a few of them are partially saved by great harmony vocals, "Belles of Paris," "Winds of Change," and "Match Point of Our Love" (the latter complete with embarrassing tennis metaphors) are close to unlistenable. Still, the group's covers of rock & roll standards ("Come Go With Me," "Wontcha Come Out Tonight") work better than they did on 1975's 15 Big Ones. Of the originals, "She's Got Rhythm" and "Hey Little Tomboy" are oddly entertaining, and a few tracks ("Kona Coast," "Pitter Patter") enable the group to exercise some gorgeous vocal harmonies. Compared with what had come before, M.I.U. Album was a pathetic attempt at music making; compared with what was to come however, this was a highlight.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Love, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Al Jardine, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Peters, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Altbach, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Clarence Quick, ComposerLyricist - Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Al Jardine, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Peters, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Altbach, Producer
℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Composer, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Love, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Al Jardine, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Peters, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Altbach, Producer
℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Love, Composer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Al Jardine, Composer, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Peters, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Altbach, Producer
℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Buddy Holly, ComposerLyricist - Norman Petty, ComposerLyricist - Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Allison, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Al Jardine, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Peters, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Altbach, Producer
℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Love, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Al Jardine, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Peters, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Altbach, Producer
℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Composer, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Love, Composer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Al Jardine, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Peters, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Altbach, Producer
℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Composer, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Love, Composer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Al Jardine, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Peters, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Altbach, Composer, Producer
℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Composer, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Love, Composer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Al Jardine, Composer, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Peters, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Altbach, Producer
℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Composer, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Dennis Wilson, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Al Jardine, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Peters, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Altbach, Producer
℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Composer, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Love, Composer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Al Jardine, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Peters, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Altbach, Producer
℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Dan Hersch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Love, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Al Jardine, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Sandoval, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Peters, Mastering Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Altbach, Composer, Producer - Ed Tuleja, Composer
℗ 2000 Brother Records Inc
Album review
Recorded at the Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa, M.I.U. Album was the first album to carry Alan Jardine's name as producer. (Notoriously unsteady at the time, Brian Wilson was listed as executive producer.) Unfortunately, the mainstream late-'70s production techniques are predictable and frequently cloying. M.I.U. Album also included several of the worst Beach Boys songs ever to make it to vinyl -- up to that point, of course. Though a few of them are partially saved by great harmony vocals, "Belles of Paris," "Winds of Change," and "Match Point of Our Love" (the latter complete with embarrassing tennis metaphors) are close to unlistenable. Still, the group's covers of rock & roll standards ("Come Go With Me," "Wontcha Come Out Tonight") work better than they did on 1975's 15 Big Ones. Of the originals, "She's Got Rhythm" and "Hey Little Tomboy" are oddly entertaining, and a few tracks ("Kona Coast," "Pitter Patter") enable the group to exercise some gorgeous vocal harmonies. Compared with what had come before, M.I.U. Album was a pathetic attempt at music making; compared with what was to come however, this was a highlight.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:25
- Main artists: The Beach Boys
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
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