XPost: rec.music.artists.beach-boys   
   From: dan.gwendajay@att.net   
      
   Back when Vigotone/Sea of Tunes/Unsurpassed Masters was releasing those   
   GREAT box sets, I picked up a number of the Post-65 sets...but I never   
   grabbed The Christmas Sessions - now, I find myself giving away Beach Boys   
   Christmas mixes to friends, and I'm wishing I knew more about this set. Did   
   anyone here get it? What were/are your opinions of it? One of my favorite   
   elements in boots such as this series was the studio chatter and banter and   
   antics...is there much of that on this collection?   
      
   Dan   
      
   ps -  the tracklist is below for those of you wondering which set I mean   
      
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   Christmas Sessions   
   The Alternate Beach Boys Christmas Album     C 9708/9/10   
      
      
      
   Disc 1 (All tracks are stereo, except * indicated are mono).   
      
      
      
   1.   Little Saint Nick (vocal take) 2:09   
      
   2.   The Man With All The Toys (inst. take) 1:37 *   
      
   3.   The Man With All The Toys (inst. overdub previous take) 1:37   
      
   4.   Santa's Beard (inst. try-outs 1-13) 7:18 *   
      
   5.   Santa's Beard (inst. try-outs 14-15) 2:59 *   
      
   6.   Santa's Beard (inst. try-outs 16-21) 3:12  *   
      
   7.   Santa's Beard (inst. take) 2:14 *   
      
   8.   Santa's Beard (vocal overdub) 2:14   
      
   9.   Merry Christmas, Baby (inst. takes 1-6) 5:31 *   
      
   10. Merry Christmas, Baby (inst. takes 7-9) 3:29 *   
      
   11. Merry Christmas, Baby (inst. takes 10) 2:50 *   
      
   12. Merry Christmas, Baby (vocal overdubs) 2:42 *   
      
   13. Christmas Day (inst. takes 1-2) 2:26 *   
      
   14. Christmas Day (inst. takes 3-8) 3:22 *   
      
   15. Christmas Day (try-out takes 12-18) 4:40 *   
      
   16. Christmas Day (try-out takes 19-24) 2:22 *   
      
   17. Christmas Day (inst. take 1) 2:13 *   
      
   18. Christmas Day (inst. takes 2-6) 2:12 *   
      
   19. Christmas Day (inst. takes 7) 2:38 *   
      
   20. Christmas Day (overdub take 7) 2:20   
      
   21. Christmas Day (vocal overdub take 7) 2:16   
      
   22. Christmas Day (vocal overdub 1a take 7) 2:03   
      
   23. Christmas Day (vocal overdub 3a take 7) 1:54   
      
   24. Christmas Day (vocal overdub 4a take 7) 1:49   
      
      
      
   Disc 2 (All tracks are stereo, except * indicated are mono).   
      
      
      
   1.   Christmas Day (vocal overdub 6a take 7) 2:05   
      
   2.   Christmas Day (vocal overdub 8a take 7) 1:56   
      
   3.   Christmas Day (vocal overdub 9a take 7) 1:15   
      
   4.   Christmas Day (vocal overdub 8a take 7) 2:12   
      
   5.   Frosty The Snowman (vocal take 4) 2:04   
      
   6.   We Three Kings Of Orient Are (vocal overdub takes 1-3) 4:40   
      
   7.   We Three Kings Of Orient Are (vocal overdub takes 6) 4:06   
      
   8.   We Three Kings Of Orient Are (vocal overdub takes 1a-4a) 5:30   
      
   9.   We Three Kings Of Orient Are (vocal inner cut 1) 1:55   
      
   10. We Three Kings Of Orient Are (vocal inner cut 2 take 4) 1:06   
      
   11. Blue Christmas (inst. takes 2-3) 1:03 *   
      
   12. Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 4a) 1:25   
      
   13. Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 5a-7a) 1:56   
      
   14. Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 8a) 1:04   
      
   15. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (vocal only intro take 1) 0:50 *   
      
   16. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (vocal only intro takes 4-5) 0:47 *   
      
   17. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (diff. vocal only intro takes 1-7) 2:56 *   
      
   18. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (diff. vocal only intro takes 10-18) 4:47   
   *   
      
   19. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (diff. vocal only intro takes 20-24) 2:08   
   *   
      
   20. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (vocal overdub 3a) 1:10 *   
      
   21. White Christmas (inst. takes 2-3) 3:21   
      
   22. White Christmas (vocal overdub 1 take 3) 3:29   
      
   23. White Christmas (vocal overdub 2 take 3) 2:07   
      
   24. White Christmas (vocal overdub 3 take 3) 1:40   
      
   25. Auld Lang Syne 2:17 *   
      
   26. Auld Lang Syne 1:21 *   
      
   27. Auld Lang Syne (Christmas messages overdub) 1:18   
      
   28. The Lords Prayer 2:33 *   
      
   29. Little Saint Nick's Drive In (vocal take 1b) 1:14   
      
   30. Little Saint Nick's Drive In (vocal take 3b) 1.59   
      
      
      
   Disc 3 (All tracks stereo).   
      
      
      
   1.   Little Saint Nick (vocal take stereo mix) 2:10   
      
   2.   The Man With All The Toys (vocal overdub) 1:37   
      
   3.   Santa's Beard (stereo mix) 2:14   
      
   4.   Merry Christmas, Baby (vocal overdub mix) 2:42   
      
   5.   Christmas Day (vocal mix?) 1:55   
      
   6.   Frosty The Snowman (vocal overdub 2a take 4) 1:53   
      
   7.   We Three Kings Of Orient Are (vocal inner cut takes 5/6) 1:17   
      
   8.   Jingle Bells (inst. take 4) 2:25   
      
   9.   Jingle Bells (inner cuts 1 / 2 take 4) 1:26   
      
   10. Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 8b) 1:29   
      
   11. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (vocal overdub 4a) 1:28   
      
   12. White Christmas (vocal mix) 2:28   
      
   13. I'll Be Home For Christmas (vocal take) 2:44   
      
   14. Auld Lang Syne (vocal stereo mix) 1:18   
      
   15. Little Saint Nick (45 stereo version) 2:07   
      
   16. The Lord's Prayer 2:30   
      
   17. Little Saint Nick's Drive In (vocal take 4b) 2:03   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)