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   "The old geezer"  wrote in message   
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   > On Jul 9, 3:03 pm, fadeToblack  wrote:   
   >> I read in a review about Pet Sounds that Sloop John B wasn't   
   >> originally intended to go on the album.   
   >> Was it not originally part of the PS sessions? To me it always sounded   
   >> out of place and did not fit the mood of the rest of the album.   
   >   
   > Capitol Record execs "persuaded" the BBs to include SJB on the PS   
   > Album so that there would be a "Hit" song on it to help sales.   
      
   That sounds likely, plus the Beach Boys had established a pattern of   
   including an American standard on each album.   
      
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