Smiley Smile
Smiley Smile is the twelfth studio album by The Beach Boys. It was released in 1967.
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According to Van Dyke Parks, Smile was partly intended to reclaim popular music from the influence of British acts like the Beatles (pictured in 1964).[1]
Bel Air, Los Angeles, where Brian Wilson relocated to in April 1967 and set up a home studio.[2]
The Beach Boys performing "Heroes and Villains" at Central Park, 1971
Smiley Smile anticipated lo-fi pop acts such as Animal Collective
- ↑ Priore 2005, p. 94.
- ↑ Badman 2004, p. 180.