The Trinidad Cassette - Brian Wilson (1982)
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- THE TRINIDAD CASSETTE - Brian Wilson (1982)
IN ANOTHER LIFE…
In 1982 Brian ran away from everything he knew. His life had become increasingly difficult, receding from activities within the now pretty much defunct Beach Boys, a broke down divorcee with little will to carry on. A scheme was concocted by family members to coerce Brian back into the care of therapist Euguene Landy, who had a short lived stint watching over Brian in 1976. Wilson was falsely told by the Beach Boys that he was penniless and no longer a member of the group, and if he wanted to continue to earn his share of income from the touring bands earnings, he had to reenlist Landy as his caretaker. This didn’t garner the reaction they hoped for, Brian instead took off in the middle of the night, and was missing the next several days.
Eventually, after a three day binge of cocaine, alcohol and heavy amphetamines, Brian ran into an old estranged friend, David Anderle. The pair had barely spoken since the disastrous collapse of Brother Records over a decade ago, yet in Brian’s fragile state, the reminder of simpler days were something to hold on to. Anderle ended up housing Wilson for the following month, connecting with mutual friend Garby Leon. Anderle spent his evenings listening to tapes Leon had of Brian and Dennis performing new material (the fabled cocaine sessions)- always a devout fan of Brian’s music, Anderle pushed Brian to return to the studio as a solo artist, however Brian’s confidence had never been more shot. Friend of both, Van Dyke Parks, happened to be visiting town a fortnight into Brian’s stay. The friends reunited, and despite Brian’s sorry state, Anderle remembers the night fondly in his 1997 memoir ‘How Deep is the Ocean?’ - “I’ll never quite know what compelled me to take him in, I remember fielding calls from Stan Love, Mike Love, all demanding custody over Brian, as far as I was concerned, the previous 20 years of bullying Brian had already been enough… still I’d never seen him so quiet, he kept to himself, he kept himself clean, he barely ate, he was hurting a lot… it wasn’t until the night Van showed up I saw that spark return to him, we were up til 5 in the morning, listening to our old favourite records, talking, laughing, it felt like we were all in our twenties again.”
The following day Parks and Anderle reached out to Marilyn Rovell, the ex-wife of Brian Wilson. Over lunch in Santa Fe, Parks and Anderle were given some old recordings of Brian which were in Rovell’s possession, and the pair discussed Brian’s future. The relationship between Brian and the band had become too broken to repair, yet the trio agreed Brian was in no position to be left alone. It was eventually decided that Brian, with his permission, would join Parks in month long stay in Trinidad and Tobago, where Parks was working with the Esso Trinidad Steel Band, a therapist would be paid to join them out there, and Anderle would join them for the last two weeks of the trip. It was a rather optimistic venture, but the hope was to give Brian a break from the LA life, a break from the turmoil of his family affairs.
The journey soon commenced. Brian became more sociable during the first week, yet still remained a shadow of his former self. In an attempt to bring Brian further out his shell, Anderle and Parks attempted to mix together some demos Brian had recorded, it was also Anderles hope that he could get Brian a solo recording contract at A&M, however he knew he had a mountain to climb given Brian’s status in the music industry as a broke down has been. The Trinidad Cassette, as it eventually became known, was completed by the end of the month, with eventual involvement from Brian two weeks into the process. The tape entered circulation not long after their return to the US. It quickly began to get shared around the underground scene in LA, this was actively helped by Anderale, who created 42 cassettes himself, hoping that the buzz around Brian’s name would help motivate his old friend to continue his recovery, and return to the creative process.
It’s notoriety has only grown over time, and has garnered a cult following. The album today is cited as a proto outsider, lo-fi record, and often compared to the works of Daniel Johnston. Paul McCartney talked about the album during an interview in 1983, stating “i heard that Trinidad cassette from Brian, you know, Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys, it’s a bootleg I think, going around, really special stuff, I hope he comes back from whatever he is going through.”
Tracklist -
0:00 - Oh Lord (Intro)
0:46 - Sweetie
2:24 - City Blues
- Piano from a Fairy Tale DELETED BY UMG
3:33 - Oh Lord 2
6:15 - Song Within a Song
9:40 - Stevie
12:16 - I Said a Prayer
13:34 - Oh Yeah / Why Don’t You Tell Me Why
14:22 - Heroes and Villains
15:08 - I Feel So Fine
17:33 - Don’t Let Her Know She’s An Angel
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Love to randomly scrub to a point in a Brian Wilson video and it’s the Shortnin’ Bread riff.
I've always said to myself that 1982 was Brian's darkest year and these recordings really show that. It's truly awful what he went through, but we are all thankful that he is still around...
I used to think Lennon and McCartney were the greatest now I realise it was Wilson
Brian and Paul actually. Look up their birthdays.
@TTikTokHighlights Interestingly enough, on the day between their births the leaders of both the US and England sat down for a face to face meeting in New York, which is fairly close to half way between where each was born.
Brian = greatest individual composer, John & Paul = greatest composing duo. Beatles over Beach Boys overall.
I like Lennons writing style. Seemed like he barely needed to try.
Man, I'm almost thinking the same recently since a year ago.
This first track gives me heavy Walking the Cow by Daniel Johnston - vibes .
Both he and Brian Wilson were both intensely gifted musicians but that first track hit me in a weird and powerful way .
Super cool upload thanks
We all love Brian, don't we?
It’s a fake fan edit. Not produced by Brian.
It's a shame Brian Wilson didn't get involved with the L.A Paisley Underground circa 1980's. Frontier Records could've paid for a proper indie studio session,and subsequent release. New Wavers finding their footing in the 80's indie pop scene would've toured with & loved Brian. It wasn't meant to be,which makes it more tragic.
I can picture that time and scene being positive for Brian if he would have participated in it. It was a fun and creative situation in LA. Seems like Dennis and his nurse were pulling him in one direction and Landy in the other.
Brian's voice here is amazing. At that time, He had his toughest time, but it may have been the last time he showed his musicianship.
Oh I don't know about that...this 1995 album was pretty cool....ua-cam.com/video/0qbQcmK72bo/v-deo.html
his 1988 album is great
He's showed his musicianship maaaaany times since this era.
When I was getting divorced and was still only separated and wound up being abandoned in an Atlanta apartment by my absent roommate, who left all the bills to me and the rent and the groceries I couldn't afford alone, all because he was gone and so was my ex-husband and I had a private nervous breakdown and had to take about two months off work, I was desperate to express myself. So, a new friend I'd met online coincidentally lived less than a mile from me and all he had was a bunch of 16x20 art paper, black paint, yellow paint, and large paintbrushes, like the kind you can imagine Van Gogh using. I attacked the canvas first with swirls and words and then with actual compositions over the course of a few weeks. This is what this album sounds like to me. Turmoil, hope, prayer, exhaustion, screaming to be understood, individuality, love, soul, human-ness. Who cares if it's really Brian? The impersonation itself is a testament to his immortality.
And...You pulled thru it with flying "Colors"......Peace!
This is quite beautiful! The energy in Brian’s voice is amazing!
1st time I've heard this historic gem since I started loving Brian's music in 1961
Thanks
new favorite R. Stevie Moore album
Reminds me of his stuff! Nice reference
I’m 15 in Pretoria and still think this is the best thing on the radio and it’s 2018.
Wait til you hear Harry Nilsson.
It’s a fake fan edit. Not produced by Brian.
@@okieinthemix I am....aware.
i’ve never heard this! Unreal talent. The bio is so interesting, this definitely is very proto-outsider/lo-fi.
proto invokes the original of outsider but people were recording oustider records for decades. I wonder if this is even a real release .
It’s a fake fan edit. Not produced by Brian.
Had he been alright he could be up there with - and had had a solo career just like - Frank Sinatra, given the strength and beauty of his voice. Just listen to (not included here) Deep Purple, It's over now etc, you know what I mean. It's amazing he was capable of writing all these beautiful songs that hits your heart and punches you right in the stomach, even more than in the 60's. They're quite simple but at the same time complex, and it's a pity there are so many unreleased songs.
Do we know who else is playing/singing on these songs?
It's amazing, almost everyone thought Brian was lost forever, and then suddenly came his first solo album, followed by loads of amazing stuff, and most of all, something no-one thought would see the light of day: Smile!!!
The stuff here, the Trinidad tapes, contains some of his best songs ever!!
Thank you sooo much Brian for all this lovely music!!! ♥️👍🙏
Denis and Brian worked on this.
@@ALittleBitCheesy how do you know - where are you coming up with information sources that even talk about this -
@@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 what was I even talking about? I think I was replying to another comment but then clicked this one and did not notice. Im even confused.
Update: I found out I was replying to when they said:
Do we know who else is playing/singing on these songs?
It was denis some of these songs are from the cocaine sessions
It’s a fake fan edit. Not produced by Brian.
Thank you for putting this up.
Love this :) Great story to go with it aswell. Really makes it stand out among other custom mixes, albums and the like. Outstanding work!
What’s the story?
Amazing recording as a fragment of "Sweet Insanity"!
This is amazing!! The quality of Stevie is also the best I’ve heard. One of my favourite lost songs
It’s a fake fan edit. Not produced by Brian.
So is this not Brian’s voice, instruments, etc.?
@@MatthewChristianMurrayThis is %100 Brian, its a compilation of some of his unreleased songs, the album and the description are fictional
Wow. Thank you so much for posting this!
Thank you for posting this and including all the background information surrounding it.
It’s a fake fan edit. Not produced by Brian.
Amazing !! Thank you so much for this upload and the awesome story in the description. Huge Brian fan. Thanks for giving something new to me.
It’s a fake fan edit. Not produced by Brian.
This is breathtaking, thanks so much for this and the context
It’s a fake fan edit. Not produced by Brian.
The intro to song within a song is from an earlier track recorded during the Sunflower and Surf's up sessions called "My Solution."
Love the more laid back version of ...Angel here. Brian's voice on top!!
It’s a fake fan edit. Not produced by Brian.
The version of Heroes & Villains is funny for some reason... Brian will forever be THE #1 Greatest American composer. PERIOD • 💯
really beautiful stuff as always, brian
Every time I hear the Shortenin’ Bread riff I keep thinking man, Brian “Shortenin Bread” Wilson has done it again!
Don't Let Her Know She's An Angel is one of the most beautiful BW I've heard and it never even made an official release.
Shame that he went through what he went through. I can imagine if he'd been fortunate enough to go down a more positive path he'd have had a really great Randy Newman/Neil Sedaka/Elton John kinda 70s and 80s solo career. But through internal and external stimuli other plans were made for him.
Thankful for these tapes and other Brian bootlegs and even happier he made it out of personal hell in the last 25 - 30 years. Absolute legend x
Don't Let Her Know She's an Angel was finally released on the "Gettin' In Over My Head" album in 2004 (but the "Sweet Insanity" version from 1991 is better).
He was diagnosed as schizoaffective and when he was about 2021 he had planned attack panic attacks in the early 60s and there after decided he would wasn't going to tour anymore and he was scared. There is a great movie out right now about Brian Wilson I believe it is called long promised Road. It has very intriguing commentary from Bruce Springsteen saying when he first heard surfer girl he listened to it about 1000 times over and over and over and over and then also Elton John comments. I'm looking forward to listening to this especially to the song don't let her know she's an angel which I had never heard yet and will soon one more thing to feast on and live for in the future. Brian Wilson. Inordinate genius!
The influence of Billy Joel is very strong on this one. 'Piano Man' especially.
It’s a fake fan edit. Not produced by Brian.
@TS "It's a fake fan edit" - otherwise known as a bootleg, which we all knew anyway. "Not produced by Brian" - well, it clearly is Brian, so he did produce the performances. Do you mean to say that this 'Bootleg' wasn't produced by Brian in a studio and released by him? Yes, you're right. That's why it's a bootleg.
Please do this for every prolific artist you know!!!
"Don’t Let Her Know She’s An Angel" is a beautiful song, well sung by Bri, with some hesitations on the piano.
1982 in La Habra junior year, bands in OC. Didn't know Bri was going through such a deep dark time. Rusty was doing everything possible to get on KROQ. So happy about the death of disco. So happy to hear and be part of all the creative music coming out. Thought B Boys were just regurgitating the same old formulas. No idea the trash happening behind the scenes. Not your fault Bri.
Big thanks for sharing! Some songs here seem to be a different takes, compared to what leaked before. Anyone has idea, which organ brian is playing here? we'd like to make a some fan cover for these songs, and we want to sound as close to original as we can. I have read somewhere, that he used Farfisa organ, but it does not sounds like that...
It’s a fake fan edit. Not produced by Brian.
@@okieinthemix Seems like you're having troubles with understanding? :)
Song Within A Song would have been a great piece for his killer touring band. That fat fuzz bass is boss!
Now called My Solution
I'd only known that demo of "Don't Let Her Know..." from the old Vigotone bootleg called Come Back, Brian! I had no idea it comes from this time -- I mean, Brian's voice sounds *significantly* better than it does on several of the other songs...
It’s a fake fan edit. Not produced by Brian.
Someone else on the first song playing organ or piano - are we sure that’s not from the cocaine sessions with Dennis
This is his "Hi, How Are You?"
Brian tiene Melodías maravillosas en su cabeza
Sounds like this is from an alternate reality.
I like the inventiveness of Song Within A Song.
I think at the six and a half minute mark there's something like a fancy casio and or linndrum from the time doing the rhythm comping and drum machine parts.
Was this ever recorded as an album? There's some really good material here to make a more than decent album!
No this was never an album. These are demos sporadically recorded across his dark years.
Brian Wilson is the best!!!
very good !!!!
Oh Lord 2 is just so good
Some of these were recorded in 1986, such as Sweetie, even though I know it was written much earlier.
I thought sweetie was even earlier since it turned into the song Mona on Love You released 1977. His vocal range for sweetie is also much higher than it was city blues directly after, his lower range being partially a choice and the price to pay of the cocaine usage before and during the cocaine sessions (:
Sweetie later became "Love Ya" on the ill-fated Sweet Insanity album.
@@Fool3SufferingFools And "Why Don't You Tell Me Why" (Which I've always known as "You've Been Good"-either the actual names of these songs have been found, or newer bootleggers are renaming tracks) also sounds like the same chord progression and melody as "Love Ya".
@@RandomNonsense1985 That's one thing that bugs me about these, which names are the real confirmed ones? I've seen "Oh Yeah" labeled as "Take Me Home" for example. Wish it could definitively be sorted out.
I wonder if "Oh Lord" (which later became part of Rio Grande) is somehow related to the fabled "Song To God"...
❤️❤️❤️
I've been there, in another world of crap like that, not exactly like his situation, but the same thing. This is when I wrote my book and created a new form of painting then threw it in a box and threw it away. Wrote pocketbooks and hid them in the backs of blank journals and left them places for people to find unsigned. Then went into the dark forever, it's been 13 years, 15? More?
Can hear the "Shortenin bread" in the "Song within a song"
Btw, is it possible to download this in FLAC anywhere?
This cassette just left a trail of dead mainstream vinyls laying about.
Peace and Love to the Wilsons
(Not that fake Mike type of love, either)
This kinda makes me think to get to that Dennis Wilson record. When these guys weren’t being messed with they were able to create a beautiful universe where the shores run forever.
Summer is always brought to you by the good folks @ Wilson!
Love and Mercy!
Song Within A Song sounds a lot like "Happy Days" from one of his later solo albums.
Excellent and touching mix. Is there any way to download?
Try a website called Dirpy.
Is this real or a fan album? I'm finding nothing of this online except for a reddit post with the same info that seems to purport it being a altenrative history
Pretty sure it's an alt-history fanmix thing. Still pretty cool, just wish these things were labeled as such more clearly.
Isn’t Song Within A Song just the backing track to My Solution from 1970? Was it ever actually known by this name too?
It's more than likely the same backing track, it's really just a new version of Shortenin' Bread lol
Why is this not mentioned anywhere else. ? I notice the owner of this channel does not participate in the comments.
It’s a fan mix, but part of the enjoyment comes from transporting yourself to a world where it is real. “Everyday Chemistry” by the Beatles is a decent example of how a good story behind a fan mix can creat a whole new experience. I say in the top of the description “In Another Life…” to allude to the fact this record isn’t from our timeline, but wouldn’t it be nice to believe in a world where Brian didn’t have to suffer under Eugene Landy. I hope this clears things up for you, and I hope you enjoyed the cassette..
@@Thump_Stuff yeah I enjoy it because I appreciate Brian - it was a big ambiguous in your rhetoric..but now I got it.. thanks for the reply and clarification and the effort you put into putting the elements together. Have a good night.
My opinion, it’s Brian Wilson!
does anyone have the chords for these songs? thanks
Song Within a Song seems to be the middle point between 1971's My Solution and 1998's Happy Days.
I never knew about this. He sounds like the Brian from Love and Mercy
Kinda painful.
"Oh Lord" seems a bit like "Fix You" by Coldplay
Love him whatever hi is doing
Song within a Song sounds like Shortnin Bread!
9:10 proper starting point of Stevie
what are the original songs?
Demo’s, none got fully made.
@@luckykennedy7364 aw how sad
What did they mean by "20 years of bullying" Brian got from the other Beach Boys? I'd never heard this, can someone give me a little rundown?
The music? Transcendent, ethereal and sublime. I'm hearing overtones of Pet Sounds and Smile, for sure. Amazing what you could get from the old cassettes, I think its safe to say Brian Wilson is a good musician. 'Song within a Song' kind of reminds me of the vibe you get from Etienne Cherry. Oh, and does Brian Wilson use youtube?
"the other Beach Boys" = Mike Love
@@spindlyspinster9332 Oh, is that the guy who, during an early tape recorded session, threatened to punch Brian so hard he wouldn't get up?
I think Brian Wilson does use Facebook and UA-cam and has other communications 😊
'Song Within A Song'=🥦🔥🥦
Intriguing. Was this in-between a Landy period? Was this Brian with a group of non Beach Boy musicians? Was any attempt made to record this on studio grade equipment? I can’t imagine this just being done for just a cassette. Are we talking about a fairly long time to record? Surprised that a couple of these (ie Stevie)did not make the light of day.
@timothymoore Read the in depth description.
I like this - meanwile, IN ANOTHER LIFE…
Daniel Johnston !
Value of Brian Willson🙂
You forgot ‘Shortnin’ Bread’ @7:35. 🤣
He was Lofi before Lofi…!
Im from Trinidad.
“Sweetie” is very Buddy Holly. Sounds almost John Lennon.
Criied in my car
9:10
Stevie
My favorite track on this “unreleased demo compilation,” or whatever you’d call it.
Sounds like the Cocaine Sessions with some later demos mixed in.
I remember this period so well. You had the really bad MIU album in '78, the attempt at some quality with LA in '79 (pretty much with the Dennis Wilson tunes and Good Timin', a Brian Wilson tune in the can since '74), then the wretched '80 album Keeping the Summer Alive, then nothing until 1985. It as obvious Brian had little to do with any of these albums. He was the benefactor for the group, the goose that laid the golden egg, and all of the leech members (Love, Jardine, Johnston) with barely any talent, expected that goose to keep laying eggs to keep them earning. The man wanted out. He wanted out since the fights over and subsequent shelving of Smile in mid '67. Brian finally got out a long overdue solo album in '88, but again, his "washed up has been" perception never really was removed. By '98, he resumed his solo career, putting out the great Smile finally in 2004, plus That Lucky Old Sun in 2008. In 2012, The Beach Boys reassembled for a 50th reunion and put out That's Why God Made the Radio, which also shows the modern Brian Wilson at his best.
I remember hearing Don’t Let Her Know She’s An Angel in 1999 and thinking that's so Brian straight from the second side of the Today album. I love it.
7:31 Shortenin Bread
Nice fanfiction in the description
Wow. Ok. I’m from and live in Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹
How can you live in 2 locations simultaneously ?
@@SeamusMcGillicuddy0 haha. It’s “ Two Islands “ but “ One Country “. Very common in The Caribbean. Grazie Azzuri
meanwhile in our world brian was holed up smoking crack with that nurse
real shit
Fake fan edit.
That's the whole point, king ❤
Brian didnt have what the beatles did. He outclassed the fabs.