- Music
- 17 May 16
Brian Wilson Celebrates 50 years Of Pet Sounds
Beach Boys co founder Brian Wilson is marking the half century of the iconic album.
Yesterday, May 16 2016, the Beach Boy's album Pet Sounds turned 50 years old. Brian Wilson, former Beach Boys frontman, is currently on a world tour to mark the anniversary and is performing the album in full at each concert.
Wilson released a statement via his Facebook page last night to mark the anniversary. He said it was recored to "bring love to the world". This tour will also mark the final live performances of the album that is considered to be Wilson's greatest work and one of the greatest albums ever made.
A new reissue of the LP will be released by Universal Records on June 10th. The four CD/Blu-Ray collector's edition will include a hardback book of lyrics, alternate takes of tracks and and previously unreleased. Wilson is also planning on releasing his memoir, I Am Brian Wilson on October 11.
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