From the summer of 1966 into early 1967, the iconic Californian rock band embarked on the anticipated follow-up to their 1966 masterpiece, Pet Sounds. The unreleased album, SMiLE, was recorded and drafted through various sessions but was ultimately abandoned and unreleased, until now. This definitive collection features the full participation of original Beach Boys, Al Jardine, Mike Love and Brian Wilson. The band's trademark vocals harmonies and riveting guitar work have made them one of America's bestselling artists of all time. Edited, Compiled and Mastered from the original master tapes at 24 bit/88.2kHz by The Beach Boys' long time GRAMMY-Award-Winning engineer Mark Linett.

"…This dramatic and involving 'Parsifal' raises Marek Janowski's epic Wagnerian journey to a new level of excellence that one hopes will be maintained in the performances and recordings yet to come - an exciting prospect for all Wagnerites!" ~sa-cd.net