Stars and Stripes Vol. 1

Stars and Stripes Vol. 1
Studio album by
The Beach Boys and various artists
ReleasedAugust 19, 1996
RecordedOctober 5, 1995 – June 12, 1996
Genre
Length37:47
LabelRiver North
Producer
The Beach Boys chronology
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys
(1993) 		Stars and Stripes Vol. 1
(1996) 		The Pet Sounds Sessions
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Entertainment WeeklyD[3]

Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 is the twenty-eighth studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on August 19, 1996, by River North Records. Produced by Joe Thomas and Brian Wilson, Stars and Stripes is a collaborative album between the Beach Boys and various country acts.

The idea for the album was conceived by Thomas,[4] who was then the owner of River North Records.[5] According to Wilson's wife Melinda, during the album's recording, "They [the Beach Boys] treated [Brian] like an invalid, all the time saying, 'Do this, don't do that, are you okay?'"[6]

In music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine's description, the release was "an unmitigated disaster and an outright embarrassment for all involved".[7] The album's failure prevented Brian from securing a record contract, leaving his highly anticipated recording collaborations with Andy Paley in limbo.[8] A planned second volume never materialized, and Stars and Stripes became the last studio album to feature Carl Wilson, who died in 1998.

  1. ^ Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). London: Oxford University Press. p. 479. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  3. ^ Nash, Alanna. "Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1". Entertainment Weekly.
  4. ^ Love 2016, p. 384.
  5. ^ Giles, Jeff (August 15, 2013). "Mike Love Wasn't Happy With the Beach Boys Reunion".
  6. ^ Carlin 2006, p. 285.
  7. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1". AllMusic.
  8. ^ Crisafulli, Chuck (June 1997). "Why Can't Brian Wilson Get a Record Deal?" (PDF). Request. Archived from the original on June 30, 1998.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)