God Only Knows : The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys and the California Myth /: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys and the California Myth. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Beach Boys and the California myth
• Further Information: Note: David Leaf.
• Other Names: Leaf, David
• Contents: Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- An Overture from Sir Paul McCartney -- A Note from Melinda Wilson -- "Words" by Sir Barry Gibb -- Welcome -- My California Myth Begins and Is Renewed -- The Stall Dog -- "All I Know": An Introduction from Jimmy Webb -- The California Myth -- Introduction to the 1978 Edition -- 1. Rhapsody in Blue -- 2. Five Freshmen -- 3. Let's Go Surfin' -- 4. If Everybody Had an Ocean -- 5. Don't Worry Baby -- 6. Please Let Me Wonder -- The Beach Boys' Sound -- 7. Pet Sounds -- 8. Good Vibrations and Smile -- 9. Heroes, Villains and No Smiles -- 10. Beached Charles Manson -- 11. Surf's Up -- Murry Wilson -- 12. Endless Summer -- 13. Brian is Back -- Epilogue, 1978 -- 14. Codetta, 1977-1985 -- Requiem for the Beach Boy -- 15. Retrospective, 1985 -- Shades of Grey -- The Legacy -- Author's Note to the 2022 Edition -- 16. 'Til I Die: The Battle for Brian Wilson -- 17. Melt Away: Brian Wilson's Personal Renaissance Begins -- 18. Brian Hits the Road!? -- 19. The Tribute and the Queen -- 20. Beautiful Dreams and Beautiful Dreamer -- 21. That Lucky Old Sun -- An Epilogue: With Love and Mercy -- Myths and Legends -- Acknowledgments: 1978, 1985, 2022
• Edition: 2022 edition
• Publisher Details: London : Omnibus Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 782.421660922; Rock musicians -- United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781787592414; 1787592413
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.