Do It Again: The Songs Of Brian Wilson / Various Do It Again: The Songs Of Brian Wilson / Various CD

UK collection. Of the great American songwriters who emerged from the 60s, none carried such precocious talent for transcending the era's pop music tropes with heart-melting melodies, soaring harmonies and idiosyncratic musical settings more than Brian Wilson. Here Today! The Songs Of Brian Wilson was one of Ace's most popular releases of 2015. This follow-up set reveals again how Brian's words and music were so strong they made for perfect cover versions. Compiled by Mick Patrick and packaged with a 28-page booklet crammed with a 9,000-word essay by Kris Needs, the collection comprises songs that span 1963's 'The Lonely Sea' from the Beach Boys' "Surfin' USA" LP and 'Love And Mercy' from Brian's eponymous solo album of 1988, performed by artists ranging from wholesome 60s duos Bruce & Terry and Jan & Dean through to latter-day indie bands such as the Pearlfishers, the Fiction Aisle and Epicycle.

1. Do It Again - Wall of Voodoo 2. Heroes and Villains - the Rubinoos 3. It's Ok - Celebration 4. Vegetables - Jan ; Dean 5. Hawaii - Bruce ; Terry 6. Wake the World - Epicycle 7. I Wanna Pick You Up - Darian Sahanaja 8. In My Room - Lisa Loeb 9. A Day in the Life of a Tree - the Fiction Aisle 10. The Warmth of the Sun - Matthew Sweet ; Susanna Hoffs 11. Let's Go Away for a While - Sean MacReavy 12. Love and Mercy - Libera 13. The Farmer's Daughter - Fleetwood Mac 14. Busy Doing Nothing - Samantha Sidley 15. Please Let Me Wonder - the King's Singers 16. Let Him Run Wild - Papa Doo Run Run 17. The Lonely Sea - Steve Almaas ; Ali Smith 18. Little Pad - Louis Philippe 19. Let's Put Our Hearts Together - the Pearlfishers 20. All I Wanna Do - June ; the Exit Wounds 21. Deirdre - Bruce Johnston 22. Darlin' - Persuasions 23. Sail on Sailor - KGB 24. Hang on to Your Ego - Frank Black