Pitchfork

Late Beach Boy Dennis Wilson's legendary solo album Pacific Ocean Blue is beloved by those who've waded in its grandiose psych-soul... and all but unknown to those who haven't. The album's been out of print for over 10 years, rendering the audience for this forgotten gem smaller and smaller. But after all that time spent out to sea, Pacific Ocean Blue will come crashing back to shore May 13 as a two CD set from Caribou/Epic/Legacy and a double LP vinyl version from the Sundazed label.

In addition to Pacific Ocean Blue's original 12 tracks, the discs will contain a slew of previously unreleased bonus tracks mixed by original Ocean engineer John Hanlon and Caribou Records owner Jim Guercio. Many of these songs were meant for Bambu, the album intended to follow Pacific Ocean Blue that Wilson never completed. Man, what is with those Wilsons and keeping the follow-up albums to themselves?

The set will be further bolstered by photos by Dean Torrence of Beach Boys contemporaries Jan & Dean, and liner notes by Beach Boys scholars David Leaf, Jon Stebbins, Ben Edmonds, and David Beard.

Pacific Ocean Blue (original LP tracklist):

01 River Song
02 What's Wrong
03 Moonshine
04 Friday Night
05 Dreamer
06 Thoughts of You
07 Time
08 You and I
09 Pacific Ocean Blue
10 Farewell My Friend
11 Rainbows
12 End of the Show