u/AnsonKent

I’m currently recreating the Love You album cover with cross stitch, as some others here have done if you search for it.

This project has been a lot of fun, but it has made me acutely aware that there are some color inconsistencies between my original pressing vinyl sleeve, which I am mostly using as my pattern, and most versions of the album cover I see online. For example, the space between the yellow and pink on the top left bird looks more purple on my sleeve but more blue on most online versions.

I’m just going to choose the colors that I think look good. I don’t need advice on aligning with either the original sleeve or digital versions for this project. But, I am curious: has anyone else noticed these inconsistencies, and does anyone know why they may be? I feel like it may go deeper than just CMYK-RGB conversion as I have seen some digital scans of original sleeves that also look more purple in the place I mentioned.

It’s long-believed that Thump didn’t contribute to any songs on any Beach Boys studio albums except perhaps minimally helping Dennis with the drums, but I think I may have actually heard a few uncredited Thump vocals on a few later tracks, judging by his voice on the Thumpin’ To The Beach bootleg. I’m pretty sure it’s him doing the low “yeah” and other low parts on It’s O.K., as well as the “duh duh duh, duh duh summertime” on Keepin’ The Summer Alive. I think it might even be him doing the single low “Bahama” during the chorus of Kokomo, but I’m not as certain about that.

Has anyone else noticed this? What do you think?

I would really love to send a handwritten letter to Van Dyke Parks telling him how much the song Surf’s Up means to me.

Has anyone here had success sending fan mail to Van Dyke Parks? If so, could you point me in a direction that would make sure he receives it?

Of course, I could just send him this letter electronically. He’s active online. But I feel like a physical letter would be more meaningful.