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Smiley Smile is the twelfth studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on September 18, 1967. Conceived as a simpler and more relaxed version of their unfinished Smile album, Smiley Smile is distinguished for its homespun arrangements, "stoned" aesthetic, and lo-fi production. It was largely recorded in June and July 1967 at principal songwriter Brian Wilson's makeshift home studio using radio broadcasting equipment, a detuned piano, electronic bass, melodica, found objects for percussion, and a Baldwin theater organ. The unconventional recording process juxtaposed an experimental party-like atmosphere with disjointed music sequences, combining the engineering methods of "Good Vibrations" with the loose feeling of Beach Boys' Party!. Despite leading these sessions, Wilson deliberately credited the album's production to the group collectively for the first time. After settling payment disputes with Capitol Records, Smiley Smile was distributed in collaboration with Brother Records, the band's new self-owned record company. Critics and fans generally received the album and its lead single, "Heroes and Villains", with confusion and disappointment. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiley_...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
