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Article: DVD; VIEWS; `Pet Sounds' reborn in surround.(VARIETY)

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Byline: Randy A. Salas; Staff Writer

God only knows what rock history would be without the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" album. Among the most influential recordings ever, it inspired the landmark "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by the Beatles - who, in turn, inspired (and frustrated) Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson.

With its daring instrumentation (harpsichord, theremin, Coke cans, etc.), dense vocal harmonies and lush production, "Pet Sounds" was artistically ahead of its time. Now, technology might have finally caught up with the 1966 album thanks to today's release of a DVD (Capitol Records, $24.95) that features an astounding remix of the ...

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