Holland

Holland is the sole 1973 studio release by The Beach Boys, their sixteenth studio album. It was famously (and expensively) recorded in Baambrugge, The Netherlands over the summer of 1972 using a reconstructed studio sent from home, and with two Brian Wilson tracks rush-recorded in Los Angeles and added to the album at the last minute. Just as Carl and the Passions - "So Tough" was coming to print, The Beach Boys, at manager Jack Rieley's urging, ... more

Holland is the sole 1973 studio release by The Beach Boys, their sixteenth studio album. It was famously (and expensively) recorded in Baambrugge, The Netherlands over the summer of 1972 using a reconstructed studio sent from home, and with two Brian Wilson tracks rush-recorded in Los Angeles and added to the album at the last minute. Just as Carl and the Passions - "So Tough" was coming to print, The Beach Boys, at manager Jack Rieley's urging, decided to pack up and record their next album in the Netherlands, feeling the change of scenery would add some inspiration to the sessions, and, over-optimistically, they also hoped that it would snap former leader Brian Wilson out of his deep depression. By mid-1972, Wilson was well into mental illness. Keenly aware that he was creating less music than ever before, The Beach Boys were hoping to jump-start Brian's creative juices. Although he did make the trip (after three separate attempts to get on the plane), Wilson contributed little to... less