Editing Pet Sounds (section)

==Background==
[[File:The Beach Boys Convention Hall 1965.jpg|thumb|left|The Beach Boys in February 1965. From left: [[Carl Wilson]], [[Al Jardine]], [[Brian Wilson|Brian]] and [[Dennis Wilson]], and [[Mike Love]]]]

The Beach Boys' sixth album, ''[[All Summer Long (album)|All Summer Long]]'' (July 1964), concluded their beach-themed period, after which their music shifted toward an increasingly divergent stylistic and lyrical direction.{{sfn|Bogdanov|Woodstra|Erlewine|2002|pp=72–73}} In January 1965, 22-year-old [[Brian Wilson]], leader of the band, declared his withdrawal from touring to concentrate on songwriting and studio production.{{sfn|Sanchez|2014|pp=63–64}}{{sfn|Carlin|2006|p=59}} The rest of the group—Brian's brothers [[Carl Wilson|Carl]] and [[Dennis Wilson|Dennis]], cousin [[Mike Love]], and friend [[Al Jardine]]—continued touring without him; session musician [[Glen Campbell]] initially filled his role, followed by [[Bruce Johnston]], who, alongside [[Terry Melcher]], had been a [[Columbia Records]] staff producer and member of [[the Ripchords]] and [[Bruce & Terry]].{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=89}}

Through 1965, Wilson showcased great advances in his musical development with the albums ''[[The Beach Boys Today!]]'' and ''[[Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)]]''.{{sfn|Schinder|2007|pp=111–112}}{{sfn|Granata|2003|pp=59–61, 66–67}} Released in March, ''Today!'' departed from the group's earlier sound through orchestral arrangements, introspective themes, and a move away from surfing, car, and simplistic love motifs.{{sfn|Granata|2003|pp=60–61}} Its lyrics adopted an autobiographical tone, portraying narrators as vulnerable, neurotic, and insecure,{{sfn|Kent|2009|p=13}} while the second half of the record contained five songs with a unified theme.<ref name="Guriel2016">{{cite magazine |last1=Guriel |first1=Jason |title=How Pet Sounds Invented the Modern Pop Album |magazine=[[The Atlantic]] |date=May 16, 2016 |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/05/how-pet-sounds-invented-the-modern-pop-album/482940/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520165843/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/05/how-pet-sounds-invented-the-modern-pop-album/482940/ |archive-date=May 20, 2022}}</ref> ''Summer Days'', issued three months later, bridged Wilson's progressive style with the band's pre-1965 approach.{{sfn|Granata|2003|p=65}}

On July 12, Wilson began recording "[[Sloop John B]]" but temporarily shelved the track to focus on ''[[Beach Boys' Party!]]'', an informal studio album created to meet [[Capitol Records]]' demand for a Christmas release.{{sfn|Carlin|2006|pp=66–67}} That October, he and his wife, 17-year-old [[Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford|Marilyn Rovell]], moved from [[West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood]] to a home on Laurel Way in [[Beverly Hills]],{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=101}} where he later stated he spent subsequent months contemplating "the new direction of the group".{{sfn|Granata|2003|pp=72–73}} Between October and December, he refined "Sloop John B" and recorded six new compositions, including "[[The Little Girl I Once Knew]]", which was released as a single in November.{{sfn|Badman|2004|pp=101–105}} In December, Capitol issued "[[Barbara Ann]]" from ''Party!'' as a single without consulting the band; Wilson publicly dismissed it as unrepresentative of their upcoming work.{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=105}} From January 7 to 29, 1966, the bandmates toured Japan and Hawaii.{{sfn|Badman|2004|pp=108, 111}}