--- product_id: 75103953 title: "Carl and the Passions" brand: "the beach boys" price: "€ 115.44" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 23 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/75103953-carl-and-the-passions store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Carl and the Passions **Brand:** the beach boys **Price:** € 115.44 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Carl and the Passions by the beach boys - **How much does it cost?** € 115.44 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/75103953-carl-and-the-passions) ## Best For - the beach boys enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted the beach boys brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Carl and the Passions - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41plqq6wHBL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hold on, dear brother... *by T***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 June 2018* Carl Wilson was now leading the proceedings, as "musical director", and, with Brian Wilson's contributions becoming less frequent and more erratic he hired Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar to join the line-up. The result was an experimental, in parts most enjoyable, but often overlooked album.TRACK LISTING1. You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone2. Here She Comes3. He Come Down4. Marcella5. Hold On Dear Brother6. Make It Good7. All This Is That8. Cuddle UpElton John loves this underrated album from 1972 and its not hard to understand why. "You Need A Mess Of help To Stand Alone" has that upbeat, bluesy but driving rocky sound that Elton John loved throughout the 70s. Add to that some Beach boys harmony and you have something worth listening to."Here She Comes" has a truly intoxicating bass, drums and jazzy Elton-style piano intro and a thumping jazz rock feel all through it. Vocalist Ricky Fataar’s voice is a bit weak though, to be honest. This track sounds an awful lot like The Band. "He Come Down" features many assorted Beach boys members on vocals (Carl, Mike Love, Al Jardine, as well as Blondie Chaplin) and the harmonies are predictably great in this, at times, gospelly rumination about religion, God and gurus and the like."Marcella" was probably the most “typical” Beach Boys track - summery, trademark harmonies, catchy hook, about a girl and so on. Just an uplifting song."Hold On Dear Brother" is a song that you could see would have appealed to Elton John - although it sounds like stuff he recorded himself in the two previous years, so who influenced who? "Make It Good" is a couple of minutes of vocal harmony "filler" that is a bit of a waste, but "All This Is That" is a wonderful return to quality. Beautiful ambience, marvellous vocals another great song of summer. It should deservedly be on any “best of” compilation.Dennis Wilson’s vocal on the plaintive, somewhat over orchestrated "Cuddle Up" is an interesting end to the album. Something of an experimental track but certainly with its beautiful moments, especially the piano and strings, and when the harmonies come quietly in at the end it is quite spine tingling.As with all Beach Boys' seventies and beyond product, it falls short when compared with a lot of their sixties work, but taken away from that context, it is not a bad album. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great forgotten album, shame about the pressing.... *by L***X on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 September 2019* This has some first class tracks Marcella, hold on dear brother, all this is that to name three of my favourites. Whilst I have been acquiring a number of Analogue Productions Beach Boys albums, Carl and the Passions isn't in this range (neither 20/20 or Friends) but there does appear a pressing issue with Carl and the Passions sounding like vocal distortion on a couple of tracks (NOT miss-tracking) and having previously returned my first pressing to the supplier I tried this through Amazon. Whilst this contains the same type of distortion this is less noticeable and is in slightly different place so whilst I would have returned this one music so good decided to keep it with the view that they will all be like this. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Carl and the Passions...brilliant!!!!!! *by M***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 August 2017* I was totally blown away with this album......I know not many will agree, but thought it was the best work from the Beach Boys since Pet Sounds, I could not fault any track on "So Tough".....The last three tracks reducing me to tears....Dennis Wilson's soulful voice, leaving his heart open for all to see, asking to "Make it Good" and "Cuddle Up"...with "All this is That" sandwich between them, allowing the listener to admire Carl Wilson's amazing voice, accompanied by Mike Love, who I must admit, i'm not overly keen on, is pure genius! My only complaint is the CD's..which are labelled the wrong way round...ie:- Holland is actually Carl and the Passions and visa versa! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/75103953-carl-and-the-passions](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/75103953-carl-and-the-passions) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*