Tribute to Brian Wilson!
A newly edited Memorial Edition featuring the complete dream collaboration between Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson is here!
【Direct import, overseas original press】
★ Features the first-ever CD release of this precious special live event from 2002—newly restored and remixed in stereo from the original master!
The Beatles and The Beach Boys, who maintained a relationship of mutual respect yet healthy rivalry in the 1960s, came together decades later for a once-in-a-lifetime live collaboration between Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson. This special event, Open Hearts Clear Minds, took place on September 18, 2002, at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles as a benefit concert for landmine removal.
During the concert, Paul joined Brian—who at the time had miraculously revived his career and was actively performing live—on stage to perform “God Only Knows.” Later, during Paul’s own set, Brian joined him for “Let It Be.” It was a truly emotional “dream collaboration” that both fanbases had long awaited.
For this release, the rare performance has been sourced from the surviving original master and newly remixed and restored into rich, three-dimensional stereo. Originally recorded in narrow-range mono from an audience source, the sound has been upgraded with noise reduction and balance correction to achieve high-quality audio that can be considered a completely different listening experience from any previous source.
Although the two had maintained contact for years, this was their only live performance together—making this a truly one-of-a-kind historical recording.
As a bonus track, the CD also includes the remixed version of their 2004 duet “A Friend Like You” (previously unreleased on CD).
This is the latest Memorial Edition capturing the unforgettable “dream collaboration” of Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson.
BRIAN WILSON
01. Opening by Jay Leno
02. YOU'RE WELCOME
03. WONDERFUL / CABINESSENCE
04. DANCE, DANCE, DANCE
05. SURFER GIRL
06. SAIL ON SAILOR
07. HEROES AND VILLAINS
08. GOOD VIBRATIONS
09. I GET AROUND
10. BARBARA ANN
11. SURFIN' USA
12. Introducing Paul McCartney
13. GOD ONLY KNOWS (with Paul McCartney)
PAUL McCARTNEY
14. Opening by Jay Leno
15. COMING UP
16. BAND ON THE RUN
17. I SAW HER STANDING THERE
18. BLACKBIRD
19. WE CAN WORK IT OUT
20. MICHELLE
21. YOUR LOVING FLAME
22. Introducing Brian Wilson
23. LET IT BE (with Brian Wilson)
24. HEY JUDE
25. Closing by Jay Leno
BONUS TRACK
26. A FRIEND LIKE YOU (Remix Version)
The 2nd Annual Adopt-A-Minefield Benefit Gala
Live at Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, USA September 18th 2002
COMPLETE STEREO REMIX FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER 2025 MEMORIAL EDITION
