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’ '' Pet Sounds'' with

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'' by

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, posted on his

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. It was released under the

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"The Beachles" and received favorable mentions in ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as blogs around the world. Sometime around September 8, 2006, Counts received a

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order from

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's attorneys. Notably, the letter included a demand for Counts to hand over the

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of everyone who downloaded or streamed the songs. Counts removed the songs, but refused to give up the IPs and fired back with a lengthy missive on his blog. The incident drew the attention of the

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'', and resulted in a letter-writing campaign and a boycott of

and

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on behalf of Counts. Counts linked to the tracker site isoHunt as a place to still download the album after his cease and desist letter.

Track listing

# "Wouldn't Sgt. Petsound Be Nice?" # "You Still Believe in My Friends" # "That's Not Lucy" # "Don't Talk (Get Better)" # "I'm Fixing It, Dayhole" # "She's Going Away for Awhile" # "Being for the Benefit of Sloop John B!" # "God Only Knows What I'd Be Within You" # "I Know There're Sixty-Four Answers" # "Today, Rita" # "I Just Wasn’t Made for Good Mornings" # "Sgt. Petsound's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprieve)" # "A Day in the Life of Caroline" # "Runout Groove"

References

External links

Beachles Update
Tiny Mix Tapes' interview with Clayton Counts

CBC article {{Authority control Mashup albums The Beatles bootleg recordings 2006 remix albums The Beatles remix albums Unofficial remix albums Musical tributes to the Beach Boys The Beatles tribute albums Sampling controversies