**Needle Drop (audio):** https://vimeo.com/1205039438

*Pacific Ocean Blue* was a rare solo project by a former member of The Beach Boys.  Being the drummer and the middle brother between Bryan and Carl Wilson, Dennis didn't get many opportunities to sing on the band's albums, though he helped write many of the songs.  His first real solo was the opening track "Slip on Through" from the 1970 album *Sunflower*.

I'm really impressed with the production quality of this album, as well as the expert mastering of the vinyl record itself.  The signal is pretty hot all the way across the disc, and the amplitude does not result in lost fidelity as one approaches the inner grooves.  

Collecting these albums—my own personal Project Hail Mary—has been a joy and a thrill.  It's great to hear the rest of the tracks on the album to get better context for the song, and understand why it was chosen for the film.

My copy was graded as "VG" by the seller, but I'd have to say that this was a pretty conservative grading.

Here are some of my past posts if you want to hear more!  

Previous posts:
- [Scorpions: Crazy World](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProjectHailMaryMovie/comments/1uf9i9u/collecting_the_phm_soundtrack_on_vinyl_scorpions/)
- [Mercedes Sosa: Gracias a la Vida](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProjectHailMaryMovie/comments/1u1t8th/collecting_the_phm_soundtrack_gracias_a_la_vida/)
- [Carlos di Sarli: El Amanecer](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProjectHailMaryMovie/comments/1twdrhd/compiling_the_phm_soundtrack_i_now_have_the/)
- [Turakina Maori Girls Choir: Po Atarau](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProjectHailMaryMovie/comments/1ttbv0s/compiling_the_phm_soundtrack_i_imported_a_very/)

Dennis Wilson: "Rainbows" from 'Pacific Ocean Blue' (1977). I'm collecting the PHM Soundtrack on vinyl. Needle drop in comments.