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From “You're So Good To Me” and “Sloop John B” through to “Good Vibrations”, “Heroes And Villains” and “God Only Knows”, this collection is packed with some of the band's most enduring recordings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe earlier material includes “You're So Good To Me”, originally recorded in 1965, alongside “Sloop John B”, “God Only Knows” and “Wouldn't It Be Nice” from the landmark \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePet Sounds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e era. “Good Vibrations”, recorded during 1966 and released later that year, demonstrates Brian Wilson's increasingly experimental approach to production, while “Heroes And Villains” comes from the ambitious \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSMiLE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e project and was released in 1967.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe collection then moves into the group's late-1960s period with “Wild Honey”, “Darlin'”, “Friends” and “Do It Again”, before closing with later favourites including “Bluebirds Over The Mountain”, “I Can Hear Music”, “Break Away” and “Cottonfields”. 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