Responding to myself, in case anyone else comes along wondering. From The Beach Boys in Concert!: The Complete History of America's Band On Tour and Onstage:
"Ramone, stationed in the Washington Bullets' locker room, taped four of the shows (June 25-28). Alan Boyd, custodian of the Beach Boys archives, stated that in his opinion, these are some of the best live performances by the group that he's heard. Unfortunately, the album was never released due to the legal difficulties that occur when opposing record companies are involved. After many years where their whereabouts were unknown, the tapes of the group's performances are now safely ensconced in their vaults. Boyd noted that they 'are missing the Beach Boys' tracks for the encores. When both bands took the stage, they ended up running a pair of 2 inch machines in sync: the main 24-track deck, and an additional 16 track to record the Beach Boys' vocals and instruments. The Chicago portions of the encores were sent to Warners (along with the tapes of the main shows) as part of an ongoing legal settlement a few years back, but the Beach Boys' 16-track encore reels somehow didn't make the trip...We're not completely sure as to their exact whereabouts, but we think they exist'."
Boyd is apparently slightly off (actually being *two* pair of 2 inch machines, for 4 machines total), but the general idea is correct.![]()
"Ramone, stationed in the Washington Bullets' locker room, taped four of the shows (June 25-28). Alan Boyd, custodian of the Beach Boys archives, stated that in his opinion, these are some of the best live performances by the group that he's heard. Unfortunately, the album was never released due to the legal difficulties that occur when opposing record companies are involved. After many years where their whereabouts were unknown, the tapes of the group's performances are now safely ensconced in their vaults. Boyd noted that they 'are missing the Beach Boys' tracks for the encores. When both bands took the stage, they ended up running a pair of 2 inch machines in sync: the main 24-track deck, and an additional 16 track to record the Beach Boys' vocals and instruments. The Chicago portions of the encores were sent to Warners (along with the tapes of the main shows) as part of an ongoing legal settlement a few years back, but the Beach Boys' 16-track encore reels somehow didn't make the trip...We're not completely sure as to their exact whereabouts, but we think they exist'."
Boyd is apparently slightly off (actually being *two* pair of 2 inch machines, for 4 machines total), but the general idea is correct.