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Support the Official Release

You can listen to The Explorers Club’s Grand Hotel on:

• Apple Music
• Spotify

Or purchase Grand Hotel on:

• Bandcamp
• iTunes
• Amazon Music

Links

• The Beach Boys
  • SMiLE
  • The SMiLE Sessions
  • Carl Wilson singing “God Only Know”
  • Surf’s Up
• Boston’s self-titled LP, Boston
• Mark Linett, one of the producers on Grand Hotel.
• The Explorers Club’s debut LP, Freedom Wind

• What exactly is “music production”?
• The Last Bison’s sophomore LP, VA (pronounced “Virginia”)
• Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass’s Whipped Cream & Other Delights

• “The Girl From Ipanema”
• Paul Anka’s “Times of Your Life”
• The Bee Gees
• Lord Huron and their sophomore LP, Strange Trails
• Motown
• Vacationer
• Guitar World’s interview with Jason Brewer.
• Sturgill Simpson and “Welcome To Earth (Pollywog)” from A Sailor’s Guide to the World
• Other “vingette” songs:
  • The Beatles’ “Her Majesty” from Abbey Road
  • WALK THE MOON’s “Lions” from their self-titled record.
  • The Beatles’ “Wild Honey Pie” from The Beatles (The White Album)
  • Paul & Linda McCartney’s “Ram On” from RAM
  • Tame Impala’s “She Just Won’t Believe Me” from Lonerism
  • Vacationer’s “Farther” from Gone
• Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
• Kenny Chesney’s cover of Lord Huron’s “Ends of the Earth” (NOT GOOD)

Alternative Track Order

Marc’s suggested, alternative album order:

Side 1:

1. “Apaculco (Sunrise)”
2. “Run Run Run”
3. “Anticipatin’”
4. “I’ve Been Waiting”
5. “Grand Hotel”
6. “Go For You”
7. “Any Little Way”

Side 2:

1. “Acapulco (Sunset)”
2. “Sweet Delights”
3. “It’s No Use”
4. “It’s You”
5. “Summer Days, Summer Nights”
6. “Weight of the World”
7. “Open the Door”

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