Brian Wilson Live at the Roxy Theatre (3xLP, Red, White & Blue vinyl)

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• As if to emphasize that Brian Wilson is really in charge of his solo career, Live at the Roxy Theatre, his first live solo album, begins with him instructing to his band and halting a false start before launching into “The Little Girl I Once Knew.” And the choice of that leadoff song, a relative commercial disappointment in 1965, alerts listeners that the set will be an attempt to reclaim gems from Wilson’s extensive catalog, not necessarily the string of golden oldies that Wilson’s former group does at its concerts. Live at the Roxy Theatre certainly boasts Beach Boys favorites, but it touches on all phases of Wilson’s career, from the early surf music to the sophisticated compositions that made Pet Sounds a landmark, solo songs from the 1980s and ’90s, and even a couple of new tunes and co