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Pet Sounds was a good article, but it was removed from the list as it no longer met the good article criteria at the time. There are suggestions below for improving the article. If you can improve it, please do; it may then be renominated.
Review: December 18, 2006.

The following references may be useful when improving this article in the future:

"Pet Sounds: The Thirtieth Anniversary - A Billboard Tribute" (PDF). Billboard: 45–52. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

Section sizes

Section size for Pet Sounds (53 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	6,605	6,605
Background	3,547	3,547
Writing sessions	6,439	6,439
Concept and inspiration	28	19,217
Wall of Sound and Rubber Soul	5,930	5,930
Other contemporary influences, jazz, and pre-rock 'n' roll pop	4,621	4,621
Lyrics, spirituality, drugs, and perceived storyline	8,638	8,638
Style and precursors	25	22,506
Differences from prior work	4,473	4,473
Genre, debate over categorization and psychedelia	18,008	18,008
Musical architecture	25	14,478
Orchestrations and arrangements	4,246	4,246
Vocal harmonies	980	980
Key ambiguity and forms	3,064	3,064
Structural unity	6,163	6,163
Production	15	23,394
Backing tracks	8,687	8,687
Reactions from bandmates	6,724	6,724
Vocal overdubs	3,635	3,635
Mixdown, studio effects, and anomalies	4,333	4,333
Songs and instrumentals	28	13,422
Side one	6,958	6,958
Side two	6,436	6,436
Leftover tracks and outtakes	4,266	4,266
Sleeve design	3,335	3,335
Title and cover photo	7,636	7,636
Release, promotion, and commercial performance	52	13,830
United States Capitol release	7,575	7,575
United Kingdom EMI release	6,203	6,203
Initial reactions	5,664	5,664
Aftermath, Smile, and spiritual successors	5,317	5,317
Live performances	4,554	4,554
Cultural impact and influence	34	53,499
Record production, popular music, and auteur perspective	9,125	9,125
Historical context and influence on Sgt. Pepper	6,195	6,195
Rock music, power pop, R&B, and synthesizer adoption	5,221	5,221
Psychedelic music, orchestral pop, and soft rock/sunshine pop	6,353	6,353
Progressive music, art rock, and album format	12,945	12,945
Indie pop, chamber pop, emo, and continued impact	13,626	13,626
Retrospective assessments and legacy	41	21,335
Before the 1990s	7,221	7,221
Ascendance to universal acclaim	8,703	8,703
Totemic status and criticism	5,370	5,370
Reissues and expanded editions	5,927	5,927
Track listing	2,638	2,638
Personnel	4,665	4,665
Charts	12,298	12,298
Certifications	464	464
Accolades	7,369	7,369
Notes	37	37
References	33	33
Bibliography	20,932	20,932
External links	2,348	2,348
Total	285,755	285,755

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