▁the ▁label ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Koch ▁Records . ▁According ▁to ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁Koch , ▁Steve ▁Wil k ison , ▁the ▁label ▁was ▁already ▁in ▁the ▁h unt ▁for ▁The ▁Smith ere ens , ▁" When ▁Vel vel ▁was ▁going ▁through ▁some ▁problems ▁in ▁the ▁spring , ▁I ' d ▁heard ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁finished ▁Smith ere ens ▁record ▁and ▁that ▁Vel vel ▁looked ▁like ▁it ▁might ▁go ▁out ▁of ▁business . ▁So ▁I ▁had ▁contact ed ▁the ▁band ▁and ▁their ▁management ▁and ▁said , ▁' Look , ▁I ▁want ▁this ▁record ▁at ▁Koch .' ▁And ▁we ▁were ▁actually ▁fairly ▁far ▁along ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁negoti ating ▁for ▁this ▁record ▁when , ▁coinc ident ally ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁blue , ▁the ▁whole ▁deal ▁went ▁down ▁where ▁we ▁bought ▁Vel vel ." ▁▁ ▁Among ▁those ▁early ▁songs ▁that ▁made ▁it ▁onto ▁the ▁album ▁are ▁" The ▁Last ▁Good ▁Time " ▁and ▁" The ▁Age ▁of ▁In noc ence ," ▁which ▁find ▁Di N izio ▁" reflect ing ▁on ▁society ' s ▁t endency ▁to ▁put ▁rich es ▁ahead ▁of ▁human ▁values ", ▁according ▁to ▁MTV . ▁" Try " ▁is ▁about ▁" de aling ▁with ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁we ' re ▁all ▁getting ▁older , ▁that ▁life ▁is ▁so ▁ten uous , ▁you ▁don ' t ▁know ▁what ' s ▁going ▁to ▁happen ▁one ▁day ▁to ▁the ▁next ", ▁Di N izio ▁said . ▁With ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁" the ▁classic ▁mid - 6 0 ' s ▁Beach ▁Boys ▁vocal ▁style ",