In the 1990s, Brian credited Carl with the title. Carl said with uncertainty that the name might have come from Brian: "The idea he [Brian] had was that everybody has these sounds that they love, and this was a collection of his 'pet sounds.' It was hard to think of a name for the album, because you sure couldn't call it Shut Down Vol. 3." Brian commented that the title was a "tribute" to Spector by matching his initials (PS). Wilson's 1991 memoir, Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story, writes that the title was inspired by Love asking "Who's gonna hear this shit? The ears of a dog?" Asked about this quote in a 2016 interview, Love denied having said it.
in the 1990s brian credited carl with the title carl said with uncertainty that the name might have come from brian "the idea he [brian] had was that everybody has these sounds that they love and this was a collection of his 'pet sounds' it was hard to think of a name for the album because you sure couldn't call it shut down vol 3" brian commented that the title was a "tribute" to spector by matching his initials (ps) wilson's 1991 memoir wouldn't it be nice my own story writes that the title was inspired by love asking "who's gonna hear this shit the ears of a dog" asked about this quote in a 2016 interview love denied having said it