The CD reissue (on the Immediate imprint, but actually put out by the British reissue label Sequel) includes mono single versions of 'Would You Believe?' and 'Daytime Girl' as bonus tracks. It's still a pleasurable listen, with the more acoustic and darker 'Come Again' slightly foreshadowing the kind of sound Pete Townshend would employ on much of Who Came First, and 'Girl from New York' (with Steve Marriott on lead guitar) going for a gutsier British rock vibe. As with the Oldham-produced cuts done by Del Shannon in the same era, the deftly elaborate L.A.-meets-London semi-Wall of Sound is more impressive than the pretty but often rather slight material. This is not a knock Nicholls was very young at the time, after all, and it's hard to match Brian Wilson, though Oldham pulled out a bunch of tricks with baroque keyboards, tasteful brass, and airy multi-part harmonies. Oldham was so entranced by the Beach Boys' 1966 album, Pet Sounds that he enlisted songwriter Billy Nicholls to record a British response, which became this largely forgotten album. Billy Nicholls was originally hired by Andrew Loog Oldham as a staff writer for Oldham's Immediate Records.

When Oldham fell out with the Stones in 1967 he redirected all his resources into making the youthful Nicholls a star of the psychedelic pop scene. Although very attractive, however, the songs and production do not have the depth and emotional resonance of Pet Sounds. Would You Believe is an album by Billy Nicholls released in 1968. The history of Would You Believe is as engaging a tale as that of Nicholls himself. Billy Nicholls' stillborn 1968 album does indeed recall the Beach Boys' 1966-19 67 era, not just due to Nicholls' melodies and high, versatile vocals, but also the production of Andrew Oldham, an avowed fan of Phil Spector and Pet Sounds.

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