On July 12, Wilson recorded a backing track for "Sloop John B", but after laying down a rough lead vocal, he set the song aside for some time, concentrating on the recording of what became their next LP, the informal studio jam "Beach Boys' Party!", in response to their record company Capitol's request for a Beach Boys album for the Christmas 1965 market. In October, Wilson and his wife moved from a rented apartment in West Hollywood to a home on Laurel Way in Beverly Hills, where he said he spent the proceeding months contemplating "the new direction of the group". He devoted the last three months of 1965 to polishing the vocals of "Sloop John B" and recording six new original compositions.