M- SHRINK "MIRROR COVER" 1967 ORIG ? The MONKEES ? HEAD ? PSYCH GARAGE POPSIKE

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    ~ 50 YEARS OLD PRESSING WITH MIRROR COVER ~

                     PSYCHEDELICIZED !           ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..

     

             THE MONKEES

             "HEAD"

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RARE ....COLLECTION ~ TOP COPY!!

no scuffs or abrasions on the delicate mirror cover - like usual

STILL IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY CELLOPHANE

Includes the original Colgems Records printed inner sleeve with MONKEES Lp's pictured!
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RARE...1967 first pressing...the Monkees answer to The Beatles SGT PEPPER, filled with grooovy psychedelic moves and the tracks, so surprisingly hip & cool with infectious melodies, acidy sound effects & enhancements, flowing melodious cool, all by the manufactured Monkees who 'let down their hair' on this one, maybe smoked a little dope and let the grooves fly free ... don't be scared(!!) ~~ one to add to your library !
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Features thee legendary silver foil cover ...silver foil covers from the sixties are almost always found with wear and scuffs to the foil, this one is highly collection worthy...as well,and the vinyl plays terrific being >MINTY CLEAN AUDIO<
(see condition details below)...

Includes the hard to find Colgems inner sleeve

Their (Monkees) name seems to be a sort of joke to many collectors, but that's not actually the case.

The Beatles had released the film "HELP", and the reflection of that movie is called "HEAD."  Actually written on the beginnings of every reel of film produced - the word "Tail" is written on the ends. A similar joke can be seen in this HEAD movie - when they are playing a concert, you can see the word "Drum" on their drums instead of "Monkees".

Additionally, a "head trip" was a common term in the late sixties, and this can also part of the joke. In 60s and 70s slang, "head" meant someone who used psychedelic drugs, as in "pot head," and "acid head." The name is also suggestive of oral sex. It is rumored that the title was chosen in the case of a sequel being produced, where it would be advertised as coming from the filmmakers who "gave you 'Head'"

This original 1967 issue of the record "HEAD" features a front cover made with a special material called aluminized PET film, meant to reflect the listener's "head" (face) back at them. With the movie having only a limited release (and virtually no publicity), the point was largely lost, and while the cover was innovative for its time, manufacturing was problematic; Micky Dolenz recalled years later that the cover was "actually ruining the printing presses at RCA!" ... The 1980s reissue from Rhino Records was less problematic by using foil paper instead, the end result less reflective than the original. The presently in-print CD from Rhino has a grey cover that is not reflective at all.

Showing the growing influence of Frank Zappa on the Monkees' circle (Zappa even has a cameo role as "The Critic" in the film itself), the soundtrack album intersperses the six trippy melodies ("Porpoise Song," "Circle Sky," "Can You Dig It?," "As We Go Along," "Daddy's Song" and "Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again?") with bits of Ken Thorne's incidental music, dialogue fragments and oddball sound effects, for an overall effect surprisingly close to Zappa's "Lumpy Gravy."

The selection of music and dialogue approximates the flow of the movie itself, and was compiled by actor Jack Nicholson, who co-wrote the film's shooting script. Nicholson recalled in "Monkee-Mania" how he observed Michael Nesmith working on the album in the studio, asked if he could try some editing, and Nesmith let Nicholson take over the session, because "I just want to go home!".

INCLUDES COLGEMS INNER SLEEVE WITH PICTURES OF ALL THE MONKEES ALBUMS UP TO THAT POINT, CASINO ROYALE, LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION!

1. Tracks:
2. Opening Ceremony 1:20
3. Porpoise Song 2:53
4. Ditty Diego-war Chant 0:50
5. Circle Sky (live Version) 2:18
6. Supplicio 0:48
7. Can You Dig It 3:25
8. Gravy 0:07
9. Superstitious 0:08
10. As We Go Along 3:53
11. Dandruff? 0:40
12. Daddy's Song 2:07
13. Poll 1:14
14. Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again 2:38
15. Swami-plus Strings 5:22