Mama's and the Papa's - First Press - Eyes and Ears LP
  $   38

 


$ 38 Sold For
Nov 28, 2010 Sold Date
Nov 21, 2010 Start Date
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Description

Original pressing of If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears with "toilet" cover and original tracks!

The cover is in excellent shape, no seam splits or tears. There is some light writing in one place on the front, top right corner (on the side). The vinyl is not in the best shape and has surface wear. I would call it "fair" based on Goldmine grading.

 

If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears is one of the first albums to have several different covers. The first cover (shown at the right) featured the group in a bathroom sitting in a bathtub with a toilet in the corner. The album with this cover was pulled from stores after the toilet was declared indecent. The remaining covers featuring the toilet have since become collector's items. A second album cover was then released with a scroll over the toilet listing the presence of "California Dreamin'" on the album. Two more songs were later added to the scroll/box over the toilet. Still later, a Gold Record Award blurb was added (in black) to the left of the group. Finally, a later album cover was released with a closely cropped shot of the band surrounded by a black border that removed any hint that the picture was taken in a bathroom.

 

Original track listing

Side One:

  1. "Monday, Monday" (John Phillips) – 3:27
  2. "Straight Shooter" (John Phillips) – 3:27
  3. "Got a Feelin'" (John Phillips, Denny Doherty) – 2:31
  4. "I Call Your Name" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:39
  5. "Do You Wanna Dance" (Bobby Freeman) – 2:57
  6. "Go Where You Wanna Go" (John Phillips) – 2:30

Side Two:

  1. "California Dreamin'" (John Phillips, Michelle Phillips) – 2:41
  2. "Spanish Harlem" (Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector) – 3:21
  3. "Somebody Groovy" (John Phillips) - 3:15
  4. "Hey Girl" (Phillips, Phillips) – 2:27
  5. "You Baby"(Steve Barri, P. F. Sloan) – 2:19
  6. "The "In" Crowd" (Billy Page) – 3:10

 

Personnel

  • Denny Doherty – vocals
  • Cass Elliot – vocals
  • John Phillips – vocals and guitar
  • Michelle Phillips – vocals



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