STONE MINT = 1966 =MONO= FIRST PRINT IN SHRINK THE 1st MONKEES = POP CRAFT GEM
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ORIGINAL 1966 =MONO = FIRST PRESS mint in factory cellophane
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THE MONKEES
"MEET THE MONKEES"
USA - COLGEMS - COM 101 - MONO
Fantastic 1966 Original first print in factory cellophane ... flat & square with 4 sharp corners!
ARTIFACT FINAL COLLECTION COPY
This is their debut LP and it is undeniably catchy, fun and energetic
This, the first album released covering the band created for TV, is actually titled The Monkees and not "Meet The Monkees" (but hardly a reason for assigning 1 star!!) hitting the market in September 1966 as Colgems 101.
Sort of like those Japanese soldiers who didn't know that World War II was over and were still fighting it out in Guam like dopes in 1960, there are some sad souls in the 21st century who STILL hold a grudge against The Monkees because Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith and Peter Tork were a manufactured band. This fact will cause people to pass over the first album or even blindly down rate it but we think that would be a mistake. On its own merit, this is just catchy, hooky pop-rock that is well worthy for dozens of listens, artistic integrity or not.
For the Mpnkees first album, the music at this point mines the same territory as The Beatles in their Help! period, with a few touches of light psychedelia (most notably on "Take a Giant Step" and "This Just Doesn't Seem to Be My Day", with their brief "raga" breaks). It's all fun stuff, fizzy as can be, with hooks wall-to-wall.
(Theme From) The Monkees 2:20
Saturday's Child 2:44
I Wanna Be Free 2:24
Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day 2:33
Papa Gene's Blues 1:55
Take a Giant Step 2:32
Last Train to Clarksville 2:40
This Just Doesn't Seem to Be My Day 2:08
Let's Dance On 2:30
I'll Be True to You 2:48
Sweet Young Thing 1:54
Gonna Buy Me a Dog 2:38
CONDITION: The cover: rated: MINT in factory cellophane ... a beauty in factory cellophane with 4 sharp corners, flat & square. There are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ... VERY collection worthy ... original or price sticker on outer cover...
The vinyl: Rated: M- TOP COPY, filled with clear shine on both sides, totally well preserved ... Clean and glossy with very enjoyable CLEAN audio ...play back will not reveal any surface problems ... both MONO Colgems labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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