SHRINK 1967 STEREO Orig "MORE OF" THE MONKEES ~ "STEPPIN' STONE" GARAGE POPCRAFT
Sold Date:
December 22, 2019
Start Date:
December 19, 2019
Final Price:
$34.00
(USD)
Bid Count:
9
Seller Feedback:
20271
Buyer Feedback:
22
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. ORIGINAL 1966 FIRST PRESS
STEREOPHONIC SONG MIXES
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" More Of The MONKEES "
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USA - MONO - COLGEMS RECORDS - COM 102STILL IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAPPER!
CLEAN COLLECTION COPY =
Speaker panning STEREOPHONIC shakin' the Monkees 60s beat... decidedly better (more crisp/clean audio) over the easier to find mono format. Surprisingly hard to find in clean condition as original copies were virtually played-to-death ...
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1966 Original first print in factory cellophane ... flat & square with 4 sharp corners!
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Clearly they were, to some fans of sixties rock, America's answer to the Beatles, even though others at the time seethed and decided to boycott them. One thing that can't be denied was they were the best manufactured pop group ever, and in Michael Nesmith, they had a musical semi-genius. Their second album carries on from their debut. It contains the mantric garage-rock classic "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone," which was highly influential to teen-scene garage bands around the universe ... elsewhere there's the highly infectious grooves on "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)," and the Kinks-ish "Mary Mary" and the timeless shaker, "She" - plus the hit monster, "I'm A Believer." 50 years later the album is still euphoric and nostalgic while NOT completely marijuana-free (check Peter Torks Your Auntie Grizelda with it's groovy '60s raga edges & flipped-out sound effects...)
Long-time Monkees fans are well aware of the genesis of More of the Monkees, with the tracks assembled without input from the Monkees themselves; in fact, the Monkees often have related the story of how they had to go to a local retailer and purchase the album in order to find out what songs had been included. In fact, it was this album that eventually led to the dismissal of Irving Kirshner, the publishing mogul who had created a marketing monster with the Monkees debut disc. But the Monkees, despite their self-righteous anger over having their product pushed without their consent, really had little to be upset about, (except perhaps the atrocious JC Penny clothing they were forced to model on the cover pic), since the album itself is a tight, stylistically varied carbon copy of their first album, with a sprinkling of rockers, ballads, culminating in an album filled with "hit" numbers, including the vocal debut of Peter, who had been cut out of the first album entirely! Overall the album features extremely well crafted pop-rock shakers, featuring many catchy tunes and great song writing. This is what ALL pop-rock '60s albums have striven to emulate. As well, some minor psych influences make their presence known on this one.
She
When Love Comes Knockin' (At Your Door)
Mary, Mary
Hold On Girl
Your Auntie Grizelda
(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)
The Kind of Girl I Could Love
The Day We Fall in Love
Sometime in the Morning
Laugh
CONDITION: The cover: Rated: MINT- in factory cellophane... flat, square with 4 sharp corners ... still has a fresh appearance -- there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ... VERY collection worthy appearance ... original '60s store price sticker on outside of the cellophane
The vinyl: Rated: clean VG++ only minor light scuff or so, nothing to worry as plays VERY clean all tracks! Still filled with shine; expect playback not revealing distracting surface problems ... both Stereo 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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