MINT SHRINK 1968 ORIG PISCES AQUARIUS ...JONES THE MONKEES POP PSYCH 60s
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MINT! SHRINK ! 1968 ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS FINAL COLLECTION COPY
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Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones
USA -COLGEMS - COS 104
FINAL COLLECTION COPY .... STILL IN FACTORY CELLOPHANE
November '67 released the all-time Monkees classics "Pleasant Valley Sunday" - a #3 hit single and "Words," which hit at #11 on the Billboard 200 charts ...Quickly -- PISCES, AQUARIUS, CAPRICORN AND JONES LTD. by The Monkees went to #1 on the US album charts. This was their fourth album to sell over a million copies.
The 4th Monkees album is little more than just a fantastic set of psychedelic pop/rock tunes, but so are a lot of the greatest 60s albums. While a few of the songs on Pisces, Aquarius... have more in common with early 60s R&B pop/rock songs (Salesman, She Hangs Out - as great as those songs are, too), the album shines the most when it brings in the hypnotic and resonant psychedelic influences, such as The Door Into Summer, Words, and Love Is Only Sleeping (one of the fan faves on the album and The Monkees in general).
The eclecticism doesn't stop there, however. The closing track, Star Collector, features a Moog synthesizer (one of the first uses of a synthesizer on a rock album ever). "Pleasant Valley Sunday is one of the group's strongest singles, a huge hit with it's captivating fluid jangle up-beat sound...
Elsewhere, "Don't Call on M"e is a beautiful acoustic ballad written and sung (excellently) by Michael Nesmith. The song's intro introduces Nesmith as a fictional performer, playing a song to a crowd of classy people at "the elegant Pump Room of the magnificent Palmer House, high over Chicago" and sets the mood for the song perfectly. A stunning track and creative decision, and after the song finishes we are returned to the "elegant Pump Room" as the carefree audience gives a very lukewarm reception and carries on with their business. The lack of attention paid to the singer drives home the emotion of the song, the feeling of loneliness and the confessional, brutally honest nature of the lyrics that seemed to go right over the fictional audience's heads. Absolutely gorgeous.
To recap, the "fan man" sez: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones is one of the ten best rock or pop albums of the '60's, and ranks right alongside 'Revolver', 'Pet Sounds', 'Forever Changes', 'Beggars Banquet', 'Highway 61 Revisited', 'Are You Experienced ?' and 'Rubber Soul'. A reevaluation of the Monkees' collective talents are WAY overdue; when you realize that these guys came together as two actors and two semi- musicians who auditioned for a TV series because they were in desperate need of work AND THEN forced themselves to become a REAL band, it's pretty amazing just how often great they became. The musical growth and diversity they display on this album is truly astounding --Mike Nesmith, the band's most talented member, shines on tracks like "The Door Into Summer", "Love Is Only Sleeping", and his yearning, soaring vocal on the magnificent rural rock/pop-craft gem "What Am I Doin' Hanging Round ?" (possibly his all time greatest vocal performance). Micky shines on what still might rank as the finest three-minute exploration of suburban disenchantment ("Pleasant Valley Sunday"), as well as what may be the first usage of Moog synthesizer on a rock record ("Daily Nightly"). Even Davy - usually the 'pop' link in the band - manages to charm and delivery solid performances on"Cuddly Toy", "She Hangs Out" and the groupie tribute "Star Collector".
Salesman
She Hangs Out
The Door Into Summer
Love Is Only Sleeping (
Cuddly Toy
Words
Hard To Believe
What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round
Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky
Pleasant Valley Sunday
Daily Nightly
Don't Call On Me
Star Collector
CONDITION: The cover: rated: MINT! SHRINK WRAP! TOP COPY flat & square with 4 sharp corners, 48 years of age with a fresh appearance -- there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ... VERY collection worthy gem... the outer cellophane is pulled back a small bit at lower pocket opening but clearly the cover is MINT front & back!!
The vinyl: Rated: M- very clean and glossy plays with very enjoyable CLEAN audio ..... both 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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