MONKEES “Pisces Aquarius Capricorn & Jones” LP COLGEMS dg MONO NM

$

45

Artist:  THE MONKEES                                     

Title:   “Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones LTD.” 

Label:   COLGEMS   # COM 104.  Monaural pressing on medium weight vinyl, with deep groove.  Red label with black text.   

Year:  1967

Condition: 

DISC:  Vinyl is NEAR MINT with 100% of original gloss, as clean as can be found.  Appears to have been played one or two times at most, and handled with care.  Labels are clean.  Fidelity is superb.  A gorgeous disc you will never need to upgrade.

JACKET:   Jacket is EXCELLENT with nice clean artwork.  Top left corner has been bumped.  Bottom seam has some cracking, but does not appear to be fully split.  Reverse has nifty distributors’ sticker by the song titles (possibly a promo?).  Bottom of reverse has some glue or tape residue showing some yellowing.  Overall a very fine jacket.  

Review: 

“After wresting control of the Monkees from Don Kirschner and recording the very good Headquarters album as a mostly self-contained unit, the band members returned to using studio musicians to augment their sound as well as looking outside the group for the majority of the songs on their fourth album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd..  Whatever the reason for the decision, the resulting album is one of their best. Filled with hooky pop like "She Hangs Out" and the Harry Nilsson-penned "Cuddly Toy," psychedelic ravers "Daily Nightly" and "Star Collector" (both of which feature the newly invented Moog synthesizer), Mike Nesmith-produced rockers ("Love Is Only Sleeping"), and ballads (the lovely "Don't Call on Me"), the album is filler-free and fun-filled. That it contains three of their finest songs ("Words," "Pleasant Valley Sunday," and the song that "invented" country-rock for better or for worse, "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?") means that not only is it one of the Monkees' best, it is one of 1967's best.  To think that both this album and Headquarters came out the same year!  Most bands would be lucky to have two albums this good come out their entire career. Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. is a must-have for any fan of smart, fun, and exciting '60s pop. It doesn't get much better than this.”

(courtesy Tim Sendra, allmusic.com.)

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