RAREST 1970 ORIG "CHANGES" The MONKEES POP CRAFT PERFECTION JONES & DOLENZ LP
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One Of The Rarest, 1970 LIMITED Orig!
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"CHANGES"
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USA - COLGEMS RECORDS - COS 119
The REAL deal !
The "CHANGES" album is by far one of the rarest of all Monkees Lp's; it was issued after Michael Nesmith's exit from the band in 1970, leaving only Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones to fulfill the recording contract they signed in the mid-1960s. "Changes" was their last album by the original '60s band for Colgems Records and the group's last album of all new material.Changes reunited Jones and Dolenz with producer Jeff Barry, who now had his own successful record label, Steed Records. As with the earliest Monkees recordings, Jones and Dolenz provided only their vocals, despite the album cover featuring them playing percussion, while the backing tracks were provided by session musicians. Barry plucked his own produced outtake of his composition "99 Pounds" from the final Don Kirshner-supervised Monkees sessions in January 1967 that also yielded the hit single "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You"; while "Midnight Train" was recorded during sessions for The Monkees Present and had been featured in CBS-TV reruns of The Monkees television show (most notably in "The Chaperone"). "I Never Thought It Peculiar" was recorded during the sessions for More of the Monkees.
"Oh My My" became the first single from the album and made the Top 100 in the Billboard charts; written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim, it is unrelated to the later 1973 Ringo Starr single of the same name. Besides being the opening track and lead-off single from the album, "Oh My My" was also accompanied by a rare promo film directed by Micky Dolenz, showing Micky and Davy Jones riding their motorcycles and horses. "Acapulco Sun" was released as a single in Mexico, becoming a minor hit there.
Changes appeared in June 1970 and initially failed to make the charts. Consequently, this pressing was limited and has become one of the more valuable Monkees albums. Jones announced shortly after its release that he was resuming his solo career, but he and Dolenz would release one more single together before reuniting in 1976 with Monkees songwriters and producers Boyce and Hart.
One track recorded during the studio session, "Time and Time Again", was dropped in favor of "I Never Thought It Peculiar".
Davie Jones later stated that Changes was his least favorite Monkees effort, going so far as to comment: "I had terrible memories of the recording sessions." Mickey Dolenz, while not lavishing praise on the Changes Lp, said that he was pleased to be invited to record new material. "I was quite happy to do it as long as somebody wanted to record me. It was simple as that." Dolenz added "by that time, it was pretty obvious that the Monkees were over. Davy and I were still getting along, but we were mainly fulfilling a contractual obligation to a record company — that's what Changes is all about."
"Oh My My" Micky Dolenz 3:02
"Ticket on a Ferry Ride" (Jeff Barry, Bobby Bloom) Micky Dolenz 3:30
"You're So Good to Me" (Jeff Barry, Bobby Bloom) Davy Jones 2:34
"It's Got to Be Love" (Neil Goldberg) Micky Dolenz 2:25
"Acapulco Sun" (Ned Albright, Steven Soles) Micky Dolenz 2:54
"99 Pounds" (Jeff Barry) Davy Jones 2:29
Side 2
"Tell Me Love" (Jeff Barry) Micky Dolenz 2:38
"Do You Feel It Too?" Davy Jones 2:37
"I Love You Better" Micky Dolenz 2:28
"All Alone in the Dark" (Ned Albright, Steven Soles) Micky Dolenz 2:52
"Midnight Train" (Micky Dolenz) Micky Dolenz 2:07
"I Never Thought It Peculiar" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) Davy Jones 2:29
CONDITION: The cover: rated near "EX" (excellent) trace of shelf wear beginning on back cover only ... front cover very clean : (EX) or better... There are no solid seams, no faded colors, no bends, no writing ...
The vinyl: rated VG++ still very glossy, few minor marks, expect to play enjoyable. Both Colgems labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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