Label:  Arista ‎– AL9-8432

Format:  Vinyl, LP, Compilation,  

Country:  USA

Released:  1986

Genre:  Rock

Style:  Pop Rock

 

Tracklist

A1           (Theme From) The Monkees      2:18

A2           Last Train To Clarksville  2:42

A3           Take A Giant Step            2:32

A4           I'm A Believer    2:44

A5           (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone   2:21

A6           A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You    2:35

A7           Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere  3:53

B1           That Was Then, This Is Now         4:00

B2           The Girl I Knew Somewhere       2:32

B3           Pleasant Valley Sunday 3:13

B4           What Am I Doing Hangin' Round                3:06

B5           Daydream Believer         2:58

B6           Valleri   2:18

B7           Kicks      3:00

 

Notes

Gatefold JACKET

PLUS FOR COLLECTORS THESE ADDITIONAL MASTERPIECES ON COLORED VINYL -

 RHINO RECORDS RARE OUT OF PRINT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A SEALED COPY OF Greatest Hits On Limited Edition Orange Vinyl LP!

 The 1976 Greatest Hits compilation features The Monkees theme song, "Last Train To Clarksville", "I'm A Believer", "Pleasant Valley Sunday" and "Daydream Believer".

 The Monkees are an American rock band that released music in their original incarnation between 1965 and 1971, with subsequent reunion albums and tours in the decades that followed. They were formed in Los Angeles in 1965 by Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968.

 

Features:

• Limited Edition Orange Vinyl LP

 

Selections:

Side One:

1. (Theme From) The Monkees

2. Last Train To Clarksville

3. She

4. Daydream Believer

5. Listen To The Band

6. A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You

Side Two:

1. I'm A Believer

2. I Wanna Be Free

3. Pleasant Valley Sunday

4. (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone

5. Shades Of Gray

The Monkees Changes 180 GRAM LIMITED EDITION LP (Green Vinyl)

180g Audiophile GREEN Vinyl Mastered by Friday Music's Joe Reagoso From Original Colgems Records Tapes! 

As their ninth and last album from their hit making 1966-1970 era, The Monkees Changes is one of their most desirable and collectable efforts fetching over $300 for a mint copy of the album. This highly regarded fan favorite was a treasure trove of songs providing the soundtrack to the final year of their Saturday afternoon airings of their critically acclaimed The Monkees television show, as well as featuring the double-sided hit single Oh My My and I Love You Better.

As with all of their fine Colgems recordings, the superstar vocals of Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones are showcased as their first class musicianship excels throughout this 1970 session. Together, the two Monkees legends prove once again with the Changes album that their music is timeless and will continue to stand the test of time.

The late great Davy Jones revisits the hit sounds of the Boyce and Hart catalog with a tremendous vocal workout on their I Never Thought It Peculiar as well as his rockin’ delivery on 99 Pounds. His sorely missed vocals also radiate on the classic Do You Feel It Too, making this one of the more interesting pop mid tempo ballads in the Monkees catalog.

Aside from the aforementioned double sided hits Oh My My and I Love You Better, Micky Dolenz’s performances continue his superstar tradition with the solid balladry of the brilliant soft California rock sounds of Ticket On A Ferry Ride and Tell Me Love.

Produced by the much acclaimed sixties producer/writer Jeff Barry (The Monkees, Neil Diamond, The Archies), Changes was the first full-fledged production by this Monkees collaborator as it showed the true pop genius of both the band and producer in the studio. Augmented with some very cool seventies writers like Andy Kim (Rock Me Gently) and the late Bobby Bloom (Montego Bay), this final Monkees album of their first golden era truly was a grand farewell from this band until their unbelievable history making 1986 return.

Friday Music continues their extensive Monkees 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Series with their classic "Changes", for the first time on 180 Gram Audiophile translucent GREEN vinyl. This highly collectable album has been unavailable on vinyl for many years, making it one of the most collectable albums in their amazing hit filled catalog of recordings.

It is now impeccably mastered from the original Colgems Records tapes by Joe Reagoso (The Monkees, Davy Jones, The Byrds). Also included is the original colorful album cover graphics in a first time gatefold presentation to enhance your Monkees listening experience even further.

The Monkees...Changes...For the first time ever on 180 Gram Audiophile GREEN vinyl... from your friends at Friday Music…OH MY MY!!!!

Note: Friday Music Stereo Records may be played on any modern phonograph with a lightweight tone arm. You will hear excellent sound reproduction on a mono player and full stereo sound on a stereo player.

Features:
• Limited Edition
• Translucent Green Vinyl
• 180g Audiophile Vinyl
• Mastered from Original Colgems Records Tapes
• Mastered by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music Studios and Capitol Records
• First time on 180g Vinyl
• Original album cover graphics in first time gatefold jacket

Selections:
1. Oh My My
2. Ticket On A Ferry Ride
3. You're So Good To Me
4. It's Got To Be Love
5. Acapulco Sun
6. 99 Pounds
7. Tell Me Love
8. Do You Feel It Too?
9. I Love You Better
10. All Alone In the Dark
11. Midnight Train
12. I Never Thought It Peculiar

LASTLY Micky Dolenz The MGM Singles Collection 180g Import LP (Red Vinyl) - Limited Edition 180g Red Vinyl - Only 300 Copies! Mastered from the Original Master Tapes Where Possible! Includes 12-Page Booklet with Interview, Extensive Liner Notes, and Never Before Published Photos!

7A Records sure isn't Monkee-ing around with its first release!

The newly-formed label - a labor of love for BBC radio and television presenter Iain Lee - is releasing Micky Dolenz's The MGM Singles Collection on vinyl. This collection reissues for the first time all ten single sides released between 1971 and 1974 by Dolenz on the MGM, Lion and Romar labels. That Lee and his partner at 7A are Monkees fans is an understatement; even the label's name is derived from the studio chatter preceding the band's recording of ''Daydream Believer.''

This 180-gram red vinyl gatefold release is a limited edition of 300 units. It includes all of Dolenz's original MGM singles, or 10 songs out of the 28 tracks he recorded while at MGM and its various affiliated imprints. Micky himself has participated in an exclusive interview for this project, which is included along with a 12-inch, 12-page booklet featuring newly-penned liner notes and never-before-published photos by legendary photographer and Southern California rock chronicler Henry Diltz. All of the recordings have been transferred from the original master tapes housed in the Universal vaults, except for two tracks where the original masters could no longer be located. These two tracks have been restored from original vinyl sources.

In its press release, 7A notes, ''These songs are an over looked part of Monkees history. They show Micky's versatility as a songwriter, a musician and also show just how a good his voice has always been!'' Among the tracks included is a rendition of ''Daybreak,'' written, arranged and conducted by Dolenz' pal Harry Nilsson; ''A Lover's Prayer'' written by Randy Newman; a medley of classic Buddy Holly tunes; and two sides (''Easy on You'' b/w ''Oh Someone'') with Peter Tork helping out on arrangements. Two sides from Micky's collaboration with Michael Lloyd as Starship have also been included.

Dolenz has actively participated in the creation of this release, too. 7A states of the artist, ''He's been wonderful although he was more than a little surprised that two fans [Lee and Glenn Gretlund] in the U.K. were doing this! As he said to the executive producers of this project, 'I am incredibly surprised, and very flattered, and honored - I am very glad that some of this stuff is being listened to! I liked it, at the time! And I'm glad that other people do. It's fantastic.'' Indeed, Dolenz produced some adventurous work at MGM; fellow Monkee Davy Jones also landed at the label during this period.

Features:
• Special Limited Edition - Only 300 Copies
• 180g Vinyl LP
• Red Vinyl
• Includes exclusive interview with Micky Dolenz
• Mastered from the original master tapes where possible
• IIncludes 12 page booklet with extensive and detailed liner notes and never before published pictures by Henry Diltz
• Special Gatefold Sleeve
• Import

Selections:
Side 1
1. Easy On You
2. Oh Someone
3. Unattended In The Dungeon
4. A Lover's Prayer
5. Johnny B. Goode
(As Starship, Lead Vocal: Michael Lloyd)
Side 2:
1. It's Amazing To Me
(As Starship)
2. Daybreak
3. Love War
4. Buddy Holly Tribute:
a) Peggy Sue (Petty-Allison-Holly)
b) Every Day (Petty-Hardin)
c) Maybe Baby (Pety-Holly)
d) That'll Be The Day (Petty-Allison-Holly)
5. Ooh She's Young