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Monkees – More of the Monkees 1980 Japan LP with obi

Offered for sale is a Japanese pressing of More of the Monkees by the Monkees, including the original obi.

About this copy: This copy of More of the Monkees is a 1980 Japanese pressing on the Arista label of an album that was originally released in 1967.

This pressing has a different back cover from the U.S. release.

The cover is M- and is still in the shrink. The obi is M-. The insert is M-.

The disc is M- and looks like it may have been played once. Clean disc!

A nice copy of a pretty good album.

Background: Released in 1967, More of the Monkees was the second album by the Monkees. The album reached #1 on the U.S. album charts, helped by the single “I’m a Believer.”

Allmusic.com gave More of the Monkees a 4 star review:

The Monkees second album More of the Monkees lived up to its title. It was more successful commercially, spending an amazing 70 weeks on the Billboard charts and ultimately becoming the 12th biggest selling album of all time. It had more producers and writers involved since big-shots like Carole King and Gerry Goffin, Jeff Barry and Neil Sedaka, as well as up-and-comers like Neil Diamond all grabbed for a piece of the pie after Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, the men who made the debut album such a smash, were elbowed out by music supervisor Don Kirshner. …The tracks on More of the Monkees (with the exception of the aforementioned “Your Auntie Grizelda ” and the sickly sweet “The Day We Fell in Love,” which regrettably introduces the smarmy side of Davy Jones) stand up to the work of any other pop band operating in 1967. Real or fabricated, the Monkees rate with any pop band of their era and More of the Monkees solidifies that position.

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Country of origin:	Japan
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Arista
Catalog Number:	18RS-28
Year of Release:	1980
Format:	Stereo
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Monkees – Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. 1967 Japan LP with obi and alternate cover

Offered for sale is a Japanese pressing of Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, & Jones Ltd. by the Monkees, including the original obi and a psychedelic alternate gatefold cover that was used only for this release.

About this copy: This copy of Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, & Jones Ltd. is a 1967 Japanese pressing on the Victor label.

The gatefold cover is M-. The obi is M-.

This LP was issued with a photo/lyric booklet but not an insert.

The disc is M- with one or two spindle marks on the labels, but no marks on the vinyl. Clean disc!

A beautiful copy of a terrific Monkees LP and an LP that is very hard to find as a clean, complete, original pressing.

Background: Released in 1967, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, & Jones Ltd. was the fourth album by the Monkees, and the fourth consecutive album by the band to reach #1 on the U.S. charts.

Allmusic.com gave Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, & Jones Ltd. a 4 1/2 star review:

After wresting control of the Monkees from Don Kirschner and recording the very good Headquarters album as a mostly self-contained unit, the bandmembers 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. … 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.

Country of origin:	Japan
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Victor
Catalog Number:	SHP-5672
Year of Release:	1967
Format:	Stereo
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Monkees – Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. 1980 Japan LP with obi

monkees - pisces aquarius capricorn and jones japan lp

Offered for sale is a Japanese pressing of Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, & Jones Ltd. by the Monkees, featuring an alternate back cover and including the original obi.

About this copy: This copy of Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, & Jones Ltd. is a 1980 Japanese pressing on the Arista label of an LP that was originally released in 1967.

This particular pressing features a different back cover from the U.S. release.

The cover is M- and is still in shrink wrap. The obi is M-. The insert is M-.

The disc is M- with one or two spindle marks on the labels, but no marks on the vinyl. Clean disc!

A nice copy of a terrific Monkees LP.

Background: Released in 1967, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, & Jones Ltd. was the fourth album by the Monkees, and the fourth consecutive album by the band to reach #1 on the U.S. charts.

Allmusic.com gave Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, & Jones Ltd. a 4 1/2 star review:

Country of origin:	Japan
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Arista
Catalog Number:	18RS-31
Year of Release:	1980
Format:	Stereo
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Monkees – The Monkees sealed 1980 Japan LP with obi

Monkees - The Monkees sealed Japan LP with obi

Offered for sale is a still sealed Japanese pressing of The Monkees, the first album by the Monkees.

This album features an alternate cover from the U.S. release.

About this copy: This copy of The Monkees is a 1980 Japanese pressing on the Arista label of an album that was originally released in 1966.

As the album is sealed, the record is presumably new and unplayed.

A nice copy of a terrific album.

Background: The Monkees, released in 1966, was the first of several best-selling albums by the made-for-TV band. Backed by the Wrecking Crew, the band took the album to #1 on the U.S. charts, helped by the hit single “Last Train to Clarksville” as well as the theme song from the TV show.

Allmusic.com gave The Monkees a 4 star review:

The Monkees’ first album was a huge success, following on the number one single “Last Train to Clarksville.” The Monkees spent 78 weeks on the Billboard chart including an astounding 13 weeks at number one. The record wasn’t only a commercial juggernaut, it also stands as one of the great debuts of all time, and while the record and the group have faced criticism from rock purists through the ages, it stands the test of time perfectly well, sounding as alive and as much fun 40 years later.

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Country of origin:	Japan
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Arista
Catalog Number:	18RS-27
Year of Release:	1980
Format:	Stereo
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Moody Blues – Every Good Boy Deserves Favour U.S. Mobile Fidelity half speed mastered LP

Moody Blues - Every Good Boy Deserves Favour U.S. Mobile Fidelity LP

Offered for sale is a copy of the limited edition half speed mastered audiophile pressing of Every Good Boy Deserves Favour by the Moody Blues, released by Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs.

These LPs were individually numbered; this copy has a fairly low number of 342.

About this copy: This copy of Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is a 1995 U.S. pressing on the Mobile Fidelity label of an album that was originally released in 1971.

The cover is M-. The posterboard insert is M-. The lyric insert is M-.

The 200 gram half speed mastered disc is M- and looks unplayed. Clean disc!

A beautiful copy of a scarce Moody Blues LP.

Background: Released in 1971, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour was the seventh album by the Moody Blues.

The album reached #1 on the UK charts and #2 on the U.S. charts.

Allmusic.com gave Every Good Boy Deserves Favour a 4 1/2 star review:

The best-realized of their classic albums, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour was also the last of the group’s albums for almost a decade to be done under reasonably happy and satisfying circumstances — for the last time with this lineup, they went into the studio with a reasonably full song bag and a lot of ambition and brought both as far as time would allow, across close to four months (interrupted by a tour of the United States right in the middle). …Sad to say, the group would never be this happy with an album again — at least not for a lot of years — or with their commitment to being a group, though they would leave one more highly worthwhile album before taking a hiatus for most of the rest of the 1970s.

Country of origin:	U.S.
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Mobile Fidelity
Catalog Number:	MFSL 1-232
Year of Release:	1995
Format:	Stereo
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Porcupine Tree – Stupid Dream 2006 U.S. 180 gram 2 LP set

Offered for sale is an original U.S. black vinyl 180 gram pressing of the double album Stupid Dream by Porcupine Tree.

About this copy: This copy of Stupid Dream is a 2006 U.S. pressing on the Gates of Dawn label.

The cover is M- with a small corner dent. The two 180 gram black vinyl discs are M- and look unplayed. Clean discs!

A nice copy of one of Porcupine Tree’s better albums.

Background: Released in 1999, but not on vinyl until 2006, Stupid Dream was the fifth album by Porcupine Tree.

The album did not chart.

Allmusic.com gave Stupid Dream a 4 1/2 star review:

Porcupine Tree’s first album for K-Scope/Snapper starts out with a definite bang — “Even Less,” with some of the quartet’s biggest, blasting rock epic music yet, yet also shot through with the gentler, acoustic side that makes Porcupine Tree so intimate and lovely. The net result easily calls Yes to mind, but Steven Wilson’s not so high-pitched as Jon Anderson and Richard Barbieri completely avoids Rick Wakeman’s extreme idiocies — prog that knows when less is more. With that as a fine signal for the album as a whole, Stupid Dream takes it from there — Wilson as a songwriter and singer both sounds recharged and more ambitious, while the group collectively pours it on.

Country of origin:	U.S.
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Gates of Dawn
Catalog Number:	GOD011
Year of Release:	2006
Format:	Stereo
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Porcupine Tree – Lightbulb Sun 2008 Dutch 180 gram 2 LP set

Offered for sale is an original 2008 180 gram Dutch pressing of the double album Lightbulb Sun by Porcupine Tree.

About this copy: This copy of Lightbulb Sun is a 2008 Dutch pressing on the Tonefloat label.

The cover is M-. The custom inner sleeves are M-. The two black vinyl 180 gram LPs are M- and look unplayed. Clean discs!

A beautiful copy of a terrific album.

Background: Lightbulb Sun, released in 2000, was the fifth studio album by Porcupine Tree. The album reached #161 on the UK charts, but did not chart in the U.S.

Allmusic.com gave Lightbulb Sun a 4 star review:

Some older fans looked askance at Lightbulb Sun, feeling it was verging on overt commercialism (and admittedly, the near power ballad solo on “Where We Would Be” is a bit odd!). Then again, given Wilson’s own explorations of avant-garde pop with No-Man, who’s to say why a slightly more radio-friendly stance can’t work? “Shesmovedon” may have been a single, but there’s no question who wrote and performed it — the elegant cascade of backing vocals on the chorus shows that much. Certainly Wilson hasn’t turned into Max Martin or anything — it’s still very much Porcupine Tree, in its lyrical turns of phrase and general sense of exploration.

Country of origin:	UK
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Tonefloat
Catalog Number:	TF 56
Year of Release:	2008
Format:	Stereo
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Moody Blues – On the Threshold of a Dream U.S. Mobile Fidelity half speed mastered LP

Moody Blues - On the Threshold of a Dream U.S. Mobile Fidelity lp

Offered for sale is a limited edition half speed mastered audiophile copy of On the Threshold of a Dream by the Moody Blues, issued by Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs.

About this copy: This copy of On the Threshold of a Dream is a 1995 pressing on the Mobile Fidelity label of an album that was originally released in 1969.

The cover is M-. These LPs were individually numbered; this one has a relatively low number of 411.

The lyric booklet is M-.

The 200 gram half speed mastered disc is M- with a single spindle mark on one label, but no marks on the vinyl. Clean disc!

A nice copy of a terrific LP.

Background: Released in 1969, On the Threshold of a Dream was the fourth album by the Moody Blues and the third in their so-called “Classic Seven.”

The album reached #1 on the UK charts and #20 in the U.S.

Allmusic.com gave On the Threshold of a Dream a 4 1/2 star review:

On the original LP’s first side (which was the more rock-oriented side), the songs “Lovely to See You,” “Send Me No Wine,” “To Share Our Love,” and “So Deep Within You” all featured killer guitar hooks (electric and acoustic) and fills by Justin Hayward; beautiful, muscular bass from John Lodge; and vocal hooks everywhere. It’s also a surprisingly hard-rocking album considering the amount of overdubbing that went into perfecting the songs, including cellos, wind and reed instruments, and lots of vocal layers — yet it even found room to display a pop-soul edge on “So Deep Within You” (a number that the Four Tops later recorded).

Side two was the more overtly ambitious of the two halves — … This synthesis of psychedelia and classical music, including a section featuring Pinder on grand piano, may sound overblown and pretentious today, but in 1969 this was envelope-ripping, genre-busting music, scaling established boundaries into unknown territory.

Country of origin:	U.S.
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Mobile Fidelity
Catalog Number:	MFSL 1-215
Year of Release:	1995
Format:	Stereo
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Moody Blues – Seventh Sojourn U.S. Mobile Fidelity half speed mastered LP

Offered for sale is a limited edition U.S. half speed mastered pressing of Seventh Sojourn by the Moody Blues, issued by Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs.

About this copy: This copy of Seventh Sojourn is a 1984 U.S. pressing on the Mobile Fidelity label of an album that was originally released in 1972. While this is technically a U.S. pressing, the disc was manufactured in Japan by JVC using their proprietary “Supervinyl” compound.

The cover is VG++ with a slight tear in the upper left hand corner where a sticker was removed. The posterboard insert is M-.
The disc is M- with a couple of spindle marks on the labels, but no marks on the vinyl. Clean disc!

A nice copy of a classic LP.

Background: Released in 1972, Seventh Sojourn was the eighth album by the Moody Blues and the last of their so-called “Classic Seven” LPs.

The album reached #5 on the UK charts and #1 in the U.S.

Allmusic.com gave Seventh Sojourn a 3 1/2 star review:

Despite the presence of a pair of ballads — one of them (“New Horizons”) by Justin Hayward the latter’s most romantic number since “Nights in White Satin” — Seventh Sojourn was notable at the time of its release for showing the hardest-rocking sound this band had ever produced on record. It’s all relative, of course, compared to their prior work, but the music is comparatively stripped down here, and on a lot of it Graeme Edge’s drumming and John Lodge’s bass work comprise a more forceful and assertive rhythm section than they had on earlier records, on numbers such as “Lost in a Lost World,” “You and Me,” and “I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock & Roll Band).”

Country of origin:	U.S.
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Mobile Fidelity
Catalog Number:	MFSL 1-151
Year of Release:	1984
Format:	Stereo
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Santana – New Gift Pack Japan 2 LP box set with obi

Offered for sale is a Japan-only 2 LP compilation box set Santana New Gift Pack by Santana, including the original obi.

The New Gift Pack series were special 2 LP box sets prepared for sale in the 1975 Christmas season.

About this copy: This copy of Santana New Gift Pack is a 1975 Japanese pressing on the CBS/Sony label.

The box is VG++ with slight corner wear. The obi is VG++ with a small repaired tear (2 cm) at the top edge.

The liner note insert, lyric insert, record company postcard, and inner sleeves are M-.

The two discs are M- and may be unplayed. Clean discs!

A nice copy of a scarce Santana collection.

Background: Released in 1975, Santana New Gift Pack was one of a number of box sets by Columbia artists sold in Japan at Christmas time. This was a limited release that was available for only a short time.

Tracks are:

Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen
Evil Ways
Jingo
Hope You’re Feeling Better
Oye Como Va
Samba Pa Ti
Incident At Neshabur
Guajira
Everybody’s Everything
No One To Depend On
Song Of The Wind
Future Primitive
Stone Flower
Every Step Of The Way
Going Home
Love, Devotion & Surrender
When I Look Into Your Eyes
Light Of Life
Welcome

Country of origin:	Japan
Size:	12″
Record Label:	CBS/Sony
Catalog Number:	SOPZ 49-50
Year of Release:	1975
Format:	Stereo
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