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             ~ORIGINAL 1966 FIRST PRESSING~            STILL FACTORY SEALED FROM 53 YEARS AGO! 
      West Coast BYRDS BEATLES LEFT BANKE              ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..                          
                 EMITT RHODES
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       THE MERRY-GO-ROUND                           ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..                                  USA - brown A&M Records - 4132 

STILL FACTORY SEALED 1966 ORIGINAL COPY!  Never opened means never played from 53 years ago!

--- Harder to find (this clean) than you may think ---
Hipster Grooves From The Hollywood JET-SET '66 
includes the original A&M printed inner sleeve to the issue...
1966 Original VINYL first pressing of the masterful MERRY-GO-ROUND album -- a crafty West Coast garage band with young soungwriting genius Emitt Rhodes at the wheel. Overtly tilted toward the sound of the Beatles - Revolver mixed with The Byrds, the album is filled with two full sides of fresh self compositions, all jangle guitar structures and brilliant pop perfection harmonies -- no filler. If The Left Banke Walk Away Renee album is such the popular item, then the Merry-Go-Round Lp should stand equally as good and important.
The Merry-Go-Round the Los Angeles quartet featured 16-year old Emitt Rhodes (guitar). Originally a drummer in the Palace Guard, Rhodes and high school friend Gary Kato (lead guitar) formed the Merry-Go-Round in 1966. They soon recruited two seasoned players to complete the band: Joel Larson (drums) who was formerly of the Gene Clark Group and Bill Reinhart (bass), formerly of the Leaves and also the Gene Clark Group. As a natural songwriter, Rhodes' beautiful melodies and sparkling vocals drew quick comparisons to The Beatles and The Byrds. 
Their first two singles, 'Live' and 'You're A Very Lovely Woman', hit number one in Los Angeles (both were minor hits nationally) and a debut LP, titled 'Live - You're A Very Lovely Woman', was quickly recorded and released to take advantage of the singles' local success. This album, impressive in its own right, is entirely comprised of original material. The song 'On Your Way Out' shows Rhodes skill with trippy vocal arrangements while the Byrds-like 'Had To Run Around' illustrates the band adept at folk- rock. The finely produced 'Time Will Show The Wiser' makes use of backwards guitar solos and 'Gonna Fight The War' is one of the earlier attempts at anti-war sentiment, but hidden in a straight pop song. 
Their initial success saw the Merry-Go-Round making several TV appearances and touring extensively with bands such as the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the Doors, Big Brother & The Holding Company, the Strawberry Alarm Clock and Jefferson Airplane. Despite their seemingly bright future, Rinehart abruptly left the band due to disagreements with management. Recording began on a follow-up LP and a stream of singles like 'She Laughed Loud' and ''Til The Day After' were released. 'Come Ride, Come Ride' is their most psychedelic song and, like much of their material from this time, borrowed heavily from The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's sound. Despite the quality of the singles, amazingly none charted, which caused their follow-up album to be put on hold. 
A conflict between Rhodes and Kato over management finally caused the band to split up in 1969.
Live Time Will Show the Wiser On Your Way Out Gonna Fight the War Had to Run Around We're in Love You're a Very Lovely Woman Where Have You Been All My Life Early in the Morning Low Down Clown's No Good Gonna Leave You Alone


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                 CONDITION: rated: remarkably STILL FACTORY SEALED all sharp and stiff from 53 years ago. has a small delete drill at top left but NOT the usual center drill that went into the label on most copies. The LP is plenty great but didn't sell at the time in '66 so most copies were deleted. As a result, it is almost impossible to find a copy without delete marks! This copy with bright colors, = no split seams, no bends, no writing and NEVER played!    Ages old store discount sticker on front cover, outer unopened cellaphane...

                          A cool addition to anyone's music library!






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