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THE MONKEES / HEAD

1968  COLGEMS   USA 1st PRESS

•••••  BELOVED PSYCHEDELIC SOUNDTRACK. The group takes a wild trip into psychedelia with the soundtrack to their psych era film. ESSENTIAL PSYCH.

• 1969 1st USA pressing
• stereo
• DEEP GROOVE
• thick heavy rigid 148g vinyl weight
• the dead wax is machine stamped matrix "WZRS-5389/5390"
• cover is thick heavy cardboard with pasted on slicks
• FIRST REFLECTIVE FOIL COVER
• inner sleeve is printed heavy paper stock

CONDITION:
VINYL =    STRONG VG+  Light sleeve scuff or rubbing / light hairlines visible under bright halogens. The labels are EX with some light spindle marks.

PLAY GRADE =   EX+   Exceptionally light hiss between tracks, occasional random light subdominant artifacts, POWERFUL DYNAMIC PLAYER WITH CLEAR HUGE BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY.

COVER =   VG+  Some storage rub / ring rub to foil and back slick, light creasing/streaking, some slick application bubble to front foil, COLORFUL CLEAN BOLD BRIGHT.  The edge seams have some rub through color & dents or chipping  but are SOLID NO SPLITS, SPINE LEGIBLE.  Corners have very mild rub at open areas. Inner sleeve is EX with some small splits but very crisp & clean.

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The Monkees ?– Head

Label: Colgems ?– COSO-5008 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mylar Foil Sleeve 
Country: US Released: 1968 Genre: Rock, Stage & Screen Style: Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 –No Artist Opening Ceremony 1:19 A2 –The Monkees Porpoise Song (Theme From "Head") Written-By – Goffin And King 2:56 A3 –The Monkees Ditty Diego - War Chant 1:27 A4 –The Monkees Circle Sky Written-By – Nesmith* 2:32 A5 –No Artist Supplicio 0:49 A6 –The Monkees Can You Dig It Written-By – Tork* 3:19 A7 –No Artist Gravy 0:05 B1 –No Artist Superstitious 0:06 B2 –The Monkees As We Go Along Written-By – King*, Stern* 3:53 B3 –No Artist Dandruff? 0:40 B4 –The Monkees Daddy's Song Written-By – Nilsson* 2:39 B5 –No Artist Poll 1:12 B6 –The Monkees Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again Written-By – Tork* 2:37 B7 –No Artist Swami - Plus Strings Arranged By [Strings] – Ken Thorne 5:18

Credits

• Composed By [Incidental Music], Conductor [Incidental Music] – Ken Thorne
• Producer – Jerry Goffin* (tracks: A2), The Monkees (tracks: A1, A3-B7) 

Notes

Original soundtrack recording with Mylar cover, which acts as a mirror for the purchaser to see their own head.

Track A2, is the short version without the extra minute of drum and drone.  
(The extended version can be found on the single release "Porpoise Song")

An Original Soundtrack Recording

Some copies have "NOT FOR SALE PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY" pressed onto foil sleeve and are considered the same as releases without.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout stamp side A): WZRS--5389-5S
• Matrix / Runout (Runout etching side A): ARG
• Matrix / Runout (Runout stamp side B): WZRS--5390-5S
• Matrix / Runout (Runout etching side B): AIB

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