Vintage Monkees The Best 12" Black Vinyl LP Arista Japan Pop Rock Album

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Vintage Monkees The Best 12" Black Vinyl LP Arista Japan Pop Rock Album

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[Used]: Black vinyl LP grades visually around Very Good Plus (VG+) with strong gloss and scattered light sleeve scuffs, faint hairline marks, and a few small surface lines on both sides along with minor dust and smudging that would benefit from a gentle cleaning; no deep scratches, warps, or edge chips seen and the multicolor Arista logo center labels are clean and fully legible without writing or stickers. Single-pocket cardboard jacket grades visually around Very Good plus (VG+) with mild ring-wear sheen on the front and back, general surface rubbing, light age toning, and scattered small spots on the rear panel plus moderate corner and edge wear, yet the seams remain intact without large splits; yellow Japanese obi strip shows light creasing and handling wear but remains complete.

Artist: The Monkees.

Title: Monkees The Best 12-inch black vinyl LP compilation featuring classic 1960s pop rock hits.

Format: 33 1/3 RPM record; Type: LP; Record size: 12-inch; audio format: stereo.

Label and catalog number: Arista Records release with multicolor Arista logo center labels; catalog number 20RS-12 printed on the labels and back cover.

Release details and origin: Japanese Arista compilation pressing manufactured by Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd., Tokyo and issued as a best-of collection of the group's 1960s recordings.

Genre/Style: pop, rock, pop rock, 1960s pop, oldies.

Material: Vinyl; Color: black; Format: record; Features: original Japanese cardboard outer sleeve with front and back artwork, yellow Japanese-language obi strip, multicolor Arista center labels, printed lyric insert, and plain paper inner sleeve used as a protective housing for the record.

Case type and front cover: standard single-pocket cardboard jacket with a color photograph of the Monkees in late-1960s attire looking to the right, MONKEES logo in stylized red block letters and THE BEST subtitle across the top border, and vertical yellow obi strip with Japanese text referencing 'Daydream Believer' at the left edge.

Back cover details: rear panel presents bilingual Japanese and English track listing for Sides A and B with running times, extensive Japanese-language liner notes filling the lower portion, Arista logo and manufacturing credits along the bottom edge, and catalog number 20RS-12 at the upper right.

Inner sleeve/inlay: includes a separate white lyric insert sheet printed in English with song lyrics arranged in columns plus some Japanese text and credits, along with a plain translucent inner sleeve for storing the record.

Track listing Side A: Monkees Theme; Last Train To Clarksville; She; Daydream Believer; Listen To The Band; A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You; Star Collector.

Track listing Side B: I'm A Believer; I Wanna Be Free; Pleasant Valley Sunday; (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone; Shades Of Gray; Valleri; Words.

Additional notes: Japanese import best-of LP compiling 14 hit singles and fan favorites by the Monkees, ideal for collectors of 1960s pop rock and Arista Records vinyl releases.

Keywords: Monkees The Best 20RS-12 Arista Records Japan 12-inch black vinyl LP compilation pop rock 1960s hits Daydream Believer I'm A Believer Last Train To Clarksville.

February 10, 2026 - 01