THE MONKEES – PISCES, AQUARIUS, CAPICORN & JONES LTD LP – Nr MINT MONO UK 1967 ORIGINAL

The Monkees – Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd
(RCA Victor Records  1967  RD7912  Mono)
UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are a few surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Front Laminated Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– back cover has name written small in top left corner

The Monkees are an American-British pop group that released music under their original incarnation between 1966 and 1970, with subsequent reunion albums and tours in the decades that followed. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 by Robert “Bob” Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966–1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork, and Englishman Davy Jones. The band’s music was initially supervised by producer Don Kirshner.

Described by band member Micky Dolenz as initially being “a TV show about an imaginary band […] that wanted to be The Beatles, [but] that was never successful”, the actor-musicians soon became a real band. As Dolenz would later describe it, “The Monkees really becoming a band was like the equivalent of Leonard Nimoy really becoming a Vulcan.”

For the first few months of their almost five-year initial career, the four actor-musicians were allowed only limited roles in the recording studio. This was due in part to the excessive time spent filming the television series, which in turn limited the amount of time available to the group to rehearse and coalesce as a band. Nonetheless, Nesmith did compose and produce some songs from the beginning, and Peter Tork contributed limited guitar work on the Nesmith-produced sessions. They soon fought for and earned the right to collectively supervise all musical output under the band’s name. Although the sitcom was canceled in 1968, the band continued to record music through 1971.

In 1986, the television show experienced a revival, which led to a series of reunion tours and new records. Up until 2011, the group has reunited and toured several times, to varying degrees of success. Despite the untimely death of Davy Jones in February 2012, the surviving members reunited for a brief but critically acclaimed tour in November–December 2012, with future dates planned for Summer 2013.

The Monkees had a number of international hits, including “Last Train to Clarksville”, “I’m a Believer”, “Pleasant Valley Sunday”, and “Daydream Believer”. At their peak in 1967, the band outsold both the Beatles and Rolling Stones. As of 2012, their albums and singles have sold over 65 million copies worldwide.

Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. was the fourth album by the Monkees, released on November 6, 1967, when the Monkees were exerting more control over their music and actually playing many of the instruments themselves, something their record company had previously forbidden.

Track listing

Side 1

1. “Salesman” (Craig Vincent Smith) – 2:37
2. “She Hangs Out” (Jeff Barry) – 2:57
3. “The Door into Summer” (Chip Douglas, Bill Martin) – 2:49
4. “Love Is Only Sleeping” (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 2:31
5. “Cuddly Toy” (Harry Nilsson) – 2:38
6. “Words” (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) – 2:52

Side 2

7. “Hard to Believe” (David Jones, Kim Capli, Eddie Brick, Charlie Rockett) – 2:37
8. “What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round?” (Michael Martin Murphey, Owen Castleman) – 3:09
9. “Peter Percival Patterson’s Pet Pig Porky” (Peter Tork) – 0:27
10. “Pleasant Valley Sunday” (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 3:15
11. “Daily Nightly” (Michael Nesmith) – 2:33
12. “Don’t Call on Me” (Nesmith, John London) – 2:51
13. “Star Collector” (Goffin, King) – 4:28