Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, & Jones, Ltd.
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. was the fourth album by the Monkees, released on November 14, 1967. At this point in their career, the Monkees were exerting more control over their music and actually playing many of the instruments themselves, something their record company had previously forbidden. Guitarist Michael Nesmith contributes several strong songs here, including "What Am I Doing Hangin' Round." "Pleasant Valley Sunday," "Cuddly Toy," and "Star Collector" also stand out. Overall this is one of the Monkees' more worthwhile albums as they continued to distance themselves from their manufactured pop beginnings, and is as fine a collection of late 1960s pop songs as you would want to hear. The album is particularly interesting for the use of the Moog synthesizer, which Micky Dolenz introduced to the group and played in the studio. This was most likely the first commercial rock album to feature the Moog; not even the Beatles had experimented with one before then. Track Listing: 1. Salesman (Craig Vincent Smith)2. She Hangs Out (Jeff Barry)3. The Door Into Summer (Chip Douglas/ Bill Martin)4. Love Is Only Sleeping (Barry Mann/ Cynthia Weil)5. Cuddly Toy (Harry Nilson)6. Words (Tommy Boyce/ Bobby Hart)7. Hard To Believe (David Jones / Kim Capli/ eddie Brick/ Charlie rockett)8. What Am I Doing Hangin Round? (Travis Lewis/ Boomer Clark)9. Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky (Peter Tork)10. Pleasant Valley Sunday (Gerry Goffin/ Carol King)11. Daily Nightly (Michael Nesmith) 12. Don't Call On Me (Michael Nesmith/ John London)13. Star Collector Gerry Goffin/ Carol King)14. Special Announcment15. Goin Down (alt. mix)16. Salesman (alt. version)17. The Door Into Summer (alt. version)18. Love Is Only Sleeping (alt. version)19. Daily nightly (alt. mix)20. Star Collector (alt. longer version) (Tracks 14-20 are bonus tracks on Rhino's 1994 CD reissue)
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