Colgems Records was a record label that existed between 1966 and 1971, after the
dissolution of Colpix Records. Belonging to Columbia
Pictures and RCA Victor, he was in charge of promoting and selling the
phenomenon The Monkees and other contemporary minority
artists without much success; besides to reedit soundtracks like the one of Lawrence
of Arabia, Casino Royal and Oliver among others.
Shortly before the Californian group: The Monkees was
created from a casting where there were 500 candidates, including Stephen
Stills, to fight and take advantage of the Beatle
phenomenon in the United States, two of its future components had already been
selected. by the record label: David Jones and Michael Nesmith,
who used the "alias" of Michael Blessing. With
"The Monkees", Colgem reached record goals, but after the fiasco of
the movie Head and his consequent 1968 album, he began to have problems, so he
tried to counteract them, with the album: "The Monkees Greatest
Hits", in June 1969, while one of the group members, Peter
Tork left; quickly new recording sessions were commissioned for
the rest, while reviewing old material with the completion and release to the
market of a new studio album for October and thus quell the rumors of
separation; that's how "The Monkees Present" came,
followed by a tour, the last one, after which another of its members: Michael
Nesmith, who perhaps had the most musical talent .
The story was repeated and without much time and good
material came "Changes", edited in June 1970, with only
David Jones and Michael Dolenz; it was a real failure and took
Colgem to a critical point that I try to save once again by recuencing a record
of great hits: "The Monkees: Greatest Hits Nº.2"; of
which a list of songs was made, 14 in total, seven per side, but unfortunately,
it was unpublished when it could not overcome the record label, so much
reverse, putting an end to its existence during this year 1971.
This new recording that I bring to the blog,is
reconstructed as a result of the original acetate of the disc made by
Colgem Bit.ly/TM71GH2 and that unfortunately never saw the light, because it
did not even give time to catalog it. This is original line up:
Side A:(19:53)
1.(Theme From) The Monkees.(2:19).
2.Porpoise Song (Theme
from Head).(4:10)
3.Someday Man.(2:40).
4.Good Clean
Fun.(2:18).
5.Oh My My.(3:02)
6.What Am I Doing
Hangin' 'Round?.(2:32).
7.D.W. Washburn.(2:49).
Side B: (21:53)
1.For Pete's
Sake.(2:11).
2.Listen To The
Band.(2:29)
3.It's Nice to Be with
You.(2:52)
4.The Girl I Knew
Somewhere.(2:39).
5.Tear Drop City.(
2:01).
6.Do I Have to Do This
All Over Again.(2:38).
7.Goin' down .(4:23)
In addition and as usual, the cover is included and so you have the full
CD, always with the highest resolution and quality possible.