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The Papas & The Mamas

The Mamas & The Papas

1968 · Rock, Pop

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The Papas & The Mamas is a Rock album by The Mamas & The Papas, originally released in 1968. On Gatefold: 56 pressings tracked, owned by 12 collectors.

About

The Papas & the Mamas is the fourth studio album by the American folk rock vocal group the Mamas and the Papas, released in 1968. The album was recorded at the home of John and Michelle Phillips, although with the same production team as on previous albums. Their original studio, Western Recorders, switched to solid state technology, and Phillips and Adler purchased the tube-based board they had done their previous recordings with, and installed it in their new studio. In retrospect, Adler has said that the recording space was not well made, and the sound quality was not well-suited for a vocal group. With the exception of the very successful cover version of "Dream a Little Dream of Me", the album's subject matter is often downbeat and world-weary, most notably in the lyrical content of "Safe in My Garden", "Mansions", "Too Late" and "Rooms".

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1The Right Somebody To Love0:34
  2. A2Safe In My Garden3:10
  3. A3Meditation Mama (Transcendental Women Travels)4:19
  4. A4For The Love Of Ivy3:40
  5. A5Dream A Little Dream Of Me3:14
  6. A6Mansions3:43

Side B

  1. B1Gemini Childe4:05
  2. B2Nothing's Too Good For My Little Girl3:05
  3. B3Too Late4:07
  4. B4Twelve Thirty3:22
  5. B5Rooms2:45
  6. B6Midnight Voyage3:11

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Folk Rock
  • lush
  • dreamy
  • psychedelic

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Pressing denoted by (MR) stamp in runouts.
Original US release in a split gatefold cover that allows you to move the top or bottom portion of the faces separately.
Often found with company inner sleeve advertising other Dunhill releases.
DS-50031 on cover, 50031-S on labels.
Single concentric pressing ring on both labels; similar Monarch pressing but multiple pressing rings on B found here: The Papas & The Mamas (US 1968) (opens in a new tab).
Artist/Title on cover spine appears: "Papas & Mamas / Presented By The Mamas & Papas"
Artist/Title on labels appears as "The Papas & The Mamas, Presented by The Mamas & Papas"
The song order on the cover does not correspond to the actual one shown here and on the labels.
A4 appears as "Ivy" on cover, but as "For The Love Of Ivy" on label.
Runouts are etched, except for the Monarch (MR) stamp.

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