USA Colgems Albums
The Monkees Greatest Hits


COS-115

Released In June 1969
Highest Chart Position:
Billboard: 89
Cash Box: 73
Record World: 64
$4.98

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Go Magazine

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Billboard Ad

This was the first release not to get a
full page ad in the trade magazines.

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Colgems Company Sleeve


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COS-115


Black Cover (East Coast)

 


Brown Cover (West Coast)

 

A major change to the copyright adding the entire middle line.
About these changes.

 


Jacket Comparisons

I have promo copies of both these jackets which leads me
to believe that this was just a printing variation between
"Queens Litho" in New York and "Bert-Co" in California
which printed the RCA jackets.

 

Front & Back Cover LP Slicks

All the LP Slicks

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Labels

Matrix Codes: XZRS - 0343/ 0344


Beginning sometime in 1968, RCA began to change their manufacturing
processes transitioning from the "deep groove" 70mm
to the smaller 26mm pressing rings.

 

RCA PRESSING Plant
Hollywood, CA


Type 3 Label
70mm

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RCA Pressing Plant
Indianapolis, IN


Type 3 Label
26mm



Type 4 Label
26mm

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RCA Pressing Plant
Rockaway, NJ


Type 3 Label
70mm


Type 3 Label
26mm

 

The Four Label Types

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Promo Stamp


 

Acetate Test Pressing