Monkees Japan RCA Singles

JAPAN
RCA Singles 2

Chart positions by Cash Box Magazine, Oricon &
Billboard from Ed Reilly's book "Monkees: A Manufactured Image".

All records released
in mono until Tear Drop City

RCA Company Sleeves

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Released on April 25, 1968
Highest Chart Position:
2 (CB)
4 (BB)
4 (Oricon)

SS-1802
¥370

Valleri/
Tapioca Tundra

Tri-Fold Picture Sleeve

Very similar to the EP SCP-1354, Shades of Grey.

Valleri was originally released with this tri-fold sleeve
with ads for The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees, as well as all of the other
Monkees' releases available at that time. It was later released with a
standard 7"x 7" single sheet insert.

This was the last 45 with a 370 yen price on it.

The tri-fold version of the sleeve has a May to September '68 calendar
highlighting the dates the show was on TV,
Friday nights at 7:00pm on TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System).

SS-1802
Promo

June 1968 Victor Catalog

SS-1802
Single Sheet
¥370

In July 1968 the price was raised to ¥400,
unsold picture sleeves had this sticker
added by RCA Japan

SS-1802
Single Sheet
¥400 Sticker

Reissued in 1972?

SS-1802
Single Sheet
¥500 Sticker over the ¥400 Sticker

This is either a mistake or perhaps they had so many unsold sleeves
that they had to put the updated price on there.

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Released on July 25, 1968
Highest Chart Position:
7 (CB)
20 (BB)
20 (Oricon)

SS-1820
¥400

D. W. Washburn/
It's Nice To Be With You

SS-1820
Red Label Promo

Blue Label Promo

This was the last red label before RCA
switched to white for the promos, so this may have been
done during this transition period.

Music Life Ad
1968

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Released in February 1969
Highest Chart Position: --

SS-1866
¥400

Randy Scouse Git/
Forget That Girl

On the sleeve it mentions that it is a special
release of the chart-topping British hit. The back cover
shows pictures from their upcoming movie, Head.

SS-1866
Promo