Their first LP and apparently the only true grup effort, since the follow-up "Them Again" https://monolover.blogspot.com/2019/11/themthem-again-lk-4751-66-uk-mono.html was made as the band was breaking up. Most of it recorded with studio musicians and the only member present in all was Van Morrison. And while that just was a good r&b record this is top-notch. A true band effort, blending six Morrison compositions with eight covers and performed as angry as promised. So honest and right-on you get the impression it was recorded live in the studio with just few overdubs. A chance to hear Them exactly as they were. To get the right feeling it's best listened to in one continuous session, but if I have to pick favorites it'd be the Morrison-penned "Mystic Eyes", "Little Girl" and "Gloria" plus the "Bright Lights Big City" cover. If You're interested in getting more mono cuts from the band, issued close to the fact, I truly recommend the "World Of Them" mono, which has some of the best from their first two albums plus a couple of UK non-LP cuts and is good listening https://monolover.blogspot.com/2021/11/themthe-world-of-them-pa-86-70-uk-mono.html . This debute has been issued and reissued on vinyl and CD all over the world through the years. US and Canadian versions, as "Here Comes The Night", came with diffrent tracking and sleeve design. Very first UK had ridged label as shown here in a laminated cover with production credited to Tommy Scott only on rear. Later pressings also have names of producers Bert Berns and Dick Rowe added. (VMÖ*)
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