THEM/HERE COMES THE NIGHT PAS 71005 (-65) US STEREO

 

By most often simply seen as a US version of the band's classic UK debute   https://monolover.blogspot.com/2023/08/themthe-angry-young-them-lk-4700-65-uk.html . A twelve track omitting "Just A Little Bit", "I Gave My Love A Diamond", Bright Lights Big City", "My Little Baby" and "You Just Can't Win", instead adding "Here Comes The Night", "One More Time" and "One Two Brown Eyes". But with the different tracking, sleeve design, label and title I rather se it as a separate issue than just a different version. This is new to me and after playing a couple of copies of the UK to pieces since the sixties and getting more than accustomed to that it's a much welcome addition. I do have two of the added songs already on the "World Of Them" mono    https://monolover.blogspot.com/2021/11/themthe-world-of-them-pa-86-70-uk-mono.html   , but as that is a later compilation and this an original it's closer to the fact and therefore closer to my heart. As expected this "stereo" is fake, though as such not bad at all. I mostly hear some kind of enhanced mono, somewhat brighter than its UK sibling, but with tophole separation making it very ok listening. After more than fifty years with the band I'd say all tracks here are favourites, but if to pick a few - "Here Comes The Night" and "Mystic Eyes". This variation was also issued in Canada, Japan, a couple of South American countries and as UK export . Japan 2021 CD on Oldays Records (ODR 7066) came with all tracks in mono and stereo. Not sure if the stereos on that are the original fakes of some kind of re-mixes. If You know - please comment and tell. Premiere US had label as shown here in a laminated cover.  (YZÄ*)  (VMÖ*)