LOVE VRM 36038 (-66) MONO ITALY

 Last couple of years I've been very lucky to obtain both their second LP "Da Capo" and third "Forever Changes" as first press US monos  https://monolover.blogspot.com/search?q=love+forever+changes  . Those are mostly very good stuff so since I've been dying to find this debute in the same format. I was primarily looking for a US or UK issue at a price I could afford, but those almost never show up here. When I saw this Italian mono I doubted at first, but after listening it was a no-brainer to catch - big, strong and perfectly clear, without a trace of muffling of any kind. Loud and Proud. And it certainly is a tophole psych garage album. I love it all, but if to pick out some - "My Little Red Book" haunting with a tiny bit of eastern influence, "You I'll Be Following" and "And More" intense with sweet background vocals, "Can't Explain" has very good bass play and creamy guitars. The cover of "Hey Joe" maybe not all up there with the Jimi Hendrix one, still fierce and catchy enough. This is certainly one of my favorite musical whereabouts - unpolished, seemingly right on in the studio without safety net. Sixties issues also in US, Canada, Downunder, UK, France, Germany and Taiwan, plus US reel, 4-track and 8-track. EU 2001 CD on Electra ( 8122 73567-2) came with all mono and stereo mixes plus two bonus ones. First Italian had label as shown here in a laminated cover.  (ÖTALÖ*)