{"product_id":"vls-25002","title":"Association - And Then...Along Comes (1966) Vinyl LP • Along Comes Mary, Cherish","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e VLM-5002\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1960s, Pop Rock\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eCondition Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eVinyl plays with crackles and occasional clicks and pops (play-graded). Cover looks good; a few creases near edges; light-scuffing and surface impressions (front\/back); tiny surface abrasions on front; name written near top-left and top-right and slight discoloration with darker discoloration spots on back. Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine is easy-to-read with mild-wear. Some shelf-wear along top\/bottom-edge; wear to corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and a few divots. Mono pressing. (Not a cut-out.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003col style=\"margin-top: 0px ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eEnter The Young\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eYour Own Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDon't Blame It On Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eBlistered\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eI'll Be Your Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eAlong Comes Mary\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eCherish\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eStanding Still\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eMessage Of Our Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eRound Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eRemember\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eChanges\u003c\/li\u003e\n \n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eAbout The Record:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eAnd Then...Along Comes the Association,\u003c\/span\u003e is the debut studio album by the Association. It became one of the top-selling LPs in America, peaking at No. 5, and remains the Association's most successful album release, except for their \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eGreatest Hits\u003c\/span\u003e compilation. The album's success was primarily credited to the inclusion of their two U.S. hits \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eAlong Comes Mary\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eCherish,\u003c\/span\u003e which peaked at No. 7 and No. 1 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100; \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eCherish\u003c\/span\u003e was No. 1 on Billboard's Top 40 list for three weeks starting in September 24, 1966. The album was preceded by a few non-LP singles as the Association struggled to establish themselves a commercial presence. Moving from the Jubilee record label to Valiant Records, the group released a cover version of Bob Dylan's \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eOne Too Many Mornings,\u003c\/span\u003e which received attention from Curt Boettcher. Boettcher, who had previously worked with the folk-rock group The GoldeBriars, and demoed \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eAlong Comes Mary\u003c\/span\u003e with lead guitarist Jules Alexander, was brought in by the group to steer the Association in a pop-rock musical direction. Aside from \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eAlong Comes Mary,\u003c\/span\u003e the sessions with Boettcher provided the band with the song's B-side, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eYour Own Love,\u003c\/span\u003e and two other tracks that are featured on the album \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eRemember\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eI'll Be Your Man.\u003c\/span\u003e The Association yielded some of the instrumental playing on \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eAnd Then... Along Comes the Association\u003c\/span\u003e to top L.A. session musicians, including guitarist Mike Deasy (who would continue to play on other Association albums), bassist Jerry Scheff, and percussionists Jim Troxel and Toxey French. \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eAnd Then... Along Comes the Association\u003c\/span\u003e saw the group experiment with luscious vocal harmonies that anticipated the musical textures of Boettcher's later groups The Millennium and Sagittarius. In addition, the album incorporated a wide-assortment of influences, including folk-rock, psychedelia, Baroque pop, and remains a cornerstone of sunshine pop. Along with the hit singles \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eAlong Comes Mary\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eCherish,\u003c\/span\u003e notable tracks on the album include the reflective \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eEnter the Young\u003c\/span\u003e and the Addrissi brothers' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eDon't Blame It on Me.\u003c\/span\u003e The partnership between the Association and Boettcher—while innovative and commercially successful—was cut short after Boettcher began to overreach his authority in the group's musical direction. For their sophomore effort, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eRenaissance,\u003c\/span\u003e the Association recruited Jerry Yester to replace Boettcher as a producer. In 1967, Warner Bros. bought the Valiant label and reissued the album, altering the cover by replacing all Valiant references with the Warner Bros. logo and new catalog number of 1702. On the back cover, the monaural and stereo catalog numbers of the Valiant issues at the bottom center were replaced by a \"MORE BY THE ASSOCIATION\" byline with the \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eRenaissance\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eInsight Out\u003c\/span\u003e album covers shown underneath. Copies exist with the gold WB label as well as the green Warner Bros. 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