Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette (RSD24)

he Genuine Imitation Life Gazette marked a wild, unexpected, utterly satisfying departure for Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. Inspired by and dropped in the wake of classic psych-pop vocal albums like Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and Pet Sounds, this is one of the most ambitious efforts from the famed Jersey Boys. Gone are the doo-wop and Motown inspired harmonies, the light pop about girls, and arrived was a complex, insightful album of social commentary. Critics loved it– it’s taken the fans longer to come around. With this beautiful reissue, a new generation can discover a different side of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, and go on a wild ride.

Tracklist
Side 1
1. AMERICAN CRUCIFIXION
2. MRS. STATELEY’S
3. LOOK UP LOOK OVER
4. SOMETHING’S ON HER
5. SATURDAY’S FATHER
Side 2
1. WALL STREET VILLAGE DAY
2. GENUINE IMITATION LIFE
3. IDAHO
4. WONDER WHAT YOU’LL BE
5. SOUL OF A WOMAN