PRE-ORDER: ? and The Mysterians "96 Tears (60th Anniversary Edition)" LP (Black Vinyl RSD Essentials Edition)

THIS IS A PRE-ORDER: We expect this to ship on or around OCTOBER 23rd, 2026. Any items ordered with this will be held until they can ship together. If you need other items faster please place a separate order for those items. RSD Essentials Reissue. Black Vinyl 2xLP Pressing with etched D-side. RSD Essentials are made to order and will not be repressed. That means whatever we order before the deadline is all that's going to be made. So if you want one, get that pre-order in now! There are no restrictions on the number of copies you can order. The raw-yet-infectious “96 Tears,” with its distinctive organ line was originally released on Pa-Go-Go Records in 1966, but quickly reissued by the more established Philadelphia-based label Cameo-Parkway Records. “96 Tears” swept the airwaves, hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 29, 1966, beating out The Monkees, Four Tops, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Sonny & Cher, The Beach Boys and many more. Rolling Stonewent on to name it one of the Greatest Songs of All Time. ? and The Mysterians’ debut album, also titled 96 Tears, followed in October of ’66 just as the single was crossing the one million sales mark. The LP, filled out with ten more originals — including the Top 40 hit “I Need Somebody” — plus a version of T-Bone Walker’s “Stormy Monday,” peaked at #66. For its 60th anniversary, 96 Tears has been reissued as a 2-LP set featuring an etched B-side on the second LP. This expanded edition includes six bonus tracks, highlighted by the previously unreleased “If You Need Me,” along with additional unreleased alternate and early takes of several songs from the original album. Track List: A1. I Need Somebody A2. Stormy Monday A3. You're Telling Me Lies A4. Ten O'Clock A5. Set Aside A6. Up Side B1. 8 Teen B2. Don't Tease Me B3. Don't Break This Heart Of Mine B4. Why Me B5. Midnight Hour B6. 96 Tears C1. Midnight Hour (Single Version) C2. Up Side (Previously Unreleased Alternate Version) C3. If You Need Me (Previously Unreleased) C4. Stormy Monday (Previously Unreleased Long Version - Alternate Take) C5. Midnight Hour (Early Version in Stereo) C6. 96 Tears (Early Version in Stereo) street date 10/23/2026 ***RSD Essential 103***