Manifesto Records is getting shell-shocked with the vinyl debut later this month of The Turtles' expanded original studio albums. Over six LPs released on White Whale Records between 1965 and 1970, The Turtles' sound epitomized the joyful and bright sound of sixties pop while gently sending it up in subtly subversive fashion. On June 26, Manifesto returns all six of those albums to vinyl as 2-LP sets remastered from the original tapes: the first three in mono/stereo editions, and the last three pairing the original album with bonus material.

Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman, Don Murray, Al Nichol, Chuck Portz, and Jim Tucker formed the original band; later, Jim Pons and Johnny Barbata would replace Portz and Murray in the lineup. (Chip Douglas of The Modern Folk Quartet and The Monkees fame had a brief stint in the band, too.) They worked with some of the era's most notable producers including Douglas, Bones Howe, Joe Wissert, and The Kinks' Ray Davies and recorded songs by P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri, Harry Nilsson, Warren Zevon, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, and Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon.

A quintessential California group, The Turtles notched a string of effervescent hits. Their nine U.S. top 40 singles encompassed Sloan and Barri's "Let Me Be" and "You Baby," Kaylan and Volman's "Elenore," Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe," Roger McGuinn and Gene Clark's "You Showed Me," and an unforgettable quartet of melodic tunes from Bonner and Gordon: the chart-topping "Happy Together," "She'd Rather Be with Me," "You Know What I Mean," and "She's My Girl." But the Turtles' singles only hinted at the treasures that could be found on their albums which trace the band's development from folk-rockers to sunshine pop purveyors to merry musical pranksters. (And that's hardly all; The Battle of the Bands found the group taking on various identities as they jumped from genre to genre in an irreverent mock showdown.) Howard Kaylan's original songwriting also got a chance to shine on the LPs, resulting in some of the group's most memorable recordings.  Zappa fans, too, will find on The Turtles' albums the roots of the subversive pop stylings Kaylan and Volman brought to The Mothers of Invention as well as to their own subsequent duo recordings as Flo and Eddie.

All six studio albums will be reissued in gatefold jackets as two-record sets:

• It Ain't Me Babe (1965) (Mono/Stereo)
• You Baby (1966) (Mono/Stereo)
• Happy Together (1967) (Mono/Stereo)
• The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands (1968) plus 11 bonus tracks
• Turtle Soup (1969) plus 12 bonus tracks
• Wooden Head (1970) plus 13 bonus tracks

The bonus material includes demos, singles, alternate versions, radio spots and more. These track listings mirror the CDs issued by Manifesto in 2016 as The Complete Original Album Collection. The 2017 U.K.-only, Record Store Day-exclusive vinyl box set The Albums Collection in 2017 contained all six albums (the first two in mono, the remaining four in stereo) with no bonus tracks. These deluxe Manifesto vinyl reissues mark the return of these LPs to print in the United States.

Timeless pop doesn't get much more delectable than on The Turtles' original albums. Look for all six from Manifesto on June 26. We've got the track listings and pre-order links below!

The Turtles, It Ain't Me Babe (White Whale 111, 1965 - reissued Manifesto MFO 48041, 2020) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Record One - MONO

Side A

1. Wanderin' Kind
2. It Was A Very Good Year
3. Your Maw Said You Cried
4. Eve of Destruction
5. Glitter and Gold
6. Let Me Be

Side B

1. Let the Cold Winds Blow
2. It Ain't Me Babe
3. A Walk in the Sun
4. Last Laugh
5. Love Minus Zero
6. Like A Rolling Stone

Record Two - STEREO

Side C

1. Wanderin' Kind
2. It Was A Very Good Year
3. Your Maw Said You Cried
4. Eve of Destruction
5. Glitter and Gold
6. Let Me Be

Side D

1. Let the Cold Winds Blow
2. It Ain't Me Babe
3. A Walk in the Sun
4. Last Laugh
5. Love Minus Zero
6. Like A Rolling Stone

The Turtles, You Baby (White Whale 112, 1966 - reissued Manifesto MFO 48042, 2020) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Record One - MONO

Side A

1. Flyin' High
2. I Know That You'll Be There
3. House Of Pain
4. Just A Room
5. I Need Someone
6. Let Me Be

Side B

1. Down In Suburbia
2. Give Love A Trial
3. You Baby
4. Ball Bearing, Ball Bearing World
5. All My Problems
6. Almost There

Record Two - STEREO

Side C

1. Flyin' High
2. I Know That You'll Be There
3. House Of Pain
4. Just A Room
5. I Need Someone
6. Let Me Be

Side D

1. Down In Suburbia
2. Give Love A Trial
3. You Baby
4. Ball Bearing, Ball Bearing World
5. All My Problems
6. Almost There

The Turtles, Happy Together (White Whale 114, 1967 - reissued Manifesto MFO 48043, 2020) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Record One - MONO

Side A

1. Makin' My Mind Up
2. Guide For The Married Man
3. Think I'll Run Away
4. The Walking Song
5. Me About You
6. Happy Together

Side B

1. She'd Rather Be With Me
2. Too Young To Be One
3. Person Without A Care
4. Like The Seasons
5. Rugs Of Woods And Flowers

Record Two - STEREO

Side C

1. Makin' My Mind Up
2. Guide For The Married Man
3. Think I'll Run Away
4. The Walking Song
5. Me About You
6. Happy Together

Side D

1. She'd Rather Be With Me
2. Too Young To Be One
3. Person Without A Care
4. Like The Seasons
5. Rugs Of Woods And Flowers

The Turtles, Present the Battle of the Bands (White Whale WWS 7118, 1968 - reissued Manifesto MFO 48044, 2020) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Record One - Stereo

Side A

1. The Opening: The Battle of the Bands
2. The Last Thing I Remember
3. Elenore
4. Too Much Heartsick Feeling
5. Oh Daddy!
6. Buzz Saw

Side B

1. Surfer Dan
2. I'm Chief Kamanawanalea (We're the Royal Macadamia Nuts)
3. You Showed Me
4. Food
5. Chicken Little Was Right
6. The Closing: Earth Anthem (All)

Record Two - The Bonus Tracks

Side C

1. She's My Girl
2. Chicken Little Was Right (Single Version - Stereo)
3. Sound Asleep
4. Umbassa The Dragon
5. The Story of Rock and Roll

Side D

1. Can't You Hear the Cows
2. The Last Thing I Remember (The First Thing I Knew)
3. The Owl
4. To See the Sun
5. Earth Anthem (alternate version) [previously unreleased on vinyl]
6. Battle of the Bands Radio Spot

The Turtles, Turtle Soup (White Whale WWS 7124, 1969 - reissued Manifesto MFO 48045, 2020) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Record One

Side A

1. Come Over
2. 2 .House on the Hill
3. She Always Leaves Me Laughing
4. How You Love Me
5. Torn Between Temptations
6. Love in the City

Side B

1. Bachelor Mother
2. John & Julie
3. Hot Little Hands
4. Somewhere Friday Night
5. Dance This Dance With Me
6. You Don't Have to Walk in the Rain

Record Two - The Bonus Tracks

Side C

1. Goodbye Surprise
2. Like It Or Not
3. There You Sit Lonely
4. Can I Go On
5. You Want to Be A Woman
6. If We Only Had the Time

Side D

1. Dance This Dance With Me (Demo)
2. Come Over (Demo) [previously unreleased on vinyl]
3. How You Love Me (Demo)
4. Strange Girl (Demo) [previously unreleased on vinyl]
5. Marmendy Mill (Demo)
6. Turtle Soup Radio Spot

The Turtles, Wooden Head (White Whale WW-7133, 1970 - reissued Manifesto MFO 48046, 2020) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Record One

Side A

1. I Can't Stop
2. She'll Come Back
3. Get Away
4. Wrong From The Start
5. I Get Out Of Breath

Side B

1. We'll Meet Again
2. On A Summer's Day
3. Come Back
4. Say Girl
5. Tie Me Down
6. Wanderin' Kind

Record Two - The Bonus Tracks

Side C

1. You Baby (1967 Stereo Mix)
2. So Goes Love
3. Makin' Up My Mind (1966 Stereo Version)
4. Is It Any Wonder?
5. Let Me Be (1967 Stereo Mix)
6. Grim Reaper Of Love

Side D

1. It Ain't Me Babe (1967 Stereo Mix)
2. 2 .Can I Get To Know You Better
3. Outside Chance
4. You Know What I Mean
5. Cat In The Window
6. We'll Meet Again (Alternative Take) [previously unreleased on vinyl]
7. The Turtles! Golden Hits Radio Spot