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Michael Nesmith and Andrew Sandoval remember Peter Fonda

8/17/2019

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How Peter Fonda’s LSD trip with the Beatles produced a classic John Lennon lyric

Peter Fonda and Micky Dolenz on the set of "Head" in 1968 (Photo by Henry Diltz)

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The Second Disc examines the latest from 7a Records

8/13/2019

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Review: Davy Jones, “Live in Japan”

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A look inside Rhino's silver vinyl version of the "Head" soundtrack

8/9/2019

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This summer, Rhino Records has been celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock. To commemorate that moment in popular music history, Rhino launched their "Summer of '69 - Peace, Love and Music" retail campaign on July 9 with a series of limited-edition vinyl releases available exclusively at participating brick and mortar retail outlets. On July 23, the soundtrack to The Monkees' 1968 feature film, Head, was issued on silver vinyl as part of Rhino's celebrations.

Thanks a lot to Live Almanac contributor Ben Belmares for sharing his scans of this latest issue of the Head soundtrack.

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Coming this September: Limited edition of The Monkees' "Christmas Party" on red/white vinyl (and more)

8/7/2019

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Monkees Christmas Party candy cane vinyl

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE FROM MONKEES.COM:

Yes, we’re a little late for Christmas in July, but hey, we’re early for Christmas in general! The Monkees’ first-ever Christmas album, CHRISTMAS PARTY, is coming to 180-gram vinyl for the very first time on September 13 in a few different formats:

Good ol’ black 180-gram vinyl at most retailers
A limited-edition red or green version exclusive to independent record stores
A red and white “candy cane” exclusive, available only at Monkees.com!

Our Monkees.com red and white “candy cane” version is strictly limited to just 1,000 copies, so don’t wait for Santa to snag it for you.

CHRISTMAS PARTY is pressed on 180-gram vinyl tucked into a beautiful gatefold sleeve by comics legend Michael Allred. It includes all the new holiday favorites from last year’s collection, with the addition of The Monkees’ shining moment “Riu Chiu (TV Version)” as performed live acapella on the Christmas episode of their show.

Monkees Christmas Party candy cane red and white vinyl

(All photos courtesy of Rhino Records)

Monkees Christmas Party vinyl track list

PRE-ORDER THE LIMITED EDITION RED/WHITE VINYL BY CLICKING THE IMAGE BELOW:

BUNDLE SET ALSO AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER:

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Rarely seen coverage and photos of The Monkees at Tampa, Florida's Curtis Hixon Hall in 1969

8/2/2019

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In 2014 the former president of The Monkees Unofficial Fan Club (published in the early 1980s), Michael Luciano, passed along images and newspaper articles to the Live Almanac from his private collection that documented The Monkees' appearance at Curtis Hixon Hall on August 1, 1969. Yesterday, in honor of the 50th anniversary of that particular concert, I shared the post from 2014 on the Live Almanac's Facebook page, which generated considerable attention.

And now, Michael has been kind enough to provide the Live Almanac with more exclusive coverage of this show, starting with this piece originally published on August 7, 1969 in the St. Petersburg Times:

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Also from the August 7, 1969 issue of the St. Petersburg Times is a photo of Micky Dolenz performing in Tampa:

Monkees Micky Dolenz 1969 tour Tampa Florida

And thanks to Michael, we can enjoy this wonderful photo of Davy Jones onstage with the band that supported The Monkees in 1969, Sam & The Goodtimers: