 Hollywood 1995 (Photo by Lester Cohen)
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 Harold Bronson, who along with Richard Foos founded Rhino Records in 1978, has been a longtime supporter of The Monkees. Rhino began releasing Monkees compilations in the early 1980s and eventually moved to reissue the original Monkees albums starting in 1985. The company later acquired the group's music and film library from Columbia Pictures in the early 1990s from Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider. Despite Bronson's absence from the company since the early 2000s, Rhino has continued to treat the Monkees catalog with the utmost respect, issuing numerous box sets, rarities compilations, and more. In 2013, Bronson published The Rhino Records Story: Revenge of the Record Nerds. The photo above was taken at the 1995 platinum awards ceremony in Hollywood.
This was originally published in Harold Bronson's book, Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees.  (Click each image to enlarge)  This was originally published in Harold Bronson's book, Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees.  (Click to enlarge) This piece comes from Harold Bronson's book, Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees.  (Click to enlarge) This piece comes from Harold Bronson's book, Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees.   This comes from Harold Bronson's book, Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees. 
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This comes from Harold Bronson's book, Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees.  (Click to enlarge)
In the week leading up to the debut of The Monkees television series on NBC, Micky, Davy, Mike, and Peter took part in a cross country promotional tour. Los Angeles radio station KHJ staged perhaps the most ambitious event for the group on September 11, 1966. Contest winners rode on a train to the coastal town of Del Mar, California, which had been renamed 'Clarksville' for the day by the town's mayor. Landing on the beach in two helicopters and dressed in their signature double-breasted shirts, the band met approximately 400 winners of KHJ's radio contest. After the event, the group traveled by train with the contest winners back to Los Angeles. On one of the train cars, The Monkees gave their first true live public performance. Their set included Michael's "Papa Gene's Blues" and a cover of Baker Knight's "She's So Far Out She's In," a song that was later performed during the first Monkees tour in late 1966/early 1967 (and tracked, sans vocals, during the Headquarters album sessions in early 1967). An episode of the television series was also screened for fans. The day's events were filmed in color by KHJ for their Los Angeles music television program Boss City. The footage aired on September 17, 1966. (Film from that day can be seen in two different YouTube videos at the bottom of this page. Below is an audio file containing a rare radio advertisement for the KHJ event.) For easier reading, click on the image and then click on it again.  Footage of the day's events exist, clips which can be seen here.
This comes from Harold Bronson's book, Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees. 
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This comes from Harold Bronson's book, Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees. Click to enlarge...
This comes from Harold Bronson's book, Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees. Click to enlarge... 
This piece comes from Harold Bronson's book, Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees. For easier reading, click on each image to enlarge. 
 Harold Bronson, who along with Richard Foos founded Rhino Records in 1978, has been a longtime supporter of The Monkees. Rhino began releasing Monkees compilations in the early 1980s and eventually moved to reissue the original Monkees albums starting in 1985. The company later acquired the group's music and film library from Columbia Pictures in the early 1990s from Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider. Despite Bronson's absence from the company since the early 2000s, Rhino has continued to treat the Monkees catalog with the utmost respect, issuing numerous box sets, rarities compilations, and more (largely thanks to Andrew Sandoval's involvement with Rhino over the years).
In this 1989 interview with Paris Stachtiaris and John Di Maio on the Headquarters radio program, Bronson speaks about his career in music, Rhino's relationship with The Monkees, tracking down tapes for the Missing Links project, the "Heart and Soul" single/MTV controversy, the sessions for Pool It!, and more. From Harold Bronson's book, Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees...  (Click to enlarge)  (Click to enlarge) From Harold Bronson's book, Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees...click to enlarge. 
 (Click to purchase) Late last year, Harold Bronson, who along with Richard Foos founded Rhino Records in 1978, published The Rhino Records Story: Revenge of the Record Nerds. Rhino, of course, began releasing Monkees compilations in the early 1980s and eventually moved to reissue the original Monkees albums starting in 1985. The company later acquired the group's music and film library from Columbia Pictures in the early 1990s from Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider. Here's a description of the book from the publisher: In the 1970s in the backroom of a record store, Harold Bronson and Richard Foos were making history—and Rhino Records was born. Harold Bronson’s The Rhino Records Story tells the tale of how a little record shop became a multi-million dollar corporation. Starting as an expression of Bronson and Foos’ passion for rock music, absurdity, and an anti-establishment sensibility, Rhino soon outgrew its beginnings as a reissue label, taking on new artists and new mediums. Their accomplishments grew to encompass several gold record awards, the Best Label of the Year Award, the revival of careers of famous musicians, and the creation of a company to produce feature films including Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. This behind-the-scenes look at a company considered by many to be the industry’s best, reveals the secrets to their success. Written from the perspective of cofounder Harold Bronson, The Rhino Records Story divulges a unique business approach which made Rhino what it was at the height of its success. Woven throughout this story of a rising corporation, Bronson guides us through the ascent, fall, and revival of artists Rhino touched such as the Monkees, the Turtles, the Knack, and Frankie Lymon. In a mix of hard work, passion for music, and a flair for the unconventional, the story of Rhino Records takes shape. The owners also ran their company humanely, and were awarded the Clinton administration's only Corporate Citizenship Award given to an entertainment company. Rhino Records, as it was envisioned by Bronson and Foos, had higher priorities than the bottom line. Struggling against corporate interests, rock star personalities, and a perpetual underdog reputation, Bronson provides an exclusive insight into how the industry was run and how Rhino excelled. By the fans, for the fans, Rhino Records is the story of rock history, evolving pop culture, and a unique understanding of the music that mattered.  Bronson with The Monkees at the Hard Rock Cafe in Hollywood, California in January 1995 From Harold Bronson's book, Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees...  (Click to enlarge) This piece comes from Harold Bronson's book, Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees. For easier reading, click on the image to enlarge.    Left: Peter Fonda & Micky. Right: Micky with Teri Garr) |
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