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Peter Tork sings "Early Morning Blues and Greens" (UPDATED)

3/21/2019

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"Early Morning Blues and Greens," written by Jack Keller and Diane Hildebrand, originally appeared on The Monkees' third LP, Headquarters, in 1967. Peter was known to be fond of the song and delivered an inspired rendition of it with Shoe Suede Blues on their 2013 album, Step by Step:

The Monkees' version featured a lead vocal by Davy Jones with Peter providing the harmony vocal:
Peter talked about the March 1967 recording sessions for the song in Andrew Sandoval's book, ​The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the '60s TV Pop Sensation:
Monkees Early Morning Blues and Greens

"Early Morning Blues and Greens" made its live concert debut on The Monkees' 2012 tour, and here Peter performs the song at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey in July 2013:
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Micky Dolenz celebrates his birthday as"The Mike & Micky Show" plays Huntington, New York

3/9/2019

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Last night, "The Mike & Micky Show" stopped at The Paramount in Huntington, New York. Thanks to Monkees archivist and tour producer Andrew Sandoval for sharing the evening's set list!
Monkees Huntington New York set list 2019

Micky Dolenz also happened to be celebrating a birthday yesterday. Prior to the performance of "Randy Scouse Git," Andrew presented Micky with a cake and a special birthday gift. He shared a photo of the gift and the story behind it on his Facebook page:

Andrew Sandoval Micky Dolenz Monkees
(Photo by Paul Undersinger and courtesy of Micky Dolenz on Twitter)
Andrew Sandoval Micky Dolenz birthday Huntington NY Monkees
(Photo courtesy of Christine on Twitter)
Micky Dolenz Christian Nesmith
Micky with Christian Nesmith (Photo courtesy of The Monkees Tour Facebook page)
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The Monkees record "Headquarters" in 1967

2/11/2019

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Michael Nesmith in the studio while recording The Monkees' "Headquarters" LP

2/8/2019

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Michael Nesmith Rickenbacker guitar
(From the June 1967 issue of Monkees Monthly)
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Peter Tork in the studio during the recording of "Headquarters"

10/6/2018

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(Photo courtesy of "Listen to the Band" box set booklet)
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Davy Jones in the studio during the recording of "Headquarters"

9/9/2018

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Monkees fan purchases original "Headquarters" pressing with historic ticket stub inside

7/17/2018

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​Live Almanac reader Andrew Lenahan recently acquired a Headquarters LP at a thrift store, and inside was a ticket stub from The Monkees' appearance at the Hollywood Bowl! The Monkees performed in front of a sold-out audience of over 17,000 at the historic venue on June 9, 1967. Just one day after this triumph, the group recorded "Pleasant Valley Sunday" at RCA Hollywood.
Monkees Headquarters
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More rehearsal footage from Videoranch

5/22/2018

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Micky, Michael, and the band continued rehearsals today at Videoranch, and you can listen to a run- through of "You Told Me" below. Don't forget to check out yesterday's piece in Rolling Stone about the upcoming tour along with more rehearsal footage (including "Auntie's Municipal Court"!).
​Tickets for joint Michael Nesmith/Micky Dolenz tour on sale now!
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Mike Nesmith in the studio while recording "Headquarters" in 1967

5/5/2018

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(From the June 1967 issue of Tiger Beat)
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The Monkees pose with Chip Douglas during the recording of "Headquarters" in 1967

3/9/2018

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Monkees Live Almanac & Iain Lee Exclusive: A Conversation with Chip Douglas
Monkees Chip Douglas Headquarters
(From the August 1967 issue of Monkees Monthly)
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Micky and Peter clown around during sessions for "Headquarters"

1/5/2018

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Davy Jones photographed during sessions for "Headquarters"

12/8/2017

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Monkees Headquarters
(From the July 1967 issue of Flip)
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Song of the Day: "Can You Dig It"

12/2/2017

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​In an August 2016 interview with Rolling Stone, Peter Tork spoke about his composition "Can You Dig It," a highlight from the soundtrack of The Monkees' 1968 feature film, Head:
"This started as a set of changes I wrote in college and didn't know what to do with. Then one afternoon on the set of The Monkees we were making the TV show and I had my guitar in my dressing room. The basic lyrics came to me and these changes I had stored in the back of my brain spring forth and dictated that kind of vaguely Spanish/North African harmonic sense. I was writing about the great unknown source of all. It was perfect for the Head soundtrack."
Here's "Can You Dig It" as it appeared in Head:
Micky Dolenz sang the officially released version of the song, but Peter also recorded a vocal for it that finally saw the light of day in 1994 on Rhino's CD release of the Head soundtrack:
Peter demoed the song, without vocals, during sesssions for The Monkees'  third LP, Headquarters:
"Can You Dig It" made its first live appearance in a Monkees concert during the group's 1987 summer tour with Peter handling lead vocals and Micky on drums:
Here, Peter, Micky, and Michael perform "Can You Dig It?" at the State Theatre Regional Arts Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey  on November 30, 2012:
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Inside look at Friday Music's latest Monkees release

11/5/2017

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Now available from Friday Music is Headquarters: Stack-O-Tracks on 180 gram clear vinyl. The LP features the instrumental backing tracks for each song from The Monkees' third album. 

​Thank you very much to Ben Belmares for providing scans of his copy that arrived today. 
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"Headquarters Stack O' Tracks" LP coming soon

9/29/2017

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The Monkees Headquarters Stack-O-Tracks (180 Gram Audiophile Clear Vinyl/50th Anniversary Edition)
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The "Randy Scouse Git" passes away

9/26/2017

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​Tony Booth, actor and activist
Micky recalls the inspiration of "Randy Scouse Git" with Rolling Stone

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Nez remembers the inspiration for a line from "Zilch"

9/23/2017

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Recently on the Videoranch Facebook page, a fan named Barry asked Michael the following question: "Who is Mr. Bob Dobalina in the track 'Zilch'?" Here was his response:
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Michael Nesmith on "You Told Me"

9/15/2017

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In an August 2016 interview with Rolling Stone, Nez spoke about the opening track of The Monkees' third album, 1967's Headquarters:
"When I joined The Monkees they kept saying, 'You gotta write a pop song.' This is one of the two I wrote, along with 'The Girl I Knew Somewhere.' I was really happy with the way it turned out, and it came out on the only album we ever made by ourselves, which was Headquarters. When I say 'we,' I mean the four principal actors. Peter put a great banjo on it and it came to life.
 
"People think it was amazing that four guys hired for a TV show could actually form a band, but I don't see it that way. It's not that amazing when you think of the tenor of the times. You put any four guys in a room in the 1960s and you had a band, all the way from The Grateful Dead to Buffalo Springfield. It isn't that amazing that four people in a group would start singing and playing together, especially since they were hired to perform that as actors."
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Davy Jones during sessions for "Headquarters"

9/2/2017

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Davy Jones Monkees Headquarters
(From the May 1967 issue of Monkees Monthly)
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Micky in the studio during the recording of "Headquarters"

8/11/2017

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(From the May 1967 issue of Tiger Beat)
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