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The Monkees on Colgems Records

2/8/2019

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Song of the Day: Micky Dolenz recalls "Last Train to Clarksville" with Rolling Stone magazine

7/13/2018

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​In an August 2016 interview with Rolling Stone, Micky Dolenz spoke about The Monkees' first single and #1 hit, "Last Train to Clarksville":
"It's about a guy going off to war. Frankly, it's an anti-war song. It's about a guy going to Clarksville, Tennessee, which is an army base if I'm not mistaken. He's obviously been drafted and he says to his girlfriend, 'I don't know if I'm ever coming home.' Considering that it was a Monkees song and the first one, I was always surprised that the record company even released it unless it just went right over their head.

"I don't recall recording it because there was just so much going on at that time. I was recording two or three songs a night after filming the TV show all day. [Co-writer] Bobby Hart tells me I went in to sing one night. He says that I'd learned the song and routined it. We'd done the keys and all that stuff. There was a bridge part of that song. You know the bit where I go 'di da di di da di da?' Well, there were words to that. I said, 'Bobby, I just can't sing that.' I just couldn't learn it in time. He said okay. 'Well, we need to get it done so just go, 'di da di di da di da.'

"I have a very fond memory of hearing it on the radio for the first time on KHJ, a big station out here at the time. Davy [Jones] and I were renting a house up in the Hollywood Hills. We were pulling up to this big, beautiful rented house in Beverly Hills when they went, 'Here they are, the Monkees' 'Last Train to Clarksville.' We pulled over and just had the biggest grins on our faces."
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SamePageCast podcast continues examination of Monkees' 1966 sessions

5/4/2018

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Sound Of The Sunset, Sound Of The Sea | episode 05 – 1966 sessions 5/5
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Listen to Episodes 1 - 4
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SamePageCast podcast examines 1966 sessions

1/26/2018

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Click each photo below to listen to some interesting and informative discussions about The Monkees' 1966 recording sessions:
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Countertop display for debut Monkees album

5/26/2017

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Monkees album counter top display
(Courtesy of Marty Eck's Monkees Collectibles Price Guide)

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Podcast continues look behind the early Monkees recording sessions

2/10/2017

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Sound Of The Sunset, Sound Of The Sea | Episode 02 – 1966 sessions 2/5
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REBEAT looks back at The Monkees' debut album

12/26/2016

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It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘The Monkees’ by The Monkees
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(From the September 17, 1966 issue of Billboard)
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"The Monkees" (Super Deluxe Edition) out of stock

11/29/2016

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Released in late 2014, the 3-CD Rhino Handmade release is currently not available for ordering at the official online Monkees store. Customers are instead prompted to subscribe to an email list to be notified when it's back in stock. In late April 2015, Rhino alerted fans that less than 500 copies of the limited edition run of 4,000 remained.

Previously, Handmade sets for The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees and the Head soundtrack have sold ou​t, along with The Headquarters Sessions and Summer 1967: The Complete US Concert Recordings. Still available, however, are boxes for both Instant Replay and The Monkees Present.
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REBEAT looks at "I've Got a Little Song Here" (And Nesmith's version of "Gonna Buy Me a Dog")

11/28/2016

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Every ‘Monkees’ Episode: “I’ve Got a Little Song Here” (S1E12)
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Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart's "Gonna Buy Me a Dog" played a key role in the episode, and this article highlights an attempt Michael Nesmith made at the song when he produced a backing track for it on July 7, 1966 at RCA Hollywood. That session featured multiple guitarists including Peter Tork, along with Wrecking Crew aces Glen Campbell, James Burton, Al Casey, and Jim Helms. The bassist was Bill Pitman, while Hal Blaine played drums and Billy Preston handled organ duties. 
Nesmith's backing track never received a vocal and went unheard until 2006 when it was released on a deluxe edition of The Monkees' debut album. Boyce & Hart later cut their own (drastically different) version, and it was this take that was ultimately included on The Monkees.
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Ultimate Classic Rock celebrates the 50th Anniversary of The Monkees' debut LP

10/11/2016

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50 Years Ago: The Monkees Release Their Debut Album
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Song of the Day: "Last Train to Clarksville" turns 50

7/25/2016

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The Monkees' debut single, "Last Train to Clarksville," was first recorded on this day in 1966 at RCA Victor Studio B in Hollywood. Written and produced by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart and released by Colgems on August 16 (backed with Gerry Goffin and Carole King's "Take a Giant Step"), the song debuted on the Billboard charts on September 3 at #101. By November 5, The Monkees had scored their first #1 single, knocking off "96 Tears" by Question Mark & The Mysterians. The Recording Industry Association of America awarded "Last Train to Clarksville" (and The Monkees' debut album) a gold record on October 27.
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Last Train to Clarksville trade ad
(From the August 27, 1966 issue of Billboard - courtesy of Monkee45s.net)
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"Sessions" CD jacket from super deluxe edition of debut LP

3/1/2016

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Monkees super deluxe
Purchase The Monkees (Super Deluxe Edition) from Rhino Handmade
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"It's Monkeetime!"

7/14/2015

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(From the September 17, 1966 issue of Billboard)
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"Monkees First Album...A Great Set of Grooves!"

6/16/2015

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(From the first issue of Monkees Monthly - click to enlarge)
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Less than 500 left!

4/29/2015

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Second Disc reviews "The Monkees" super deluxe box set

12/11/2014

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Holiday Gift Guide Review: The Monkees, “The Monkees: Super Deluxe Edition”
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"The Monkees" Super Deluxe CD sleeves

11/28/2014

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Here are the CD sleeves for The Monkees (Super Deluxe Edition). These might come in handy for your iTunes library, too! Click each image to enlarge...
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Less than 750 copies of "Monkees" Super Deluxe box available

11/25/2014

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Rhino posts another sample from "Monkees" Super Deluxe box

11/23/2014

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WORLD PREMIERE #3: “TAKE A GIANT STEP (MONO TV VERSION)” FROM THE MONKEES (SUPER DELUXE EDITION) OUT NOW!
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Popdose reviews "Monkees" Super Deluxe box

11/22/2014

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CD REVIEW: The Monkees, s/t (“Super Deluxe” boxset edition)
Andrew Sandoval commented on the review on Facebook:
Great review of the new The Monkees Super Deluxe Box Set. The one track that they are upset that is missing - Michael Nesmith's vocal version of "I Don't Think You Know Me" - was actually completed after the first album. So, it really belongs on a "More Of The Monkees" Super Deluxe Edition. I sure hope it does, at least. If not, you can find it on the 2006 Deluxe or 1987's Missing Links. All of these compilations are carefully thought out. And someone else stumbled on my secret. If you play the set backwards - Disc 3, then 2 & 1 - you get everything chronologically: Disc 3 pre-Monkees, Disc 2 Making "The Monkees," Disc 1 the album as released and then the TV mixes.
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  • '60s
    • 1966 PROMOTIONAL TOUR
    • 1966 - 1967 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
    • 1967 US / BRITISH TOUR
    • "HEAD" (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE) CONCERT
    • AUSTRALIA & JAPAN 1968
    • 1969 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
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    • THE MONKEES LIVE IN 1970
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  • '80s
    • 1986 'SOUND OF THE MONKEES' AUSTRALIAN TOUR
    • 1986 '20th ANNIVERSARY' NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
    • THE GREEK THEATRE 1986 (all four Monkees reunited)
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    • 1987 NORTH AMERICAN 'HERE WE COME AGAIN' TOUR
    • 1988 AUSTRALIAN TOUR
    • 1989 EUROPEAN TOUR
    • 1989 NORTH AMERICAN / JAPANESE TOUR
    • UNIVERSAL AMPHITHEATRE 1989 (all four Monkees reunited)
  • '90s
    • 'MICKY AND DAVY: TOGETHER AGAIN'
    • 1996 '30th ANNIVERSARY' NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
    • BILLBOARD LIVE 1996
    • 1997 UNITED KINGDOM 'JUSTUS' TOUR
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    • 2002 NORTH AMERICAN / UNITED KINGDOM 'MONKEEMANIA' TOUR
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    • AN EVENING WITH THE MONKEES (THE 2012 TOUR)
    • A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT WITH THE MONKEES (THE 2013 TOUR)
    • 2014 MONKEES TOUR
    • AN EVENING WITH THE MONKEES (FEATURING MICKY DOLENZ & PETER TORK)
    • GOOD TIMES: THE 50th ANNIVERSARY TOUR
    • THE PANTAGES THEATRE 2016 (Michael Nesmith's final Monkees concert)
    • THE MONKEES PRESENT: THE MIKE NESMITH & MICKY DOLENZ SHOW
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