HEY HEY WE'RE THE MONKEES!
NOT YET IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME?
The Monkees' tale is legendary. Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith and Peter
Tork were plucked by fate from a mass casting call in 1965. Asked to portray a
zany rock band in the spirit of the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night, the quartet
went on to out-sell the Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined: more than 16
million albums between 1966 and 1968.
LINKS
The Monkees Picture Page #1
The Monkees Picture Page #2
The Monkees Picture Page #3
The Monkees Picture Page #4
The Monkees Picture Page #5
Micky Dolenz
Davy Jones
Peter Tork
Mike Nesmith
The Monkees were started in 1966 by NBC TV Network to show what was happening at
these changing times . Many people were interviewed for the jobs including Steven Stills,
Peter's friend, however Steven didn't get the job. Instead they picked Mickey, Davy, Mike,
and Peter and they went from a T.V. show to the world's most popular rock group and became
part of American Music history. In the beginning of their career many famous writers
helped them with such hits as "I Am a Believer",etc.
But after some critism of the boys not having input into the material,they decided to change that fact and made many other great songs such as "Shades of Gray" and "Words". I feel much of their later work is better than the beginning of their career. No matter how you feel about the group, I do not think that there is a person on earth who cannot sing "Daydream Believer"! One piece of trivia about the group is that if they did not take things into their own hands their next song would have been a song called Sugar ,Sugar!! The history of the group may have been very different but I feel they made alot of great music even by doing it themselves. At one point in music history the Monkees were more popular than the Beatles , if you could image this . They also attemped to become movie stars in their movie called HEAD
Even today , everyone enjoys watching them on their tv show and watching the great showmanship which this group had and still does great in concerts today!
Tom Brady
The Monkees
Monkee Webring
Mikes Page
This I feel is one of the best Monkee albums made and includes such songs as: She, When Love Comes Knockin' ,Mary,Mary Your Auntie Grizelda, I'm Not Your Steppin Stone, Look Out,Laugh, I'm a Believer and many more great songs!
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Last Train To Clarksville
Take A Giant Step
I'm a Believer
She
I'm Not Your Steppin Stone
Mary Mary
Valeri
D.W. Washburn
A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
Shades Of Gray
Words
Daydream Believer
Cuddly Toy
Listen To The Band
Pleasant Valley Sunday
That Was Then,This Is Now
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#1--------------THE MONKEES-----------------RELEASED --10/66
#2--------------MORE OF THE MONKEES--RELEASED---01/67
#3-------------- HEADQUARTERS-------------RELEASED---05/67
#4-------------- PISCES, AQUARIUS , CAPRICORN & JONES LTD--
---------------------------------------------------------RELEASED--11/67
#5---------------THE BIRDS , THE BEES & THE MONKEES
-----------------------------------------------------------RELEASED ---04/68
#6------------------HEAD ( MOVIE SOUNDTRACK)---RELEASED--12/68
#7------------------ INSTANT REPLAY------------RELEASED--02/69
#8------------------THE MONKEES PRESENT --RELEASED---10/69
NOTE: NO PETER TORK
#9------------------CHANGES -----------------------RELEASED---05/70
NOTE: ONLY DAVY and MICKEY
#10----------------20TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR-LIVE 1986
#11------------------ POOL IT-------------------RELEASED--08/87
#12-------------------MISSING LINKS---------RELEASED ----1987
#13-------------------MISSING LINKS #2------RELEASED-----1990
#14--------------------JUST US--------------------RELEASED-----10/90
#15--------------------MISSING LINKS #3-----RELEASED-----2001
#16--------------------THEN AND NOW---------RELEASED------2002
Don Kirshner (born April 17, 1934) . known as The Man With the Golden Ear, is an American song publisher and rock producer who is best known for managing songwriting talent as well as successful pop groups such as THE Monkeesa and the The Archies which is why when The Monkees did not record the song SUGAR SUGAR THE ARCHIES DID!!!.
Writers for song of the groups songs : Neil Dimond / Carol King / Boyce and Hart /Neil Sedaka and many other famous writers.
MUSICIANS who played
on their records include many famous artist: Hal Blaine/ Keith Allison /
Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart /
Glen Campbell / and many
others !!
RCA Victor Studios is where most recording tool place due to the label COLGEMS which the MONKEES were released on was owned by RCA. Also RCA is owned by GE who also owns NBC which their TV show appeared on.
THE MONKEES out sold The Beatles and were the most popular band of the one era which was not only the people behind the scenes but the men in front were also respondible for this fact!!!
Colgems Records was a record label which existed from 1966 to 1971. It was a joint venture between COLUMBIA - SCREEN GEMS and RCA RECORDS to issue records by The Monkees and other Screen Gems artists. The label would also soundtrack recordings for Screen Gems and Columbia Pictures productions. RCA acted as manufacturer and distributor for Colgems. (Outside the United States, all Colgems productions appeared on the RCA VICTOR LABEL )
Present Monkees Cd are found on
RHINO RECORDS LABEL 
#1-------------LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE-----------------SINGLE-------------GOLD
#2-------------THE
MONKEES ------------------------------------ALBUM------------GOLD
5x muti -Platinum
#3--------------I'M A BELIEVER------------------------------------SINGLE-------------GOLD
#4--------------MORE OF
THE MONKEES-------------------------ALBUM-------------GOLD
5x MUTI-PLATInUM
#5-------------- LITTLE BIT ME A LITTLE BIT YOU----------------SINGLE-------------GOLD
#6---------------HEADQUATERS-------------------------------------ALBUM---------------GOLD
2x PLATINUM
#7----------------PLEASANT VALLEY SUNDAY---------------------SINGLE------------GOLD
#8----------------PISCES, AQUARIUS, CAPRICORN &
JONES------ALBUM------------GOLD
PLATINUM
#9-----------------DAYDREAM BELIEVER------------------------------SINGLE-----------GOLD
#10----------------VALLERI-------------------------------------------------SINGLE---------GOLD
#11-----------------The
Birds , The Bees & The Monkees--------------------ALBUM-----------GOLD
PLATINUM
#12-----------------THE
MONKEES GREATEST HITS---------------------ALBUM-----------GOLD
PLATINUM
#13----------------THEN & NOW --------------------------------------------ALBUM------PLATIUM
#14------------------GREATEST HITS-----------------------------------------ALBUM--------GOLD
The show was on NBC prime time from 1966 to 1968
| Title | Highest Position | Weeks on Chart | Date of Release | Gold/Platinum Awards | Award Certification Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Train to Clarksville | 1 (1) | 15 | 9/10/66 | PLATINUM | 10/27/66 |
| I'm A Believer/ | 1 (7) | 15 | 12/10/66 | PLATINUM | 11/28/66 |
| (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone | 20 | 8 | 12/17/66 | - | - |
| A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You/ | 2 (1) | 10 | 3/25/67 | GOLD | 3/08/67 |
| The Girl I Knew Somewhere | 39 | 5 | 3/25/67 | - | - |
| Pleasant Valley Sunday/ | 3 | 10 | 7/22/67 | PLATINUM | 7/14/67 |
| Words | 11 | 9 | 7/22/67 | - | - |
| Daydream Believer | 1 (4) | 12 | 11/18/67 | PLATINUM | 11/14/67 |
| Valleri/ | 3 | 10 | 3/9/68 | GOLD | 2/26/68 |
| Tapioca Tundra | 34 | 6 | 3/9/68 | - | - |
| D.W Washburn/ | 19 | 7 | 6/15/68 | - | - |
| It's Nice To Be With You | 51 | 7 | 6/15/68 | - | - |
| Porpoise Song | 62 | 6 | 10/12/68 | - | - |
| Tear Drop City | 56 | 7 | 2/22/69 | - | - |
| Listen to the Band/* | 63 | 8 | 6/7/69 | - | - |
| Someday Man | 81 | 2 | 5/10/69 | - | - |
| Good Clean Fun | 82 | 5 | 9/20/69 | - | - |
| Oh My My | 98 | 2 | 6/6/70 | - | - |
| That Was Then, This Is Now | 20 | 14 | 7/5/86 | - | - |
| Daydream Believer [R] | 79 | 4 | 11/1/86 | - | - |
| Heart and Soul | 87 | 4 | 9/26/87 | - | - |
| Title | Highest Position | Weeks on Chart++ | Date of Release | Gold/Platinum Awards | Award Certification Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Monkees | 1 (13)* | 49 | 10/01/66 |
 |
8/17/94 |
| More of The Monkees | 1 (18)** | 45 | 01/10/67 |
|
8/17/94 |
| Headquarters | 1 (1)*** | 41 | 5/22/67 |
 |
8/17/94 |
| Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. | 1 (5)**** | 19 | 11/14/67 |
|
8/17/94 |
| The Birds, The Bees, and The Monkees | 3***** | 15 | 4/01/68 |
 |
8/17/94 |
| HEAD | 45 | ? | December 1, 1968 | - | - |
| Instant Replay | 32 | 5 | 02/15/69 | - | - |
| The Monkees Present | 100 | ? | October 1969 | - | - |
| The Monkees' Greatest Hits | 69 | ? | 1969 | - | - |
| Changes | 152+ | ? | June 1970 | - | - |
| The Monkees' Greatest Hits | 58 | ? | 7/23/76 |
|
12/16/91 |
| Then & Now-- The Best of the Monkees | 21 | 12 | 6/26/86 |
|
1/15/87 |
| Pool It! | 72 | ? | 08/87 | - | - |
| Greatest Hits | ? | ? | 10/24/95 |
 |
8/07/00 |
| Justus | ? | ? | 10/15/96 | - | - |
| Best of the Monkees | 51 | 4++ | 04/29/03 | - | - |
THE MONKEES DELUXE EDITION
Originally released in 1966, The Monkees had an amazing
78-week run on the Billboard album chart. It includes the #1 hit "Last Train To
Clarksville" and the infectious "(Theme From) The Monkees," both written for the
band by hit songwriting team Boyce & Hart. Also features Goffin & King's "Take A
Giant Step" and David Gates' "Saturday's Child." Disc one's nine bonus tracks
include previously unreleased alternate mixes of "The Kind Of Girl I Could Love"
and "Papa Gene's Blues," plus a take of "I Don't Think You Know Me" featuring
Micky Dolenz on vocals. Disc two's eight bonus cuts include a previously
unreleased demo version of "Propinquity (I've Just Begun To Care)" and a rare
Kellogg's jingle.
MORE OF THE MONKEES DELUXE EDITION
1967's More Of The Monkees was the band's most successful album, becoming the third best-selling LP of the '60s (ranking higher than any Beatles album). The band topped the pop singles charts again with the Neil Diamond-penned "I'm A Believer." The album also features the Top 20 hit "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" and the classic cut "She," both composed by Boyce & Hart. Twelve bonus tracks on disc one include an alternate mix of "I'm A Believer" and a version of "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" that features Peter Tork's narration." Disc two's six bonus cuts include the first recorded version of "Valleri" "and a previously unreleased alternate mix of "Tear Drop City
HEADQUATERS DELUXE EDITION
The Monkees' third album, HEADQUARTERS, was also the group's third #1 record. Released in 1967 just as the Summer of Love was flowering, the album represents a watershed moment for the quartet. After a bitter fight for more creative control, the band members were finally allowed to pick the songs they sang and play on the songs they recorded. The band tracked 13 songs for the album including the Nesmith-penned single “The Girl I Knew Somewhere” (which was not originally included on the album), “Shades Of Gray,” “You Just May Be The One,” “Randy Scouse Git” and “For Pete's Sake,” a track later used as the closing theme to the band's Emmy-winning television show. Among the set's 21 bonus songs are several unreleased stereo remixes including “You Can't Tie A Mustang Down,” “If I Learn To Play The Violin” and “A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You,” the #2 hit single written by Neil Diamond, plus demo versions of “Nine Times Blue,” “Midnight Train” and “Pillow Time.”
PISCES , AQUARIUS , CAPRICORN &
JONES LTD
DELUXE EDITION
Just before Thanksgiving 1967, The Monkees returned with
their fourth consecutive #1 album, PISCES, AQUARIUS, CAPRICORN & JONES LTD.
Generally considered as one of the band's finest, the album's 13 tracks include
the hit songs “Pleasant Valley Sunday” written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
and “Words,” by the songwriting team of Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, who wrote
many of the band's biggest hits. The set's 14 bonus tracks feature unreleased
alternate mixes of “Star Collector,” “Salesman,” “Cuddly Toy” (a Harry Nilsson
song) and “Daily Nightly,” a song Nesmith wrote about the '66 riots on the
Sunset Strip. The bonus tracks also include the soulful “Goin' Down,” a track
that came together during a jam session and was based on the chord progression
of Mose Allison's “Parchment Farm.”
Due to a controversy of the group not playing their own instruments they got rid of their orginal prodcuer so they could make their own album called Headquaters.
If the group had
stayed with their orginal producer they would have recorded a song call
SUGAR SUGAR!!!!
STEPHEN STILLS APPLIED TO BE A MONKEE.
THE MONKEES WERE FORMED FOR A TV SHOW BUT DID BECOME A ROCK LEGEND!
PETER TORK WAS THE FIRST MONKEE TO LEAVE THE GROUP
ONE WONDERS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPEN TO THE GROUP IF THEY HAD CONTINUED ON THEIR ORIGINAL COURSE AND NOT LISTEN TO CRITICS!!
The group formed in Los Angeles in 1965. Chosen from over 400 applicants for the new Columbia TV Series. Consisted of Davy Jones from Manchester England ,Mike Nesmith ,Huston Tx. , Peter Tork ,Washington DC , and Mickey Dolenz from Tarzana Ca. Dolenz had appeared on Tv series "Circus Bay" using the name Mickey Braddock in 1956,. Jones had been a race jockey and appeared in London musicals Oliver and Pickwick. Tork had been in the Phoenix Singers. Nesmith had done session work for Stax/Volt. Their tv show was dropped after 58 episodes during 1966 through 1968.Peter Tork was the first to leave the group in 1968 and the rest of the group disbanded in 1969. The re-formed for awhile in 1986 and had a hit with the song That was Then,This is now. The group had 12 top 40 hits on the Billboard charts.
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