Release 2016 - NEW !!! sealed - 180 Gram Vinyl - with sticker sheet for Collectors & DLD
Near unbelievable a new album by the Monkees - which will be an unespected musically highlight of the year -
From Pop to Popsike - helped by well known composers like Andy Patridge (XTC), Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher or Neil Diamond.
...first known as TV-Stars with early sit-com (We're the Monkees) based on Beatles film "A Hard Days Night".
Davy Jones worked at home in the UK as child actor before.
First album was produced with a lot of session musicians; like Hal Blaine; Stephen Stills;
Glen Campbel; L.Knechtel etc.;
because the original Monkees had to learn their instruments at first.
Michael Nesmith had written and recorded some songs on 45s before ( under the name Michael Blessing).
Pete Tork worked with Folkband "Au-Go-Go Singers in the early 60s.
In songwriting they had help from Neil Diamond; Neil Sedaka , Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
(producer + later as musicians too).
An film "Head" and Soundstrack with involvement by Bob Rafelson, Jack Nicholson was
produced by FRANK ZAPPA .
Pete York & M.Nesmith split in the year 1969, the other worked on as Duo .
Reformation from the mid 70s with Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart .
Till today the band tours with different musicians like Mark Clarke (from COLOSSEUM)
Davy Jones, who worked on a new solo album, died in spring 2012.
Style : Pop ; Popsike ;
see :
Michael Nesmith & First National Band ; Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart ; XTC ;
Davy Jones ; Au-Go-Go Singers ; Stephen Stills ; Frank Zappa ; Harry Nilsson ;
Musicians:
Mickey Dolenz - lead-vocals, guitar, drums; Davy Jones - vocals, rhythm guitar;
Michael Nesmith - guitar, vocals; Peter Tork - organ, banjo, bass, guitar, vocals;
1975:
Dolenz; Jones ; Bobby Hart; Tommy Boyce;
Session-musicians 2015-16:
Eddie Hoh, Brian Young - drums, perc.; Rick Day, Lou Mauro - bass; Adam Schlesinger - guitar, bass, keyboards;
Harry Nilsson - vocals, piano; Jody Porter, Mike Viola, Pete Min, Hugh McCracken, Don Thomas - guitars;
Artie Butler - organ; Bobby Hart, Coco Dolenz - vocals; Herbie Lovelle, Earl Palmer - drums; Max Bennett - bass;
Milt Holland - vibes; Al Casey - guitar; Mike Melvoin - harpsichord;
Producer-Engineer-Mixer: Adam Schlesinger; Engineer: Pete Min; Mastered by: Ryan Smith;
Tracks:
Good Times (Harry Nilsson)
You bring the Summer (Andy Patridge)
She makes me laugh (Rivers Cuomo)
Our own World (Adam Schlesinger)
Gotta give it Time (Jeff Barry-Joey Levine)
Me & Magdalena (Ben Gibbard)
Whatever s Right (Tommy Boyce - Bobby Hart)
Love to Love (Neil Diamond)
Little Girl (Peter York)
Birth of an Accidental Hipster (Noel Gallagher-Paul Weller)
Wasnt born to follow (Gerry Goffin-Carol King)
I know what I know (Michael Nesmith)
I was there (and Im told I had a good Time) (Mick Dolenz-Adam Schlesinger)
