I agree with you 100% this to me is the greatest album that was ever made by any artist ! It always makes me happy. it’s just perfect every song! I can’t believe it gets zero airplay on the radio . Something’s fishy . and I can’t believe this group is not in the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame.
@@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486 I live about 25 miles south of the HOF and I wouldn't pee on it if it was on fire. NO LINK WRAY OR DICK DALE EITHER!!!! SCREW "EM
This is my favorite Monkees album, too. I actually just listened to the vinyl copy I have last night. Chip Douglas is amazing on bass. Pleasant Valley Sunday with the Micky/Mike duet is so fantastic, I wish they did more songs like this. Door into Summer and Only Sleeping are gifts to Mike fans like me!
Mike didn’t get nearly the recognition he deserved for being a country rock pioneer and an amazing songwriter. Talk about multitalented, was there anything he couldn’t do?
I agree with you 100%, it is the greatest of Monkees albums. As Headquarters established a (Nesmith inspired) Country Rock foundation that many groups (Byrds, Poco, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, the Eagles, etc.) later built upon, PAC&J Ltd was a head of its time in its use of the Moog Synthesizer, played by Dolenz. This album perfectly encapsulating the era in which it was created. Recently I heard "Daily Nightly" on the Breakfast with the Beatles program (Serius Radio) as part of a 1967 Psychedelic series of songs. This made me extremely happy, thinking that finally the Monkees are getting some musical recognition. The fact that they are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a travesty!!
It is ridiculous that hip hop and country artists are in the HOF but the Monkees are not. Mike deserves to be in for his solo work AND as a member of the Monkees.
Great video Jeff thank you! Very insightful and interesting. I have always thought The Door into Summer is one of their all time top tracks. The chorus with Mickey is absolutely emotionally powerful. I am 61 years old and I still listen to The Monkees all the time. This is also one of my favorite albums, but hey I love all of their albums actually. Keep up the great work thank you again. Long live the Monkees.
Micky played drums on "Cuddly Toy" and "The Door into Summer," which were the first tracks from the sessions to be recorded...Fast Eddie Hoe eventually plays along with Micky on the latter track...
Thank you, also I heard that Mickey played drums on The Girl I Knew Somewhere. Another superb song by The Monkees. And that's a pretty difficult drum part. Micky is a lot better drummer than people think, and an outstanding singer.@@josephgiannini5554
Michael Martin Murphy had the big hit Wildfire, though he wasn't in the National Band. He did have a song or two that Nez covered later on. Star Collector may be my favorite Davy vocal. Great album!
Craig Smith was in the band Penny Arkade. They recorded an unreleased album produced by Mike. It was released decades later on Sundazed. Craig became a hippie, recorded two psychedelic lps as Maitrea Kali. He later developed schizophrenia and died homeless. Michael Murphy was in the Lewis & Clarke Expedition. They made one lp for Colgems. Years later he had a number one hit with WILDFIRE. This album is better than SGT. PEPPER.
@@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486 Oh man, I had to pay an arm and a leg for the Maitrea Kali lps. Was it worth it? Nope. But I love owning them. The Penny Arkade CD is a gem. Worth owning! The Lewis & Clarke Expedition lp has literally one fantastic song and the rest is filler, but that's also cool to own as a Monkees fanatic.
With 5 fantastic lead locals from Mike, it makes it an easy choice to be my favorite Monkees album. The Micky Tracks are killer too. Pleasant Valley Sunday is one of their most played songs, yet I never get tired of it like Daydream Believer or I'm A Believer. Except for Hard to Believe, the Davy songs are great. I love Cuddley Toy and Star Collector. It is a shame that his songwriting and music tastes were more in the Hard to Believe vain. Peter Percival... is less than 30 seconds and works great as a lead-in to Pleasant Valley Sunday. The only thing keeping this album from being perfect is Hard To Believe. Imagine how good it would have been if they had kept Daydream Believer on it instead of saving it for later. Goin' Down could have also been on the album, I'm not sure why that one didn't make it.
Jeff I too like this album the one thing that is cool is the title. As you know Mickey's birthday month comes under the Pisces sign while peters is the Aquarius and both Mike and David's are Capricorn. Jeff you are so cool.
The album is filled with great songs. The only thing that spoils my enjoyment of listening to the LP - or CD - is "Hard to Believe". It just doesn't belong on this album, and that's the spot where "Daydream Believer" should have been placed, which is also a Davy vocal. If I remember right, none of the Monkees even played on "Hard to Believe", but one or more members played some instruments on all the other tracks. Every time I've made copies of the LP or CD through the years for use in my car or on other portable devices, I dropped "Hard to Believe" and inserted "Daydream Believer" there instead. I sometimes also put "Goin' Down" as the final track, instead of "Star Collector".
My favorite Monkees album. Pleasant Valley Sunday is one of my favorite Monkees songs - you neglected to mention Michael Nesmith's great back-up vocals/harmony to Mickey's lead. I LOVE their two voices together, they blend well (like their comic skits together)! Daily Nightly is awesome, and I enjoy Don't Call On Me - it took me years to figure out who was singing that, LOL! Different for Mike.
SHE HANGS OUT is kind of a 50's throwback to the 60's with all the "DO RUN-RUN" dew whap riffs. Wow, HARD TO BELIEVE is a really great track, so lots of difference of opinion there. An LADY'S BABY a very lovely and heartfelt song SHOULD HAVE BEEN on this album. (Same re TEAR THE TOP OFF MY HEAD, which is much more of what was going on at the tim----yes i was very much of that generation ). PETER PERCIVAL's inclusion was utterly stupid. dumb. Ok lots of differences of opinion. I was an open-minded (musically) "hippie" in those days in that I actually paid attention to the evolution of this very commercial tv band shile they were being virtually disparaged and dismissed by the youth culture at the time. I could see how much potential as a group they actually had if they could become more their authentic selves, which was actually to come about during this time. And, with time, they were proven to be far more respectable and enduring than anyone thought was possible. They were more than a passing fad. Thanks again for the video album breakdown. One thing thi album had was a great variety of song types and styles, a quality they shared with The Beatles.
Thanks for watching! Not sure why they felt they needed an oddball song like Peter Percival on here, basically reducing Peter to the dopey character he played on the show when musically he was such a gifted musician.
I have a 57 year old copy of this on vinyl got it when I was 9 yrs old. It’s in rough shape played it to death years ago. (Still doesn’t skip). My favorite Monkees album. Not a bad song on it. (Even like Hard To Believe)😂
Overall, this is probably my favorite Monkees album too, Jeff, and I read a review once and the person stated that it was the most "cohesive" Monkees album.
@@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486 I have enjoyed watching your reviews of the Monkees catalog, Jeff. I was fortunate enough to have met Micky, Peter and Davy at an autograph signing several years ago and I even got to shake all of their hands, which was pretty cool!👍
Michael wrote 2 songs on this album. AND he sang one of them. DON'T CALL ON ME. I know very well since I have the sheet music and used to play that quite often. My issue with this album is exactly the fact that they didn't compose more of the songs. . I always found their own music much more unique and special/not as overtly formulaic. I've put my own albums together by stitching together cuts of only their own compositions. I made up my own cover for an imaginary album with a title that I thought at the time was a natural, a self-aware title called EVOLVER, blending a take on The Beatles album in a self-aware comment with the idea of the evolution of the ape family evolving into humans and the idea of the Monkees themselves evolving into a full-blown band in their own right. I wrote to them at the time suggesting this idea, but I doubt it got to them. When I worked on Michael's TV PARTS decades later I almost mentioned this idea to him but thought he probably wasn't into re-visiting the whole Monkees things....yet. Thanks for the video.
I was 8 when our sitter brought this over one Saturday night when our parents had gone out for the evening. We had a great night listening to the New Monkees Album and looking at 16 Magazine. Anyway PAC&J has been a top fave album of mine ever since. I love the cover, the songs are great (There's only one song I skip), production is tops, this to me was their peak album.
You’re slowly starting to get to my favorite album but this album kicks ass too! Hey, I thought Present was your favorite????? Daily Nightly, The Door Into Summer and What Am I Doing Hangin’ Round are classics.
I agree with Mike about Monkee dynamics except having a favorite Monkee does not mean disliking the other Monkees. Peter was always my favorite. I loved his voice; I loved his playing; I loved the silly and adorable character he created, but I also liked the other guys. I know you don’t think much of Peter’s voice or admire a lot of his songs and I respect your honesty, but it was frustrating being a Peter fan as a Monkee fan because Peter always, always got the short straw on these albums. In my opinion he had as much to offer as the other guys. Lady’s Baby, the song you dismissed as garbage, to me had a beautiful message and a nice laid-back melody. I liked it a lot. Now, about this wonderful PAC&J LTD album. It is so very enjoyable! There is so much to love about this album. Pleasant Valley Sunday! Wow, what a song!! This is my second favorite album after Headquarters. I was happy with the whole thing and that they all participated in the production together on most of the songs, albeit with others. They had a great selection of songs. I don’t think there is a stinker in the bunch. And the cover art was totally groovy, man and perfectly 60s! I can’t imagine how exhausting it must have been to do the TV show, concerts and then this stellar album! It’s a miracle they pulled it off under those grueling circumstances. It was good thing they were young when they did it! None of the Monkees were slackers, that’s for sure. Thanks for another stellar review!
Thank you Pamela! Hard to pick a better Monkees album than this one. It plays like a greatest hits. What a grueling schedule they were on back in the day. Amazing they kept it together!
Great album and my favorite album cover of theirs. Don't Call On Me is such a great song. Question, do you think Mickey would be a good fit for Ringo's All Star Band??
Okay, don’t quote me on this, but I’m pretty positive that Mike was recovering from some throat ailment (tonsillitis? strep throat?) when he recorded it, and he sang justthisclose to the mic as well. One of my very fave Monkees songs! I’m a K-12 music teacher, and I’ve always wanted to arrange “Don’t Call on Me” for a high school jazz band.
I like valley Sunday you Valerie I'm I believer all that I'm more deep cuts Monkees maybe cause sick of the hits burn out met Davy in the 90s got autograph picture with him I like psychedelic monkees like tapioca tundra wierd andi love loved the way Micky dañced on tv doing going down a underrated song
This is my favorite Monkees album, and the last one that I got when at the time it came out. I always thought (even back then) that Don't Call On Me sounded like Gerry & The Pacemakers' Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying. Great job; I'm digging these videos.
The original 1965 pre-Monkees Nez version of "Don't Call on Me" sounds nothing like the Gerry and the Pacemakers' classic hit...It was arranged that way in 1967 for the PAC&J album...
Nez hit the nail on the head! They did function better as single entities. PAC&J is the perfect example! Nez has always been my favorite, I had the honor of meeting him in Nov 2013. He autographed my arm, and got it tattooed.
@@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486 yes! He was absolutely lovely! I got a hug and he was so nice. When he signed my arm (the inside of my right forearm) he said “ now this is gonna hurt!”(Meaning the placement I chose for tattoo) I said, I don’t care! You’re worth it! He got a good chuckle outta that 🤗
Very fascinating jaunt into all the background. I just wanted to run through my memory of it as I keep bouncing around over Monkees stuff and the big deal over Headquarters, then how I felt odd about the title of this one as a kiddie. Good stuff, thank you.
This album is a fine bookend to the Summer of Love. As a co-op, The Monkees find a perfect balance between the two extremes of Headquarters and BB&M. But I have to say this: Chip Douglas really could play bass. Why does it sound so bad in songs like "Star Collector?" Whoever did the mix did him no favors. Also, three of Davy's songs are pretty suggestive, considering his image.
To answer your question at the end, yes this is one of my favorite Monkees albums. I have to admit though that I never paid attention to the songwriting credits on some of these songs because I thought Mike wrote What Am I Doing Hanging Round. I love that song. It totally sounds like his writing style. I really love the psychedelic touches on this record. Your review here has been my favorite so far. Great job Jeff!
Thanks Gary! What Am I Doing totally sounds like a Nesmith original. Hard for me to pick a favorite song off this album there are so many good ones. 👍👍
Re: Hard to Believe credits, I remember a Charles Rockett on Saturday Night Live. (Could there be more than one Charles Rockett?) He would have been in his late teens at the time of this record. I've Googled it, but so far can't find any link, other than he did dabble in music a bit.
Davy recorded/wrote the track with the Sundowners, who were the Monkees' opening act on their 1967 North American summer tour...@@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
"Hard to Believe" was co-written and played by the Sundowners, the opening act on the Monkees' North American Summer 1967 tour...Chip's crisp production saves the song...
A good overview of this album . One of the problems with the Monkees' catalog , for me , is that there is a lot of filler material on each album . This album , at least , has some of the more interesting filler on it . For example : Love is Only Sleeping , Don't Call on Me , and Star Collector , I could grow to like . The Door Into Summer , Words , Daily Nightly , and Pleasant Valley Sunday ( my favourite Monkees song ) are all great . The rest I can take or leave . That said , this album I like more than most of their others . Cheers !
The Carol King demo for "Pleasant Valley Sunday" is fantastic😊 Somebody comments that this album is better than Sgt. Pepper's. Um.... My curiosity is definitely piqued...! 😊
I agree with you 100% this to me is the greatest album that was ever made by any artist ! It always makes me happy. it’s just perfect every song! I can’t believe it gets zero airplay on the radio . Something’s fishy . and I can’t believe this group is not in the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame.
It’s a travesty that they are not in the hall of fame!
@@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486 I live about 25 miles south of the HOF and I wouldn't pee on it if it was on fire. NO LINK WRAY OR DICK DALE EITHER!!!! SCREW "EM
The Monkees' best album. A winning formula: equal parts the guys and the studio pros. This is the truest representation of the Monkees musically.
Agreed Jack!
This is my favorite Monkees album, too. I actually just listened to the vinyl copy I have last night. Chip Douglas is amazing on bass. Pleasant Valley Sunday with the Micky/Mike duet is so fantastic, I wish they did more songs like this. Door into Summer and Only Sleeping are gifts to Mike fans like me!
Mike didn’t get nearly the recognition he deserved for being a country rock pioneer and an amazing songwriter. Talk about multitalented, was there anything he couldn’t do?
💯 Agree with everything you say, especially the Micky/Mike duet!
I agree with you 100%, it is the greatest of Monkees albums. As Headquarters established a (Nesmith inspired) Country Rock foundation that many groups (Byrds, Poco, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, the Eagles, etc.) later built upon, PAC&J Ltd was a head of its time in its use of the Moog Synthesizer, played by Dolenz. This album perfectly encapsulating the era in which it was created. Recently I heard "Daily Nightly" on the Breakfast with the Beatles program (Serius Radio) as part of a 1967 Psychedelic series of songs. This made me extremely happy, thinking that finally the Monkees are getting some musical recognition. The fact that they are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a travesty!!
It is ridiculous that hip hop and country artists are in the HOF but the Monkees are not. Mike deserves to be in for his solo work AND as a member of the Monkees.
Mike wrote "Don't Call on Me" along with John London. and of course "Daily Nightly".
Great video Jeff thank you! Very insightful and interesting. I have always thought The Door into Summer is one of their all time top tracks. The chorus with Mickey is absolutely emotionally powerful. I am 61 years old and I still listen to The Monkees all the time. This is also one of my favorite albums, but hey I love all of their albums actually. Keep up the great work thank you again. Long live the Monkees.
Thank you Michael! The Monkees are one of my all time favorite bands and I have such a nostalgic affection for their music and the TV series.
Micky played drums on "Cuddly Toy" and "The Door into Summer," which were the first tracks from the sessions to be recorded...Fast Eddie Hoe eventually plays along with Micky on the latter track...
Thank you, also I heard that Mickey played drums on The Girl I Knew Somewhere. Another superb song by The Monkees. And that's a pretty difficult drum part. Micky is a lot better drummer than people think, and an outstanding singer.@@josephgiannini5554
Michael Martin Murphy had the big hit Wildfire, though he wasn't in the National Band. He did have a song or two that Nez covered later on. Star Collector may be my favorite Davy vocal. Great album!
I also love Mike's version of Texas Morning, another MMM song.
@@harrysmusicroom Yup, Texas Morning - Mike's cover - is really great. Nez and MMM may have known each other from Texas.
Craig Smith was in the band Penny Arkade. They recorded an unreleased album produced by Mike. It was released decades later on Sundazed. Craig became a hippie, recorded two psychedelic lps as Maitrea Kali. He later developed schizophrenia and died homeless.
Michael Murphy was in the Lewis & Clarke Expedition. They made one lp for Colgems.
Years later he had a number one hit with WILDFIRE.
This album is better than SGT. PEPPER.
Wow I didn’t know that about either Craig or Michael Murphy. Very sad!
@@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486 Oh man, I had to pay an arm and a leg for the Maitrea Kali lps. Was it worth it? Nope. But I love owning them. The Penny Arkade CD is a gem. Worth owning! The Lewis & Clarke Expedition lp has literally one fantastic song and the rest is filler, but that's also cool to own as a Monkees fanatic.
Michael Martin Murphy also wrote Cherokee Fiddle, a hit for Johnny Lee on the Urban Cowboy soundtrack. Murphy likes to do Cowboy music.
With 5 fantastic lead locals from Mike, it makes it an easy choice to be my favorite Monkees album. The Micky Tracks are killer too. Pleasant Valley Sunday is one of their most played songs, yet I never get tired of it like Daydream Believer or I'm A Believer. Except for Hard to Believe, the Davy songs are great. I love Cuddley Toy and Star Collector. It is a shame that his songwriting and music tastes were more in the Hard to Believe vain. Peter Percival... is less than 30 seconds and works great as a lead-in to Pleasant Valley Sunday. The only thing keeping this album from being perfect is Hard To Believe. Imagine how good it would have been if they had kept Daydream Believer on it instead of saving it for later. Goin' Down could have also been on the album, I'm not sure why that one didn't make it.
Unfortunately the great Davy songs from Headquarters would not be much in evidence on the Monkees subsequent releases with a few exceptions.
Pleasant Valley Sunday is their best song.
It’s Micky not Davy backing vocals on Summer
Jeff I too like this album the one thing that is cool is the title. As you know Mickey's birthday month comes under the Pisces sign while peters is the Aquarius and both Mike and David's are Capricorn. Jeff you are so cool.
Thank you Mark! The title is very cool!
Music has been manufactured from the beginning no doubt
The album is filled with great songs. The only thing that spoils my enjoyment of listening to the LP - or CD - is "Hard to Believe". It just doesn't belong on this album, and that's the spot where "Daydream Believer" should have been placed, which is also a Davy vocal. If I remember right, none of the Monkees even played on "Hard to Believe", but one or more members played some instruments on all the other tracks.
Every time I've made copies of the LP or CD through the years for use in my car or on other portable devices, I dropped "Hard to Believe" and inserted "Daydream Believer" there instead. I sometimes also put "Goin' Down" as the final track, instead of "Star Collector".
Goin Down or Daydream Believer would have made a fantastic side 2 opener, Hard To Believe sounds entirely out of place here.
Not many can play like Neil young or Eric Clapton
Door into Summer.. a Robert Heinlein novel..
There's that Moog bass on "She Hangs Out" that really makes your ears perk up.
This is my favorite album of theirs too! In 1967 there where only 3 commercially owned Moog synthesizers and Mickey Dolenz owned 1 of them. True fact.
My favorite Monkees album. Pleasant Valley Sunday is one of my favorite Monkees songs - you neglected to mention Michael Nesmith's great back-up vocals/harmony to Mickey's lead. I LOVE their two voices together, they blend well (like their comic skits together)! Daily Nightly is awesome, and I enjoy Don't Call On Me - it took me years to figure out who was singing that, LOL! Different for Mike.
Also it is Micky doing backing vocals on "The Door Into Summer".
SHE HANGS OUT is kind of a 50's throwback to the 60's with all the "DO RUN-RUN" dew whap riffs.
Wow, HARD TO BELIEVE is a really great track, so lots of difference of opinion there. An LADY'S BABY a very lovely and heartfelt song SHOULD HAVE BEEN on this album. (Same re TEAR THE TOP OFF MY HEAD, which is much more of what was going on at the tim----yes i was very much of that generation ). PETER PERCIVAL's inclusion was utterly stupid. dumb.
Ok lots of differences of opinion. I was an open-minded (musically) "hippie" in those days in that I actually paid attention to the evolution of this very commercial tv band shile they were being virtually disparaged and dismissed by the youth culture at the time. I could see how much potential as a group they actually had if they could become more their authentic selves, which was actually to come about during this time. And, with time, they were proven to be far more respectable and enduring than anyone thought was possible. They were more than a passing fad.
Thanks again for the video album breakdown. One thing thi album had was a great variety of song types and styles, a quality they shared with The Beatles.
Thanks for watching! Not sure why they felt they needed an oddball song like Peter Percival on here, basically reducing Peter to the dopey character he played on the show when musically he was such a gifted musician.
I have a 57 year old copy of this on vinyl got it when I was 9 yrs old. It’s in rough shape played it to death years ago. (Still doesn’t skip). My favorite Monkees album. Not a bad song on it. (Even like Hard To Believe)😂
Mine, too. Actually I think it's just about perfect! I love Hard to Believe! And also Don't Call on Me. Still have my original album, too.
Overall, this is probably my favorite Monkees album too, Jeff, and I read a review once and the person stated that it was the most "cohesive" Monkees album.
I would totally agree with that assessment!
@@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486 I have enjoyed watching your reviews of the Monkees catalog, Jeff. I was fortunate enough to have met Micky, Peter and Davy at an autograph signing several years ago and I even got to shake all of their hands, which was pretty cool!👍
Michael wrote 2 songs on this album. AND he sang one of them. DON'T CALL ON ME. I know very well since I have the sheet music and used to play that quite often.
My issue with this album is exactly the fact that they didn't compose more of the songs. . I always found their own music much more unique and special/not as overtly formulaic. I've put my own albums together by stitching together cuts of only their own compositions. I made up my own cover for an imaginary album with a title that I thought at the time was a natural, a self-aware title called EVOLVER, blending a take on The Beatles album in a self-aware comment with the idea of the evolution of the ape family evolving into humans and the idea of the Monkees themselves evolving into a full-blown band in their own right. I wrote to them at the time suggesting this idea, but I doubt it got to them.
When I worked on Michael's TV PARTS decades later I almost mentioned this idea to him but thought he probably wasn't into re-visiting the whole Monkees things....yet.
Thanks for the video.
Yes, considering you had 4 capable songwriters in the Monkees why they didn’t have more originals on their albums is a bit baffling.
I guess the first two Monkees albums are most common in MONO- Headquarters about equal -- then PACJLTD and BB and M are more common in stereo
That is absolutely correct!
In the shrink Woo hoo
I'd have to disagree with Mike cause I definitely think ppl had favorite Beatles just like they had favorite Monkees.
I thought that was odd too considering most female fans preferred Paul
I was 8 when our sitter brought this over one Saturday night when our parents had gone out for the evening. We had a great night listening to the New Monkees Album and looking at 16 Magazine.
Anyway PAC&J has been a top fave album of mine ever since. I love the cover, the songs are great (There's only one song I skip), production is tops, this to me was their peak album.
Awesome bro 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
You’re slowly starting to get to my favorite album but this album kicks ass too! Hey, I thought Present was your favorite????? Daily Nightly, The Door Into Summer and What Am I Doing Hangin’ Round are classics.
When I get around to Present I will probably change my mind back. 😂
@@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486 Lol!
Hey hey we're the Monkees
Who didn't love these guys
I agree with Mike about Monkee dynamics except having a favorite Monkee does not mean disliking the other Monkees. Peter was always my favorite. I loved his voice; I loved his playing; I loved the silly and adorable character he created, but I also liked the other guys. I know you don’t think much of Peter’s voice or admire a lot of his songs and I respect your honesty, but it was frustrating being a Peter fan as a Monkee fan because Peter always, always got the short straw on these albums. In my opinion he had as much to offer as the other guys. Lady’s Baby, the song you dismissed as garbage, to me had a beautiful message and a nice laid-back melody. I liked it a lot.
Now, about this wonderful PAC&J LTD album. It is so very enjoyable! There is so much to love about this album. Pleasant Valley Sunday! Wow, what a song!! This is my second favorite album after Headquarters. I was happy with the whole thing and that they all participated in the production together on most of the songs, albeit with others. They had a great selection of songs. I don’t think there is a stinker in the bunch. And the cover art was totally groovy, man and perfectly 60s!
I can’t imagine how exhausting it must have been to do the TV show, concerts and then this stellar album! It’s a miracle they pulled it off under those grueling circumstances. It was good thing they were young when they did it! None of the Monkees were slackers, that’s for sure. Thanks for another stellar review!
Thank you Pamela! Hard to pick a better Monkees album than this one. It plays like a greatest hits. What a grueling schedule they were on back in the day. Amazing they kept it together!
I like Peter's voice. "Come On In", which I found on the Missing Links compilation, is a great song!
Great album and my favorite album cover of theirs. Don't Call On Me is such a great song. Question, do you think Mickey would be a good fit for Ringo's All Star Band??
I think he would be great but probably he’s not interested.
@@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486 yeah, it would be cool for him but he has so much material it wouldn't make sense
Arguably the Monkees best song , perfect except for the bum note Micky hits on scenery 👍👏👍
Actually, Don't Call On Me Was Also A Nesmith song/co-written with John London/and Mike does sing it/doing his best Johnny Mathis.
Yes he does! 😃
Okay, don’t quote me on this, but I’m pretty positive that Mike was recovering from some throat ailment (tonsillitis? strep throat?) when he recorded it, and he sang justthisclose to the mic as well. One of my very fave Monkees songs! I’m a K-12 music teacher, and I’ve always wanted to arrange “Don’t Call on Me” for a high school jazz band.
Boyce and Hart wrote "Words." "Star Collector" was Goffin-King
But this is great work. I'm going to watch the other episodes now.
Thanks! I think I corrected myself later in the episode.
I like valley Sunday you Valerie I'm I believer all that I'm more deep cuts Monkees maybe cause sick of the hits burn out met Davy in the 90s got autograph picture with him I like psychedelic monkees like tapioca tundra wierd
andi love loved the way Micky dañced on tv doing going down a underrated song
This is my favorite Monkees album, and the last one that I got when at the time it came out. I always thought (even back then) that Don't Call On Me sounded like Gerry & The Pacemakers' Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying. Great job; I'm digging these videos.
The original 1965 pre-Monkees Nez version of "Don't Call on Me" sounds nothing like the Gerry and the Pacemakers' classic hit...It was arranged that way in 1967 for the PAC&J album...
Nez hit the nail on the head! They did function better as single entities. PAC&J is the perfect example! Nez has always been my favorite, I had the honor of meeting him in Nov 2013. He autographed my arm, and got it tattooed.
Wow! That is awesome! He seemed like such a genuinely nice guy.
@@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486 yes! He was absolutely lovely! I got a hug and he was so nice. When he signed my arm (the inside of my right forearm) he said “ now this is gonna hurt!”(Meaning the placement I chose for tattoo) I said, I don’t care! You’re worth it! He got a good chuckle outta that 🤗
i dont think you have an original they went out of print in the late 60's unless some one bought one and never opened it,,maybe
I absolutely love this album!!!
Nov 6th is my birthday
Do i love it , yes , is it my favourite ? , no , but i still love it
Very fascinating jaunt into all the background. I just wanted to run through my memory of it as I keep bouncing around over Monkees stuff and the big deal over Headquarters, then how I felt odd about the title of this one as a kiddie. Good stuff, thank you.
Thank you! The title was very unique to say the least.
This album is a fine bookend to the Summer of Love. As a co-op, The Monkees find a perfect balance between the two extremes of Headquarters and BB&M. But I have to say this: Chip Douglas really could play bass. Why does it sound so bad in songs like "Star Collector?" Whoever did the mix did him no favors.
Also, three of Davy's songs are pretty suggestive, considering his image.
Yeah that is so true about Davy singing some risqué lyrics. I believe Chip was in the Turtles for a brief time and also a session musician?
The biographical intros are extremely helpful for setting up the context of each review - another great dive!
Thank you!
To answer your question at the end, yes this is one of my favorite Monkees albums. I have to admit though that I never paid attention to the songwriting credits on some of these songs because I thought Mike wrote What Am I Doing Hanging Round. I love that song. It totally sounds like his writing style. I really love the psychedelic touches on this record. Your review here has been my favorite so far. Great job Jeff!
Thanks Gary! What Am I Doing totally sounds like a Nesmith original. Hard for me to pick a favorite song off this album there are so many good ones. 👍👍
Re: Hard to Believe credits, I remember a Charles Rockett on Saturday Night Live. (Could there be more than one Charles Rockett?) He would have been in his late teens at the time of this record. I've Googled it, but so far can't find any link, other than he did dabble in music a bit.
I’m not sure but you may be onto something?
Davy recorded/wrote the track with the Sundowners, who were the Monkees' opening act on their 1967 North American summer tour...@@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486
"Hard to Believe" was co-written and played by the Sundowners, the opening act on the Monkees' North American Summer 1967 tour...Chip's crisp production saves the song...
One rarely hears the words, "masterpiece" and "Monkees" used in the same sentence.
A good overview of this album . One of the problems with the Monkees' catalog , for me , is that there is a lot of filler material on each album .
This album , at least , has some of the more interesting filler on it .
For example : Love is Only Sleeping , Don't Call on Me , and Star Collector , I could grow to like .
The Door Into Summer , Words , Daily Nightly , and Pleasant Valley Sunday ( my favourite Monkees song ) are all great .
The rest I can take or leave .
That said , this album I like more than most of their others .
Cheers !
Cheers John1
Get that hype
Cool Jeff ! I gave you a thumbs up because you’re so awesome!!! 👍🤘🤘
Thank you brother1
The Carol King demo for "Pleasant Valley Sunday" is fantastic😊 Somebody comments that this album is better than Sgt. Pepper's. Um.... My curiosity is definitely piqued...! 😊
I’ve never heard that but air need to check it out!
@@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486 Here you go 😊 th-cam.com/video/FtyqPzeso5A/w-d-xo.html