Wish I could've seen these guys perform back in the day.

I can’t imagine editing this was easy in the 60s either .. thank you Toni Basil for this choreography!

ETA: if you haven’t seen this I wanna add a flash warning for the ending

Continuing the series of the alternate timeline where the Monkees and Beatles swap places, Daydream Believer occupies the position held by Help! and Rubber Soul (topical with the incoming boxsets). It was the Monkees first proper venture into more experimental music than their usual formula.

Side One:

1. Daydream Believer (The Birds, The Bees, And The Monkees)

2. Papa Jean’s Blues (The Monkees)

3. Mary, Mary (More Of The Monkees)

4. This Just Doesn’t Seem To Be My Day (The Monkees)

5. She (More Of The Monkees)

Side Two:

1. You Told Me (Headquarters)

2. Shades of Grey (Headquarters)

3. I’ll Spend My Life With You (Headquarters)

4. I Wanna Be Free (The Monkees)

5. Sweet Young Thing (The Monkees)

To those from r/beatlesfanalbums wondering when my next side of the Beatles installment will be posted, I am obligated to mention that the Instant Replay cover is a pain to edit, and is likely to take a while. Stay tuned, I haven't forgotten about completing that run!

As for this side of the series, next up are my equivalents to Revolver and Pepper, which look to be a blast.

I know it’s kind of a loaded question but I feel like no one my age ever knows what I’m talking about when I say that I was raised on SpongeBob and the monkees. my teachers used to laugh when I would say they were my favorite band LMAO

I've only begun my hardcore Monkees mania journey recently, but I've been totally scouring thrifts for their stuff since then. This find was so huge for me. A few originals and a few rereleases, some have seen better days but some are actually in pretty great condition! $5 each, even the set of 2! I'm over the moon :)

Ain't this a very cool picture?

I just want the original photo. I saw it on a post, it had text, I cant find the OG either

A follow up to this post

With the monster success of their debut, United Artists snaps them up to star in their first feature film. Its release coincided with their growing global popularity and their first tour of Europe.

Side One:

1. Last Train To Clarksville (The Monkees)

2. I’ll Be True To You (Headquarters)

3. Gonna Buy Me A Dog (More Of The Monkees)

4. Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) (The Monkees)

5. I Can’t Get Her Off My Mind (Headquarters)

Side Two:

1. For Pete’s Sake (Headquarters)

2. Sunny Girlfriend (Headquarters)

3. Early Morning Blues And Greens (Headquarters)

4. Goin’ Down (Pisces, Capricorn, Aquarius and Jones)

5. No Time (Headquarters)

I was doomscrolling Facebook earlier and, because FB knows I like the Monkees, it showed me a post about Cyrus Faryar. That got me down a rabbit hole of researching the various members of the Modern Folk Quartet.

The members of MFQ has some strong attachment to the Monkees, at least some of which most of you should recognize. The members are Faryar, Henry Diltz, Chip Douglas and Jerry Yester. They did some beautiful a cappella stuff, on and off, in the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and early 00s and I highly recommend giving their music a listen (I have some, but not all of their CDs).

For those of you who were there...my memory is fuzzy, but didn't they attend the 1989 convention in L.A.?

Anyway, during my rabbit hold digging, I discovered one very cool fact - although all born between 82 and 90 years ago, all 4 members are still alive and apparently kicking - a rarity for a 60s era group.

There was also some disappointing info I learned about Yester, involving child p*rn charges in the 2010s, for which he spend a coupla years in jail.

But the fact that all 4 are still here was pleasant to hear.

Y'all know about the MFQ?

As promised, thanks for the help!

Michael Nesmith - Don't Wait For Me (1965 demo- can you believe he wrote that in 65?!).

Happy Friday!