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What with all that monkeying around, and the doubt as to whether they themselves were playing or not, it was difficult for them to be taken seriously amongst the critics, but there’s no doubt they were a giant hit with the record-buying public. “Headquarters”, released in May 1967, went to No.1 in the US Charts, before settling for a run of 11 consecutive weeks in the No. 2 position, with “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” commanding the top spot all the while. They were: Michael Nesmith (lead vocals, electric 12 string); Micky Dolenz (drums, zither, backing vocals); Peter Tork (banjo, backing vocals); Davy Jones (tambourine, backing vocals) with “fifth-Monkee” Chip Douglas (bass).
Following two LPs where the core quartet were limited to vocals only, “Headquarters” was the first-time they had managed to attain some degree of artistic control, and all four were finally free to play their own instruments. Almost surreally, a TV fantasy had become a reality. For me, the third album wasn’t all that, but then, I’m more Monks than Monkees in my sensibilities. Still, I know a fine song when I hear one and there were at least two fine efforts on this album; the groovy “Early Morning Blues and Greens” as well as the anthemic “You Just May Be The One”, a fantastic song, written and sung by Michael Nesmith, clearly a talented lad.
The Jukebox Rebel
21–Nov–2015
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [02:25]  The Monkees - You Told Me (Michael Nesmith) Folk Rock / Americana |
| A2 | [02:26]  The Monkees - I’ll Spend My Life With You (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) Folk Rock / Americana |
| A3 | [02:25]  The Monkees - Forget That Girl (Douglas Farthing Hatlelid) Pop |
| A4 | [00:41]  The Monkees - Band 6 (Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork) Novelty |
| A5 | [02:03]  The Monkees - You Just May Be The One (Michael Nesmith) Folk Rock / Americana |
| A6 | [03:22]  The Monkees - Shades Of Gray (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) Songwriter |
| A7 | [02:27]  The Monkees - I Can’t Get Her Off Of My Mind (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) Pop |
| B1 | [02:11]  The Monkees - For Pete’s Sake (Peter Tork, Joey Richards) Pop |
| B2 | [02:05] The Monkees - Mr. Webster (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) Cerebral Pop |
| B3 | [02:33]  The Monkees - Sunny Girlfriend (Michael Nesmith) Pop |
| B4 | [01:06]  The Monkees - Zilch (Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork) Novelty |
| B5 | [02:08]  The Monkees - No Time (Hank Cicalo) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
| B6 | [02:35]  The Monkees - Early Morning Blues And Greens (Diane Hildebrand, Jack Keller) Cerebral Pop |
| B7 | [02:40]  The Monkees - Randy Scouse Git (Micky Dolenz) Pop |
