The Monkees - Greatest Hits - VINYL LP

Limited red colored vinyl LP pressing in MONO sound. InchThat could have been your face!Inch Thus ended a tense January, 1967 meeting between the Monkees and Don Kirshner as Mike Nesmith punched a hole in the meeting room wall. The source of the frustration was the total control that Kirshner, The Monkees television series musical coordinator, exerted over the selection of songs to be recorded as well as the choice of which studio musicians would play on the sessions. The four Monkees, their recording roles limited to vocal contributions, struggled to gain more authority over the process as they were increasingly stung by criticism of them as a mere TV creation, Inchthe Pre-Fab Four.Inch While they were initially brought together by the series, all four members had musical backgrounds and yearned to gain command over their recordings. Kirshner, with his stable of top-tier songwriters and session players, refused to yield, convinced that any alteration of the winning formula would produce disastrous, or at the very least, diminished returns. Something had to give.

Hey, Hey! Kicking off the 60th anniversary of The Monkees with a first-ever compilation of all their singles released between 1966-1970. Take a deep dive into The Monkees discography with needle-drops and original artwork from the original 7Inch singles, along with new liner notes by Andrew Sandoval.

2LP, 140g black vinyl. 2LP, Black Vinyl; The Monkees Take The Helm for their Billboard Chart Topping Third Album! The double platinum Original Album was Mastered From Tape by Kevin Gray. Second LP of Bonus Rarities from the Sessions Notes by The Monkees Scholar/Producer Andrew Sandoval