The Monkees 

• 1966 
• LP COS-101 
• Monkees, The 
• LP Vinyl 12\" 

Stereo Hoes variant Debuutalbum van The Monkees, ze speelden geen van allen een enkele noot op dit album. (alleen Peter Tork speelde gitaar bij "Papa Jean's Blues" De band is samengesteld door televisie producenten om een beatles-achtige bandje te zijn voor een nieuwe televisie serie. Session information: "(Theme From) The Monkees" * Written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart * Lead vocal by Mickey Dolenz * Backing vocals: Tommy Boyce * Guitar: Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee, and Louie Shelton * Bass: Larry Taylor * Drums: Billy Lewis * Percussion: Gene Estes * Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, July 5, 1966 (2– 7:30 pm) * Produced by Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart and Jack Keller "Saturday's Child" * Written by David Gates (later a member of the band Bread) * Lead vocal by Mickey Dolenz * Backing vocals: Tommy Boyce * Guitar: Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee and Louis Shelton * Bass: Larry Taylor * Drums: Billy Lewis * Tambourine: Gene Estes * Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, July 9, 1966 (2-9 pm) * Produced by Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart and Jack Keller "I Wanna Be Free" * Written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart * Lead vocal by Davy Jones * Acoustic guitar: Gerry McGee and Louis Shelton * Harpsichord: Michael Rubini * Violin: Bonnie Douglas and Paul Shure * Viola: Myra Kestenbuam * Cello: Fred Seykora * Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, July 19, 1966 (2– 7:30 PM) * Produced by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day" * Written by Tommy Boyce and Steve Venet * Lead vocal by Mickey Dolenz * Acoustic guitar: Tommy Boyce * Electric guitar: Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee and Louis Shelton * Bass: Larry Taylor * Drums: Billy Lewis * Harmonica: Keith Allison * Tambourine: unknown * Produced by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart "Papa Gene's Blues" * Written by Michael Nesmith * Lead vocal by Michael Nesmith * Harmony Vocal by Mickey Dolenz * Guitar: Peter Tork, James Burton, Glen Campbell, Al Casey, James Helms and Don Peake * Bass: William Pitman * Drums: Hal Blaine, Frank DeVito, and Jim Gordon * Percussion: Gary Coleman * Recorded at Western Recorders Studio 2, Hollywood, July 7, 1966 (8– 11:30 pm) * Produced by Michael Nesmith "Take a Giant Step" * Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King * Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz * Acoustic guitar: Tommy Boyce * Electric guitar: Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee and Louie Shelton * Bass: Larry Taylor * Drums: Billy Lewis * Percussion: Gene Estes * Glockenspiel: Bobby Hart * Piano: Jack Keller * Harpsichord: Michael Rubini * Recorded at RCA Victor Studio C, Hollywood, July 9, 1966 (2-9 pm) * Produced by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart * An alternate mix of this song, with different backing vocals and with Micky's lead not double-tracked, was featured on the TV series episode "The Chaperone." "Last Train to Clarksville" * Written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart * Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz * Acoustic guitar: Tommy Boyce * Electric Guitar: Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee and Louie Shelton * Bass: Larry Taylor * Drums: Billy Lewis * Percussion: Gene Estes and David Walters * Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A, Hollywood, July 25, 1966 (7 pm-3 am) * Released as a single, reached number 1 on the pop music charts * Produced by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart "This Just Doesn't Seem to Be My Day" * Written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart * Lead vocal by Davy Jones * Guitar: Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee and Louie Shelton * Bass: Larry Taylor * Drums: Billy Lewis * Percussion: Gene Estes * Cello: Joseph Ditullio * Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, July 6, 1966 (2– 7:30 pm) * Produced by Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart and Jack Keller "Let's Dance On" * Written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart * Lead vocal by Mickey Dolenz * Backing Vocals by Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork, Tommy Boyce and Ron Hicklin * Guitar: Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee and Louie Shelton * Organ: Bobby Hart * Drums: Billy Lewis * Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, July 6, 1966 (2– 7:30 pm) * Produced by Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart and Jack Keller "I'll Be True to You" * Written by Gerry Goffin and Russ Titelman * Lead vocal by Davy Jones * Guitar: Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee and Louie Shelton * Bass: Larry Taylor * Drums: Billy Lewis * Glockenspiel: Bobby Hart * Percussion: Gene Estes * Unknown Backing Vocals * Recorded at RCA Victor Studio C, Hollywood, July 9, 1966 (2-9 pm) * Produced by Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart and Jack Keller * The mono version features Davy's vocals double-tracked, reduced to a single track for the stereo version "Sweet Young Thing" * Written by Michael Nesmith, Gerry Goffin, Carole King * Lead vocal by Michael Nesmith * Backing vocals by Mickey Dolenz and Peter Tork * Guitar: Peter Tork, James Burton, Glen Campbell, Al Casey and Michael Deasy * Fiddle: Jimmy Bryant * Bass: Bob West * Drums: Hal Blaine, Frank DeVito, and Jim Gordon * Percussion: Gary Coleman * Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, July 18, 1966 (8 pm-12 am) * Produced by Michael Nesmith "Gonna Buy Me a Dog" * Written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart * Lead vocals by Mickey Dolenz and Davy Jones * Guitar: Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee and Louie Shelton * Organ: Bobby Hart * Bass: Larry Taylor * Drums: Billy Lewis * Recorded at RCA Victor Studio #1, Hollywood, July 23, 1966 (2-8 pm) * Produced by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart