Summer 1967: The Complete U.S. Concert Recordings
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Summer 1967: The Complete U.S. Concert Recordings is a four CD live set by the Monkees
. To date, it is the only known complete concerts recordings of the band's Summer 1967 tour. The CD was a limited edition release, with 3,500 copies being made available by Rhino HandMade.
The best tracks from each concert were compiled in 1987 and released as Live 1967
The set list for each CD is identical, as the band performed the same group of songs in order at each show.
The Monkees
The Monkees are an American pop rock group. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork,...
. To date, it is the only known complete concerts recordings of the band's Summer 1967 tour. The CD was a limited edition release, with 3,500 copies being made available by Rhino HandMade.
The best tracks from each concert were compiled in 1987 and released as Live 1967
Live 1967
Live 1967 is a live album by The Monkees, compiled from show dates on their 1967 United States tour. The songs mostly feature the Monkees themselves singing and playing, although the "solo spots" for each member feature music by opening act The Sundowners.In 2001, Rhino HandMade Records released...
The set list for each CD is identical, as the band performed the same group of songs in order at each show.
- CD 1: Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AlabamaMobile, AlabamaMobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
- August 12, 1967 (mono) - CD 2: Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington - August 25, 1967 (stereo)
- CD 3: Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OregonPortland, OregonPortland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
- August 26, 1967 (stereo) - CD 4: The Coliseum, Spokane, WashingtonSpokane, WashingtonSpokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
- August 27, 1967 (stereo)
Track listing
- "(Theme From) The Monkees(Theme from) The Monkees" The Monkees" is a 1966 popular song, written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart as the theme song for the TV series The Monkees. It later appeared on their album The Monkees. Originally intended as an album track, it was later released as a single in Australia, where it became a hit. It is still...
" - "Last Train to ClarksvilleLast Train to Clarksville"Last Train to Clarksville" was the debut single by The Monkees, released August 16, 1966, and later included on the group's 1966 self-titled album, that was released on October 10, 1966. The song was recorded at RCA Victor Studio B in Hollywood, on July 25, 1966...
" - "You Just May be the One"
- "The Girl I Knew Somewhere"
- "I Wanna Be Free"
- "Sunny Girlfriend"
- "Your Auntie GrizeldaYour Auntie GrizeldaYour Auntie Grizelda is a novelty song written by Diane Hildebrand and Jack Keller, made famous by The Monkees. The song appeared on both the TV series as well as their 1967 album, More of The Monkees. Although never released as a single, it has appeared on several of the band's subsequent...
" - "Forget That Girl"
- "Sweet Young Thing"
- "Mary, MaryMary, Mary (song)"Mary, Mary" is a song written by Michael Nesmith. It was first recorded by The Butterfield Blues Band for their 1966 album, East-West. The Monkees, featuring Nesmith, would later record the song themselves...
" - "Cripple CreekCripple Creek (folk song)Cripple Creek is an Old Time Appalachian folk song for the fiddle, though it is often played on the banjo as well.. No one knows when it was composed, but there are theories about just where Cripple Creek is. Some say it is Cripple Creek, Virginia, while others say it is based on Cripple Creek,...
" (Peter TorkPeter TorkPeter Tork is an American musician and actor, best known as a member of The Monkees.-Early life:Tork was born Peter Halsten Thorkelson in Washington, D.C.. Although he was born in 1942, many news articles report him as born in 1944 in New York City as this was the date and place given on early...
) - "You Can't Judge a Book By the CoverYou Can't Judge a Book by the Cover"You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" is a 1962 song by rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley. Written by Willie Dixon, the song was one of Diddley's last record chart hits...
" (Michael NesmithMichael NesmithRobert Michael Nesmith is an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, best known as a member of the musical group The Monkees and star of the TV series of the same name...
) - "Gonna Build a Mountain" (Davy JonesDavy JonesDavy Jones may refer to:People:*Davy Jones , English actor and singer, formerly of the band The Monkees*Davy Jones , American*Davy Jones , American baseball player...
) - "I Got a WomanI Got a Woman"I Got a Woman" is a song co-written and recorded by American R&B/soul musician Ray Charles and released as a single in December 1954 on the Atlantic label as Atlantic 45-1050 b/w "Come Back Baby." Both sides later appeared on his 1957 album Ray Charles .-Origin:The song builds on...
" (Micky DolenzMicky DolenzGeorge Michael "Micky" Dolenz, Jr. is an American actor, musician, television director, radio personality and theater director, best known as a member of the 1960s made-for-television band The Monkees.-Biography:...
) - "I'm a BelieverI'm a Believer"I'm a Believer" is a song composed by Neil Diamond and recorded by The Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The single, produced by Jeff Barry, hit the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending December 31, 1966 and remained there for seven weeks,...
" - "Randy Scouse GitRandy Scouse Git"Randy Scouse Git" is a song written by Micky Dolenz in 1967, and recorded by The Monkees. It was the first song written by Micky Dolenz to be commercially released, and ended up a top 5 hit in the UK where it was retitled "Alternate Title" after the record company complained that the title was...
" - "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" Steppin' Stone" is a rock song by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. It was first recorded by Paul Revere & the Raiders and appeared on their 1966 album Midnight Ride....
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