{"product_id":"the-monkees-headquarters-limited-edition-red-lp","title":"The Monkees - Headquarters (Limited Edition) - Red LP","description":"In 1967 after two number one albums, a plethora of hit singles and a smash television show, The Monkees were on top and knew they each had true musical talents not championed by their label executives.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMichael Nesmith spearheaded a change in direction before sessions began on their legendary \"Headquarters\" album. This action resulted in the much covered dissolution with music mogul Don Kirshner, and Chip Douglas (The Turtles) was now recruited by Nesmith to work with the band.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn rapid succession, things began to fall into place in February 1967. With initial tracks like country rocker \"Sunny Girlfriend\" and the acid rock imagery of \"Mr. Webster, the band set the stage for what would become one of the most loved works in their catalog and one of the finest rock albums of a generation.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA definite album opener, \"You Told Me\" begins their masterpiece \"Headquarters.\" The track features a brilliant 12 string guitar and the rockin’ vocals of Nesmith, as Tork’s incredible banjo fills the track alongside Dolenz’s driving drum work. With Jones’ percussion and all three fine-tuning their background vocals with Nesmith, it became the very first song that many of us remember as we opened up our sealed copies back in the summer of ’67.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNot straying too far from previous success, the band scored a few more of Boyce and Hart compositions like Micky Dolenz’s folk rock ballad \"I’ll Spend My Life With You.\" The solid steel guitar work of Mike Nesmith would go on to become a precursor to his groundbreaking Nashville sessions in the late sixties and early seventies.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDavy Jones has several watershed moments here with both \"Forget That Girl\" and \"Early Morning Blues and Greens.\" \"Forget That Girl\" employs a unique English northern soul vibe, while the latter shares a wonderful Peter Tork background vocal and keyboard making it one of the more psychedelic infused and standout tracks on the LP.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFEATURES:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCELEBRATE 5 DECADES OF THE MONKEES MASTERWORK \"HEADQUARTERS\" IN MONOPHONIC SOUND!!!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLIMITED EDITION TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePRODUCED BY CHIP DOUGLAS \u0026amp; THE MONKEES\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMASTERED IMPECCABLY BY JOE REAGOSO (THE MONKEES) FROM THE ORIGINAL COLGEMS RECORDS MONOPHONIC TAPES\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE 1967 #1 ALBUM THAT OPENED THE DOORS INTO THE SUMMER OF LOVE!\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFACT- 1 of 4 #1 MONKEES ALBUMS IN 1967\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFEATURES CLASSIC MONKEES HITS: \"YOU MAY JUST BE THE ONE\" \"SHADES OF GREY\" \"FOR PETE'S SAKE\" \"YOU TOLD ME\" \"EARLY MORNING BLUES \u0026amp; GREENS\" \u0026amp; \"FORGET THAT GIRL\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE MONKEES: MICKY DOLENZ, DAVY JONES, MICHAEL NESMITH \u0026amp; PETER TORK.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMONKEES \/ HEADQUARTERS\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTracks\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 You Told Me\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 I'll Spend My Life with You\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 Forget That Girl\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4 Band 6\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5 You Just May Be the One\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6 Shades of Gray\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7 I Can't Get Her Off My Mind\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8 For Pete's Sake\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9 Mr. Webster\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10 Sunny Girlfriend\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11 Zilch\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12 No Time\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13 Early Morning Blues and Greens\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e14 Randy Scouse Git","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59548093218897,"sku":"829421961031","price":11.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1034\/5778\/3889\/files\/4297599-3102263.jpg?v=1779345955","url":"https:\/\/c09u90-kd.myshopify.com\/products\/the-monkees-headquarters-limited-edition-red-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}