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Listen To The Band  This is where you read about the bands recorded material...From the debut LP to 1998's "The Monkees Anthology"

Coolgems If you're looking for more Monkees tunes (rare/unreleased/live), this is where you wanna go! Courtesy of Shady Dave,Bill Shinn & The Planting Seeds Trading Post...

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Tropical Campfires & more Michael Nesmith For those of you who missed it the first time out, or haven't purchased directly from videoranch.com, Indie pop label Spinart Records has just rereleased Nesmith's 1992 LP.  Spinart is home to the latest releases from Echo And The Bunnymen as well as Cinerama (featuring David Gedge of The Wedding Present - who actually did a killer cover of "Pleasant Valley Sunday" in the early 1990's). In other Nesmith news: "Live At The Palaise" Michael's popular live album makes its first ever apppearance on CD -because you demanded it! Also featuring 4 bonus tracks from two other concerts...to order this wonderful CD please visit NEZ at www.videoranch.com    Also Avaiable: "Live At The Britt" (Cooking Vinyl), "Masters", and "Listen To The Band: The Best Of..." more  info available at CDNOW.com  RHINO & MONKEES! If you've been out of the Monkees loop for a little while, well you've missed the new 4 CD set MONKEES MUSIC BOX released early 2001.  The set covers everything from the debut release to 1996's Justus. Excellent sound quality! For those still clinging on to  1991's Listen To The Band Box.- The new set features  Lots of great remastered tracks and alternate versions - a must for all Monkees fans! Still out of the loop? You would also have missed the new Monkees release from Rhino Handmade - another 4 CD set covering the Monkees 1967 summer tour, and its existing recordings - from Mobile AL to Seattle, WA.  The shows are complete with intro's, chatter, mistakes, false starts and all.  Same set list for all four shows, but some great chatter - CD4 you gotta check out! All releases are out NOW! THE HEADQUARTERS SESSIONS was also released last summer (2000)...they still may have some left.  Loads of unreleased tracks!

MONKEES 2001 SUMMER TOUR! Here they come! The Monkees-Davy, Peter & Micky are set to tour for the first time since 1997 and "Justus"..here are the latest dates...for more details please visit www.monkees2001.com...The Planting Seeds Records/Monkees Party guys will be at the Portsmouth, VA show on July 7th, please stop and say hey...Be Sure to pick up the new LIVE IN LAS VEGAS CD available at the shows as well as the new 2001 Monkees tour progaram! PLANTING SEEDS RECORDS & "THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS" "Indie Pop Plays The Monkees" is OUT NOW!!! Featuring indie pop faves Wolfie, The Echo Orbiter, Marykate O'Neil, The Mendoza Line, Astropop 3, The Rockets Red Glare, Headquarters and much much more! To purchase your copy, please visit Planting Seeds Records, The Official Monkees site or Parasol Distribution or at finer record stores in your area If youre still not convinced, read some info on some of these really cool bands! read more about the bands/artists on this tribute MORE TRIBUTE NEWS... IAlso out now is a tribute to Michael Nesmith titled:  "PAPA NEZ:  A Loose Salute To The Work Of Michael Nesmith" on Dren Records. The record featueres some great music from our friends THE HEAVY BLINKERS, as well as fine tracks from John Jorgenson, as well as one-time Rick Nelson guitarist John Beland.  You can pick up the CD through milesofmusic.com

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Featured Quote...

Q (Lollipop): What are your desert island discs? Jim Reid:  Probably this MONKEES song "As We Go Along"-ya know that one? I'd definately have that played at my funeral or something like that..." -Jim Reid  (from the Jesus & Mary Chain) from LOLLIPOP Issue 45/Fall 1998

Monkee spotlight LP

Head (OST) (Colgems #109) Released: November1968 If you still haven't got this record, you are truly missing out.  This is what the 60's were all about.  Beautiful Carole King songs, Nesmith rockers, Dolenz gentle vocals, Jones' broadway antics to Tork's tripped out rock out!  One of our all time fave Monkees records! -monkees party (6/24/01)

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