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idasessions · 1 year

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Tiger Beat, November 1965

#groupies #tiger beat #monkee spectacular #fans #fangirls #classic rock #british invasion #photography #history #vintage #groupiesoutrageously #agnetafrieberg #from ann moses' fb

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thislovintime · 1 year

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Photo 2 by Henry Diltz; photo 4 courtesy of Joshua Kinder.

Q: “If you could make one wish, what would it be?” Peter Tork: “To have peace on earth.” - Monkee Spectacular No. 14

#Peter Tork #Tork quotes #1960s #1967 #60s Tork #<3 #10s Tork #bearded Peter #1968 #2008 #always relevant #<333 #Monkee Spectacular #can you queue it

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coolcherrycream · 9 months

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Monkees: Mike and Micky from Monkee Spectacular (June 1968)

Last month Carole talked about her early days with Davy and Peter. This month she concludes her two part story revealing exciting times with Mike and Micky.

Some of the funniest memories Carole has of the Monkees revolve around Mike Nesmith, who has on occasion done some of the funniest things in the world. Of course, not all of Mike's humor is actually intentional--a good deal of it sort of comes about by accident...

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cripplecreektork · 2 years

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From Monkee Spectacular, November 1967

#in love with his handwriting #ann moses #monkee spectacular #1967 #magazines

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mickgaydolenz · 2 years

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#this. this is it. this is the most. self serving thing i've ever made in my life #welcome to. asia's personal mastcut of micky dolenz moments that live in my heart 25/7 #oh everything about HER. OH PERFECT. OH IMMACULATE. OH SPECTACULAR #anyways. my shitty edit :)))#micky dolenz #the monkees

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daydream-davy · 14 days

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Davy in Tiger Beat’s Monkees Spectacular #3, 1967

#davy jones #the monkees #tiger beat

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harrisonarchive · 1 year

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From Peter Tork’s banjo contribution to the Wonderwall Music soundtrack (featured only in the movie, not on the album). The photo in this video is from that session.

The creation of Wonderwall Music, a series marking the 55th anniversary of the recording sessions - part 5:

“George was working on the musical score he wrote for the movie, “Wonder Wall.” When Peter arrived at the studio George asked him if he would play five-string banjo on one of the cuts. Peter was more than delighted and after a time they put down some beautiful sounds. Peter mentioned to George that he’d like to see the ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ film so George made arrangements for Peter to have a private screening at the hotel. Peter really flipped for the Beatles’ fantasy film and watched it through several times. One time he even took color slides while it was being projected on the screen.” - Monkee Spectacular, May 1968

“I remember [Peter Tork] from The Monkees played banjo on a session. Peter was so nervous that his hands were shaking.” - Colin Manley, Beatles Gear (2001)

“I remember George asking me, ‘Why don’t you come back and play banjo on this session [for ‘Wonderwall Music’] I’m producing in December?’” - Peter Tork, Medium, August 3, 2010

Peter Tork: “George invited me to play banjo on Wonderwall. He was working on the soundtrack for Wonderwall, and he invited me to come and play, and I did. You can’t hear it on the album, you can’t hear it on the album, but apparently — and I never have seen the movie.” Q: “But it’s in the film.” PT: “It’s in the film.” Q: “Yeah.” PT: “I think it was Paul’s banjo. Paul had a five-string banjo, which he had strung backwards of course, being left-handed. But it was alright with him if I restrung it. So… and British five-string banjos are different from American. The fifth string, instead of having a tuning peg right in the middle of the neck, it hits a tunnel and the string goes through a tunnel to a fifth string peg at the regular peg head. Very interesting, very weird. But it was okay. Got some music in, that’s all that mattered.” - Breakfast With The Beatles, June 16, 2013

“‘[George] invited me to his house. He played the sitar and said: ‘I’m working on a soundtrack album, I’d love to have you play a little banjo.’” Tork had traveled without his instrument, so Harrison borrowed McCartney’s five-string banjo for the session — ‘which Paul couldn’t play — at least conventionally, because the folk five-string banjo can’t be restrung in reverse order for left-handers, it must be custom made. I played for 45 minutes, George said, “Thanks very much,” and we went our separate ways.’  Tork’s breezy contribution didn’t make the record, but it can be heard 15 minutes into the film, after Collins is chided by his mother for spying through the wall. ‘And I did not get paid,’ he laughs. ‘George said: “We’ll figure that out later.” He knew that the honor itself was payment enough!’” - The Guardian, March 23, 2017

“[George] was as kind and as gentle a man as you could imagine.” - Peter Tork, Liverpool Echo, November 28, 2011 (x)

More on two July 1967 meetings between George and Peter here and here.

#George Harrison #Peter Tork #Mal Evans #Wonderwall Music #Wonderwall Music 55 #harrisonarchive videos #1967 #1960s #The Beatles #The Monkees #Monkees #<3 #fits queue like a glove

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prominentmen · 2 years

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From the September 1967 issue of Monkee Spectacular

#the monkees #mike nesmith #michael nesmith #mickey dolenz #peter tork #davy jones #1967

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notursteppingstone · 4 months

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“The Monkees Are— The Monkees Aren’t” from the June 1968 edition Tiger Beats Offical Monkee Spectacular

#the monkees #monkee moment #davy jones #mike nesmith #peter tork

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idasessions · 10 months

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Ann Moses by Bob Custer, 1967

#ann moses #bob custer #robert custer #tiger beat #nme #monkee spectacular #journalists #writers #editors #classic rock #british invasion #f*ck this new post editor #faves

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thislovintime · 9 months

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Peter Tork, Carole Shelyne, and Davy Jones, 1960s.

“‘We were given ‘homework’ — we read about them constantly, and had to memorize great lists of facts about each one of the boys. Actually, our ‘homework assignments’ became sort of a joke with the boys. They knew that we had these long factsheets and that we’d often find ourselves a corner someplace and sit down to do our ‘homework.’ Whenever we did — one of the boys would walk over and start to tease! ‘Peter was the biggest tease of all. He would come over and start quizzing me about the other boys and then finally about himself. He’d fire a hundred questions at me, one after the other, trying to see if he could trip me up and catch me in a mistake. Usually, we both wound up laughing our heads off!’ Of all the boys, Carole [Shelyne] found herself becoming closest to Peter. For some reasons which even she can’t understand or explain, Carole developed a very warm, close friendship with Peter — more so than any of the other boys. ‘Peter always fascinated me because I knew there was more to Peter than he let be seen. Peter is terribly intellectual and terribly bright. He’s gone through a lot of things, and has worked at a lot of manual labor because he couldn’t decide whether he wanted to go to school or not; he didn’t know just what he wanted. ‘Oddly enough, at the time this whole Monkee-thing started, I got the feeling he didn't really care about it! Mike too. At that time, I got the feeling they didn’t really care about the whole thing, and did it only because it was a job. They didn't think anything was going to come of it. I’m quite sure their attitude has changed now, because they all care terribly about their work and the quality of the work which they present to the public. ‘Peter is a very aware friend, and he knows how to make you feel very comfortable. He’ll go out of his way to help you, and he’ll take time out to check how you feel about things.’” - Monkee Spectacular, May 1968

#Peter Tork #Tork quotes #60s Tork #Davy Jones #Carole Shelyne #The Monkees #Monkees #1960s #Michael Nesmith #Micky Dolenz #<3 #(thinking about Peter saying in that June 1983 interview that he didn't think he knew how to be a friend #when all of his friends seem to unanimously say that he was a wonderful friend - generous kind thoughtful etc.#I hope he came to realize that he was an amazing friend)#Monkee Spectacular #can you queue it

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coolcherrycream · 9 months

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What It's Like Working With The Monkees by Deana Martin from Monkee Spectacular (June 1968)

Last month I told you about the wild way I got to be on the Monkees' television show. But I had no idea that I'd be having an even wilder time once I started to work with them!

I found out on a Tuesday that we would be filming on Thursday and Friday. I really panicked! I said, "I've got to memorize my lines--fast!" Then I thought again and said to myself, "Wait a minute... the Monkees never memorize their lines. They do it mostly ad lib...