5/11/17 50 years ago on this day: Headquaters by the Monkees was released

[Koch Ebola]

I wrote a sort review, check it out.
http://stephenjaymorrisblog.tumblr.com/

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. A big omission from my collection. That and "Pet Sounds." NT

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. Boy, do I feel old!

But I still have my copy of that album and Shades of Gray is still one of my favorite songs of all time.

[Kittycow]

3. I still have my 8th grade scrapbook devoted to them

and Paul Revere and the Raiders 😍 !

I filled it full of clippings from Tiger Beat and 16 magazines.

I didn't appreciate Mike Nesmith's songwriting genius at the time . My taste had to evolve a little bit.

I still love them!

ETA: I enjoyed reading your blog post , especially all the '60s music factoids!

[GReedDiamond]

4. Thanks for the anniversary notice...

...very good record.

I did not know that Nesmith/Tork/Dolenz/Jones supposedly played most of their parts on this one, with minimal studio musician input.

My stepfather had Headquarters when it came out, that's how I first heard the whole thing - besides the top 40 hits on my transistor radio.

In that time, the "Wrecking Crew" and other studio musicians were rampant on so many records by so many different artists that, in my opinion, that should not be a reason to exclude The Monkees from the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

Mickey Dolenz was a friend/hanger-outer with Dewey Martin of Buffalo Springfield and likely advised Mickey on the drumming thing.

At least, that's what Dewey told me almost 40 years ago.