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Summer 1967: The Complete U.S. Concert Recordings (2001)

Where the lyrics of Summer 1967: The Complete U.S. Concert Recordings take you, and where it was really made.

Four concerts from one 1967 summer tour, each with the same set list, were issued together as a limited edition of 3,500 copies in 2001.

Key places

Seattle, 25 August 1967 (1967)

Recording site Climate Pledge Arena — The second CD in the set was recorded at the Seattle venue on 25 August 1967 in stereo. The point uses the listed venue coordinates. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Portland, 26 August 1967 (1967)

Recording site Veterans Memorial Coliseum — The third CD in the set was recorded at the Portland venue on 26 August 1967 in stereo. The point uses the listed venue coordinates. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Spokane, 27 August 1967 (1967)

Recording site Spokane Coliseum — The fourth CD in the set was recorded at the Spokane venue on 27 August 1967 in stereo. The point uses the listed venue coordinates. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Mobile, 12 August 1967 (1967)

Recording site Municipal Auditorium (Mobile) — The first CD in the set was recorded in mono at the Mobile venue on 12 August 1967. Only the city-center coordinates are available for this point. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• Four-CD live compilation by the Monkees
• Released in 2001 by Rhino Handmade
• Recorded during the band's summer 1967 tour
• Limited edition of 3,500 copies
• Covers four concerts held in August 1967

Background

• The tour began after the May release of the band's third album, Headquarters (1967)
• Most of the material comes from Headquarters
• Also includes the biggest singles from The Monkees (1966) and More of the Monkees (1967)
• Four cover songs, each Monkee chose one to perform with opening act the Sundowners

Recording

• CD 1: Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, Alabama, 12 August 1967 (mono)
• CD 2: Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, 25 August 1967 (stereo)
• CD 3: Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, 26 August 1967 (stereo)
• CD 4: The Coliseum, Spokane, Washington, 27 August 1967 (stereo)
• The band played the same songs in the same order at each show, so the set list is identical on every CD
• Original recording engineers: Hank Cicalo for Seattle, Portland and Spokane; Winton Teel for Mobile
• Remixing, remastering, editing and assembly by Bob Fisher

Cover

• Art direction and design by Bryan Lasley and Patrick Pending
• Archive photographs by Michael Ochs; photographs by Hugh Brown

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Disc 3

Disc 4

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• The Monkees were an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in the mid-1960s.
• The group was conceived in 1965 by television producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the NBC sitcom of the same name, which aired from 1966 to 1968.
• Casting drew 437 applicants; Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Micky Dolenz were chosen.

Members

• Micky Dolenz: lead and backing vocals, drums, guitar, keyboards.
• Davy Jones: lead and backing vocals, percussion, bass; died in 2012.
• Michael Nesmith: lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards, vocals; died in 2021.
• Peter Tork: bass, guitars, keyboards, banjo, vocals; died in 2019.

Career

• Early music was largely performed by session musicians such as the Wrecking Crew under Don Kirshner's supervision.
• The band had four consecutive No. 1 albums in 1966–1967: The Monkees, More of the Monkees, Headquarters, and Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
• They had three No. 1 singles: "Last Train to Clarksville", "I'm a Believer", and "Daydream Believer".
• The members gained control over their recordings in 1967 after a conflict with Kirshner.
• The film Head (1968) was a commercial failure; the group broke up in the early 1970s.
• A revival in 1986 led to intermittent reunions, new albums, and tours until 2021.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released in 2001 by Rhino Handmade as a limited edition
• Recorded during the band's summer 1967 tour, the CD was a limited edition release, with 3,500 copies being made available
• 16 of these tracks had previously been compiled by Rhino and released as Live 1967 in 1987

Records

• Four CDs, with an identical set list on each disc
• 17 tracks listed on the set list
• Track listing includes songs from The Monkees, More of the Monkees and Headquarters
• Peter Tork is credited with the arrangement of Cripple Creek
• Backing musicians on tracks 11 to 14 are the Sundowners members Dom DeMieri, Eddie Placidi, Bobby Dick, Kim Copli and Eddie Brick
• Credits adapted from the CD box set

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The same 17-song set list was played in the same order at all four shows, from Mobile to Spokane.
• Each Monkee chose one cover song to perform with the opening act, the Sundowners.
• Sixteen tracks were first gathered on the 1987 release Live 1967, and this set adds the rest from the 1967 tour.
• Tracks 11 to 14 feature backing musicians from the Sundowners, including Dom DeMieri on lead guitar and Eddie Brick on percussion.
• Micky Dolenz is credited as the writer of Randy Scouse Git, one of the 17 tracks.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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