The Monkeees - 1989-06-30 - Hollywood CA (TV SBD)

The Monkees

1989-06-30

Pat Sajak Show

Hollywood CA

TV Soundboard recording

320 kbps

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01. Stepping Stone

02. Interview

03. Pleasant Valley Sunday

The Monkeees - 1989-06-30 - Hollywood CA (TV SBD)

Given the incredible list of albums that were released in 1967 - Sgt Pepper's Are You Experienced, Surrealistc Pillow, etc., you would think that every week a new album would have hit #1 on the Billboard charts as those legendary discs fought for the top spot. Instead, one band dominated the charts, having an album at #1 for 29 weeks. No, it wasn't The Beatles, though Sgt Pepper's did spend 15 weeks at #1. Rather it was The Monkees, who started as fictional TV band loosely based on The Beatles, who had 4 different albums hit #1 in 1967

1. Their self titled debut disc for 5 weeks, 
2. More Of The Monkees for 18 weeks, 
3. Headquarters for 1 week 
4. Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd  for 5 weeks

By the way - just 3 other albums went to #1 that year:

• Sounds Like by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass for 1 week
• Ode To Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry for 2 weeks
• Greatest Hits by Diana Ross & The Supremes for 5 week

Monkee-mania ran wild in 1967, as the band dominated not only the album charts but also the singles charts. The Monkees had six top 40 singles in 1967, including two at #1 in I'm A Believer and Daydream Believer; one at #2 in A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You and one at #3 in Pleasant Valley Sunday. Given that the Monkees were the biggest selling act in rock, the Monterey Pop organizers gave serious consideration to having them play the festival. In the end they decided against it, bu that didn't stop group members Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork from attending. Tork even introduced Buffalo Springfield, his favorite group, as well as Lou Rawls. In addition, Tork was involved in a bizarre incident during the Grateful Dead's set where he tried to stop fans from climbing on stage and dancing. To top it off, he also informed the crowd that The Beatles were not at the festival in disguise. Even at Monterey Pop, The Beatles and The Monkees, without playing a note, remained linked. In any event, this TV Soundboard recording captures 3 of the 4 Monkees (no Mike Nesmith) on the Pat Sajak show during one of their reunion tours, on June 30, 1989, 28 years ago today.