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Head 1968 Film

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Media Type: CD
Artist: MONKEES
Title: HEAD
Street Release Date: 11/15/1994
Domestic
Genre: OLDIES

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 4.94 x 0.45 inches; 3.35 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Rhino
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 1968
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 26 minutes
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 26, 2006
Label ‏ : ‎ Rhino
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0000033E5
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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- #58 in Bubblegum Pop
- #535 in Classic Psychedelic Rock
- #559 in Musical Soundtracks & Scores

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"I'd Like A Glass Of Cold Gravy With A Hair In It, Please."

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2010

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"Head" was the Monkees sole movie, and for those who have seen the show but not the movie, it is definitely not what you're expecting, although the final episode of the show, "The Frodis Caper" starring Rip Taylor and directed by Micky Dolenz, hints at the surreal and psychedelic direction the band was moving in. "Head" takes the strange new direction of the band way further, and while a commercial flop largely because it was too mature for the Monkees' younger fans and it had an ineffectual yet avant-garde ad campaign, it is now rightly considered a cult classic.

Freed from the somewhat restrictive shackles of the series, the band came up with a wholly fitting soundtrack album that mixes a variety of interesting songs and spoken dialogue cleverly into a strange but compelling audio experience. The most commercial song on the album was the "Porpoise Song," but songs like "Can You Dig It" are more representative of the film as a whole. Without question, the best song on the album, and one of the Monkees' greatest songs ever, is "Circle Sky," a wonderful Nesmith rocker (the most disturbing footage of the film also takes place during the course it.) On this release the excellent live version is included as an bonus track. Comparing the studio and live versions is interesting (there is also an alternate studio take available that is excellent, though it is not on this CD.) Truly this is one of the greatest unknown songs of the sixties, and makes the album worth buying by itself.

I recommend the album and the film. Any soundtrack with track listings with titles like "Dandruff?," Frank Zappa and his talking cow, Jack Nicholson, Annette Funicello, and Sonny Liston has to be interesting, and is. It's a weird combination of pop culture and social commentary ("Are you telling me that you don't see the connection between government and laughing at people?") that never fails to entertain. I recommend the CD and the film strongly.

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Johann Cat

Surprisingly Strong Undertaking

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2003

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This is equal to, if not superior to, the excellent film it is based on. I don't know exactly how this album happened, but it has several remarkable songs on it, great sound, gutsy playing (I understand that Ry Cooder, Leon Russell, and most of Buffalo Springfield serve as session people at various points), and unusual among Monkee projects, an ironic self-regard that doesn't turn into utter silliness. This record feels uniquely adult among their albums--maybe Bob Rafleson, the film director, gets some credit for that. Yet, an air of satire carries it, as a wild assortment of mid-twentieth cultural references becomes the palette for the picture and the album. The "Opening Credits/Porpoise Song" sequence is a literal launch point for the whole affair which dissolves into a series of crazy jokes and lyrical passageways. Chased by fans, The Monkees leap from the inauguration of "one of the largest suspended arts bridges in the world," from fame and urban efficiencies, into a watery oblivion, ushered further by the chorus, "the porpoise is laughing: good-bye, good-bye!" It's a marvelous Goffin/King piece; as is "As We Go Along"--both melodically moving with a wise playfulness: "Why think about/ Who's gonna win out/ We'll make up our story/ As we go along." The songs written by band members are strong, too; several simply rock, by any standards. A remarkable thing about this record is that despite being a work by committee, it has an acerbic wit and musical shewdness that are consistent features of the whole. If collage is the great principle of modern art, well, this is it. One of the neatest albums of the late 1960's, finally.

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John Alapick Top Contributor: Blues Music

Great but definitely an acquired taste

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2003

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Head sounds like nothing that the Monkees ever did before. This is the soundtrack to their very trippy movie which reminds you of a '60s version of Pulp Fiction. First of all, if you're looking for the bubblegum pop of "Daydream Believer" or "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You", you won't find it here. The album itself is six tracks mixed in with snippets from the movie. Yes, it's a short album, even with all the bonus tracks it's only 45 minutes. Having said that, some of their best tracks ever are here. "Porpoise Song" was a great single and the most psychedelic song they'd ever release. Peter Tork's tracks "Can You Dig It", with its Eastern melodies, and "Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again" are excellent tracks. Michael Nesmith's "Circle Sky" is perhaps the best rock song they've ever performed. The acoustic "As We Go Along", with a great vocal by Mickey Dolenz, and the 1920's-sounding "Daddy's Song" are strong as well. The snippets from the movie are interesting. If you enjoy the movie, you'll love them. Otherwise, you may deem them unnecessary. The bonus tracks feature a killer live version of "Circle Sky" and the radio advertisement for the movie which is downright hysterical. Best way to put this, you'll either love it or hate it.

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Quiverbow

Can you dig it?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 18, 2015

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When it was first released way back in late 1968, 'Head' was rather poor value for money. It wasn't that the songs weren't very good, they were, it was that not only did it clock in at a smidgeon under 29 minutes, there were a mere six of them from the group, the rest of the space being taken up by snippets of dialogue from the accompanying film and a pseudo classical piece. (That might be one of the reasons it made no impact on our charts.) In 1994, it was issued on CD with six extra tracks, which added another 15 minutes to its length. Now its part of the Rhino Handmade series, one of seven such releases involving the group. Well down on what we're used to, of the 58 tracks (though five are of an interview) just 21 have never been issued on record or CD.

CD1. Augmented by ten bonus tracks, this has the original 14 track LP, which has been remastered to bring you a truly wonderful experience. Half of those bonus offerings are previously unreleased, including a rough mix of 'Can You Dig It', and alternate mixes of [a much longer] 'Daddy's Song', 'Swami' and 'Happy Birthday'. There's also a session for the spoken word 'Ditty Diego'. Beware; it goes on for 23 minutes but it does give you an insight into a recording process.

CD2. Sixteen unissued takes and mixes are spread amongst another seven that we've already heard on various releases. Of most interest (for me anyway) are three unreleased live songs that were recorded during the Salt Lake City concert for the 'Circle Sky' filming (with Jones playing a mean bass and organ with duff microphones all round), and Peter Tork's final duty as a Monkee, recording a vocal and banjo accompaniment for 'California, Here It Comes'. Standing out from the rest are a couple of alternate rough mixes of 'Porpoise Song' and an elongated 'Long Title' with a superb Tork vocal. Weirdly, a couple of these have an advert for the film tagged onto the end. The remaining ten are a variety of mono mixes, radio spots and an eight minute introduction to the live tracks, which is a great cure for insomnia.

CD3. Consisting of a five part 'open ended' Davy Jones interview about the film and intertwined with excerpts of three tracks from the LP and three complete selections, this will probably be the least listened to of the 22 CDs that come under the Handmade banner. ('Open ended' is where gaps are left between the answers so a DJ can add in the questions to make it sound as if the interviewee is there.) It's worth listening to, but you'll only do so once.

Also within the (unnumbered) box is the ubiquitous 45 that contains backing tracks of the USA 'Porpoise Song/As We Go Along' single, and a badge. The booklet contains images from the film and sports superb front and rear colour photos of the group on stage.

The number of tracks spread over three CDs is a bit thin and the unissued stuff isn't as numerous as the rest in the Handmade series, but what's inside is still pretty darn good. Psychedelia is mixed with vaudeville, which is united with some crack(l)ing live performances, a couple of well worn standards, a nod to Eastern philosophy, and a great rock tune. It's not up there with the other Handmade boxes, but that's only because these particular sessions didn't produce as much material for consideration. For hardcore Monkees fans, this is a must have; for everyone else, the '94 CD is the place to look.

I know a lot of it has found its way onto the Handmade boxes, but maybe it's time Rhino released a CD of the '33/3 Revolutions Per Monkee' television special. Whilst we wait in hope for that, Peter Tork took centre stage for this, the 'Head' soundtrack, and, along with being the guiding force of 'Headquarters', is his finest moment as a Monkee.

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Grumpy oldgit

Interesting record, used to have a vinyl copy. Good to hear it again.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2014

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What happens when manufactured pop stars start to rattle their cage? The record company throws them to the wolves, but they got this interesting chunk of sfx, dialogue (too little) music out before they were consumed.

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Smith

A cup of cold gravy with a hair in it please...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2003

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One of the top bands of the past 30 years IMHO and also one of the best sounds of the past 50! Their greatest hits album will appeal to all those groovers which enjoyed the "bubble gum" pop they spurted out early on - I mean, Neil Diamonds finest hour was "I'm a believer...".
With their emergence on tv - a film was sure to follow and what the public got was not the formulaic "Hour and a half tv episode" but a mish mash of experimental sounds and weird comedy knitted in part by Lord Jack Nicholson himself no less! Well the movie bombed because of a number of reasons but the soundtrack did better at the time and with this you can hear why, the originally penned tunes are vibrant, weird and catchy all at once especially Peter Torks "Do I have to do this all again" and Nesmiths "Circle Sky" which just run around your head once they are in there!
My only criticism of the album is that with only 6 "proper" tracks it leaves you wanting more but some of the sampled dialogue is funny and weird at the same time, shame no more tunes tho.
All in all a surprisingly good album for fans of the catchy weird school of tunes.
Top stuff....

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Miss Amanda preece

Head cd by the monkees

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2013

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I thought head cd was fabulous. I would recommend it to all monkees fans,and anyone else who likes 60's music.

Jozetta Stych

Not Much Room for Improvement

Reviewed in Canada on June 10, 2013

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Hey, hey—it's the HEAD soundtrack, personally edited by Mr. Jack Nicholson, digitally remastered on CD with a whole bunch of bonus tracks including the live version of "Circle Sky" from the film which was not included on the vinyl. It has a silver-covered booklet with lots of photos and extensive liner notes, and, overall, highly appropriate packaging and presentation. What's not to like? The only thing it lacks, in my estimation, is a version of "The Porpoise Song" with the full instrumental coda.

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